Ehe Argentine international Luca Vildoza will sign for the Milwaukee Bucks with a contract until the end of the 2022-2023 season, the ESPN chain assured this Thursday.
Adrian Wojnarowski, one of the journalists with the best sources in the NBA, pointed out on ESPN that the player’s agent and the general manager of the Bucks, Jon Horst, hope to close his incorporation in the next few days so that he can play in the playoffs. of this season.
The ESPN journalist also detailed that Vildoza has recovered from the foot operation he underwent last October and that kept him away from the tracks in recent months.
The Argentine signed in May 2021 for the New York Knicks from Baskonia with whom he had triumphed in Spanish basketball.
Vildoza played with the Knicks in the preseason in the Summer League (NBA summer league).
However, his right foot problems prevented him from debuting in the regular season, he had to undergo surgery and at the beginning of October the New York team announced that they would dispense with his services.
“This departure from the NBA is just a see you later for me. I will do the impossible to return, starting tomorrow. It is my dream and I will pursue it as long as I can,” Vildoza wrote on Twitter when it became known that he had to recover from his injury already out of action. the Knicks.
If his signing is officially confirmed, Vildoza will land in the current NBA champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo with Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton as luxury squires.
The Bucks, where the Spaniard Serge Ibaka also plays, are third in the Eastern Conference with a balance of 48 wins and 30 losses.
Before arriving in the NBA, Vildoza had played 115 games in the Endesa League of Spain with averages of 8.5 points, 3 assists and nearly 9 PIR points since he landed at Baskonia in 2017.
Vildoza was also the author of the basket that gave Baskonia its last league title in the 2019-2020 season and also won the MVP award in the final.
