Virtus, a direction to be protected. Hackett is certain, Taylor convinces. But the offers to Pajola make people tremble

Virtus starts again from its direction. Surely from Daniel Hackett and as implied by the president Massimo Zanetti himself, from Brandon Taylor. The real dilemma is called Alexander Pajola. What is gradually emerging in view of next season is a Virtus ready to change a lot, getting younger, with a strong, athletic and longer team.

Let's start with Taylor, the Californian elf from West Hollywood. He arrived on the eve of the playoffs with a bit of mistrust, especially because of his physical characteristics and instead coach Dusko Ivanovic, who kept him on the field for a handful of seconds in his first appearance, has gradually carved out a fundamental role for him in the black and white chessboard, so much so that he started in the quintet in the final phase of the playoffs. The results show that Ivanovic and Paolo Ronci, who signed him, had very far-sighted ideas, even if the credit certainly goes to the player for his attitude not only on the field, but also for how he immediately settled into the locker room. His confirmation would be desirable given his performance and how he got his teammates moving.

Danny-boy is a leader on and off the field Daniel Hackett. His performances with Venice, Milan and Brescia have been simply extraordinary. Leadership and points, grit and determination, but above all a ferocious defense on the first offensive tip of the opponent, ask Shields and Della Valle, have made him the "vice-mvp" in these playoffs. With a one-year contract with the V Nere, despite almost 38 springs (in December), Hackett is still absolutely decisive.

But let's get to the big enigma. With the very probable retirement of Belinelli, captain Futuro Alexander Pajola will be the new "graduate" of Virtus. Pajola, with over 500 games in black and white, fourth only after sacred monsters such as Augusto Binelli, Renato Villalta and Roberto Brunamonti, has another year of contract, but has become a black and white flag especially for many young people, for being 'the cinno' who arrived very young in Bologna and became a fixed point of the first team. However, there is a very strong court from Olimpia Milano, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the latter club where Shengelia will land and which also seems interested in Will Clyburn and Momo Diouf. For Pajo there are very interesting contractual offers, but in Virtus they will do everything to keep him and Diouf. For the rest, Ronci, following Ivanovic's indications, is moving to put the team in order for next season, a season that will be long and demanding and for this very reason they are trying to bring to Porelli elements that can give depth to the team and freshness, extending the rotations available to the Montenegrin coach.