{"id":339189,"date":"2023-07-11T19:04:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=339189"},"modified":"2023-07-11T19:04:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:04:53","slug":"giordano-bortolani-returns-to-olimpia-for-me-this-is-something-unique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/giordano-bortolani-returns-to-olimpia-for-me-this-is-something-unique\/","title":{"rendered":"Giordano Bortolani returns to Olimpia: \u201cFor me this is something unique\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Olimpia has decided that the 1.93 mt tall shooting guard Giordano Bortolani,<\/strong>\u00a0born in Sant\u2019Agata di Militello on 2 December 2000, returning from his loan spell at Scaligera Verona, will be part of the team during the 2023\/24 season. \u201cWith Bortolani \u2013 Olimpia\u2019s general manager Christos Stavropoulos explains \u2013 we started a journey years ago which, at the end of several experiences in other clubs of the top divisions, brought him back to Milan. We are proud to be able to offer to a product from our academy the chance to play for Olimpia, but Giordano is here because we believe he can help the team right away.\u201d \u201cI grew up here in this club so for me this is something really unique. It\u2019s a dream come true. Now it is time to try to take the best out of this experience that I will live with enthusiasm and determination,\u201d Bortolani said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>WHO IS BORTOLANI<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Son of a former minor league player, Bortolani grew up in the Olimpia youth system. In 2017\/18 he made his first top division field goal in a seson in which he played four games with the team that won the Italian championship. He was in double membership in Bernareggio. Eventually, he played in Legnano, in Biella and then in Brescia, Treviso (11.8 points per game, 38.9 percent shooting from three), Verona (10.0 points per game), and also a stint in Spain, playing for Manresa. In 2021\/22, in Treviso, he was named BCL\u2019s \u201cBest Young Player\u201d (14.7 points per game). 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