The market is increasingly coming to an end after a summer that was, as usual, heated. There are still a few bullets to fire, among the various European teams, but the foundations and the main framework of the various rosters have been built. Not without surprises, to tell the truth. Because if some purchases were highly predictable, whether for the thousand rumors that each time surround the various negotiations, others have been completely unexpected. Among these, that of a new guard of theOlympia Milan who had been under the attention of the red and white club for months, and even before that had been very close to wearing the jersey of Virtus Bologna.
As many of you will have understood, we are talking about Armoni Brooks. The American was one of the first moves of this summer signed by Stavropoulos, Messina and Vacirca, arousing the curiosity of many fans and others. None of the various insiders had ever mentioned his name, so much so that his announcement caught many insiders unprepared. To tell the truth, few knew the player himself. For this reason, we created his Scouting Report, to try to understand how his characteristics can best marry with the Olimpia roster.
Recently, some very interesting behind-the-scenes information about his purchase has come to light. The original source comes from none other than Lucas’s scheminga well-known market insider who has worked for Virtus Bologna in the scouting office in recent seasons. The Spaniard has published an article, compiling the list of 15 players with no Euroleague experience most interesting to keep an eye on next season. Among these he has included Armoni Brookscalling him an excellent player in transition and in catch and shoot.
On the American, however, de Lucas revealed a reality that had been hidden until then. The player last season he was very close to wearing the Virtus jersey. Just one two-way contract torn on July 17, 2023 with the Brooklyn Nets prevented the Houston product from moving to Bologna. A trip overseas that, in hindsight, Brooks postponed for only a year.
Now Armoni will wear the EA7 shirt and is already in Assago for prepare for the rallyexpected on August 26. Who knows, maybe the inevitable future challenge against Segafredo, Olimpia’s bitter rival, will be a further source of interest for him, given these background details.
2024-08-22 13:41:17