This Spacethe last of SERGIO SCARIOLO At the head of the National Team, for the moment, it will be led in addition to the Italian by the three players with experience NBA. Two of them are brothers and captains, Willy y Juancho Hernangomeand the third has just signed the extension of a megantrate with the Memphis Grizzlies that elevates its status to the star, Saints ALDAMA.
The eldest of the Hernangómez, Willy, will capture the influence of the glorious generation of The family In his first tournament as the first captain of the National Team, the Eurobasket 2025 that for Spain begins on August 28 in Limassol (Chipre) contra Georgia In the first game of Group C. the MVP of the 2022 edition faces another personal and sports challenge as a “privilege” to “share what was taught” by the Gasol, Rudy Fernández o Sergio Llull To the new ones.
Juancho is the second in the costumes and, although he joked on Tuesday, the day of the presentation of the 15 chosen of Scariol Barcelona After his best season in Europa with the Panathinaikos. In addition, he confessed to feeling as a “Rookie” at this opportunity.
But if we leave the story aside, the natural leader of this Spain is none other than Aldama. The Canary, with only 24 years, is willing to command the team towards its second consecutive gold in the Eurobasket. It will be his third international tournament and in which he hopes the defeated falling. Shone in him World of 2023 And it was the best with a difference from the Paris Olympic Games 2024 And now a year later he hopes to take Scariolo to touch the sky in Rigia (Leotonia).
«The important thing is to represent the family. If we get that we will compete and achieve our sports goals. His is to hang the gold. I want to see if the third goes to the third. The important thing is the daily work, what we do this month that we have left, ”said Aldama before the start of the preparation of Spain. This Tuesday after preparations, first training in Valdebebas.
Same block, three leaders and a lot of youth in Spain
The block is the same as the last appointment, with seven that repeat and eight new faces. Of those 15, three will be discarded before the debut in the Eurobasket. Of course, none of them will be Willy and Juancho Hernangómez or Aldama, players who are today, in the eyes of the Spanish Basketball Federationthose in charge of generating expectation for their long experience in the elite.
Of course, as Juancho clarified, the leaders of leadership are open and Spain arrives a batch of young people willing to eat Europe: «Being here is a privilege, a pride and a responsibility. It is clear that of the 12 that in the end go they have the responsibility of giving everything for this country, for this shirt and in the end each can be the leader because we have already seen it many championships ».
