EuroLeague: The top 10 free agents at a bargain price!

22/Jun/17 10:02 June 23, 2017

Aris Barkas

22/Jun/17 10:02

Eurohoops.net

The transfer period began a few days ago and most teams are examining the available options on the market in order to reinforce their rosters and present an improved squad in the new season.

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The coaches, in collaboration with the management, have to think about everything that went wrong and make the right additions and removals in their teams so that those mistakes are not repeated.
 
An important factor, however, has to do with the budget. There are clubs that, from the outset, don’t have large sums to spend, while others want to go after big names and, as a result, the money that is left for more complementary but just as important players is not much.
 
Eurohoops presents ten extremely useful cases that are on the market and their price tags give every team the opportunity to approach them.

(Here are also the Top10 free agents)

Jamel McLean – 8.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists

After a presence of two years at Armani Milan, Jamel McLean’s contract with the Italian club has expired and now he has to look for the next stop in his career.

At 29 years of age, the American undersized big man is in his best basketball years without however coming off a season that is proportionate to his true potential. Milan’s disappointing course (16th place, 8-22 wins) and the lack of chemistry affected even the most talented players on the team that would now like to forget the previous season.

McLean counted 30 appearances, averaging 8.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. He can post up his opponents, he can play facing the basket, put the ball on the floor and offer some quality minutes without his price tag being prohibitive.

Daniel Hackett – 5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists

The case of Daniel Hackett is one of the most special ones on this particular list since his serious injury midway through the season that just ended changed everything completely.

Olympiacos’s decision not to make a renewal offer to the Italian guard automatically places his name on the free agency list of the summer transfer period, with the competitive inaction of several months dropping his price.

Hackett’s averages (5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists) might not be impressive but all those things he can offer on the court make him an especially useful player. An exceptional character, a strong work ethic, a strong body, unbeatable in the post against big men or smaller players, and with good decision-making in offense whenever necessary. These are only some of the elements that can convince any EuroLeague coach that the 30-year-old guard deserves a spot on the roster.

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