Pradilla: “Our group is one of the most difficult, but we grow in the face of difficulty”

Jaime Pradilla, power forward for Valencia Basket and the Spanish basketball team competing in the Paris 2024 Games at EFE this Friday, in the French town of Villeneuve-d’Ascq, after his second training session since being in Olympic territory, the last before debut , this Saturday, against Australia – the first rival in a group that also includes Greece and Canada – which “the group is one of the toughest in the championship” but one that grows” in the face of adversity.

“It’s a tough group, one of the toughest groups in the championship. But hey, we always grow in the face of adversity, so we try to compete and fight; because I think that until the end everything will be very competitive,” explained Pradilla, 23 years old and debutant in an Olympic event, in the mixed zone of some journalists who attended the ‘Family’ rehearsal this Friday in Villeneuve d’ Ascq .

“This experience will be something special. They were my first Games, the experience was incredibleYou have to try to enjoy yourself on and off the track. And help my colleagues in any way I can. Now it’s time to think about the game against Australia and focus on that,” he said.

“To stop the Australians, we have to grow from our collective defense and try to play in a dynamic game and run,” said Pradilla, who, when asked by Efe at the Palacium de Villeneuve-d’Ascq if the United States is the only clear candidate for gold or if he sees any, he declared: “Well, in the end it’s a competition. We all compete and then the competition will tell.”

“That we are not considered favorites, a bit like what happened in Eurobasket (from two years ago)It also helps us take the pressure off and play more freely.Pradilla added after the Spanish team training before the match against Australia.