Damien Inglis was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2014 draft instead of Jokic and Tavares. There he became inseparable from Giannis Antetokoumpo. Valencia’s tall forward, who forced extra time to beat Real Madrid on Thursday, is one of many who have openly shown his admiration for Chus Mateo’s team, and he said of himself: “One of the best teams I’ve ever seen.” There are those who go further and ask if this could happen. Real Madrid’s basketball It is the best in history. His track record at the beginning of the season is starting to be remarkable. This 2023-24 season they have 35 wins and only three losses.
ACB and Euroleague Leader
Inside ACB There are already 16 victories for a single lost game (In Madrid against Unicaja), this already meant sealing their passport for the cup and widening the gap on the second-placed team, namely Malaga, which had 14 wins and three losses. while you’re in it Europa League There are already 19 wins against only two losses (Fenerbahçe and Barcelona). After defeating Barça and Unicaja, they added two wins in the Spanish Super Cup, which earned them the title of champions.
The bar in the ACB was set with a 34-2 record in the 2020/21 season. And the longest consecutive winning streak in ACB reached 28. But the current 18-2 in the Euroleague aims to be the best balance in the tournament’s history. because they have already broken the record for the best first round of the competition.
But it’s not just the statistics that make us think we’re facing the best Real Madrid in history. The team’s performance on the field invites us to think: With two dominant centers like Tavares and Poirier offering his best version in the white team. Moreover, Mario Hezonja had the best minutes of his career last month. He even surpassed his time in the NBA with the match that the Whites won after four overtimes (130-126) against Anadolu Efes, with the magnificent role of the Croatian forward.
Llull, ‘Chacho’ and Rudy
Added to these were the involvement of Sergio Llull, the magic of ‘Chacho’ Rodríguez and the experience of Rudy Fernández. The 38-year-old player announced that he will leave the national team after the Paris Olympic Games. The electricity of ‘Facu’ Campazzo, who returned to Madrid this season, the scoring ability of Musa, who came to the fore as the matches progressed, the work of Yabusele and Ndiaye under the basket, or the emergence of players like Abalde, Alcocén or others. Causeur improved the performance of one of the deepest basketball teams of the old continent.
under his command Chus MateoAdding his 100th victory over his predecessor last week Pablo Laso currently coaches Bayern Munich. ORHe is a prudent and hard-working technician who has proven himself to be an academician and optimizes the resources offered by such a complete staff. Knowing how to move the bench and get all the players involved. But it’s not the titles that worry Mateo the most right now. What bothers the coach the most is that 9 of the 14 players in the squad will end their contracts in 2024. While they re-evaluate themselves with the amazing season they had, their future is uncertain.
Despite the good results, the negative part of the club’s coffers is the basketball department. Despite being the Euroleague champion, Real Madrid lost 27.8 million euros last season. Or that’s exactly why players’ bonuses increased these costs. And this happened in the same year that the division broke its revenue record, generating an operating income of 22 million from sponsorships and subscribers. Nevertheless, Florentino Pérez had warned that the club had no problem assuming this annual income in order to maintain part of the tremendous tradition at the club and a history full of national and international championships.. Titles that many fans will try to repeat in this season, which started with the best level of play they have ever seen in the history of Real Madrid basketball. Exaggeration or reality?