BAXI Manresa welcomes a Gran Canaria team eager to make its debut

BAXI Manresa heads into the third round of the Endesa League after gaining confidence in recent days with a win against Granada and another against Hapoel Jerusalem in the Eurocup. This is their fourth consecutive game at the Nou Congost before playing two away matches next week.

Diego Ocampo wants to extend his team's good form, which will achieve a worthy victory this Wednesday against a powerful team without the support of the Nou Congost crowd. The Ourense coach already has the full roster at his disposal, including Gustav Knudsen, who has recovered from his injury and trained normally. It remains to be seen which 12 players will ultimately make the roster.

Gran Canaria has found two "hardships" at the start of the league (Real Madrid and Unicaja) and is looking to secure its first victory in Manresa. On the other hand, the Yellows are undefeated in the Basketball Champions League, leading their group. The Canaries are still coached by Jaka Lakovic and have a talented and experienced roster. Louis Labeyrie, a former Valencia Basket player who joined the team this summer, is the best in terms of numbers, but we must also value what players like Albicy, Brussino, Alocén, Pierre Pelos, and Mike Tobey are known for.

Diego Ocampo said in the preview that "They've lost against top ACB teams, but in the BCL, they've won their games; they maintain a team that was Eurocup champion two seasons ago; they're led by the point guards and Brussino, and there are other players like Salvó who do a very good backroom job; Labeyrie is a very physical player, and on top of that, he sank five three-pointers on the last day; he's very confident."