This Wednesday, the Argentine basketball team will officially put first towards the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. While the main powers prepare for the World Cup that begins in September, Alma debuts in the Americas Prequalifier against Bahamas. Precisely, the Caribbean are the surprising cuckoo of the contest in Santiago del Estero, since they put together a squad with several renowned NBA and Luca Vildoza noted the difficulty of the challenge.
In dialogue with TyC Sports, the new point guard from Panathinaikos from Greece highlighted the level he will have Bahamaswhich feature Deandre Ayton (Phoenix Suns), Eric Gordon (Phoenix Suns) and Buddy Hield (Indiana Pacers): “The tournament itself is difficult, knowing that everyone wants their place next year [NdR: el campeón de este torneo accede a uno de los cuatro Clasificatorios Mundiales a París, a disputarse el año que viene] and everyone is going to fight it. But hey, the Bahamas is the rival to beat,” she said.
Besides, Vildoza He highlighted the beating at the table for the Bahamians in their debut against Cuba, but assured that the Argentine National Team has the means to beat them: “They showed in their first game what they are capable of offering. They have three NBA… three good NBA, with minutes and good contracts,” he said.
The triple threat from the Bahamas to Argentina: Hield (7), Ayton (1) and Gordon (10).
To put in context, Bahamas defeated Cuba categorically with great performances from their figures: Ayton finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, Hield with 24 points and Gordon, the most experienced of the three, with 17.
“And well, you have to pay attention to that, play it as equals… Later, on the field we are five against five. It will be tough, without a doubt, but we have material to win,” concluded the 28-year-old from Mar del Plata. years, consolidated as one of the benchmarks of the team led by Pablo Prigioni.
This Wednesday, Argentina will debut before Bahamas at 9:10 p.m. at the Quimsa stadium in Santiago del Estero. Then, they will face Cuba this Thursday and a victory puts them in the next phase. The Americas Pre-qualifier gives only one place for the Paris 2024 Qualifiers, so the margin of error for the albicelestes is minimal.
2023-08-16 23:10:10
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