The end feels abrupt, unappreciated, and unfair. A misstarted, disheartening exit, pushed through the back door. The parting moment is more than merely difficult; it feels like a quiet farewell to basketball’s last enduring emblem in Alicante, delivered in a tepid, laconic tone that hardly bolsters any corporate image. Earlier tonight, HLA unilaterally terminated the remaining year of his contract, a move that marks the end of an era. Pedro Llompart stands as the last living link to a storied Lucentinos lineage that fades with him.
“Lucentum Alicante has announced that Pedro Llompart will not be staying with the club next season.” The club extended thanks for his professionalism and dedication during his time, acknowledging his role in the team’s sporting growth in recent years. With those words, Llompart leaves the club he now runs within his own sphere of sport. His departure signals a contractual shift with the Majorca playmaker.
Approximately three months after the season concluded, the club is concluding the second phase of the season under the leadership of the coach who has logged the most appearances for Lucentum: 214, according to official statistics. Llompart played in three campaigns in Alicante beginning in 2019, choosing to remain with the project rather than pursue opportunities elsewhere, and returning home to contribute to the club’s revival—the club of his life.
In the terse announcement of Llompart’s departure, questions arise: what happened to the plan that governed his status? Daniel Adriano, who has fully recovered from a longstanding injury that sidelined him for the latter part of the regular season, sanctioned the decision to part ways with the player—bypassing medical counsel—to push Llompart away from the league roster. Yet his personal resolve helped the team reach a goal that may have been unattainable otherwise: qualification for the playoffs.
Even at forty years old, Llompart, who never allowed his foundation to be shaken by the club’s changes on the court, found himself excluded from the new sporting management’s plans. A unilateral decision was made to move forward without him, leaving a gap as the team prepares for the next stage. The organization began medical evaluations yesterday to align with a new head coach, Rafael Monclova, who will take charge on the parquet—the same floor that once celebrated the man who stood as a symbol of perseverance and pride for the club’s loyal supporters.
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