Italbasket: how many talents ready to lend a hand to the new coach
The’bitterness over the’exit from the European Championships in the round of 16, at the hands of Slovenia, has not yet faded. Coach Pozzecco’s farewell, in fact, closed one cycle and opens another. One waits to know who will be the new Azzurri leader (in pole position Banchi) but there’s confidence for the group to come. The next goals are known: World Cup 2027 and Olympics 2028.
Of the current group, after Gallinari’s farewell, others are set to leave the national team. Ricci, Spissu and there’s a question of how much gasoline Melli, who will turn 35 next January, still has. Fontecchio, on the other hand, still has several years ahead of him as a star player, being in the prime of his basketball maturity (29 years old).
Whatever it may be, there is plenty of talent to focus on. After finding out that Niang and Diouf are already two pillars of the national team, here everyone is waiting to see how much DiVincenzo, the NBA ace, wants to be part of this new group. Having him available would give the roster even more quality.
There is then to look with great attention to the growth of Sarr. The 2006 class, now ready to put himself on the line at Duke, is destined for a great future, even in the blue. Then there are the super youngsters Suigo, Garavaglia, Lonati, Hassan and Perez. In short, there’s a lot of talent that will need to be invested in soon. First, however, we need to choose the new coach.
