the output of Malcolm Delaney the Barca It was not on good terms. The American point guard arrived at the culé club before the coronavirus pandemic to replace the low of Thomas Heurtelbut, not having the desired prominence, he blamed his coach for it Svetislav Pesic, with whom he had a complicated relationship.
Before the season concluded he was cut by the team for not showing up for training. The player left for the United States with permission from the club to quarantine there. In May, FC Barcelona returned to training, but Delaney refused to return due to the health situation, so both parties agreed to terminate the contract.
Although at first it seemed like a mutual decision, there were other factors that influenced the decision making. In fact, it was Delaney himself who assured that he was not happy at the club: “He was the only point guard on the squad and he was not a starter“assured.
Until the break due to the coronavirus pandemic, Delaney played in the Endesa League 19 games (6 starters) with an average of 10.3 points, 3.6 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 22 minutes. On Euroleague played 26 games (6 starters) with an average of 10.2 points, 4.6 assists and 2.2 rebounds also in 22 minutes, showing great regularity.
However, it never fully entered Pesic’s plans, who preferred to have many players to rotate. The baseon the other hand, he aspired to a bigger role.
Some time later, Delaney spoke about the situation again: “There, there was a constant fight against modern basketball. Pesic was old school, Serbian. He did not like the modern style or NBA basketball “assured the player in statements collected by ‘Basket News,’ and that once again demonstrate the problems between the coach and the player.
Now, it seems that the point guard has found his place in the Armani Milan of the Lega Basket Serie A. In addition, it seems that with his current coach, Ettore Messina, he understands himself better: “Htalking to Messina is totally different than before“.