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Euroleague: Kemba Walker, an NBA star to rescue Armani from Messina | euroleague 2022

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The point guard, four times All Star and recently cut by Doncic’s Mavericks, will reinforce the Milan team to escape an unusual crisis: he is penultimate in the Euroleague

Kemba Walker, during the summer of 2019 with the USA Team.EFE
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The fourth year of Hector Messina As the all-powerful leader of the Emporio Armani Milan, it seemed the definitive one for the return to the summits of Europe of that historic team that, under legendary names according to its sponsor (Simmenthal, Tracer, Phillips, Stefanel…), dominated at the end of the eighties. , where he won two of his three European Cups. “He has strengthened himself very well in all positions despite losing the The thing. For me, Olimpia Milan is our most dangerous competitor. I say it now: Milan and Efes will play the final of the Euroleague”, anticipated at the beginning of the course the always leguaraz Ergin Ataman. But the passing of the weeks has shown that his prediction could not be further from reality.

Because, despite the enormous economic investment of Giorgio Armani, owner of the club, Olimpia went into a tailspin where it matters most. In November and December, they lost nine consecutive games in the Euroleague and have not raised their heads: they are tied with ASVEL and Alba from Berlin for the last place, with only six victories, already far from the playoff spots. So, also plagued by injuries, Messina’s solution – who in addition to being a coach is president of Basketball Operations – has been to go for an NBA star. If he passes the medical examinations, Kemba Walker play in the Mediolanum Forum.

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Not so long ago, Kemba was a benchmark in the best league in the world. In 2020 he played the last of his four All Stars, but his knee began to put his career downhill. NCAA champion with Connecticut in 2011 (he was MVP of the Final Four) and legend in Charlotte (his best season, 2018-2019, he averaged 25.6 points and 5.9 assists), his gradual beginning began with the Celtics. blackout Last year, already weighed down by injury, he only played 37 games with the Knicks, where they promised to be happy with one of the wildest talents in the League.

A few weeks ago, after the cut of Facundo Campazzo, the Mavericks gave him a chance. But the one from the Bronx barely played nine games. Of course, the only one without Luka DoncicAs a starter, he recorded his full days with 32 points and seven assists. He said goodbye on January 5 and, according to ‘La Gazeztta dello Sport’, at 32 he will start his first adventure in Europe.

Go to a team in crisis that, in addition, has just lost two of its external references, Kevin Pangos and Shavon Shields. After returning to a Final Four in 2020, last year Milan fell in the quarterfinals with Efes, ultimately champion. In summer important players arrived like Pangos himself, Brandon Davies, Billy Baron, Johannes Voigtmann o Naz Mitrou Long. And already in free fall, reinforcements like the former NBA Timothy Luwawu-Cabarrot. But, even so, despite leading the Lega -tied with Virtus de scario-, the Euroleague continues to be torture: this double-header week they lost in Berlin and at home against Zalgiris.

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