Schengelia Live the first hours of a well -deserved vacation after the end of the season. The Georgian power wing gave one last joy with the Virtus after imposing himself on Brescia in the 3-0 Italian League final.
The participation of the 'Toko' in the tie for the title has simply been bright. There have been three games in which Shengelia has averaged 25 points and 7.3 rebounds per meeting. In the third and final of the series, the Georgian 31 goals and achieving nine captures and five assists for an incredible 46 valuation. In fact, those 31 points are the second highest personal brand of the season, Just behind the 35 achieved before Fenerbahçe During the regular Euroleague season.
With the records achieved before the Brescia, Shengelia deservedly took the 'MVP' of the finals, and after winning the title, the president of the Virtus, Massimo Zanettirevealed that the player's future is in Barça, as Sport has confirmed in recent weeks: He has received an irrevious offer and will return to Spain, where he has his residence. But in these last games he has put his entire heart, he had never seen him play so well. And I must say that, having already signed by another team, it has shown enormous professionalism until the last minute. It has been something commendable, certainly extraordinary. It is incredible satisfaction and I wish you all the best. I recently told him his wife that when they are in Barcelona I will go see them. Your decision is a life choice”.
Shengelia leaves Bologna with the best possible sensations and with a last mission that has been tremendously satisfactory. Barça plans to announce its signing in the next few days, And both the player and his family will begin to enjoy the well -deserved vacation before 'Toko', presumably, dispute the Eurobasket With Georgia. In the group stage, Spain will be measured, coinciding with several of which will be their teammates at Barça next season.
Jabari Parker, next to 'Toko' Shengelia in a Barça-Virtus de Euroleague / Javi Ferrándiz
At 33, Shengelia has been one of the proper names in the qualifiers for the title of the different European basketball leagues. His performance has not gone unnoticed, and Barça managed to close a great operation that had quite possibly more expensive after the performance offered by the player in his last matches.
No one escapes that the Barca team is incorporating in its ranks one of the best '4' of the continent, and that as it has demonstrated in recent weeks, He still has a lot of basketball in his hands. Shengelia is still in full physical form, and with that competitive hunger and as necessary titles and how well it will fit in a Barça costume that accumulates two years of disappointments. His experience in Liga Endesa both in Valencia Basket as in Baskonia They are guarantee of rapid adaptation to Spanish basketball.
'Toko' Shengelia, in his stage in Baskonia / EFE
And of course, in a signing market in which they sound for the Barca box not so known to the general public, a profile like Shangelia arrives in the Catalan capital to be one of the new referents of the fans, but also to be one of the team's leaders. Your track connection with Kevin Punter o Darío Brizuela, The relationship with the game directors, or the complementation on track with the '5' Barca are some of the challenges ahead of a Joan Peñarroya that will have under their orders to a profile that can fit perfectly in that group cohesion that was seen in the team during the last months of competition.
Shengelia will share costumes with Kevin Punter and Willy Hernagómez / Javi Ferrándiz
“I cannot describe the honor that is to be by his side, not only as a professional athlete, but, most importantly, as a human being. His values are based on honor and commitment. Great MVP, champion with the virtus. A dream is fulfilled, the next is to come “, He commented on his representative, David Carro, through his social networks. A dream that will be fulfilled in a couple of months, in which it can be one of the great movements of the Euroleague signing market of this summer.
