• NBA.Pau Gasol, cut by the Blazers

Barça coach Svetislav Pesic did not want to enter to assess the rumors that would place Pau Gasol back to the Blaugrana team, now that the pivot has been cut by the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA and focuses on recovering his ankle injury, and on the other hand has ensured that this Friday, against Maccabi in the Euroleague, they will need a great defense to win.

" This is just a theory (laughs). How old is he? It's like when I was a coach of Bayern and Nowitzki played the last years of his career, they asked me about the situation with him, and he finished his career in the NBA and didn't he played in no other team, "he compared at a press conference.

In this sense, the coach wanted to send a message of encouragement and recovery to Gasol, making it clear that the player himself has expressed his will to close his career in the NBA. " Pau wants to finish his career in the NBA , but first he has to take care of himself and think about his health, and prepare to play one or two or I don't know how many more years in the NBA," he predicted.

On the other hand, on Friday's duel against Maccabi, at the Palau Blaugrana, he said that it will not look anything like Wednesday's bulky victory against Fenerbahçe (89-63). "No two matches are the same, less in two days. Maccabi is a totally different team than Fenerbahçe, it is a transition team that has physical and speed, and shots, " he said.

Compliments to Maccabi

"Everyone can finish the attack in the first 6 or 8 seconds. It is the reason why they play with a great percentage of success. If the Maccabi game is analyzed, they are very athletic, the first in defensive rebounds in the Euroleague so far and with 60% of success in two-point shots. It is logical, if the team has control of the rebound that they use it for the counterattack, "praised the opponent.

In addition, he believes that his strength is the group, above the individualities. "Everyone talks about Wilbekin but they have new players with NBA experience, it's a team that has energy and runs well. They make almost 88 points per game, and 35% of them are in transition. Surely we need a good defense , especially in the first seconds of his attack, "he said.

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