Scariolo is in danger at Real Madrid, who are thinking about Itoudis for the bench

The return of Juan Carlos Sánchez to the management of Real Madrid’s basketball section seemed to eliminate doubts about the continuity of Sergio Scariolo on the bench, a coach whom Sánchez himself had signed before being removed from his duties a year ago to make way for Sergio Rodríguez and his team. However, the new strong man of white basketball no longer rules out the dismissal of the Italian despite the heavy compensation that would entail as he still has two years left on his contract.

According to Encestando, the weight of a season without titles and the conversations he has had with the players have made Sánchez now seriously consider a change on the bench. This medium points to Paco Redondo, assistant to Pablo Laso and Chus Mateo for ten years and a person who has a very good relationship with Sánchez, as the main replacement option, although Mundo Deportivo has learned that the Greek Dimitris Itoudis, since 2024 at Hapoel Tel Aviv, is the preferred one and the first contacts have already been made.

Marca, for its part, points to French forward Thimoté Luwawu-Cabarrot (Baskonia) and American point guard (with a Slovak passport) David DeJulius (UCAM Murcia) as targets for the white team.