The former New York Knicks player will join Sergio Hernández as an assistant in preparing the Argentine squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Pablo Prigioni, a member of the so-called Golden Generation of Argentine basketball, will join the coaching staff headed by Sergio Hernández as assistant and will collaborate with the selected one who will make a preparation tour in Las Vegas, on the way to the Tokyo Olympics.
The former Cordoba basketball player, 44, today serves as DT Chris Finch’s first collaborator, brand new hiring of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA.
“I am very grateful and happy with the possibility of being next to Sergio (Hernández), his staff and the team during the preparation for the Games “, said the former New York Knicks player. And completed: “It gives me the chance to be close to FIBA basketball again after three years only NBA and refresh different concepts to which I am used in recent years “.
The coach today highlighted the importance of working again close to his native Leandro Bolmaro, who will be part of the Timberwolves squad in the future: “Being close to Bolmaro and getting to know him even more after we selected him in last year’s draft is a very important point. for me personally and as a representative of the Timberwolves. “
“See Sergio (Hernández) and all his staff closely, as they prepare an Olympic Game it will be a unique experience for a young coach like me. With which the illusion that I have is very great “, the native of Río Tercero ended.
The Argentine team will start a preparatory tour of Las Vegas on Monday, June 27. In the city of the State of Nevada the team will remain until July 17 and in the interim will make friendlies against the representatives of the United States, Nigeria and Australia, among other adversaries.
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