With a not very eloquent but sincere smile, Juan Nunez He only gave off happiness and even a bit of disbelief after having been drafted by the San Antonio Spurs of Victor Wembanyama in the second round of the NBA draft via the Indiana Pacers.
In a brief interview with Théo Quintard, information specialist for the Texas group of Le Mondethe base spoke first of his departure from the real Madrid two years ago heading to Germany.
“For me it was very important to have minutes and experience in Europe and that is what Ulm gave me, a lot of minutes, experience and confidence. I am grateful to them and they are a big reason why I am here today,” said Núñez, who has a closed agreement with Barça although the real Madrid has the right of first refusal.
When asked how he felt, the Spanish international did not give any clues about what he is going to do, whether to make the jump to the NBA next year or stay in Europe for another year, probably in Barcelona.
“How do I feel? I don’t know, I’m just trying to enjoy the moment, this happens once in a lifetime. Let’s see what happens. I’m very excited to have come to this organization, which I think has a similar identity to mine,” said Nunez in very fluent English.
“It’s a beautiful moment, I don’t know if I would call it a surprise. It’s the franchise I wanted to go to because I think it’s where I can fit in the most. Like I said, we have a similar identity and I’m really happy to be a spur“, the point guard also highlighted.
The aforementioned French journalist showed Núñez a photo of him with Wembanyama that is becoming very popular on social networks. The Spanish international appears next to the Frenchman in an image of the Eurobasket U-16 of 2019 in which Spain defeated France in the final. Both posed in the photo of the ideal quintet, in which is also Ruben Dominguezchosen MVP.
“I see he is much taller than me,” joked the 1.92m point guard in contrast to the 2.24m of the San Antonio star. “It was a nice experience in Italy a few days ago.” 5 years, we played the U16 Eurobasket final 5 years ago and it was incredible. They showed me that image before and it’s funny,” said a Núñez who could be the partner that Wemby needs in the pick and roll.
“I think I’m a creative player, I like to make my teammates better, get close to the basket and make the right decision,” said the point guard, one of the pieces the Spurs believe they need to make the phenomenon grow. Victor Wembanyama. Although he could stay in Europe for another year.
