Facundo Campazzo debuted in Denver Nuggets clothes: how will his debut on Saturday in the NBA and the salary he will receive

Few hours until Facundo Campazzo take to the field and fulfill your dream of playing in the NBA. After becoming one of the best basketball players in Europe and thanks to his leadership role at Real Madrid, which led him to win 11 titles in the White House, the Cordoba finally landed in the most famous league in the world of his sport.

It will be a particular season for the base of the Argentine team. After a superlative performance in one of the best teams in European basketball, and after several years waiting to make the jump to the NBA, it was the Denver Nuggets who decided to sign him. And shortly after the first days of work with his teammates, Campazzo received the first praise from the coach.

“When I get depressed, I watch his videos because they put a smile on my face. The boy plays with a fire and a passion that is not always seen. It will fit perfectly with our culture ”, declared the coach Michael Malone about the Argentine player.

One of the last minute news for Campazzo was that, as he wanted, you can use your traditional shirt with the number 7. Everything was made easier thanks to the departure of Mason Plumlee, who had worn the jacket the previous season and now signed for the Detroit Pistons.

For his part, it is important to remember that Facundo signed a contract for the next two seasons with the Nuggets. At 29 years old, and after dominating basketball in the Old Continent, the former Peñarol de Mar del Plata charged at the rate of $ 3 million per year until the 2021-2022 season when he will be a free agent.

Heading into the preseason, Denver will play three games prior to the start of the 2020-2021 season. Next Saturday, December 12, the team led by Michael Malone will face the Golden State Warriors, one of the best teams in the NBA in the last decade. With the return of Stephen Curry after his injury, but with the absence of Klay Thompson, who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon and will be out during the entire competition, Campazzo will face one of his favorite players and the team that won the championship in 2015, 2017 and 2018.

After visiting San Francisco, it will be his turn to play against the Portland Trail Blazers twice, on the 16th and 18th, respectively.

For its part, The opening day of the new campaign in the NBA for Campazzo’s Nuggets will be on December 23 when, at home, they host the Sacramento Kings at Ball Arena. At 72 hours, the crossing will be before Los Angeles Clippers, and on the 28th, also in Denver, the presentation will be before the Houston Rockets. Just 24 hours later, the last finalist in the Western Conference will travel to play Sacramento and on January 1 will play at home again against Phoenix Suns.

While waiting for Campazzo’s debut, coach Malone himself made it clear why he was hired for a season that will once again have Denver as one of the candidates in the NBA. “He’s a very, very good defender, a somewhat overwhelming player on defense, and a pick & roll creator among the best five in the world.”

“It’s going to be a lot of fun watching him play. I don’t know how fans are not going to fall in love with his game when he gets the chance to be on the court. He is small in stature, but you don’t have to judge him for it but for his heart, which is very big. He sees passes that others don’t see, ”added the man who will define the role that Facundo will have on the field in his first NBA experience.

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