Coach Sergio Scariolo assured this Sunday, after announcing the final list before the Olympics, that he will arrive in Valencia with the players who in these weeks “sent the best feelings” and stressed that although the evolution of Álex Abrines is positive , it is not “with miraculous speed” that will allow him to recover for the pre-Olympic.
“We are going to the group of players who in these weeks have given us the best feeling to contribute something different and important to the team,” stressed Scariolo, who in the team’s press release lamented the absence of Barcelona’s Joel Parra and Abrines, who will miss Valencia due to a fibrillar tear in the ischium.
Scariolo stressed that Abrines is “a key player” in Spain today and added that Joel Parra is “still part” of the “family” despite being another castaway.
Thus, the Italian emphasized that Parra was not among the twelve chosen “not because of his demerit”, but because they considered that “other players could be more functional at the moment.”
“Joel has been part of the team for many years, even before becoming a key figure at ACB, and he continues to be part of our family,” Scariolo said of the Barça player, who he said “will be back ” to be in the national team “Especially if his performance at the club sends good vibes.”
Also, he emphasized that he will also return “if he is able to make his presence in the training of the National Team independent from what he did not lose as he would have liked in the season with his club”, after not having the same minutes last season as in previous years with Joventut de Badalona.
Scariolo’s picks are point guards Lorenzo Brown (Panathinaikos), Juan Núñez (whose NBA rights are owned by the San Antonio Spurs) and Alberto Díaz (Unicaja); guards Sergio Llull (Real Madrid) and Darío Brizuela (Barça); forwards Santi Aldama (Memphis Grizzlies), Xabi López-Arostegui (Valencia Basket) and Rudy Fernández (who will retire at the end of this summer); power forwards Juancho Hernangómez (Panathinaikos) and Jaime Pradilla (Valencia Basket), and centers Willy Hernangómez (Barça) and Usman Garuba (Golden State Warriors).
Source: La Verdad
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