With Jabari Parker's permission, it could be said that Jan Vesely was Barça's most regular player last season with a shot of four-five meters practically infallible and with a good job in the fight for the rebound.
However, Joan Peñarroya is not having as much luck with the Czech as Roger Grimau And he has barely been able to take advantage of his virtues so far this year due to the physical problems that are now added to the long -term casualties of Nico Laprovittola, Chimezie Metu and Juan Núñez plus the termination of Dame Sarr's contract.
The drama began in early February, when the club announced that the interior of Ostrava would be lost the Copa del Rey and would be “between eight and ten weeks off for an osteochondral injury in the femur in his right knee “.
After lost 11 days of Euroleague and nine of Endesa League, Vesely returned in the decisive duel in Bologna. He scored nine points (+13) and also helped the team in Granada (four points and three rebounds) and against the 'Granca' (eight points and five rebounds). However, He didn't look comfortable on the track and had lost his spark.
From that match against the Jaka Lakovic team that was played In the Palau on April 20, the former Fenerbahçe has not played again Because of a strong low back pain that fails to improve, which leaves painting in the hands of Willy Hernangómez and Youssoupha Fall.
Vesely is living a Calvary / Javi Ferrándiz
That's why Joan Peñarroya's words On the state of the best interior of the team they are so important. And they don't invite optimism. “I don't know if he will be able to play against Unicaja. He is making a great effort, just like medical services. We all want, but The reality is that we have been without Jan for four months, “he said.
“First it was the knee. He came back, but it was not good and he had to stop again. One thing is his physique and another is to compete, because he has not been able to do it four months. I dare not say anything, “added the coach Transcat to Bàsquet Girona (97-74).
Therefore, everything indicates that Barça will not be able to count on Jan Vesely next Friday at the close of the regular phase of the Endesa League in Miribilla against the Surne Bilbao Basket. And according to the words of Peñarroya and Pose, it seems complicated that it can be available to Unicaja in rooms. Especially in the first game in Malaga.
