After the defeat in the ACB final against Real Madrid, the Barça team already has three players closed for next season
The departure of Nick Calathes is also taken for granted, although he has a valid contract
Once the 21-22 season is over for the Barça of basketball, closed with the disappointment of having fallen forcefully before the Real Madrid in the ACB final, and close the course only with the Copa del Rey, the Barça club is already working on the additions for the next season. And at the moment, there are already three names closed.
Is about Jan Vesely, Oscar da Silva and Tomas Satoransky, that will strengthen the team for the new course. The arrival of the Czech center and the German power forward in Barcelona was already known, while ‘Sato’, it remained to be seen if his stage in the NBA was permanently closed, something that has been able to confirm SPORT that has happened and that will promote the return of the Czech point guard to Barça after his departure in 2016.
Calathes will leave Barça to make room for Satoransky
The arrival of Satoransky to Barça was craving complicated due to the contractual situation of the team’s bases. So much Nick Calathes as Rokas Jokubaitis they have a valid contract, and the Lithuanian point guard will not make the jump to the NBA next season. For his part, the performance of the Greek-American has not met the expectations in his second season wearing the azulgrana shirt, being one of the weak points of the team that the rivals have been able to take advantage of, and Both the will of the club and the player is to look for an exit this summer. So far, there is interest Fenerbahce and of Olympiacos, and Calathes will have to choose between playing in Istanbul or going home, but wearing the shirt of the eternal enemy of Panathinaikos, the club he played for before landing at the Palau.
Several departures confirmed
As for the chapter on departures, we must also add those of Nigel Hayes Davis, who has not met expectations and will continue his career away from Barcelona, that of Rolands Smits, that ends the contract and that points to Baskonia, and of Brandon Davies, that for many weeks he has had a signed contract with Olimpia Milan. Dante Exum contract is also ending and the will of the Australian player is to explore all the possibilities to return to the NBA.
Period of reflection in which there could be some more surprises
At the moment, this is the chapter of ups and downs in the Barça basketball team, but the reflection period in which the section has entered could bring some more surprises.
