They were the great sensation of international basketball by becoming world champions together, revolutionizing the Spanish national team, and landing in the NBA as important players. Juancho Hernangómez and Willy Hernangómez left the best league on the planet some time ago, and it is a good time to assess their journey.
Sports fans have short memories and are too sensitive to preferences and prejudices, trends that arise from a detail and change everything. Tremendous expectations were built around a pair of brothers who aimed to follow the Gasols in the NBA and show that Spanish basketball had a new triumphant saga. They arrived simultaneously, had opportunities, improved their performances, and managed to stay an incredible seven years.
There is a statistic regarding the average time a player stays in the NBA, which does not exceed three years, so seeing two young players from Europe earn a spot for seven consecutive seasons must be appreciated. They had moments of brilliance; Juancho with the Denver Nuggets and Willy in his first year with the Knicks, followed by a season with the Hornets and another with the Pelicans. Both know what it means to compete in the playoffs and have left a mark on teammates and opponents. Their NBA chapter is over, but it deserves to be valued for its importance to Spanish basketball.
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