The recent collegiate recruiting also featured a Mexican player after he Jaime Jaquez Jr came to Heat de MiamiYour presence will help more kids, not only from our country, but from the region, to know that you can get to the best basketball in the world.
“Seeing a player with Mexican roots, who has already been in the national team, is wonderful for Latin America and Mexico because in the end we are all very excited. It is a pride to have it and that it is an inspiration for the children of Mexico to see that it can be achieved, “he said. Marc Pullesdirector of basketball operations for NBA Mexico.
jáquez becomes the third Mexican who currently plays in the basketball leagues of USAnext to Juan Toscano-Andersonwhich is in the Jazz de Utahy Lou Lopez-Senechalfirst Mexican in the WNBA.
“I think that in the end we are lucky that both Lou, now in Dallas, or Juan, are playing in the United States. In the end we all work for the same thing, which is that basketball in Mexico grows, that the number of fans feel identified and can see themselves reflected. The fact of having so many players in the elite is a very good example”, he highlighted.
One of the points that have also helped, confesses Marcis the presence of captains who, in 2022-2023, completed his first campaign playing in Mexico City.
“Anything that is an initiative is wonderful, having Capitanes playing in the NBA G League with good tickets, taking the name of Mexico for the United States, in the end all these are initiatives that obviously have an impact on the fans, on society and they make basketball a booming sport”, he concluded.
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