Most exciting players to watch in the second stage of the BCL Americas
MIAMI (United States) – The Basketball Champions League Americas resumes this Friday the 28th with the second round of group stage games. At this point, some teams could definitely be heading towards the Final 8 and others will try not to be left behind.
Many things remain to be seen. Among them, which players will be able to take their clubs to the next level. These are some players we are most excited to watch in this second stage after their first stage performance and momentum.
Eric Anderson Jr. (Quimsa)
Anderson Jr. is right now one of the key men of Quimsa. In the first phase he averaged 16.5 points and 13.5 rebounds and has carried the momentum through the Argentine league (17.1 units and 9.5 rebounds) where the team is leading the standings.
He was recently chosen MVP in the La Liga Super Cup by winning the title over San Lorenzo, after recording 21 points, and 10 rebounds. Anderson Jr. must maintain that high level of play so that Quimsa can move up to first place in Group B against a Sao Paulo team that looked very good in the first round.
Gui Deodato (Minas)
Deodato is going through one of the best moments of his career. After a period of absence, he was called up to play for his national team in the last World Cup Qualifiers window. He stood out in Minas' two victories in stage one, with averages of 18.0 points (53% in C3), 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists. After that, he led his team be crowned champions of Brazil's Super 8 Cup from by averaging 21.0 points, with 6.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists, and won the MVP award.
Windi Graterol (UdeC)
Among the team's foreign players is Venezuelan center Graterol who will have the mission of filling the vacancy left by their best player, Aaron Geramipoor (13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds). However, Graterol offers more defensive versatility (9.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in the Venezuelan Super League Cup) and has already shown in international tournaments that he is capable of scoring under the basket. UdeC desperately needs wins and at least on the defensive side Windi is a guarantee.
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