BAXI Manresa travels to Poland with new developments
The team flies to Wroclaw this Tuesday with the new additions: Ferran Bassas and Eli Brooks, who could make their debut in Wednesday's game at 7:00 PM.
Arrive and travel. BAXI Manresa's new signings, Eli Brooks and Ferran Bassas, are already on their way to Poland with the team after training this Monday under Diego Ocampo. They will fill in for the injured point guards Dani Pérez and Hugo Benítez. The Reds face a team that has won two of its last four games, defeating the powerful Bahcesehir.
BAXI Manresa plays its 11th EuroCup game this Wednesday in Wrocław. Diego Ocampo's team is aiming for its sixth victory in the competition, which would allow them to remain among the top teams. They will do so with the new additions, who, although they have only had one training session with the team, will try to contribute as much as possible from the perimeter.
Slask Wrocław has one less win than BAXI Manresa and aims to tie the standings with several teams and not fall behind in the race for the top positions. It's a physical team with individual talent that has emerged primarily thanks to Canadians Noah Kirkwood (12.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 5 assists) and Kandre Gray (15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists). Serbian center Stefan Dordevic, Polish center Jakub Niziol, and Ukrainian center Issuf Sanon complete the team's core.
Carlos Flores, assistant coach of BAXI Manresa, spoke before the game, explaining that "Slask is a very physical team. The games tend to be close, so we'll have to be solid in one-on-one situations, stop players like Kirkwood in transition, one of their main threats. We must be able to maintain our focus in the paint, especially against players like Dordevic, so they don't contribute on the offensive glass."