Surprise at Real Madrid a few hours before facing Lenovo Tenerife this Saturday (18:30, #Vamos) for a place in the final. Gabriel Deck is recovered and Pablo Laso has opted to release him and leave out Nigel Williams-Goss, who has not yet found continuity in the team. The point guard’s dismissal was not expected, because, even if Deck entered, it seemed more likely that Trey Thompkins would stay out, far from his best form after eight months away from the courts due to a knee injury. Without Williams-Goss, and after Alocén’s serious injury, Heurtel remains as the only point guard backed by Llull.
What is still unknown is the presence or not of Rudy Fernández, since he was registered and, therefore, enabled to play, and now his physical condition (adductor muscle injury) will determine whether he enters the twelve or not . In the event that he does not participate, the presence of Juan Núñez, registered as a linked player, would be required to fulfill the quotas.
Furthermore, Jeff Taylor, totally ready, as Laso explained on Friday, will be against Lenovo and Anthony Randolph, who was dropped on Thursday before the quarter-final match against Breogán, will be left out again.
At Lenovo Tenerife, the absence of Uruguayan base Bruno Fitipaldo, who has not been able to recover, is confirmed, and Sean Smith García, the son of the historic Mike Smith, joins the team.