One of the main goals Basconia set for itself towards the summer was to keep Wade Baldwin. But the guard’s possible move to Maccabi Tel Aviv will force her to rebuild the back line, after veteran Jason Granger also left for Venice.
The leading candidate to land in Vitoria is the promising French guard Hugo Besson (21, 1.98), who was selected last weekend in 58th place in the NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
the heir? Hugo Besson | GettyImages, Chris Hyde
Basconia has been following Besson for a long time, and had conversations with him last year as well. He finally signed with the New Zealand Breakers, and was coached by Dan Shamir and Modi Maor. Prior to that he played for three years on the questionnaire.
