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Messi983

Senior Member
Started good in 1st quarter but now Joventut is playing better.


Also, looks like we'll sign Oscar da Silva who will replace Rolands Smits


Da Silva, 23, who joined ALBA in 2021 has been posting an average of 10.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal across 19 minutes on the court in all competitions. He scored a season-best of 20 points and 5 rebounds against reigning champions Anadolu Efes in Round 33, though ALBA missed the EuroLeague playoffs coming a few wins short.

https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1355094/barcelona-finalizing-a-deal-with-oscar-da-silva
 

Messi983

Senior Member
Joventut a very resistent team (that Feliz guy had a nightmare of game though) but still a very good and important away win. We can guarantee a spot in the final tomorrow night.

Madrid are already awaiting us after a 3-0 series win vs Baskonia.
 

Messi983

Senior Member
We're really poor, RM totally dominated us in their two wins. We'll need a miracle to win tomorrow and get a game 5 next week in Palau Blaugrana.
 

Luftstalag14

Culé de Celestial Empire
Won all the games that didn't matter and lost all the ones that mattered.

Bittersweet night. Next year we try again.
 

Nucky

Senior Member
Congrats to Madrid.. Bottled it again when it matters, same as in Euroleague against Madrid.. Maybe better luck next year..
 

Messi983

Senior Member
Calathes apparently wants to leave.

Maybe overreacting but think it's time to rebuild, offload some of the overpaid veterans and give more minutes to kids like Jokubaitis, Sergi Martinez and even Caicedo and Nnaji (although they're both still very young).
 

Luftstalag14

Culé de Celestial Empire
Calathes apparently wants to leave.

Maybe overreacting but think it's time to rebuild, offload some of the overpaid veterans and give more minutes to kids like Jokubaitis, Sergi Martinez and even Caicedo and Nnaji (although they're both still very young).

I think it is mostly a budget issue, since the basketball section has been suffering from deficits of upward 40m of so every year for many years, even before this current financial crisis. We probably want to reduce his salary, and he is not happy so he wants out. The same way Davis is leaving. There might be more leaving because of this, like Kuric, who I really hate to lose (will miss his 3-pointers and the characters he brings).

We are going to bring in three guys, Vesely, Satoransky and Da Silva on cheaper salaries. If we manage to integrate more young guys like Nnaji, it will be good.
 

Messi983

Senior Member
Two new signings confirmed - Jan Vesely and Tomas Satoransky. We also presented an offer to the ACB for Nikola Kalinic and now Valencia has until Thursday to match our offer.

Meanwhile Smits, Davies and Hayes-Davis have all left the club after their contracts expired.
 

Messi983

Senior Member
Third official signing - Oscar Da Silva coming from Alba Berlin.

https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/oscar-da-silva/011244

Barca have also acquired ACB rights for Nikola Kalinić from Valencia a few days ago but still need to reach a deal with his current club Crvena Zvezda/Red Star Belgrade.

https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nikola-kalinic/004866

We're also negotiating with MoraBanc Andorra for Oriol Pauli. He started his career at Barcelona B and will probably join if Pierre Oriola will leave (rumours linking him with newly promoted Girona) to fullfill required quota of homegrown/Spanish players.
 

Messi983

Senior Member
Nikola Kalinić 4th signing.

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Luftstalag14

Culé de Celestial Empire
Blew a lead and in the third quarter and lost to Madrid in the Super Copa final. Two defeats in a row in a final.
 

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