Overview
- Coach Sergio Scariolo has summoned Lucas Langarita and Álvaro Cárdenas from Spain B after Alberto Abalde suffered a myofascial tear in the last friendly against France.
- Both players bring prior Spain B and senior-team training experience, with Langarita having won the U19 world championship in 2023.
- Their additions aim to offset a wave of absences that already include Alberto Díaz, Santi Aldama, Darío Brizuela, Mario Saint-Supéry, Lorenzo Brown and Usman Garuba.
- Spain has lost three of its last four preparation games, heightening the importance of building cohesion before facing reigning champion Germany.
- The team will meet Germany at Madrid’s Movistar Arena on Thursday and in Cologne on Saturday before opening EuroBasket on August 28.