The president of the Spanish Basketball Federation, Elisa Aguilar, has already confirmed Officially that the current coach and man who has led to Spanish success in the last decade will leave office after the Eurobasket.
It will be the last service of the Italian coach with the National Team, and that forces the Feb to look for a replacement of guarantees. They have already put to work on the subject although they know that it is not an urgency since Scariolo will take the reins this summer in the European tournament, but they do not want to wait long to decide.
They are clear that the relay must be a coach with their own personality Although with the wicker necessary to follow the work initiated by Scariolo and that goes beyond this Eurobasket event, with the aim of bringing the national team to an important generational relief.
Aguilar gave the Eurobasket list with Scariolo who leaves the position after the tournament / EFE
The list of substitutes, prepared
In the federative entity They have already put some names on the table although the decision will be meditated not to err with the Italian successor since they consider that the evolution of the national team is necessary and therefore will hold some meetings with the candidates
There are two technicians who appear on the list as main candidates, The still coach of Baskonia, Pablo Laso, and an emerging one and who has demonstrated his work in the clubs, such as Ine Navarrowhich has led Unicaja to the top in recent years.
Laso is one of the firm candidates to take over from Scariolo / EFE
Laso would be a guarantee for the experience he accumulates in his years as Madrid coach And then his time at Bayern and that the basketball practiced by his teams likes. The Vitorian would be free after his more than safe departure from Baskonia and would be willing to accept the challenge.
IBON NAVARRO, THE ALTERNATIVE
Ibon Navarro has demonstrated its value in clubs as Unicaja although it has a contract until 2027 / EFE
Ibon Navarro is another option that enter the list of candidates although against him he has a contract with Unicaja until 2027 And he should compatible his work in Malaga with the selection and it is something that is not of federative pleasure, although he does not rule it out.
Another of the names that are considered is that of the defenestrate Chus Mateo, who is still the Madrid coach but has already been informed that he will not continue in office, precisely to make SCARIOLO SIZE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Chus Mateo also enters the group of technicians who are interested in Feb / EFE
Mateo would also see with good eyes to take the national team since he even worked as a Scariolo assistant in the national team And the work with the absolute would not come again, although he is in the hands of the Federation to decide for a coach with a great record and in a team like Madrid
