NBA STAR JIMMY BUTLER CONFIRMS INTEREST IN DEFENDING FLAMENGO

This past Tuesday (23), the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB) released the list of 12 called up to represent Brazil at the Paris Olympics. Thus, with Didi Louzada, who played for Flamengo last season, and the trio of world champions with Flabasquete, Aleksandar Petrovic repeats the names that won the place in the pre-Olympics.

In addition to Didi Louzada, the team has Vítor Benite , Cristiano Felício and Yago Mateus. The first two defended Mais Querido and won two NBB (2014 and 2015), Liga das Américas (2014) and Mundial (2014). Furthermore, Yago also won NBB, BCLA and Intercontinental in Rubro-Negro recently.

Didi Louzada – Free Agent*

Yago Mateus – Estrela Vermelha-SRB

Vitor Benite – Free Agent

Cristiano Felício – Sendai 89ers-JPN

Marcelo Huertas – Tenerife-ESP

Raul Neto – Free Agent

George de Paula – SESI Franca

Léo Meindl – Tokyo-JPN

Guilherme Santos – Golden State Warriors -USA

Bruno Caboclo – Partizan Belgrade-SRB

João Marcelo “Mãozinha” – Free Agent

Lucas Dias – SESI Franca

It is worth remembering that Yago was doubt for the Olympics as he is recovering from injury. coach Petrovic even took point guards Edinho and Alexey for the preparation period thinking about the possibility of not having the ex-Flamengo player or Raul Neto, who was also injured, available. However, the pair recovered and are now together with the rest of the delegation in Paris.

The Brazilian Basketball Team debuts at the Olympics next Saturday ( 27), at 12:15 pm, against France. The team will also face Germany and Japan in the group stage and will try to win the gold medal.

The Argentine winger Martín Cuello will not continue at Flamengo. The player announced that his intention is to return to the Argentine National League or compete in the Uruguayan League, where he already played for Club Malvin in 2021.

Cuello, who is known by his nickname "Loku", arrived at Flamengo had high expectations, but his time at the Brazilian club was relatively short. With the red and black shirt, Cuello had good moments, but was unable to establish himself as one of the team's main players. The decision not to continue at Flamengo seems to be more related to his personal plans and the search for new opportunities in his career.

FLAMENGO IS RESCUED

Martín Cuello arrived at Flamengo as a promising reinforcement . The player, 1.92m tall, is known for his versatility on the court and ability to play both wing and point guard positions. His experience in South American leagues, including his time at Club Malvin in Uruguay, led to the expectation that he could add value to the Flamengo squad.

During his stay at Flamengo, Cuello participated in several competitions, including the NBB (New Basketball Brazil). However, he failed to stand out consistently and ended up not having the impact expected by the board and fans. Despite this, Cuello demonstrated professionalism and dedication, characteristics that are valued in the sporting world.

Flamengo has several outstanding players in Brazilian football, the greatest of which is striker Pedro. In this way, Mais Querido's number 9 arouses the interest of other big teams both in Europe and in Brazil, as is the case with Palmeiras, who tried to sign the athlete. However, the president of Rubro-Negro opened up about a possible departure of the top scorer.

"Only over my dead body. Or depositing his fine. His departure was never considered. It was attempted, by others. Publicly, Leila said in front of all the other presidents 'Landim, I have a proposal for Pedro', at the CBF board meeting I said 'president, great, convince the player and then deposit the fine, take it off'. , he said, in an interview with Charla Podcast.

It is worth remembering that Palmeiras offered a raise to Pedro and more than R$110 million to Flamengo to have the player in 2023. Rodolfo Landim refused the São Paulo team's investment. The striker's termination fine is 100 million euros (R$ 535 million).

After staying at Flamengo, the number 9 is experiencing one of the best career stages. This is because, in addition to being an absolute starter in Tite's team, the attacker is the top scorer in Mais Querido and Brasileirão. Furthermore, the player is the athlete with the most goal contributions in America, with 27 goals and seven assists.

So, with Pedro among the starters, Tite continues preparing the Mais Querido cast for the next confrontation. Rubro-Negro faces Vitória this Wednesday (24), at 8pm, at Barradão, in the 19th round of the Brasileirão.