Ricky Rubio and Santi Aldama were the only Spaniards who were in the Play-Offs and left at the first opportunity.
Spanish basketball lives a moment of great decline in the NBA. Despite being European champions last summer -beating All-Stars and outstanding players from the best basketball league in the world-, the national players have not found a place in a rare season and atypical for many of them.
Without going further, two of them were left without a team in the middle of the seasonwhile only two others have been able to be in the Play-Offs, although with a testimonial role. Spain misses the times when the gasol brothers They dominated the competition.
maybe this summer with the World Cup in betweencan serve so that their prices right now at historical lows can take flight again in the competition. For now, we are going to analyze one by one what our team has done in this 2022/23 season to forget.
1.Ricky Rubio
The Catalan point guard reappeared from a knee injury, but never managed to gain a foothold in some Cavaliers who have been one of the disappointments of the Play-Offs after losing to the Knicks.
The player presented the worst numbers of his career in the regular season with averages of 5.2 points and 3.5 assists in 17 minutes. He didn’t improve things in the postseason with just 5 minutes per game and without scoring a single point.
2. Santi Aldama
Perhaps the MVP of the Spanish in a season that has ended with a bittersweet taste after being eliminated by the Lakers in the first round. Aldama has averaged 9 points and 4.8 rebounds in 21 minutes this season on the Memphis Grizzlies having stiff competition with defensive player of the year Jaren Jackson.
The canary saw his role diminished in the Play-Offs, playing just 16 minutes per game for 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds.
3. Willy Hernangomez
The MVP of the last EuroBasket continue in the ostracism with the New Orleans Pelicans. His 6.9 points and 4.7 rebounds in 12 minutes per game tell us about a great offensive microwave, but in the team’s schemes he only He has entered 38 of the 82 games (Without having suffered any injuries this season).
The center only had two minutes to play in the decisive Play-In game that knocked them out of the postseason.
4. Juancho Hernangomez
The MVP of the EuroBasket final has been unemployed for two months. He was cut by the Toronto Raptors at the end of February in surprising fashion and hasn’t found a home in the NBA since. The player who played Bo Cruz in the Netflix movie called Claw He continues to dream of staying in the United States, despite having multiple proposals in Europe.
His numbers were 2.9 points and 2.9 rebounds in 14 minutes. Curiously, he played more games than his brother Willy, reaching 42 this season.
5. Usman Garuba
The Real Madrid youth squad has been given a little more ball this year at the Houston Rockets, although not a ‘drunkenness’ of minutes either. He, specifically, has played 75 games with an average of 13 minutes for averages of 3 points and 4.1 rebounds.
As the team gets in the Draft at amazing Victor Wembanyamawe can safely say that Garuba’s days in that team are numbered.
6. Serge Ibaka
Sad case of the power forward of Congolese origin. He was in the Milwaukee Bucks, one of the teams called to fight for the title, and was cut at the end of February without finding any equipment who wants to give shelter.
There is a lot of doubt about a back that has suffered a rosary of injuries in recent years. This season he played 16 games averaging 4.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11 minutes. He hasn’t wanted to return to Europe either.