For many years, Real Madrid was the big fish that ate the little: It was made with the most promising songwriters of other teams. Now, The White Club runs into predators who prevent their young talents from reaching the first team or settling in it. Before that happens, They go to the NBA, to the NCAA or even to centers where to prepare the assault on American universities and the best league in the world.
The plunder to the Madrid quarry It is not new, but it will be especially painful This summer, when five of his players emigrate. The list, adding those of recent years, begins to be huge and a focus of concern and debate on the section.
Photomontage of Hugo González with the Celtics shirt.
Hugo Gonzálezthat throughout the season it was one more of the first team, He has been chosen in the 28th of the draft by the Celtics and will try luck in the most winning franchise in the history of the NBA. This John Ieyewith guadianesca importance in rotation, He leaves the Hawks with a 'Two-Way' contract which will allow you to alternate the first team of Atlanta and that of the G League.
Without barely contributing to the first team
Next to them they will also leave Sidi Gueye, who sets the University of Arizona after playing four games in the Endesa League; Declan Duru, who announced in his social networks his march to a university project; y Gildas Giménez, who will arrive at the Bella Vista College Prep de Arizonaan international school for players with aspirations to reach the NCAA and the NBA. The last two Madrid canterans leave after having played a single game with the first team. They debuted this year in a duel against UCAM Murcia.
Gildas Giménez and Declan Duru, after debuting with Real Madrid
Of those five, only Ndiaye, who was already in the first team, was not part of The template that was proclaimed champion of Adidas Next Generation Tournament last year during the Final Four de Berlin. In that group they were Egor demin (chosen by the Nets in the eighth place of the draft after a year in Brigham Young), Jan vide (He will play in Loyola Marymount after a course in UCLA), Ismaila Diagné (Gonzaga) and Mitar Bosnjakovic (Partisan). Four other blackbirds that flew last summer.
The future of the quarries
Young people with quality and with great conditions to which it is formed for years and then just disputed a couple of minutes with the first team before leaving. He sees it Madrid, who did not even consider eliminating its quarry And, at the proposal of Juan Carlos Sánchez, who is about to finish his stage as responsible for the section, tried to convince Barcelona to go hand in such unpopular decision. The Catalans, who suffer from the same evil of the escape of talents, gave a sharp sharp.
Egor Demin, Duranta El Draft Combine.
The future does not seem hopeful for the best quarries in Europe and that of Madrid is. The NBA will continue to attract the big projects and the NCAA now tempts those of greatest potential with impossible salaries to pay this year of the Atlantic to 18 -year -old young people. Demin, with 19 and much to demonstrate, won this season Thanks to the NIL rights (name, image and likeness for its acronym in English) A figure similar to Facundo Campazzo, the best base in the Euroleague. A sample that whites are no longer the largest predator that exists.
