Euskaraz irakurri: Kotsarrek, Chiozzak eta Theodorek ez dute Baskonian jarraituko; Costellori berritzea eskaini diote

Center Maik Kotsar, and guards Chris Chiozza and Jordan Theodore will not continue next season at Baskonia, as announced this Tuesday by the Vitorian team in a statement. In parallel, andCenter Matt Costello appears on the list of players included in the right of first refusal published by the ACB, which means that Baskonia has sent him a renewal offer.

In this context, Kotsar He arrived at the Vitorian club in the summer of 2022, after passing through Hamburg Towers in the German league. In his first campaign, she became one of the revelations of the Basque team, scoring an average of 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in the Euroleague; In her second season, the 15 points, 10 rebounds and 24 PIR that she scored against Fenerbahce stand out.

Chiozza and Theodore arrived midway through the 2023-24 campaign, to alleviate the absences in the point guard position. Chiozza He has averaged 1.9 points and 2.5 assists in the Euroleague, and 3.6 points and 2.6 assists in the Endesa League; Theodore He has added 3.5 points and 1.1 assists on average.

Talking about Costello, Baskonia will be able to retain the player, who is ending his contract after three seasons in Vitoria-Gasteiz, if he matches any offer he has from teams in the Endesa League; He could also negotiate with those teams, so as not to exercise the right of first refusal with the player.

Along the same lines, the Alava club also ensures the right of first refusal with several players who are not in the Endesa League but over whom it will have preference in the event that they return to it; So, Vanja Marinkovic, Darius Thompson and Sidy Cissoko They will remain “under the umbrella” of Baskonia, if they wish to play in the ACB again.

Now, a period of 13 days is now open, in which offer documents can be presented for any of them, signed by the players themselves included in the list of basketball players included in the right of first refusal; The home clubs will have five days to decide whether to match these offers.

Source: Eitb

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