Cuban basketball continues to insert athletes into foreign leagues and today the hiring of three young talents was made official: Neysser Coutin, Marlon Díaz and Isabela Jourdain.
In the case of men, both will join the Jáchal Básquetbol Club, of the Argentine second division, while Jourdain will arrive at the Portuguese entity Portuguese Swimming Federation (FPN).
Isabela Jourdain works at the power forward position and with a height of 1.88m, one of her main potentialities is shooting from the middle distance.
“For me it is a great opportunity to be able to play and represent my country, which is one of my aspirations and to do my best,” said Jourdain, who will leave for Portugal on January 26 and will start in the third division.
“This new experience is a possibility to improve as a person and an athlete, increasing my sports and technical-tactical skills on the field,” said Coutin, from Havana, who is capable of playing as guard and forward.
For his part, the 23-year-old, two-meter-tall power forward, Marlon Díaz, will live his second adventure of this type, since he was previously a member of the Unión de Colón of the Argentine second division.
«I did not expect this news, because it came from some denials in Spain that were not given. I was working in the national team and this possibility came up and I am still processing it.
«I was already in the 2018-2019 season. The league there is quite strong, with a lot of contact and I really liked it, because I was able to grow from a sporting and social point of view. Now I want to take advantage, because I was away for two years and I want to continue to develop and do a good job, “said Díaz.
With these rubrics, Cuban basketball increases the number of athletes hired in foreign leagues and works on different possibilities to open the doors of professionalism to other talents.
