The legend insists on being infinite, up to unsuspected limits. Because if 19 years have passed since his Euroleague debut - with the Students , against the Peristeri-, if he will turn 40 with his boots on, even the heart of Felipe Reyes , as giant as his basketball, makes him rebel when he looks less protagonist of what I should, as in the last Final Four, when he broke out because of his poor presence on the court with that controversial "I don't understand anything, I deserve a conversation", which he regretted almost at the same moment.

It is the craving, the competitiveness that always moved the white, historical captain, probably before his last dance. There are only Pau Gasol (Blazers), Cabezas (Montevideo National) and he of the gold juniors . He renewed until the end of the course that starts, which will be his 16th in the Euroleague , where no one played as many games as he: sum 344 (6,300 minutes) , three more than his buddy Navarro , partner of former fatigue and successes in the selection, domestic rival. Both add 26 trophies in their medal winners . There the Cordovan has a long course to overcome him. Felipe also caught more rebounds than anyone in Europe (1,780) and is within a basket of over 3,000 points , something that only two more players have achieved, Spanoulis and Navarro himself. But Europe was for many seasons the thorn of Kings, disappointment after disappointment, just that 2007 Eurocup that raised in Charleroi as a small relief.

After a decade fighting her in white, after losing two finals in a row when the Laso era tried to take off, the captain finally raised the trophy, precisely at the Palace, the same venue that saw him debut. That 2014/2015 was, also, in which he offered better performance on the track: he was part of the ideal quintet. In Belgrade, two courses ago, he repeated again, with the White Tenth, the one that completely reconciled him with his unique past. Cologne as the end of the journey in search of its third, of the Eleventh.

In the time of millenialls , children who amaze the world, and millionaire signings, there follows Felipe, always the smartest, the best positioned in the area, the hardest under hoops. He possesses wisdom and his physique never abandoned him at all. Last year , much more rationed by Pablo Laso, he only played 23 games in the top continental competition. The whites maintain an inner game of full potential despite losing Gustavo Ayón . With Tavares -renewed in style-, Randolph and Thompkins , they reinforced themselves with Jordan Mickey and also the pearl Garuba could have opportunities. And, of course, Reyes, the one who is always there, the one who eternally postpones his sunset.

This week we talk about ...

  • THE START OF THE EUROLIGA

    • The maximum continental competition starts this Thursday with the dispute of its first day. Among the 18 participants, two more than in previous editions, there will be four Spanish teams: Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Baskonia and Valencia.

  • FIRST WORKING DAY

    • The first to take action is Madrid, which receives Fenerbahçe on Thursday (9:00 p.m.). On Friday, Baskonia visits Zalgiris (7:00 p.m.), Barça al Efes (7:30 p.m.) and Valencia receives the current champion, CSKA (9:00 p.m.). All matches will be watched by DAZN.

  • FINAL FOUR

    • Cologne and its brand new Lanxess Arena, with capacity for more than 18,000 spectators, will take over from Vitoria and host the Final Four from May 22 to 24, 2020. In Germany the final stages of the tournament were already played in 2009 and 2016 (Berlin ).

  • NEW FACES

    • Among the many attractions of the season, are the signings of Barça (Mirotic, Abrines Higgins or Davies), CSKA (Ron Baker, Mike James, Koufos), Panathinaikos (Fredette), Sergio Rodríguez (Milan) air change , De Colo (Fenerbahçe) ...

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