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This Wednesday afternoon the deadline to register new players in the Euroleague has closed and, despite the apparent financial straits of the majority in the current pandemic situation, the clubs have been less timid than expected.

From Pau Gasol (Barça) to Mario Hezonja (Panathinaikos) ...

Nobody wants to be left behind in the race for the continental title.

However, Real Madrid has not entered any bid.

In the absence of official confirmation, his response movement has been to correct a small anomaly: Pablo Laso will remain on the white bench for two more years, until 2023.

Between the second (CSKA) and the tenth (Valencia Basket) classified there are only four victories difference, when there are nine games left until the end of the regular phase.

Real Madrid, which

fell in the Cup final

last week

, cannot be misled, with a schedule that includes direct confrontations against Zenit, Barça, CSKA, Efes or Fenerbahçe, among others.

They have lost five of the last eight Euroleague meetings, including the last two painful defeats, to Baskonia and Valencia.

And he is fifth, one loss from being left out of the playoff spots, something that has not happened since the 2003 season. And, all that, in the middle of a storm of injuries, starts and physical problems.

In the absence of new recruits from the squad, which was barely reinforced by

Alex Tyus after Anthony Randolph's serious injury

, the club has opted for a move that is as logical as it is urgent -the predisposition was total on the part of both parties-, to renew the Technician who has starred in the resurrection of the section, with 20 titles in the 10 seasons since he landed in the midst of criticism and doubts in the summer of 2011.

It will be

the sixth renewal of Pablo Laso

, a legend already of the club.

Thus, he will be able to continue increasing his match mark (it is 738, surpassing Lolo Sainz, with 571 victories and 167 defeats) and pursue the 22 titles of Lolo himself and the 27 of Pedro Ferrándiz.

A coup of stability and reinforcement before facing the necessary renewal of a squad that has been losing momentum in recent times.

Luka Doncic left in 2018, also

Facundo Campazzo

a few months ago.

And many of the players who have been references in the era face the last years of their careers: Felipe Reyes (almost 41 years old), Jaycee Carroll (way of 38), Rudy Fernández (for 36), Fabien Causeur (33), Sergio Llull (33) ...

A blow of 'lasismo', while the rivals reinforce themselves for what comes.

Barça himself, who solved the departure of Heurtel - he had just signed for ASVEL, although he will not be able to play the Euroleague - with the arrival of Leo Westermann and will soon receive nothing less than

Pau Gasol

.

CSKA, who lost Milutinovic through injury, have increased their large squad with Michael Eric and Iffe Lundberg.

Messina's Armani Milan and Sergio Rodríguez, with Jeremy Evans.

The Zenit on the rise of Xavi Pascual, with Tarik Black.

Bayern with David Kramer.

The Maccabi with TJ Cline.

Olympiacos, with Kostas Koufos.

The Panathinaikos, although it is far from the positions of access to playoffs, with Mario Hezonja from the NBA.

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