From signaled with Laso to reborn with Jasikevicius, the amazing transformation of Laprovittola

One of the main players in Real Madrid's turbulent last season was

.

He had attended a couple of summers before, with the brand name of MVP of the Endesa League after his buoyant season with Joventut, and as a more than predictable replacement for his compatriot

, who would soon pack his bags for the NBA.

But the base never caught white.

It soon became known that his future did not go through following the orders of

, especially when

was put on the spot after his controversial departure from Barça.

Few could imagine, however, that his future was going to happen precisely through the azulgrana.

How was she going to combine his apparent defensive indolence with

's demand ?

Time, however, is giving the reason to the candidate's son, as he was called in Argentina - his mother,

is a recognized Argentine politician - and, above all, to those who bet on him.

With her Charlot-style mustache, he is one of the most fit guys in Europe, a nightmare for her former team in each of the last stakes.

Just before the Cup in which, one day, three years ago, he amazed the world with a performance to remember, a historical PIR record (50): he destroyed Baskonia in the quarterfinals with 36 points (12 of 17 shots), eight triples, four rebounds, seven assists, four steals, two blocks and nine fouls received.

The trajectory of Lapro, who has just turned 32, has been a journey with too many seasons.

"I went through many places, my career was a bit crazy. Everything happened because I didn't have a passport at the time. I wanted to leave Argentina, Brazil [Flamengo] was the first step. I wanted to play in Europe at all costs and I went to Lithuania [ Lietuves]. After half a season, Estudiantes bet on me...", he told EL MUNDO a couple of years ago. From there to Spurs, a few months to Baskonia, a bad stage at Russian Zenit and, finally , at the beginning of 2018, the boom in La Penya.

Laprovittola, after the victory at the WiZink against Madrid.Kiko HuescaEFE

But in Madrid it soon turned for the white grandstand, which had had geniuses like

in the direction that Morón's now tied.

Already after the first course and the failure in the Valencia bubble, the club told him to look for a destination and even reached an agreement with Panathinaikos that was later frustrated.

With that he charged all last season, already indicated, with the young

stealing minutes and preferences in the stands.

With that slab on him, he had an outburst of play back in April, when he saved Madrid in Istanbul against Fenerbahçe (18 points, 10 assists and his highest PIR in the Euroleague) and was decisive at the Palau with a final basket of pure class.

It did not help him to continue and he headed for Barcelona, ​​in a movement that apparently was difficult to understand.

And there he has found an environment in which to stabilize in the long shadow of

.

And a coach like Jasikevicius, an expert in bases, who set his goal on making Lapro perform.

"Nico is Argentine, he is a fighter. He has character. He is very happy. He has integrated very well. He is clear that if he defends he is going to play a lot. He is one of the players who is getting better. He is watching many videos with assistants and he is reacting", he said back in October.

Later, Calathes' own injury made him even more of a protagonist.

It is in the Euroleague where Laprovittola shines the most and against Madrid where he has vindicated himself the most, with those five triples without fail on Friday at the WiZink as a culmination.

Saving the Super Cup, in the three duels of the season it has been a toothache for white.

16 points and five assists in the first Euroleague, a PIR of 19 in the ACB and the display of the last, for which he was named MVP of the day.

He averages more than 9 points in Europe, with an extraordinary 46.3% in triples.

All season he has only missed one free throw (of 38 attempts).

It is the transformation of Lapro.

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