The 28-year-old fancies his team’s chances ahead of a semifinal series with Bahcesehir
Caleb Homesley aims to become EuroCup champion with Gran Canaria, potentially in all-Spanish Finals
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Dreamland Gran Canaria is dreaming big. The Las Palmas-based side is one of the four teams that will compete in the BKT EuroCup Semifinals and, therefore, one of the last survivors of arguably the toughest edition of the competition in recent memory.
On a stage it knows well, Gran Canaria has paved its way to this point with its undeniable style. The fusion of its joyful and effective game, the enthusiasm of the young players and the experience of the veterans has helped the new players who have arrived to fit in and create a core that will be difficult for any team to stop in the EuroCup.
With a 12-6 record in the regular season, and displaying a dominance that recent weeks have not done justice to, Jaka Lakovic's team has learned its lesson. Gran Canaria finished third in Group A, behind Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (two of the other three semifinalists), but the Spanish side knows better than anyone how to perform in the latter stages and how to approach the most crucial games of the season so far.
Leaving behind rivals of the caliber of Umana Reyer Venice in the eighthfinals and a strong Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem squad that made things difficult in the quarterfinals, Gran Canaria's morale is sky-high as it hopes to repeat the joy of lifting the EuroLeague trophy, just like it did in 2023.
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