Interview "My season, my life, my career... everything has been a roller coaster"
"Money is no longer important. My goal is to continue in the NBA, compete with the best. Against Durant, Giannis, LeBron, Doncic... It's the motivation that lifts me up every day. There is no other."
That's how blunt Juancho Hernagómez was a few weeks ago in this newspaper when he was questioned about his future on the air, about his possible return to Europe.
The forward, whose contract ended on June 30 and became a free agent, has already found a destination: he will play for the Raptors.
According to Espn journalist Adrian Wojnarowski, the Madrid native has signed for one season with the Canadian franchise, a place where Spanish players already know what it means to succeed.
There were up to four in the past: José Manuel Calderón, Jorge Garbajosa, Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol, the last two NBA champions in 2019.
For Juancho it will be his sixth team in six seasons in the NBA.
Only in the past, where he finally found some stability in the Jazz with whom he played the playoffs, there were three.
For the Raptors, the forward will play under Nick Nurse.
Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet and the young Scottie Barnes are the main references of a team that was eliminated in the first round of the last playoffs.
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