The Coviran Granada The first round of competition in the Endesa league will close with the match corresponding to the seventeenth round of competition. Pablo Pin’s team, which will have the main novelty of Youssou Ndoyereceives at the Palacio de Deportes the Basketball Girona. The Catalan team is led both on the track and in the offices by Marc Gasol.
For the second week in a row, Covirán Granada will reopen the doors of the Zaidín venue. For the first time in many days, the red and black team will have the presence of 12 players from the first team in the squad. A fact that will happen after the incorporations of Michael Caicedo, Mike Moore y Youssou Ndoye.
The first two already debuted with the red and black shirt against Real Madridbut the Senegalese will do the same against Bàsquet Girona after landing on Thursday in the city of the Alhambra and doing three training sessions with his new teammates at the Palace.
The locals host Bàsquet Girona at home, one of the fittest teams in the Endesa league. Covirán Granada will try to break the streak of three victories in a row with which Aíto García’s team will arrive at the Palace after beating Youth of Badalona y Surne Bilbao Basket in Fontajau and do the same also at home at the Carplus Fuenlabrada. In addition, the Catalan team has won 4 of the last 5 games it has played.
Covirán Granada will have to work hard to compete against the seventh best rebounder of the competition. The visiting team is also the second to more defensive rebounds league average, so the red and black will have to make an extra effort to keep up with the game.
In the rival of the Nasrids, the figure of an omnipresent Marc Gasol stands out. The 37-year-old center is the second best valued player at 19’5 thanks to his 12’3 points, 6’5 rebounds and 3’2 assists per game.
The Catalan is well accompanied in attack by Kameron Taylor. The American guard contributes 13.8 points per game, in addition to grabbing 3.8 rebounds and distributing 2.4 assists. For his part, he has multiplied his performance in recent days Quino Colom. The point guard goes up to 10’2 points, 4’1 assists and a PIR of 11’4.
In addition, the locals will have to keep a close eye on Máximo Fjellerup as well. The Argentine was already key in the team’s promotion last year and is now performing at a high level in the Endesa league. The red and black will have to pay special attention so that players like garino duck, Roko Prkacin o Jeremiah Hillwho already did damage at the Palace with the Real Betis shirt.