Sergio Scariolo has announced the call-up of Ricky Rubio for the next FIBA windows in Februarya player who joined Grimau’s Barça training two weeks ago and whose registration as a member of the culé squad is now official.
Ricky is the big news of a list of 14 players that includes the names of Alberto Abalde, Carlos Alocén, Darío Brizuela, Victor Claver, Alberto Díaz, Jaime Fernández, Rudy Fernández, Juancho Hernangómez, Xavi Lopez-Aróstegui, Joel Parra, Jaime Pradilla, Sebas Saiz and Yankuba Sima.
‘La Familia’ plays two FIBA window matches for Eurobasket on February 22 and 25, with Latvia and Belgium as rivals. Ricky is the big news on this list, a vital player in the recent triumphs of the Spanish team in international tournaments and who was the MVP of the last gold in the 2019 World Cup.
In a Barça key, Darío Brizuela and Joel Parra are the two other protagonists on the list. The shooting guard is experiencing his sweetest moment under Grimau’s command, already with an established role in the rotation, and scored 12 points last weekend in the league match against Manresa. Parra scored another 10 points and his role in the power forward position is key in the rebounding and physical aspect of the culé team.
No trace of NBA
The two Spanish internationals who play in the American leagues, Usman Garuba and Santi Aldama, will not be able to be under Scariolo due to problems with the schedule of the NBA and the GLeague, the competition’s affiliate.
When will the games be?
Spain will gather in Zaragoza on Monday the 19th and Thursday the 22nd will debut in these windows with a confrontation against Latviaa team that already defeated ‘La Familia’ last summer in the World Cup and that has players like Bertans, Kurucs y el exazulgrana Roland Smits as offensive references.
After this first exam, Scariolo’s team will be measured against Belgium by Manu Lecomte or Ismael Bako, among others, next Sunday, February 25 andnCharleroi.
2024-02-13 20:18:17
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