[EN] Bell-Haynes leads Canada as Brussino and Blumbergs add minutes for Argentina and Latvia

The three players from Casademont Zaragoza who have not yet joined the preseason have already played their first duels in this FIBA window with their respective national teams. The one who is called to be the new leader of the red team, Trae Bell-Haynes, led Canada in the victory against Panama (66-86) with a true star performance.

The point guard of the Aragonese team completed almost 30 minutes on the court and was the top scorer of the game with 18 points to his credit with almost 60% success in his shots. In addition,he also dished out 11 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds to add a total of 26 rating credits.

The Canadian national team remains at the top of its qualifying group with seven wins and zero defeats andits next duel will be precisely against Nico Brussino’s Argentina.

BRUSSINO AND BLUMBERGS, DISPARATE PERFORMANCES

Nico Brussino was also very important for Argentina in the victory of the Andean team against Puerto Rico (89-75) being one of the starters and completing 24 minutes on the court, although he was sent off at the end of the game when he reached five personal fouls.

The forward from Casademont Zaragoza added 8 points and 4 rebounds to add 6 rating credits. The Argentines will face Canada with the obligation to win to cut that victory difference since Brussino’s team has six wins and one loss to their credit.

For his part, Blumbergs suffered a tough defeat with Latvia against Croatia (115-80). One of the Aragonese team’s bets for this season, the Latvian power forward, did not start and was on the court for almost 20 minutes, but he hardly contributed to his national team.

Blumbergs only made one shot and missed it and contributed 2 rebounds in all the minutes he was on the court. Although he was one of the few Latvian players who had the worst rating in the game by finishing with 0 credits in this statistic. The Latvians will face Israel in the next matchday with the need to win since they are with three wins and four losses and are three wins behind Germany and Croatia.