José Juan Barea is close to signing in the ACB League in Spain

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The return of the boricua José Juan Barea on the board it could happen next week and it wouldn’t be in the NBA.

El Nou Dia learned that the Puerto Rican partridge is close to reaching an agreement with the Estudiantes club in the ACB League in Spain to make its European basketball debut.

After being released by the Dallas Mavericks prior to the start of this season in the NBA last December – but with a guaranteed contract of $ 2.6 million – the National Team owner did not rule out the possibility of playing in Spain, although its priority was to return to the enebeísta league.

According to reports, the Estudiantes club made an offer to the 36-year-old veteran partridge in recent days, and the agreement could materialize this weekend. Apparently, the Mayagüezano wants to stay active on the board without losing hope of receiving a call from some NBA organization in February.

Barea, who totals 14 seasons in the NBA, will go to a club looking to improve his performance and move up to the middle of the standings in the ACB. Students has a 5-11 mark and ranks fifteenth among the 19 participating teams. Real Madrid is the leader with 16-1.

Barea would be traveling the week to Madrid to join the set and debut on January 30 in a match against Acunsa GBC.

The leader of Students is Javier Zamora.

Puerto Rican Gian Clavell played with Estudiantes in the 2018-19 season.

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