What future for Nico Mannion?
The main question that takes center stage at home Varese Basketball this has been the case since the end of the championship, although to date it is very far from having an answer.
It is well known, in fact, that Mannion in the contract signed with Varese Basketball It has a double exit: the first within June 30th in favor of a team of Euroleaguewith a buyout in favor of Varese which should be around €100,000; the second, however, within July 30th in favor of an NBA team, with a buyout in favor of the red and whites which should be around €200,000.
Two dates marked in red on the strategic calendar of Pallacanestro Varese which, according to CEO Luis Scola, intends to wait for Nico until the eventual expiry of both exits, even if, for obvious reasons, possibly wait until the 30th July, for Varese, could be a great risk.
Why? Soon explained. Mannion would be signed by Pallacanestro Varese next year €400,000, an extraordinary outlay to say the least for the Piazzale Gramsci club which, usually, never comes close to such figures for its players, traveling for the top teams (which are usually 1 maximum 2 per year) at figures of around 200,000/ €250,000. Mannion, however, he is a player who makes history in himselfhe has demonstrated it on the pitch in recent months, basically saving Varese, becoming one of the best scorers in the championship as well as winning the title of Best Italian in the championship. It is clear, however, that such a weight of the contract inevitably influences all the market maneuvers of Pallacanestro Varese. Not only that though, because it would be nothing short of criminal risk getting burned like we did last year with Brownexpected for two months with a very important offer even if much lower than the amount that Mannion would receive, before being abandoned towards the third week of July.
And to date the most accredited hypothesis is that Nico wants to wait until the deadline of July 30th, to try to fulfill his NBA dream again: the Golden State Warriors they still have the player’s rights to the top US league for this summer and the idea of being able to wear the yellow and blue vest again is what appeals to him the most to date. And from Europe? For now, by the real Madrid there would have been only one meeting, while the player’s agency also offered it to him Zalgiris Of coach Trinchieri who however refused also due to the high costs of the operation. In Italy, last week there were those who spoke of a ready multi-year contract offer from Trapani of the owner Antonini for Mannion (rumors speak of a possible three-year offer of 1 million per year, ed), news which however has not been confirmed to date and which in any case should only be taken into consideration once the Sicilians have been promoted to A1.
Intano Mannion is located in Arizona, a Phoneixwhere he is training individually to be ready when called for the Pre-Olympic coach Pozzeccoscheduled for July 2nd to 7th in Puerto Rico, a commitment that totally occupies Nico’s mind and which today takes the initial answer even further away: what will Mannion do?
Alessandro Burin
