The promising Izan Almansa (20 years), a player of the Perth Wildcats of Australia, was sanctioned a month after giving positive by cannabis in a control in December 2024. The Murcian was punished, at first, with three months of suspension, but finally reduced to one.
Almansa fulfilled the sanction from April 7 to May 6 according to the World Anti -Doping Code, although the news has been announced today, a week for the NBA draft to be held, where it is planned to be chosen in the second round.
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Izan Almansa, who has had a somewhat irregular season in Australian lands, debuted this year with the absolute national team. As reported by the Australian anti -doping agency (Sport Integrity Australia), the 20 -year -old was controlled on December 1, 2024 and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) metabolite was detected, which was included in the world anti -doping code as a substance of abuse in the list of prohibitions 2024.
Izan Almansa, after being chosen MVP of the U19 World Cup in 2023
Almansa was sanctioned for a month, instead of the three that would entail the suspension, and therefore must complete a substance abuse treatment program approved by the Australian agency. In its season in Australia, the 2.08-meter power wing was averages of 6.8 points per game.
MVP trophies collector with Spain
The young Murcian is one of the Spanish representatives in the next NBA draft, after consolidating seasons ago as one of the largest jewels of the lower categories in Spain, achieving up to three times in a row to be the best player of the tournament in international competitions. Almansa formed in the quarry of UCAM Murcia, although he left in 2019 towards Real Madrid. In 2021 he left the white quarry to go to the United States, at the hands of the Overtime Elite Academy of Atlanta, opening a new stage in the G-League Ignite, the promise team promoted by NBA itself, before starting its adventure in Australia.
