Lamar Odom and Baskonia. Convergent paths

The impact of Lamar Odom has exceeded the expectations. Baskonia has to prove that the club is ready for the big thing. For being a big club, with a strong organization and capability to take advantage of the signing of Lamar Odom. It´s only a two months contract, with a team option to expand it till end of the season, but the illusion has raged to the Spanish basketball, in general, Baskonia´s usual enemies included.


Josean Querejeta, President of Saski Baskonia, has told that Lamar Odom is a milestone in the Spanish basketball. And it is. Because his team and fans were "sad" and the league, called Acb, only has smiled a little with the game of Real Madrid coached by Pablo Laso .

This move, said Querejeta, is a rebuilding for the club. Baskonia is a club studded of rebuildings. It was the first in Spain which a club in every sport was converted to a profesional sports company (S.A.D.) The first club which opted for an American coach and his then novel methods, Herb Brown. The one which sign up a Dominican 35 year old baskeball player, Chicho Sibilio, who silenced those who said he came to retire. The entity which searched for gold in Argentina and found the "generación dorada" that has gone completely through Baskonia except for Manu Ginobili and Carlos Delfino.

In this agreement bind the two needs. One for Lamar Odom and other for Baskonia . For the american player to show that he still has three years of basketball at his best level.  He must flee from Hollywood and from NBA. Odom needs a city like Vitoria. Quiet , green, overturned in their daily work without the obligations of a big city . The clubs and bars close early , except for the weekend . The team practice really very hard , long hours and the only free time is dedicated to get into a plane to get into the next match. Because Baskonia is an A licensed team in the Euroleague , the highest European competition. Here, in Spain,  Lamar Odom has it all: affection , devotion, concentration and competition.
Baskonia need revitalize your inner game , consisting of an american player injured , Lamont Hamilton. An ex-NBA, Andres Nocioni. Another Argentine , Leo Mainoldi who can barely keep pace with high-level competition and the best future player is  Tibor Pleiss, a german player with soul and a future in the NBA with missing kilos and experience to compare to his predecessors in the American League Detlef Schrempf and Dirk Nowitzki.

The fall and rise and Volver are words that define a statement that share these two pathways called Baskonia and Lamar Odom. This adventure is for two months. We will be witnesses. We'll try at least.