The radars on Brescia. The clubs' assault on the vice-champions

Germani Brescia has become a point of reference for Italian basketball, but its success has inevitably turned on the radar of the big clubs. After an extraordinary season, culminating in the championship final, the team is under siege: the risk is that of seeing a core that has made the club's recent history dismantled. Jason Burnell is among the most sought-after players. In Brescia he confirmed the good things he showed in Sassari, but adding new dimensions to his game: increased leadership, clarity in key moments, more effective defensive readings and heavy baskets in the final stages. His performance has grown, as has the interest in him. Maurice Ndour is on the same line after a season of revival: not only a solid rebounder, but also a reliable mid-range shooter and a decent passer, perfectly inserted in a choral system.

EuroLeague and EuroCup are on him, and Chris Dowe is also leaving. Despite the external sirens, Brescia intends to start again with Amedeo Della Valle, Nikola Ivanovic and Miro Bilan, most likely supported by Demetre Rivers, who is also on the verge of confirmation. An experienced, close-knit group that offers a solid base on which to rebuild without having to start from scratch. The central issue remains the coach. After the farewell of Peppe Poeta - destined for Olimpia Milano - Brescia is preparing to choose the new helmsman. The profile sought is that of a coach who knows how to fit in without breaking the balance: not someone who overturns, but who respects and enhances the existing identity. Three names on the table: the internal promotion of Matteo Cotelli, who knows the group perfectly, the Luca Vitali hypothesis, a reference figure for the club and now a FIP manager and finally the most experienced option, Max Menetti, a new name but with solid experience who ended his experience in Lithuania as Andrea Trinchieri's assistant. The latter would have the ability to move on the market as well. Poeta leaves behind a mature technical project, notes shared with the staff and market ideas already outlined. Now it is up to the management to choose who will take up the baton: a great challenge, but the path - traced by results and cohesion - is already well defined.