[SPORT] Escaped, reinforcements and recovered: this is how the 12 teams reach the final phase of the ACB

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From Delaney's fright to Real Madrid's favoritism, the league will be decided at a rally in Valencia

 

 

 

After three months stopped, it is worth remembering how the 12 teams that will play, starting this Wednesday, expect a return in 11 days and 33 games.

BARCELONA
It was designed to assault Europe and will have to settle, at best, with the League, a title that has resisted it since 2014. Mirotic is the determining leader he promised, but Delaney's fright leaves the base position lame: between Heurtel and Pangos only they add five games this season.

REAL MADRID
With Pablo Laso, he has won 19 titles out of 35 possible and also starts as a favorite. Campazzo and Tavares form the most unbalanced society in Europe and the same winning block of recent years remains around. Llull, Rudy's maturity, Randolph's talent, Deck's growth, Carroll's doll ...

ZARAGOZA
The break has broken the great revelation. DJ Seeley and Jason Thompson returned to the US for personal reasons and Fran Vázquez announced their withdrawal. Without them, Dylan Ennis remains as an offensive benchmark for a short squad.

TENERIFE
The Marcelinho Huertas-Shermadini connection propelled Txus Vidorreta's team to fourth place before the pandemic. The Brazilian shows that the head weighs more than the years (37) and the Georgian giant is unchecked in the painting. The problem is that, beyond the star duo, the squad falls short.

ANDORRA
The injuries of Moussa Diagne and Dejan Musli have left the inner game of Ibon Navarro in the box, who is also pending the evolution of Tyson Pérez. The Spanish international, one of the surprises of the year, will be one of the references with Clevin Hannah.

VALENCIA
The break came at a good time: He had lost nine of his last 13 games between ACB and Euroleague. It has the best squad outside the two greats, but it does not finish starting. Now he is a surprise host and with arguments to aspire to everything. Lose the injured Vives.

BASKONIA
These three months have allowed him to recover Jayson Granger and Luca Vildoza. Two unexpected reinforcements to redirect a campaign that until March was being very disappointing. It could be the farewell to the star of recent years, Tornike Shengelia.

UNICAJA
He has recovered important players such as Alberto Díaz, Carlos Suárez or Josh Adams during the break, but he has lost Jaime Fernández. Another setback in a season full of shocks that was patching with level signings like Brizuela or Bouteille.

BURGOS
Goran Huskic, one of the league's most complete centers, has not recovered in time, and Earl Clark has broken his contract to stay in the United States. They have rescued Pablo Aguilar from Japan, but their (modest) aspirations will depend on the wrist of Thad McFadden and Vitor Benite, and the contribution of Lima.

GRAN CANARIA
It was one of the disappointments of the course, as was the performance of players like Okoye or Bourousis. The direction of Omar Cook, the surprise of Matt Costello and the reliability of two world champions like Javi Beirán and Xavi Rabaseda, their strengths.

JUVENTUS
The departures of Luke Harangody and Tony Wroten have further lowered the average age of the youngest team in this final phase. A template full of teenagers who can give some fright if Klemen Prepelic and Alen Omic have the day.

A newly promoted who, despite losing during the course Jaylon Brown or Axel Bouteille, continued to fight in the noble zone. Balvin, Lammers and the exciting Kulboka lead a team for which being there is already an award. They also terrified Tyler Hawks.