From the market still good news for Marcelo Nicola
The always well-informed Prealpina reports that Nutribullet Treviso has closed the deal for the return of point guard DeWayne Russell, preferred to the confirmation of Briante Weber. In the house of the Marca formation, author of a resounding comeback when it now seemed destined for relegation, after the confirmation of JP Macura – who was liked and not a little by both Udine and Cantù – the white smoke for the renewal of pivot Croswell also seems close. Good news then for Marcelo Nicola, who is becoming more and more of a fan idol.
The confirmation of Macura was by no means a foregone conclusion, considering the thick competition that had developed around the American guard. According to a report by the Quotidiano Nazionale, the Brianza club led by the new Frank Vitucci-Simone Giofrè tandem had put Macura at the top of the wish list for its summer market, on the strength of the player’s extraordinary performance in the season finale, when he had traveled at an average of 17.8 points in the last eleven games. Apu Udine had also been following his profile with interest, making the negotiation for his permanence in biancoazzurro anything but easy for the Treviso management.
On the Croswell front, the possible renewal would represent a major market coup for the NutriBullet. The long player from Philadelphia, who arrived in January during the season, had ended the year with outstanding figures: 15.6 points and 6.0 rebounds on average, with decisive performances in the most important games for salvation. Despite his declared love for the city and the team, Tortona and Reggio Emilia, clubs that could also offer him the European showcase, had moved decisively on him. The key to the negotiations, according to Area Pitturata, would have been precisely Macura’s confirmation: the prospect of continuing to play alongside his teammate would have helped convince Croswell to stay in the Marca.
The NutriBullet building site had, moreover, already been started well in advance. Before the news about Russell, Macura and Croswell, the club had already armored Alessandro Cappelletti with a two-year renewal until the end of the 2027/28 season. The class of 1995 point guard, who arrived in January from Valerio Antonini’s Trapani, had been one of the great protagonists of the salvation comeback, ending the season with 11.7 points and 5.6 assists average and earning for two consecutive months the recognition of “BEST ITA” on the channels of the Basketball League Serie A. “This renewal represents an excellent starting point in building next year’s team,” Coach Nicola had commented at the signing, calling it “an important sign of continuity.”
