2023-06-23 09:30:00
Facundo Campazzo’s adventure in Serbia is over. It was quite an adventure for the man from Córdoba for the Red Star of Belgrano, who this Thursday lost the final of the ABA Adriatic League (brings together the best teams in the Balkan region) against the classic rival of the city and the country, Partizán . Campazzo lived up to it, he showed himself at the level of the top player in Europe in his return after just over two seasons in the NBA.
“Facu” played against the time that he could not play in the Euroleague. Due to a sanction against Red Star, the point guard barely played the last nine games of the regular phase of the most important tournament in Europe, and almost classified him among the eight to the playoffs. Campazzo played on an equal footing with the best in the Euroleague, he showed in the few games he played that he remains among the best point guards on the continent.
Red Star, with Facundo Campazzo, lost the final of the ABA Adriatic League against their classic rival, Partizán. (ABA League)
The Cordovan averaged 15 points, with 57.5 percent on doubles, 33.3% on triples and 89.7% on free throws, plus 5.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 ball recoveries, in 29 minutes, in the 9 games (7 starts) in his return to the Euroleague. He had a maximum of 24 goals, against Barcelona and against Fenerbahçe from Turkey, and 8 assists against Olympiacos from Greece, showing that the Euroleague is his habitat.
In the ABA Adriatic League he played 24 games with an average of 13 points, scoring 47.2 percent in doubles, 36.4% in triples and 75% from the line, 6.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 2 .1 steals in 24.3 minutes.
In addition, in his time at Red Star Facundo won the Serbian Super Cup.
Back to the White House
Since he left the NBA, in December 2022 after being cut by the Dallas Mavericks, and since before too, his return to Real Madrid has been signed. There was no agreement with the Spanish club, with which Campazzo still has a debt for his departure in December 2020 to the Denver Nuggets, and he signed with the Red Star.
Everything indicates that now he will return to Real Madrid. The Spanish media reported a contract for the next three seasons with the “White House” for the Cordovan. In between, he changed representatives in Europe. He left the Octagon representation agency and is now associated with Quique Villalobos’ BDA Sports, a former Real Madrid player with a good relationship with the Spanish club. In any case, the Cordovan remains united with his lifelong representative in the country, Claudio Villanueva.
In addition, Campazzo received a multimillion-dollar offer from Panathinaikos of Greece, in a face-to-face with the president of the Hellenic club, and also another important offer from Anadolu Efes of Turkey. But the 32-year-old did not advance.
Facundo Campazzo won 11 titles in four and a half seasons at Real Madrid. (Real Madrid)
Campazzo is preparing to return to Real Madrid to assume the starting point guard position that “had been on the air since his departure in December 2020,” reports the newspaper AS. The arrival of the Cordovan “would be the great signing, the great bet; It is not closed”, adds the same sports newspaper from the Spanish capital.
In his four and a half seasons at Real Madrid, Facu won 11 titles: 2 Euroleagues, 3 ACB Leagues, 2 Copas del Rey and 4 Super Cups. To them he adds individual feats such as being the MVP in four finals: League 2018/2019, Super Cup 2019/2020, Copa del Rey 2020 and Super Cup 2020/2021.
In addition, he achieved the all-time record for assists in a Euroleague game, with 19, and was included twice in the ACB Best Quintet.
Madrid, which closed the season with the Euroleague title but lost at home, with a “sweep” in the classic against Barcelona in the final of the Spanish ACB League, needs to strengthen itself with a top point guard. With Campazzo wearing the 7 shirt, Real Madrid will go from being a great team to a great team, to go on to repeat the championship in Europe and regain the scepter in Spain.
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