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With the green jersey of the most successful team in the NBA (17 rings, like the Lakers), defending the legendary clover of world basketball and its icon the Leprechaun leprechaun, the franchise that made legend
Red Auerbach
, in which
Bill Russell, Larry played Bird, John Havlicek, Dave Cowens, Robert Parish, Paul Pierce, Kevin McHale
, there, in the Garden in Boston, Juancho Hernángomez will play.
It will be the new NBA adventure for the Madrid forward after months of ups and downs, especially during last summer, the center of controversy in Tokyo when his previous franchise, the Wolves, with whom he played 14 games in the 2019-2020 season (that of the pandemic ) and 52 last year, they prevented him from playing the Games with the Spanish team due to a shoulder injury for which he never had to undergo surgery.
That episode, which raised so many blisters in the Federation and in the player himself, had a background. Minnesota wanted to explore the market and did not want to risk an aggravation jeopardizing negotiations with its player / merchandise.
Juancho Hernangómez
had signed a $ 21 million three-year contract with the Timberwolves. In mid-August, he was sent to the Grizzlies alongside
Jarett Culver
, No. 6 in the 2019 draft, in exchange for veteran point guard
Patrick Beverley
.
But in the Memphis franchise the Madrilenian was never going to play, who shortly after was transferred again, this time to the Celtics, the movement that this Wednesday has become official.
At 25, he will be the first Spaniard in the history of the franchise.
It comes in exchange for
Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards
and the rights to a future round of the draft.
The Celtics are going to find an environment conducive to continuing their growth in a league to which the youngest Hernangómez arrived in 2016 (number 15 in the draft) and in which he is still looking for his definitive outbreak.
A franchise that is experiencing an important change with the departure of
Brad Stevens
from the bench to the offices.
Now under the command of
Ime Udoka
, former ACB, Juancho will share the dressing room with talented players such as
Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown
and competitors such as Marcus Smart and Al Horford.
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