2023-05-03 11:08:06
The president of the Italian basketball federation recently declared that the presence of Paolo Banchero for the World Cup was compromised. The rookie of the year 2023 should not wear the jersey of the Squadra Azzurra during the World Cup this summer in Asia.
Will or won’t play for Italy? It’s a bit of a game of cat and mouse between the Italian federation and the rookie of the year 2023, Paolo Banchero. The Orlando winger, on vacation since the start of the Playoffs, was to discuss with the transalpine selection with a view to participating in the next World Cup to be held from August 25 to September 10 in Asia. But according to the words of Gianni Petrucci, the boss of the Italian federation at the microphone of The Republicthe discussions are not progressing hard:
“We agreed to contact us at the end of his NBA season, but we are currently still on stand-by. To be honest, I’m more pessimistic than optimistic.”
Still hesitating between Italy and the United States (he holds both nationalities), the young nugget seems not to have made her choice, even if her silence does not bode well for the Squadra Azzura. Like Joel Embiid for France, these choices of nations at the dawn of major competitions are decisive…especially for the federations. Regarding Banchero, he is still awaited by the president of the Italian federation for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024 :
“Banchero has been overwhelmed by the events of recent months. If he will not be with us for the World Cup, we now hope for the Paris Olympics”
For the World, the words of the president still suggest an absence of Banchero. Italy will be in a fairly open pool in this World Cup and will cross swords with Angola, the Philippines (host country) and the Dominican Republic. To get a medal, our transalpine neighbor will probably have to do without its young rising star.
Source: Sporting
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