{"id":244475,"date":"2021-05-07T06:33:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T03:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/newest-knicks-guard-luca-vildoza-a-very-special-player\/"},"modified":"2021-05-07T06:33:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T03:33:05","slug":"newest-knicks-guard-luca-vildoza-a-very-special-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/newest-knicks-guard-luca-vildoza-a-very-special-player\/","title":{"rendered":"#Newest Knicks guard Luca Vildoza a &#8216;very special player&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Newest Knicks guard Luca Vildoza a &#8216;very special player&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Knicks officially announced the signing of Argentinian combo guard Luca Vildoza Thursday, and one of his countrymen said he believes they\u2019ve made a smart addition.<\/p>\n<p>Nuggets rookie point guard Facundo Campazzo, who had a big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in Denver\u2019s rout of the Knicks on Wednesday night, told The Post that Vildoza has always been destined for the NBA, even though he went undrafted in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Vildoza and Campazzo have played together on Argentina\u2019s national team the last four years and competed against each other for three seasons in the Spanish league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s an NBA player,\u2019\u2019 Campazzo told The Post in a phone interview from Denver. \u201cHe has something special in his game. Sooner or later, we knew he was going to play in the NBA. I think he\u2019s going to make an impact here. I believe he can make it and is going to improve a lot in his game here. He can be here many years.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-3 Vildoza, who is 25, signed a four-year, $13 million deal, but it\u2019s only partially guaranteed. The Knicks, however, are invested because they have to pay his Spanish league team, Baskonia, $2 million for his buyout.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/big-apple-buckets\/patrickewingtalks2021knicks-90sknicks-coaching?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Campazzo, 30, left the Spanish league this summer and has seen success as a pass-first point guard. Vildoza can even be more versatile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a very talented player, very smart too,\u2019\u2019 Campazzo said. \u201cWhen you see him play his game, I enjoy watching him play every game. You can see in the moment, he\u2019s so talented. He does spectacular plays every game. He makes his teammates much better. That\u2019s very important to him.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>According to Campazzo, Vildoza still is in Spain, dealing with immigration work issues. He doesn\u2019t know when Vildoza will board a flight to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told me he\u2019s so anxious, so excited,\u2019\u2019 Campazzo, who scored 16 points with four assists, nine rebounds and five steals versus the Knicks, said. \u201cHe can\u2019t wait to meet his teammates, see the city, meet the team. He can\u2019t believe the last few days. He can\u2019t wait to go to New York.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The two formed the backcourt for Argentina\u2019s 2019 World Cup team that made the finals, also teamed in events such as the Pan American Games and will reunite for the Olympics this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Campazzo said they rotated who played the point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s [a] very special player,\u2019\u2019 Campazzo said. \u201cHe likes to score, likes to pass, plays hard on defense, too.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Facundo Campazzo chats with Luca Vildoza.\" class=\"wp-image-18177160 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza-Facundo-Campazzo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza-Facundo-Campazzo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza-Facundo-Campazzo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza-Facundo-Campazzo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza-Facundo-Campazzo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Facundo Campazzo chats with Luca Vildoza.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Aitor Arrizabalaga\/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vildoza, who averaged 10.1 points and 3.4 assists this past season, won the Finals MVP in leading Baskonia to the 2020 Spanish championship. Campazzo won a title with Real Madrid in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The two Argentinians have spoken a lot more in recent days. Campazzo said one element Vildoza must master is adjusting to the NBA 3-point line. In his three seasons in the Spanish league, Vildoza shot a decent enough 35.9 percent from 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s different. You have to practice that 3-point shot,\u2019\u2019 Campazzo said. \u201cIt\u2019s really farther (about 1.5 feet around most of the arc, though about the same in the corners) from the rim than Europe.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Working the pick-and-roll is Vildoza\u2019s specialty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe won\u2019t have problems to score,\u2019\u2019 Campazzo said. \u201cWhen he plays the pick-and-roll, his shot off the dribble, his [release] is high and it\u2019s a tough shot to block. His middle-range jump shot, he\u2019s very effective. And he\u2019s very good passing it at the same time.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Vildoza could join the Knicks in time for the playoffs, but this signing is more about the future. Sources contend a handful of teams would have been interested in Vildoza as an August free agent. The Knicks\u2019 three point guards \u2014 Elfrid Payton, Derrick Rose and Frank Ntilikina \u2014 all will be free agents after the season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18177170 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Luca-Vildoza.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Luca Vildoza averaged 10.1 points per game in the Spanish league.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anatolij Medved\/BSR Agency\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted to know how we play here,\u2019\u2019 Campazzo said. \u201cHow the NBA plays defense compared to Europe. I tried to advise him but he\u2019s very talented and he knows the players here. The time in Spain is midnight [when the NBA plays on the East Coast], but he knows every player for sure.\u2019\u2019\u00a0\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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