NBA: Denver was eliminated by Golden State and the future of Facundo Campazzo is unknown

The Denver Nuggets were eliminated in the early hours of Thursday from the NBA Playoffs, after losing as visitors 102-98 against the Golden State Warriors, a team that advanced to the second round of the Western Conference with a 4-1 global result. The match, played at the Chase Center in San Francisco, may be marked farewell by Facundo Campazzo from the Colorado team.

His dedication, as well as a few brushstrokes of talent, has allowed him to go through very good moments in a good part of the season, both within the playing field and with Denver fans.

However, Cordovan’s panorama began to darken in the latter part of the regular stage, where, when he had participation, he added a few minutes by the decision of his coach Michael Malone, who preferred other players to perform the rotation.

This Wednesday nightin a game in which Stephen Curry and Nikola Jokic managed to add spice to their respective offenses, scoring 30 points each, Campazzo’s situation is not very different of the aforementioned. Only participate in just over three minuteswhere he contributed assists and rebounds in his own field.

There is no contract for the 2022-23 season, the Argentine team’s base He will be an unrestricted free agent starting June 30.. This means any NBA franchise interested in his services, including Denver, could sign him, although the Nuggets seem unlikely to want to keep him in their ranks.

The first questions

The first warning signs for Campazzo about his continuation in Denver began to appear in the mid-season market. There’s his name in the windows as a potential currency. His participation in the team is declining, a trend pronounced with passing games.

Despite this, the 31-year-old Cordovan was left out of any negotiations and finally remained in the Colorado structure, where he made his NBA debut in the 2020-21 season, after a very fruitful stint at Real Madrid. .

How will his career continue?

The Spanish team, of which he has won the ACB League, the Copa del Rey, the Spanish Super Cup and the Euroleague, always appears on the horizon for Campazzo. This was acknowledged in a recent interview with NBA Latin Americawhere he clarified, however, that his intention was to continue as long as possible in the American league.

“In the coming years, my dream is to stay in this league as long as I can. What physics and talent give me. See you later. Real Madrid has always been my home and, if they love me, I can easily return”, Declared the driver of the Argentine team runner-up in the world in 2019.

In the same statement, he also referred to his small participation in the season that had just ended. “You learned from this situation. I try to see the positive side of it and put my energy into things I can control, ”he said.

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