Impact on the NBA: Argentina's Luca Vildoza is one step away from joining the Milwaukee Bucks, last champions

Luca Vildoza is one step away from wearing the jacket of the Milwaukee Bucks, the last NBA champions, and the home of Giannis Antetokounmpo, one of the top stars of the most competitive basketball league in the world. The Argentine would join as a free agent and could already be part of the roster in the playoffs, according to Adrián Wojnarowski, a journalist for ESPN and one of the best informed in the field.

“Alex Saratsis, representative of Vildoza and part of the Octagon Sports agency, and Jon Horst, general manager of the Bucks, hope to close the terms of the agreement in the coming days,” the reporter said based on what his sources informed him. The arrangement would also include the participation of the base in the next season, the 2022/2023.

The 26-year-old from Mar del Plata had agreed to arrive at the New York Knicks before the start of the season, after his great performance at Saski Baskonia, where he had still been elected best player in the ACB League finals in Spain in 2020; in addition to his outstanding incursions into the Argentine national team. However, he did not make his debut: an injury to his right foot prevented him from showing his potential in the summer league, developed after his time in the albiceleste team at the Olympic Games.

He only added a handful of minutes in two games in the Las Vegas competition: against Toronto Raptors he played 8 minutes, 3 assists and one rebound, and then against Indiana Pacers he completed 4 minutes, with 0 points (0-1 in triples), a rebound and a steal of the ball. The Knicks decided to cut it and Vildoza bet on his recovery. He underwent surgery and rehabilitation in Argentina.

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