Barça, Real Madrid and Valencia Basket reinvent themselves: the market is fuming
He Barça, real Madrid and Valencia Basket They face one of the busiest summers in recent years. The three teams have made important changes both in their squads and in their benches, forced to react after several important departures and with the aim of staying in the fight for all the titles next season.
In it BarçaToko’s march Shengelia Heading to Dubai Basketball he will leave an important void due to his leadership and experience in the painting. He real Madridfor its part, lost two of its main offensive references, Mario Hezonja and trey Lyleswhile the Valencia Basket said goodbye to the MVP of the Endesa League Finals, Jean Huntsmanwho will play next season for the European champion, Olympiacos.
The three clubs will also have a new coach. Pedro Martínez He left Valencia Basket to take charge of Real Madrid, which decided to end Sergio Scariolo’s time after a season without titles, culminating in the elimination in the quarterfinals of the Endesa League against La Laguna Tenerife. At Barça, Xavi Pascual terminated his contract to head to Dubai Basketball and will be replaced by the Slovenian coach Alexander Sekulic. Meanwhile, the Valencian team will bet Xavi Alberta continuous replacement and from the house to occupy the bench.
Regarding the preparation of the template, the Barça has carried out the greatest revolution of the three. Counting the output of Shengeliathe Barça club has ended the period of ten players. Nico LaprovittolaJuani MarkThomas SatoranskyWill ClyburnMyles CaleThousands NorrisYoussoupha Fall and willy Hernangomez will not continue at the Palau Blaugrana, while Jan Vesely announced his retirement, confirming the change of cycle promoted by the sports management.
A deep Barça reconstruction
Alexander Sekulic He will be in charge of leading this new project, based on a younger squad and with more physical and versatile profiles. He Barça He has already made nine additions and only has one starting center left to complete a practically total reconstruction.
The club began this renovation with the arrival of Olivier Nkamhoua,Justin RobinsonJosh NeboUmoja GibsonAugustine Ubal and Olek Balcerowskiplayers with previous experience in European basketball. Later Stanley joined UmudeTyrese Martin and Tosan Evbuomwanthree players who will face an adventure in Europe for the first time after developing in the United States, a bet with an evident margin of risk for not having yet experienced the demands of alternating the top continental competition with the domestic one.
In it real Madrid There are still several movements to be finalized. The white team reacted to Trey’s departures Lyles and Mario Hezonja heading to the NBA with the signings of Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrottop scorer in the last Endesa League and also a goal for Barça, in addition to power forward Jaime Pradillafrom Valencia Basket, and from the Finnish Mikael Jantunenarrived from Fenerbahçe.
Pending movements in Madrid
Despite this, the Madrid squad is not yet finalized. Damian Jonesdouble NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, will reinforce the interior game, while the French Olivier Sarrcurrently without a team after passing through the Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers and the G-League, could also land at the Movistar Arena. In addition, the sports management continues to look for a shooting guard with scoring ability, a profile that was missing last season and for which Lonnie Walker IVformerly of Maccabi Tel Aviv, appears as one of the main candidates.
He Valencia Basket He has also starred in a summer of important changes after becoming one of the revelations of the last Euroleague. The taronja team has lost a good part of its main references: Jean HuntsmanBrancou BadioBraxton KeySergio from Larrea and Jaime Pradilla They left the club, as did Matt Costellowho signed a record contract in Japan to reunite with Adrián Kovacs. Isaac will not continue either NoguésXabi López-Arostegui nor Darius Thompson.
To face this new stage, Valencia has especially reinforced its perimeter with the additions of TJ Shortsfrom Panathinaikos, Gonzalo Corbalanfrom San Pablo Burgos, and Mario Saint-Supéryarrived from the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the NCAA. In addition, the club has recovered Lucas Mari to fill a vacant spot and has shored up his inside game with the signings of Dylan Osetkowski and Mo Gueye.
There are still decisive weeks of the market and the offices continue to smoke. Barça, real Madrid and Valencia Basket They continue to shape their squads with the aim of building competitive projects that will allow them to fight for all the titles again.
