The FC Barcelona of Basketball announced this past Thursday the first signing for the next season. It treats of Sertac Sanli, already ex pívot of the Anadolu Efes, that will sign by two campaigns. "The Barça and Sertac Sanli have arrived to a principle of agreement for the incorporation of the pívot Turkish for the two next seasons, until 30 June 2023. The agreement is slope of the medical review", matizó the Barça in the communiqué.
It fits to remember that the '5' Turkish has been important in the champion of the past Euroliga, the Efes. The one of Edirne was, in fact, one of the hangmen of the group barcelonista in the Final Four, where the blaugrana finished falling against the own group of Istanbul. In the final, the interior of Turkey finished with 12 points and 2 rebounds in 12 minutes of game, doing quite damage in the painting.
Sanli Will be a big reinforcement for the Barcelona, that does with a pívot mobile, high (2,13 m), that finalises well near of the basket, that plays of wonder the blockade and continuation and that it can open the field and throw of three. The ex of Anadolu has very good hand to be so high and will contribute a lot of solutions in attack. Besides, defensivamente is solid by his height and is not a bad intimidador, in spite of not being neither much less his speciality.
In summary, is an interior of level, interesting and that arrives with 29 years in which it is surely the best moment of his career. Brandon Davies and he will be the pívots the course that comes and will deliver the minutes in the painting in the rotation of Sarunas Jasikevicius. The Lithuanian technician surely will be very happy with the arrival of Sertac, that adapt perfectly to his idea of basketball.
Sanli Will occupy the place of Pau Gasol
In principle, the Turkish will arrive to the Barça to occupy the gap that leave free Pau Gasol. The one of Sant Boi signed only until this summer and still has not said that will do after the Olympic games. rumorea, nevertheless, that has almost decided his withdrawal and that will announce it after the Olympic games with Spain. By this reason, in the Barcelona group have moved fast for fichar another '5' of level that keep the high level of the staff.