Be Almansaone of the greatest promises of Spanish basketball, He will play next season for the Perth Wildcats in Australia as confirmed by what is now his new team on his social networks. “The Perth Wildcats are pleased to announce the signing of highly touted Spanish teenager Izan Almansa as the next star of our team for the 2024-25 NBL,” announced the Aussie team, which last season fell in the semi-finals of their League after presenting a balance of 17 wins and 11 losses.
He 2.08m Murcian power forward who turned 19 this month has an extraordinary resume. MVP of the U-19 World Cup in 2023, MVP of the U-17 World Cup in 2022 and MVP of the U-18 European Championship in 2023. Awards that have helped him Many already consider him the best junior player in the world.
Almansa was formed for two seasons in the lower categories of Real Madrid before leaving for the United States to enroll in the prestigious Overtime Elite. Last season he played with the Ignite in the G-Leaguea club with which he played two pre-season friendlies in Las Vegas against his new team, the Wildcats. Perhaps this was where the first contact between the two parties took place in preparation for the agreement now signed.
Following in the footsteps of Alex Sarr, number 2 in the draft
The arrival of Almansa occurs after the success of Frenchman Alex Sarr, who played for the Perth Wildcats last season and he was elected this week to the position number 2 in the NBA draft by the Washington Wizards after completing a superb season in Australia. That is the model and main reason which has led Almansa to emigrate there.
The Murcian, who He had declared himself for this season’s draft, but withdrew his candidacy at the last minute upon verifying that his name appeared very low in the forecasts. His intention was and still is to be in the first round of the draft and he postponed his jump for the next campaign. For that I wanted to play in a team where I had a great role and that was a great showcase for his jump to the NBAand believes that the Perth Widcatsas has been verified with Alex Sarr, is the ideal one. In fact even five Australian League players were included in the latter draft.
We are delighted to welcome Izan and his family to the Perth Wildcats. Izan is a player we have been following for a long time
Danny Mills (General Manager de los Perth Wildcats)
“We are delighted to welcome Izan and his family to the Perth Wildcats. Izan is a player we have been following for a long time, and being able to attract a player of his calibre thanks to the success we had with Alex (Sarr) Last season is a great opportunity. true testament to our presence as a club on a global scale,” said Wildcats general manager of basketball operations Danny Mills.
2024-06-29 09:50:36
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