From Barça B to Eurocup Champion: The Rise of Coach Jaka Lakovic

After finishing his time as a player at Barça B in 2016, Jaka Lakovic He began his career on the bench, completing the technical staff of the Barcelona subsidiary. Its progression has been meteoric, being assistant coach of Bilbao Basket, Joventut and the Slovenia national team. In 2019, Ratiopharm Ulm decided to bet on him as a coach, and three seasons later he became Gran Canaria, where he managed to win the eurocup last campaign.

At 45 years old, he is a coach of the present and the future, highly sought after in the old continent and with several Euroleague teams longing for his hiring. He has a contract with the island team until 2025, and his exit clause is 300,000 euros. His cachet, from experience, is lower than that of Pascual, but Gran Canaria is counting on him to lead the team next season and will not deduct a single euro from his departure.

2024-06-04 13:21:06
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