At “L’Edicola del Sud”, Matteo Spagnolo told of the moment in which he was chosen in the NBA Draft with the call number 50 from the Minnesota Timberwolves: “First of all I thought of realizing whether or not what I had heard was true and, immediately after, the importance of what was happening after the many sacrifices made in all these years. Overall it was a great result for Italy. I don’t know Paolo (Banchero, ed) personally while I felt and congratulated Gabriele (Procida, ed) who is a super friend of mine. We also lived the predraft experience in the US together, we are in the national team together, in short, we have a special bond “.
Spanish then focused on the differences in basketball between Europe and the United States: “In America we play more in transition and with fewer schemes, often favoring one-on-one. Also there is more physicality and athleticism. For the rest I found arenas and an organization very similar to the one in Madrid, I was treated well even if, as a European player, you have to show what you can do “.
Now the former Vanoli Cremona is back in his native Brindisi for a bit of vacation: “Let’s say that I’m training every day as it should be here in Brindisi too. Then we are talking to Minnesota to find out how to organize these summer months. For sure there will be a few things to understand “.
