Sebas Saiz, Spanish player: “Coming to Real Madrid, earning the same amount and applauding on the bench? Of course he would come”

Sebas Saiz He landed in Japan seven years ago. After training in the Real Madrid and Estudiantes youth teams, going through the NCAA with the University of Mississippi and later playing for San Pablo Burgos and La Laguna Tenerife, the Spanish international decided to embark on an adventure in Japan. Now, despite considering a possible return to Europe, he has renewed his commitment to Japanese basketball by signing with the Osaka Evessa.

The Madrid center, however, was very sincere when explaining one of the main reasons that led him to spend a good part of his career away from Spain. “The next step I have to take is to stop playing in foreign leagues as a mercenary. In the end, what we are doing now is giving my service the best I can to any team outside of Spain,” he explained in an interview with ‘Colgados del Aro by Endesa’. “You know that you and the rest of the world want your position. You have to be there for and to give your best without failing any day. Mentally it is very hard,” Saiz added.

Saiz He also praised his experience in the Asian country and especially highlighted the Japanese capital. “If it weren’t for the fact that they don’t speak much English, it would be the best city in the world. It has everything, it is beautiful and it is spectacular how it is set up,” he said about Tokyo.

Furthermore, the Spanish international explained why he has decided to extend his adventure in Japan after five seasons in the Alvark Tokyothe team with which he won the Emperor’s Cup this season: “They have lowered the Salary Cap to 6.5 million for all the teams in the league, but, in the end, I stay in Japan because we have discovered a way to continue making money“he said with a laugh.

Despite this, Saiz He made it clear that he would not close the door on returning to Spanish basketball. “Coming to Real Madrid earning the same amount and applauding on the bench? In my house, with my family and my people. Of course it would come“he concluded.