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07/03/2023 – 12:13 Updated: 07/03/2023 – 12:14
The Spanish selection made history this Sunday by getting the U-19 World Cup gold medala success that had not been achieved since the famous generation of golden juniors. The national team managed to end the power of France in extra time, to achieve the most important victory in the category 24 years later. And one proper name stands out above all: Be Almansathe MVP of the tournament in which a good part of the eyes have been placed.
But who is this unknown young man? Well, neither more nor less than one of the great promises of national basketballwho is already beginning to show his level in the United States and who could be one of the most outstanding players in the next Draft of the NBA. And, without a doubt, one of the most outstanding players of the National Team that made history this Sunday in Debrecen (Hungary), where Spain won the second World Cup in the category in its entire history.
Spain under-19 makes history with its second World Cup and repeats the success of the gold juniors
EFE
Almansa already shines with its own light. Despite being only 18 years old, He became a great team leader again during the World Cup, averaging 16.9 points and 7.1 rebounds throughout the tournament, in addition to signing 14 points and five rebounds in the final. Therefore, no one was surprised that he was named MVP of the tournament… because it was also in the U-17 World Cup and the U-18 European Championshipboth played in 2022, which confirms the incredible level that the Murcian player has.
After shining at UCAM Murcia, Real Madrid did not hesitate to incorporate him into its cadet team in 2019. Very soon he proved to be a player of another level: with a height of 2.08, a great wingspan and a great shot, Almansa was capable of shining in different registers on the track, which made him a very difficult power forward for the rivals. So much so that even Real Madrid was too small at the first exchangejumping to the other side of the pond.
Almansa decided to try Overtime Elite, the innovative academy founded by tech gurus Dan Porter and Zack Weinerwith the support of billionaire Jeff Bezos, whose goal is to create future NBA stars. It is a project in which stars such as Pau Gasol, LeBron James o Kevin Durantwhich seeks to enhance the sporting virtues of the players, in addition to training them to face their future.
The idea of these former athletes, with Pau Gasol as a prominent figure, is that young people not only improve their sports skills, but also develop as people. The goal is none other than to achieve design player profiles that are attractive to the different franchises, beyond pure and hard sport. And Almansa has not only shone, but his explosion has been such that it has served him so that this summer I already played in the NBA development league.
Thus, he will play in the Ignite G-League with the aim of preparing in the short term to try to land in the NBA. His main objective is none other than to be one of the most outstanding players of the next Draft and, for the moment, begins to show plenty of reasons to become a name to take into account. For now, he can already boast of being the great leader of the National Team that has been world champion. The relay of the gold juniors is already here.
The Spanish selection made history this Sunday by getting the U-19 World Cup gold medala success that had not been achieved since the famous generation of golden juniors. The national team managed to end the power of France in extra time, to achieve the most important victory in the category 24 years later. And one proper name stands out above all: Be Almansathe MVP of the tournament in which a good part of the eyes have been placed.
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