A 28 years old, Lucas Nogueira has decided to leave basketball. The promising 2.13 meter pvot raised in the quarry of Students has hung up his boots after accumulating physical problems and unsuccessfully trying to make up his career on several occasions.
The Brazilian player has said goodbye through a letter. “Writing this has been very difficult for me because basketball has always been a part of my life. In it I had very happy moments, but also some sadness. It is true that the sad moments were those that took me off the courts, mainly because of the injuries.
I always knew that getting back on the slopes after almost two years away from them would be difficult, a challenge, but I was willing to do it to save my career. However, last Tuesday it happened again, so I made that difficult decision to ask for me from Fortaleza Basquete Cearense.
I would like to thank my friends and family, who have always supported me, the fans, my colleagues, the technical staff, Thalis Braga, Espiga, and, especially, the technician Alberto Bial, who opened the doors of this project for me. and he tried very hard to get him back to being that player who wore the Raptors jersey in the NBA. Now rest, be closer to my family and friends and think of a new direction “.
Walnut I grew up in the college quarry until his debut in the first team in 2011. All was aiming high thanks to sensational conditions for the game, although his scatter away from the track never helped him. In 2019 he came to recognize that had problems with alcohol.
He was elected in the 16th position in the 2013 draft by the Celtics, who transferred their rights to the hawks. The pvot was impressed by the NBA universe on a visit to Atlanta and, despite not having played at the highest European level, in 2014 he left for the United States. NBA debut with the Raptors, which were made with their rights. In three seasons the Toronto team alternated, with which he played 75 games, with the Development League. His averages with the Canadian team were 3.7 points and 3.4 rebounds.
In the campaa 2018-19, I tried to return to the elite in the Endesa League enrolled in Fuenlabrada, but he only got to play nine games with averages of 3.6 points and 1.8 rebounds. Then he has tried to return to NBA, but he has not found a hole, he has played in Bahrain and currently he was active in the Cearense de su Brasil natal.
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