By Stefan Acevski / info@eurohoops.net
Willy Hernangomez has reportedly reached an agreement with Unicaja, signing a one-year contract.
According to Diario Sur, the Spaniard will continue his career in his home country, but instead of the EuroLeague he will be playing in the FIBA Basketball Champions League.
Hernangomez was left without a contract extension at Barcelona, who have embarked on a rebuilding process, and Unicaja took advantage of this situation to secure an important signing.
The Madrid-born center has accepted the offer from the Malaga club to play there next season after turning down two other offers he had on the table, one of them from PAOK.
The Spanish international will thus be the replacement for Aleksander Balcerowski, who signed for Barcelona a few days ago. Unicaja have managed to convince Hernangomez after several days of negotiations and after improving their initial offer.
Hernangomez arrives at Unicaja at 32 years of age and with the approval of Txus Vidorreta. The fact that the Basque coach has given the green light to his signing has been key, as has the fact that the two already know each other from their time together with the Spanish national team at EuroBasket 2015 and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, which ended with a gold and a bronze.
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