Yesterday the announcement of the consensual termination of the contract. In its place comes the American Anthony Clemmons
SASSARI. From Sassari to Malaga, with an intermediate stop in Tokyo and a suitcase to be unpacked and redone immediately. Marco Spissu has no longer been a Dinamo player since yesterday: after four seasons, two trophies won and an exponential growth that led him to the Tokyo Olympics with the national team, the Sassari’s playmaker yesterday officially greeted his team from heart.
The substitute. The departure of Spissu is the least surprising surprise – since it had been in the air for weeks -, which effectively closes the Banco di Sardegna market: in its place comes in biancoblù Anthony Clemmons, US playmaker with a Kazakh passport, tall 1.87 per 87 kilos in weight, followed for some time by Federico Pasquini. Born in Lansing (Michigan) on August 15, 1994, Clemmons lands in Sassari from Igokea (he closed the 2020-21 season in the ABA League with 11.2 points, 4.5 assists and 39% shooting from outside) . Trained in Iowa State, he has also played with Astana and Monaco in the past. With him, in the small department are Battle, Gentile, Logan and Chessa; the wings available to Demis Cavina are Burnell, Treier and Devecchi, the long ones Benzius, Mekowuli, Diop, Borra and Gandini.
The long goodbye. Marco Spissu had returned to the parent company in the summer of 2017, after a long wanderings from north to south, from Serie C to A2, between Bari, Casalpusterlengo, Reggio Calabria, Tortona and Bologna, on the Virtus side. After having established himself at the highest levels of the Italian championship with the Dinamo shirt, he had long ago expressed the desire to have an experience abroad, possibly making a step of growth also at a technical level. The contract that tied him to Banco would expire in 2022, but in the meantime, after some rumors, the offer of Unicaja Malaga has arrived, which after leaving the Eurocup aims to play a high-level Champions League. At that point, Dinamo let go, with a consensual termination of the contract that should also have led to a buyout by the Andalusians.
«I want to thank Stefano and the club for giving me the opportunity to play in the most important championship in Europe – Spissu said yesterday -. It is a sporting choice dictated by my personal ambition, at my age it is right to be able to take this train ». Then a thought to the fans. «I am and will always be linked to the Dinamo world, I thank everyone for these 4 wonderful years, seeing you at the sports hall has been an emotion every time and I’m sure the same goes for you. I hope to be able to bring up the name of the Sassari and Sardinians on Spanish soil. Thank you so much”. (a.si.)