Baskonia wants to “tie” Thompson to a new contract!

She goes to “cook” before… she gets hungry Baskonia.

Darius Thompson is – perhaps – the biggest revelation in this year’s Euroleague. The performances of the American guard with the Italian passport are extremely impressive and thus he is among the leaders of the competition.

As the website “noticiasdealava.eus” revealed, the Basques they have already made the first impact on Thompson, so that the two sides can prematurely expand their cooperation. Last summer, the 27-year-old signed two-year contract with Baskonia. However, at the end of the current season both sides have an option to “break” it.

Yes, there is release clause both for a European team and for the NBA and the amount according to the publication it is possible for several to cover it.

Of course, Joan Peñaroja’s team also wants to keep the player, who answered that will discuss his future again at the end of the season.

For its part, Baskonia intends to significantly increase the salary of the American, in order to convince him to sign a new contract.

This year, in the Euroleague, Thompson averaged 12.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.7 assists, while in the Spanish league he averaged 9.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 6 assists.