Casademont Zaragoza is under the direction of Trae Bell-Haynes. The Canadian leader will be the player who, at least in the first part of the team, will lead the Aragonese team. While waiting for the integration of Andrea Cinciarini, recently arrived in Zaragoza, Bell-Haynes will have to take care of assembling from the base the equipment for the new Porfirio Fisac ​​​​project in Zaragoza.

The player has shown great involvement in the project, since He flew to the Aragonese capital at the end of the World Cup, without days of rest or time to savor the historic bronze medal, obtained against the United States in the match for third and fourth place. The player had an excellent performance in Canada’s match against Libya in the first phase (15 points, 8 assists and a PIR of 22), but then he barely entered the rotations of coach Jordi Fernández and only played three minutes in the semi-final against Serbia and did not play. take the field against the United States.

Despite this, he considers that the World Cup “was a great experience” and that it allowed him “to gain experience for this season”. “I learned a lot but now I am focused on the season with Casademont,” he said this Thursday in his presentation. According to what he said, the weeks “go better and better” with the passage of training, since it’s “getting to know teammates and systems”. In short, he admits to being “very happy to work with the group”.

Starting this week, the Canadian point guard will compete for his position with Andrea Cinciarini, an experienced Italian player who has the honor of being the best assistant in the history of the Italian league. Bell-Haynes says he is “very excited and motivated to play with him”, as he believes he is an “experienced” player who “can bring knowledge to the field”.

Concerning the team’s difficult start to the championship, the Canadian player andHe is aware that Real Madrid and Unicaja, the two first rivals, “are very tough”.. Moreover, considering the two matches that await the team in the qualifying phase for the FIBA ​​Eurocup, where they will “give everything to advance to the second phase”.

The new Casademont player believes that The team’s goal must be to “maintain the bar” of recent seasons. He is “surprised” by the level of his teammates, because he notes that “there is a good team”. Concerning Lucas Langarita, one of the star players of the pre-season, he sees that he is a “young” player who was surprised by “his level during the last match”.