Erick Green, two attempts to overtake Cantù. But…

All that’s missing is the official announcement, and Erick Green will once again be a player for Pallacanestro Cantù. Last season, the American arrived in Brianza during a difficult stretch and played a major role in helping the team avoid relegation. Now the situation is extremely precarious, given Vitucci’s team’s disastrous start to the season and the strong performances of their potential rivals in the fight to avoid relegation. Both Scafati and Udine tried to sign the guard, who is leaving Venice, but the player chose the blue-and-whites.

Green, born in 1991 and formerly of Siena, Treviso, and Napoli, had been signed by Reyer Venezia in September on a short-term contract to cover for Sir’Jabari Rice’s injury. The contract included an exit clause, set to expire on November 19, and both parties decided not to continue the relationship.

The point guard’s arrival comes amid a crisis for the Brianza-based team, which remains winless with zero points after six losses in as many games, the latest of which was the 175th derby against Olimpia Milano in Desio. Adding to the pressure is the situation involving Semaj Christon, who has been provisionally suspended following an adverse result from a doping test conducted after the October 11 game against Napoli.

Green is therefore ready to return to a setting he knows well: last spring, he was signed from Lebanon and proved instrumental in the team’s survival, so much so that the club had been working on renewing his contract before the 1991-born player’s career took a different turn. Now, however, the doors of the blue-and-white club are set to reopen.