Obradoiro signs Will Magnay

Obradoiro and Will Magnay have reached an agreement to play in Sara until the end of this season. This center, 2.08 meters tall and 24 years old, comes from Tasmanian JackJumpers, the team with which he recorded averages of 6.0 points (61.4% on two-point field goals, 20.0% on three-pointers and 61.1% on free throws), and 4.1 rebounds and blocks, for 17 ,6 minutes. He played a total of 21 games in the Australian league.

Will Magnay is a university international and played for the U18 team. He spent one season in University of Tulsa, after which he became a professional player in his native Brisbane. With the Brisbane Bullets, he was named league champion Australian League 2019. In the 2020-2021 season. signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans (NBA), completing the season between Gleague (Erie BayHawks) and Australia (Perth Wildcats).

José Luis Mateo, general manager of Obradoiro, explains that “after a few weeks on the market, we made the decision to sign Will Magnay. We had to wait until the end of their competition in Australia.” He points out that he is “a player who was under our supervision when he decided to go to the NBA, so he already knew of our interest. impact on the team’s game, to which he will be able to contribute with his physical condition and mobility in attack.” He points out that he is “a young player, with room for growth and improvement”.

Despite the good results and the number of games he managed to win without his main star Dragan Bender, Obradoiro was forced to sign a center. In the many matches they played after Bender’s injury, Moncho Fernández’s team suffered a lot in the racket against opponents with very tall towers.

The club has been searching the international market for weeks to replace Bender. The company was very difficult due to economic problems and because without many teams they had to look for reinforcements at this stage of the competition. The presence of Will Magnay will strengthen the team’s performance for the rest of the championship.

The arrival of an Australian player it further encourages the fans and causes greater ambitions in the team. With the goal of staying very close, after ten wins, and after being at the door of the Copa del Rey in Badalona, ​​optimism reigns in the dressing room of the Obradoiristas and they continue to look up and think of the miracle of occupying one of the first eight places for the play off.