30/07/2023 and las 17:53 CEST
The end of July has arrived and Barça has not yet been able to complete the squad for next season. An important position in the ‘4’ remains open since the ex-Barça player Nikola Mirotic released it, whose contract was terminated.
The Montenegrin owned that position with the help of the likes of Oscar Da Silva, Mike Tobey and even Kalinic.although now, without that tall player with the ability to score in front of the basket as well as rebound, Barça has launched itself in search of a player who can meet those needs.
The Blaugrana technical secretariat, with Juan Carlos Navarro and Mario Fernández in charge, had reserved that place for Willy’s brother, Juancho Hernangómez, but in the end that possibility vanished after the player decided to continue his career in Europe and specifically at Panathinaikos.
A wait that can be expensive
Barça has waited a long time for Juancho to make a decisionpartly due to the problems to close the exit of Mirotic and the lack of ‘feeling’ with the agent ed Mirotic and Juancho, Igor Crespo.
Once the issue of the Serb and the impossibility of bringing Juancho were clarified, Barça has started to find that much-needed ‘4’. The problem is that heTop level player options have already committed to other teams.
That leaves Barça in a precarious situation and given the difficulty of finding him among the players who have played in Europe, He has already set his sights on the NBA market where he can find a player with these characteristicsalthough with the need to adjust to the budget and even if you have to wait a little longer.
In search of free agents
Many of the ‘free’ players in the American league are hoping to get a job in the NBA and they will not decide shortly if they finally decide to play in Europe. We will see the waiting capacity of the Barça team. Some players that would adjust to what Barça is looking for They are the former Lakers, Wenyen Gabriel, Trendon Watford or even the veteran Taj Gibson.
Barça is also looking for a guard after having notified Cory Higgins that they do not have him for next season. The player still has a year on his contract and that means they will have to compensate him, although unlike Mirotic, they are looking for an agreement that they can announce shortly.
With these two final pieces, Roger Grimau’s set will be closed, at the expense of deciding which players from the quarry end up being part of the group. The most advantaged is Michael Caicedo, and a second could even be added as the search for that escort ends.
2023-07-30 15:53:43
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