The particular praise of an NBA history to Facundo Campazzo: “He is going to grab the pineapples before they embarrass him”

A few hours to the premiere of Facundo Campazzo in the NBA. Tonight, from 23 (Argentine time), his team, the Denver Nuggets, they will receive the Sacramento Kings at the start of the 2020-2021 season and the point guard will become the 13th Argentine player to take to the field in the history of the best basketball league in the world.

After signing a contract for the next two years with one of the franchises that reached the Western Conference finals in the bubble that was played at the Disney complex last season, Campazzo joined a team that will once again be a contender for the NBA title. And quickly, the former Real Madrid driver stormed into the squad and earned the trust of coach Michael Malone and the Denver stars, Jamal Murray y Nikola Jokic.

Faced with this scenario and in the run-up to the Cordoba’s debut in the US league, a historic NBA coach who today is one of the main analysts of the ESPN network, filled Campazzo with praise. Jeff Van Gundy, who led the legendary New York Knicks for several seasons, highlighted the landing of the Argentine base.

“He’s a screwed up competitor. It will cause quilombos in all the games “, confessed the former coach in a new podcast called “The Lowe Post” and hosted by basketball journalist Zach Lowe.

“In all the games he will generate things … it is in his nature. This is how he came to be such an extraordinary player. He’s going to grab the pineapples before they embarrass him. “added the current NBA analyst.

The 58-year-old former coach, Stan’s brother, now coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, took advantage of the segment to make a deep analysis on the virtues of the game of the Argentine team base that was one of the strongholds of the national team in the world runner-up that achieved the Albiceleste in China 2019.

“This guy can come out of a pick-and-roll and throw a pipe at the center. Campazzo sees those things. He does this because he could always play with that style, but also with fundamentals “Van Gundy said.

Campazzo, whom Murray himself nicknamed Spiderman for the speed in his hands to drive the ball in attack and steal in defense, it will have its premiere in the NBA. But it will only be the beginning of an action-packed end of the year for the man who burst into the Argentine National League wearing the Peñarol de Mar del Plata jersey.

The second game in Denver’s intense 72-game schedule this season will be on a special day. Campazzo’s team will close the Christmas festivities at home against the Los Angeles Clippers, the team that leads Kawhi Leonard and Paul George: With ESPN televising, from 00:30 on Saturday 26 (Argentine time), the Cordovan base will see action again.

Then, also in Denver, on December 28 the presentation will be before the Houston Rockets, the franchise that has the leading scorer of the last three seasons James Harden, among its ranks. This confrontation can be followed by the channel NBA TV. A few hours later, on the 30th, the last finalist of the Western Conference will travel to California to play against Sacramento. Already on the first day of 2021, the Nuggets will return to the court against Phoenix Suns at home.

After visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves, which has former Argentine base Pablo Prigioni as one of its technical assistants, two days later, Denver will receive them at their stadium. On January 5, that game will be broadcast to Latin America through DirecTV Sports. The 8th, once again in the Ball Arena, Campazzo will face again against an old acquaintance, also former Real Madrid: Denver will receive the Dallas Mavericks from Slovenian Luka Doncic. Immediately afterwards, the Argentinean team will travel to the East coast to face the Philadelphia 76ers (January 9) and a day later, Facundo will step on one of the most famous stadiums in the world: he will play against New York Knicks en el Madison Square Garden.

The moment of truth has arrived for Campazzo. After surprising everyone with his electric game, so much so that one of the team’s stars called him Spiderman, Argentine basketball and the whole region can’t wait to see Facundo in action against the best players in the world in the NBA.

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