“Facundo Campazzo gave his heart and soul when he was here. He was loved in the locker room,” said Booth on Monday at a press conference for NBA media day in Denver. “We wanted to try to be a little bigger team and we didn’t think it was absolutely necessary to have a real point guard like Facu so we made the decision to move in a different direction,” he added. “I know he probably wanted to have played more. But these are things that happen throughout a season,” Booth said.
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Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth revealed the reason for cutting Facundo Campazzo 👇
The Argentine point guard, who spent two years in Denver, still has no contract for the upcoming season
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Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth revealed the reason for cutting Facundo Campazzo 👇
The Argentine point guard, who spent two years in Denver, still has no contract for the upcoming season
basketnews.com/news-178497-nu… – 2:42 AM
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Once more the name of Facundo Campazzo made headlines in Europe with him winning the AmeriCup with Argentina. However, as Campazzo said recently his focus remains on the NBA and according to his agents, that remains the case. Eurohoops reached out to David Carro and Claudio Villanueva who represent the player and their denial about an impending deal with Real Madrid is absolute: “Facu wants to stay in the NBA and we are working on that. All the rest is pure smoke and lies. The market timings are different. That’s all”. -via EuroHoops.net / September 12, 2022
Facundo Campazzo on his NBA future: I want to stay, I think I showed that I can compete when I’m at my best, when they give me confidence and I feel part of the rotation. In fact, I was the starter during my first Playoffs in every game except the last one, and in I played a lot in regular season. I’m not saying no to Real Madrid. What I am saying is that my attention and my energy is focused on the NBA. It’s my first option. -via La Nacion / August 20, 2022
Facundo Campazzo: I feel like an NBA player and I want to stay at that level because it keeps you alert, because anything can happen, because it is uncertain. You improve and you have everything to evolve. That’s the way of thinking. Real Madrid is the biggest showcase in Europe and it helped me to be in the NBA. But the reality is that I want to focus on staying in the United States. -via La Nacion / August 20, 2022