Varese hit jackpot with signing of Nico Mannion? The Italian PG has scored 75 points in 86 minutes

Turning to the market during the season is not always a winning choice, but Openjobmetis Varese seems to have hit the jackpot with the signing of Nico Mannion.

The national team’s playmaker has led the team to three consecutive victories in the LBA, putting up numbers worthy of a true star in the league: 75 points in 86 minutes, 56% from two-point range, 52% from three-point range, and 89% from the free-throw line, with 13 assists and a Plus-Minus of +58.

Averages that are probably unsustainable in the long run but accurately describe the significant impact of the former Arizona player, who in Varese will have the opportunity to play a style of basketball that perfectly aligns with his characteristics. In fact, Scola would like to build the team around him for the upcoming season…

Yesterday, he delivered a stellar performance with 30 points in the victory at PalaVerde.

After the game, Mannion spoke about his team’s excellent moment.

(Via Varese News)

“It’s nice to win like this in a warm but beautiful environment. In the future, we’ll need to do more on defense, and tonight we didn’t shoot very well from long range, but we were aggressive and chose to drive to the basket, scoring and earning many free throws. That’s fine.

We play differently from other European teams, and that’s why it’s harder for opponents to prepare for games against Varese.

Now two undoubtedly difficult games are coming up, but we’ll try to attack them in the same way as tonight and the past few weeks. We’ll try to do our best.”