Overview
- FC Barcelona announced a preliminary agreement with Pascual through June 2028, pending formal signature.
- Pascual is set to begin work on Monday, Nov. 17, while Òscar Orellana coaches Virtus on Friday and Baskonia on Sunday at the Palau.
- The club indicated his first game in charge is expected on the road against Anadolu Efes next week.
- Barça said the strong rapport between Joan Laporta and Josep Cubells with Pascual helped finalize the deal during a period of financial strain.
- Negotiations included a request to add a center, though transfer options are constrained, and the team sits eighth in the EuroLeague and 11th in Liga Endesa after Joan Peñarroya’s dismissal.