Shabazz Napier will be one of the three armed forces of Puerto Rico in the upcoming FIBA ​​sale

The armor Shabazz Napier this was his first training session with the National Team with mirrors to represent Puerto Rico in the FIBA ​​event, informed the President of the Federation of Baloncesto de Puerto Rico.

The practice session is the confirmation of his intention to participate in Puerto Rico at the FIBA ​​event that initiated the mercenaries at the Roberto Clemente College.

“It’s practicing and is very positive, enthusiastic about representing Puerto Rico, with a desire to demonstrate what can happen in FIBA”, said the President of the Federation of Baloncesto de Puerto Rico, Yum Ramos.

Napier is one of three armored personnel carriers with the National Team. The other boys José Juan Barea e Ivan Gandía.

Napier trained with the Selection at the moment of the Olympic cycling season, but has not yet made his team debut in an international tournament.

Finally debuted in the parties of this week, realized its first international compromise in the FIBA ​​environment. Hijo of a Puerto Rican number one Carmen Velázquez, Napier coquettish to play in Puerto Rico across his college career at the University of Connecticut, with the NCAA national team winning in 2011 and 2014. No matter, finish his career four years with the champion increased his value as a prospect for the NBA and he appeared in a second plan to play in Puerto Rico.

Posterior to his college career, Napier jumped to the NBA as the No. 24 global selection in the first round of this year’s lineup. Claimed by the Charlotte Hornets, the nightmare of the draft was announced at the Heat of Miami, with women making their league debut. Posterior played with Orlando, Portland, Brooklyn, Minnesota and Washington. He is currently working in the NBA.

Go to Puerto Rico with free agent status. Ramos says that Napier Lucia is physically well. Other NBA free agents who are also active here to play in the sale, son Joe Johnson and Isaiah Thomas, who play with United States.

Ramos informs that this domino will hold a meeting with Napier, in which the aggravation of his intention to finally debut with the Selection.

“If you hiccup all the proofs of protocol and everything is in order. The greed that we have in the Netherlands, that we are in the ordinances, that we have a great plan with a vision of the future, that we need to be for them, ”said Ramos.

The first matches of Napier met Puerto Rico will be ante Bahamas in Mexico.

Ramos dio a Carlos Arroyo the credit for Napier’s comparison for this sale and aggregate that Arroyo also commenced with the armador the conversations in order to participate in the convocators that the National Team is with miros in the pre-Olympics in Serbia.

Arroyo is a recruiter of the National Team between our functions.

“The conversations took place with Carlos Arroyo, as recruiter and listener. If this window is empty and repackaged. Obviamente, vamos torneo a torneo. We will see how it goes. But the plans are what can be in the repackage ”, dijo.

The Olympic rematch will take place in June in Serbia. The National Director, Eddie Casiano, ha dicho que espera un convocatoria amplia para el repechaje.

His presence with Puerto Rico is a “logarithm” for the Federation that has been there for years, through various administrations, trying to recruit players from Napier’s profile to the National Team, Dijo Ramos.

“Show the compromise we have with the national program to be between the 12th or 10th of the world, in order to raise our level of play”, said Ramos.

And his compromise can serve as a name for players with contracts in the NBA and, therefore, elusive players have time to play with the National Team is one in five.

“It’s speculative, but it’s hard to say we hope so,” said Ramos. “We do not have to deal with other players who integrate to compete in a Puerto Rico, to have a good representation”.

Puerto Rico has the players like Maurice Harkless, of the Heat of Miami, y Jonathan Isaac, of Magic of Orlando. Devin Booker, of the Suns of Phoenix, is where Puerto Rico contacted. Markus Howard, of the Nuggets of Denver, also in this list y, of hecho, his Herman Jordan played with the Brujos of Guayama in the ‘burbuja’ of BSN.

Carmelo Anthony was in contact with Puerto Rico before deciding to play in the United States.