Last summer, Unicaja experienced the calmest summer market in its history. The club renewed a good part of its squad between February and May, leaving very few tasks pending for the postseason: the renewal of Will Thomas, that of Tyson Carter… and little else.
Of course, in the middle of summer, Barça’s offer for Darío Brizuela arrived, which caused a few days of great movement, while the Basque guard paid his termination clause and immediately after came the signing of Kameron Taylor, from Básquet Girona.
Many decisions to make
At the Los Guindos club they are aware that this coming summer nothing will be the same as what happened twelve months before. Many more decisions will have to be made and also to go to the market. The signing of Tyson Pérez has already been closed, but it looks like it will not be the only new addition to the Unicaja 2024/25 squad.
The contractual situation of the composer players today is as follows: Alberto Díaz, Kendrick Perry, Tyson Carter, Tyler Kalinoski, Nihad Djedovic, Kameron Taylor, Dylan Osetkowski, David Kravish, Mario Saint- have a contract in force for the next season. Supéry and Tyson Pérez; while Five players end their contract next June: Jonathan Barreiro, Melvin Ejim, Will Thomas, Yankuba Sima and Augusto Lima.
Melvin Ejim, with Ibon Navarro. / Unicajab/Fotopress;M.Pozo
keep block
At the club they are very clear that the objective again this coming summer is to touch the squad as little as possible. The idea is to maintain the block for the third consecutive season, with Ibon Navarro leading the bench and with minimal adjustments to the roster. Tyson Pérez is now certain and the hope is that there will be little more news. But that desire is clearly not going to be easy to fulfill. At least one or two more signings will almost certainly have to arrive.
The first decisions that have to be made are related to what is going to be done with those five composers who end their relationship with the club in June. Several are going to renew, but how many?
Juanma Rodríguez, sports director of Unicaja. / Unicajab/Fotopress
Regardless of this, the Los Guindos offices are aware that some of those who have a contract may leave the club this upcoming summer market. Above all, there are doubts about the future of Dylan Osetkowski, a player who is having a spectacular season and who is on the radar of several Euroleague clubs..
The player himself, in an interview published by La Opinión de Málaga this Wednesday, spoke about his contractual situation without ensuring that his future is one hundred percent linked to Unicaja 24/25 because “when a Euroleague team comes it is very difficult to tell them.” no”…
New ‘Brizuela case’?
At Los Guindos they know that if a “big” team comes with the money, it will be impossible to retain Osetkowski or whatever player. Last year already happened with Darío Brizuela, to whom Barça offered a three-year contract and much more money than the one he had signed in Málaga, making his continuity in the cajista team impossible. Barça paid his termination clause of more than one million euros and the Basque guard left the green and purple club for Barcelona.
Farewell Press Conference Darío Brizuela. / Alex Zea
What Unicaja is not going to change is its position regarding the exit clause of any of its players. In other words, whoever wants to take a player with a current contract at the Los Guindos club must pay in full the penalty marked in his contract for leaving Málaga.
The president himself, Antonio Jesus Lopez Nieto, has already publicly expressed this idea of not negotiating with any club the freedom letter of any of the current green players: «All the big clubs try to fish. We will try to keep the net broken so that no fish escape. I think the players are happy. But this is professional basketball. And if a dizzying offer comes… What we are not going to do is negotiate anything. We will not negotiate a single clause. So clear. Then it can happen like Darío: some team comes and pays for it. I think everyone is happy, but I can’t predict what will happen in three months because “When we renewed Darío we thought he was going to continue, and now he is at Barça.”said the typesetter president days ago, thinking about what may come this next summer market.
The club wants to “touch” the squad as little as possible. / UNICAJABFOTOPRESS/M.POZO
End of season with homework
With just under three months left until the end of the season, with two important titles still at stake, there are still many things to decide. The rumors will be continuous for the next few weeks. Of departures and arrivals. Unicaja has a lot of work ahead, although the summer looks like it will be busy in Los Guindos. Of course, much more than the previous one.
2024-03-27 22:51:13
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