Although the offer is not yet formal, reports from the United States and Spain indicate that Cordovan has agreed to his arrival in the Texas franchise within a year. So, he will play with Luka Doncic again.
While the NBA is going through its preseason and getting ready to start 2022-23 in a few days, the news coming from the United States is the best for Argentine basketball. Although it is not yet formal, everything indicates that Facundo Campazzo will continue his career in the best league in the world as a player of the Dallas Mavericks.
The news broke after the experienced American journalist Mark Stein confirm that the texan franchise He is in advanced talks with Cordovan to add him to his ranks. So, the chance of a meeting between Campazzo and Luka Doncic -to whom he became famous real Madrid– awakened the illusion of many. The news that came from the United States was finally confirmed by the representative of the base, Claudia Villanueva. “We are just waiting for the offer“, he maintained in dialogue with UCU Radio.
Simultaneously, from several Spanish portals They confirmed that the option to return to Real Madrid is not open and even the Argentine rejected a significant proposal from Fenerbahce -talked of 10 million euros over three years- to follow his NBA dream. Today, both portals woke up to the news of the “total agreement” between Campazzo and Dallas.
Although the offer needs to be formalized on paper, the reality is the agreement for one season in exchange for two million dollars. So, Campazzo will meet with Doncic and join the ranks of one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference who last season reached the Conference Finals, for example where he was defeated by the eventual champions, Golden State Warriors.
Facundo Campazzo and the important benefit he will get from his arrival to the Dallas Mavericks
Besides sports, there is an additional reason that can be seen as another incentive for Facundo Campazzo prioritize your NBA continuity over stronger economic offers in other countries. is that Cordovan He has already played two seasons in the American league and, if he adds another game in his third year, he will immediately be able to access the NBA’s lifetime pension benefits..
Since 1965, the NBA has had a lifetime pension system for players who have played at least one game per season for three seasons. In other words: by playing three games in three years, one in each season, the player is already entitled to the benefit.
How much is the life pension? For a veteran who played three seasons in the NBA, this represents approximately 56,988 dollars per year that he could collect starting at age 62.. On the other hand, a player with a decade of experience in the best league in the world can earn more than 200 thousand dollars.
Pension is not the only benefit as it is also included in the same plan the right to receive up to $30,000 annually in reimbursements for college tuition and career transition programs, designed for the post-retirement stage of basketball players. As well including health coverage that extends to their partners and children.
Source: Tycsports
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