Guerschon Yabusele’s departure to the NBA has disrupted Real Madrid’s planswho had a closed roster and is now looking for a man to complete the roster. The Frenchman had a great performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and decided to accept the Sixers’ offer despite losing money and will thus return to the best League in the world. On the way to 29 years old, it will be his second adventure in the North American competition after spending two years with the Celtics (2017-19) in which he did not have much of a role. But the dream of the other side of the Atlantic is too strong and Yabusele will try again.leaving the white club where he had been playing since 2021.
Following his departure, confirmed shortly after the official arrival of Usman Garuba, Real Madrid set to work to complete the squad. New names soon appeared: Evan Fournier, Cedi Osman and Davis Bertans. Important players, with more than proven experience in the NBA and who would provide points and versatility to Chus Mateo’s team.The Frenchman has finally set off for Olympiacos, while Osman is the favourite (Semi Ojeleye has also been linked) pending what happens with Efes, which has already submitted its offer. And then there is the case of Bertans.
The Latvian asked for some time to see if he could continue in the best league in the world, where he has spent the last eight seasons. And it seems that a door has opened for him: the medium NBCS has reported that the shooter could go to the training camp with the Warriors to be with them during the preseasonThe team from the Bay Area will begin training on October 1 in Hawaii (they will play against the Clippers), and although Bertans has not received a formal offer for his signing, he has a great opportunity to continue in the North American competition. Therefore, Madrid will have to wait to see if the Latvian is available or if he finally achieves what is also his main objective: staying in the NBA.
The situation is what it is: Real Madrid has not yet started its pre-season and will play its first friendly on the 7th. On September 21, it has the Super Cup, the first title at stake in the 2024-25 basketball season. And he still has to definitively close a squad that he thought he had perfectly fine-tuned before Yabusele’s surprising decision.which upset the plans and forced the white board to take a new direction. Now, it remains to be seen how this ends and how long it takes Real Madrid to get the piece they are missing. It can no longer be Evan Fournier. And Cedi Osman is the favourite (he also wanted to stay in the NBA, but that option is fading away), although Efes is lurking. The other option is Bertans, but nobody knows what will happen. The NBA makes the whites wait. That’s how it is.
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