The Copa del Rey arrives in Badalona with a poster that is difficult to improve. The eight best teams from the first round of the ACB League will pass through the Palau Olímpic, but also all those that have lifted a national trophy in the last 20 years. Seven games marked by emotion and equality for the best European basketball tournament, which has eight proper names to follow closely on the floor.
Position
center
Age
30 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
center
Age
30 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
center
Age
30 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA
2022/23
Position
center
Age
30 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA 2022/23
The Cape Verdean center continues to be the pillar on which Real Madrid basketball rests, which reaches the Copa del Rey as the best seed, with a record of 17-3 in the ACB League, similar to that of Barça but with best basket average. Second in efficiency in the entire league and leading shooter, Walter Tavares not only generates points and rebounds in the paint, but is also one of the most intimidating defenders on the Old Continent. Chus Mateo makes his debut in the Cup with an almost dream squad, with Yabusele as the second leg of the white inside game, Musa’s points, Hezonja’s great moment or the stripes of Llull, Rudy and Chacho Rodríguez.
Position
power forward
Age
32 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
power forward
Age
32 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
power forward
Age
32 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA
2022/23
Position
power forward
Age
32 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA 2022/23
The MVP of the Copa del Rey de Granada in 2022 arrives ready to lead the champion of the last two editions to a third consecutive crown. After the Achilles tendon problems that delayed his debut this season, the Spanish-Montenegrin has been gaining weight in Sarunas Jasikevicius’ scheme, who trusts in his ability to generate on the inside but also to unbalance from the three-point shot. Together with Mirotic, Barça presents plenty of credentials with Vesely’s power in the paint, Laprovittola’s launch, Satoransky’s direction or Higgins’ poise in moments of truth.
Position
center
Age
33 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
center
Age
33 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
center
Age
33 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA
2022/23
Position
center
Age
33 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA 2022/23
The Georgian center is incombustible. Together with point guard Marcelinho Huertas, he forms one of the most iconic couples in the ACB and his numbers are intimidating, since he is the player with the best rating in the entire league. Added to this inexhaustible connection are Jaime Fernández, Sasu Salin or Aaron Doornekamp, more soldiers at the service of Txus Vidorreta with the mission of going one step further after four semifinals in the last five Copas del Rey.
Position
Base
Age
23 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
23 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
23 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
23 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA 2022/23
The most impressive appearance this season in Spanish and even European basketball invites you to dream of a Baskonia more similar to the times of wine and roses than to the decadent version of recent seasons. The American guard landed in Vitoria after two seasons with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and is a true volcano capable of deciding any game if it erupts from the line of three. He is accompanied by his compatriot Darius Thompson as a game generator along with the signing of the Israeli Heidegger to replace the loss of Pierria Henry. As interiors, Joan Peñarroya has Matt Costello and Maik Kotsar as references.
Position
Base
Age
28 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
28 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
28 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
28 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA 2022/23
The Malaga point guard is the epitome of the silent leader. His role in the last Eurobasket, in which he offered game after game a master class in basketball defense, gave him a leading role that has continued this season. It is one of the reasons for Unicaja’s rebirth under Ibon Navarro, but the 2005 champion also boasts the volcanic offensive production of Tyson Carter or Kendrick Perry. The loss of center Augusto César Lima hurts the Andalusian team, which also loses his substitute, Yankuba Sima, for the Cup.
Position
Eaves
Age
29 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
Eaves
Age
29 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
Eaves
Age
29 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA
2022/23
Position
Eaves
Age
29 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA 2022/23
The Argentine point guard does not stop growing and is the leader of Gran Canaria, a finalist in 2016 but who has not played in the Copa del Rey since 2018. Brussino’s 49 points rating two weeks ago against Unicaja speak of a player capable of unbalancing with his numbers any party. Jaka Lakovic, author of a great reconstruction, also has the youth of Balcerowski and Khalifa Diop in painting.
Position
center
Age
35 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
center
Age
35 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
center
Age
35 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA
2022/23
Position
center
Age
35 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA 2022/23
The Croatian pivot continues to be the reference of the historic Joventut at 35 years old. The former Madrid and Barça player is La Penya’s leader in points and rebounds and one of the host’s reasons for lifting the trophy 15 years later. The versatility of the Spanish international Joel Parra, the scoring character of Kyle Guy or the seniority of Pau Ribas also add up in favor of Carles Durán’s team.
Position
Base
Age
28 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
28 years
DATA
ENDESA LEAGUE
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
28 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA
2022/23
Position
Base
Age
28 years
ENDESA LEAGUE DATA 2022/23
The American point guard, formerly of Betis, was the luxury winter reinforcement for a fairly complete squad. It has been difficult for him to get into tune with this Valencia Basket team led by Álex Mumbrú, but he has grown until he has settled in the playoff zone both in the ACB League and in the demanding Euroleague. He is a very deceptive unseeded player, in which the inside game led by captain Bojan Dubljevic, Cuban Jasiel Rivero or the European champion with Spain Jaime Pradilla shines. On the outside there is plenty of gunpowder with Chis Jones, Jared Harper, Klemen Prepelic or López-Arostegui.