Madrid (EFE)
Although it was an open secret for weeks, the signing of Campazzo (32 years old) by Real Madrid has been waiting due to the so-called ‘fringes’ of the contract, which have finally been resolved.
The Argentine point guard and Real Madrid seemed “doomed” to understand each other from the moment the player left the NBA, although he had to make a kind of “technical stop” at Red Star Belgrade for half of the past season, especially for reasons financial statements of the player related to the payment of taxes in Spain.
Campazzo left Real Madrid in November 2020 after signing a two-year contract with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and in July 2022 he became a free agent at the end of his contract with the Nuggets.
On October 12, 2022, he reached an agreement with the Dallas Mavericks to continue in the NBA for one season for the minimum wage.
After 8 games with the team, averaging 1.3 points, 1.1 assists and 0.8 steals in 6.5 minutes, he was released by the signing of Kemba Walker.
Although Madrid was in contact with the player, Red Star was the team that took over his services, due to the financial conditions they offered him.
Facundo Campazzo returns to Real Madrid for his second spell at the club, with which he has won 11 titles: 2 European Cups, 3 Leagues, 2 Copas del Rey and 4 Spanish Super Cups.
On an individual level, defending the Real Madrid shirt, Campazzo has been chosen 2 times in the League’s ideal five (2018-19 and 2019-20), 1 time MVP of the final playoff of the League (2018-2019), 2 times MVP of the Super Cup (2019 and 2020) and 1 time MVP of the Copa del Rey (2020).
With the Argentine national team, he has won 8 medals: 3 Gold (2012 South American Championship, 2019 Pan American Games and 2022 AmeriCup), 4 Silver (2014 South American Championship, 2015 and 2017 AmeriCup and 2019 World Cup) and 1 Bronze (2013 AmeriCup). In addition, he has been chosen in the best five of the AmeriCup in the 2013, 2017 and 2022 editions.
Facundo Campazzo will face his sixth season at Real Madrid, and although the economic conditions have not been revealed, they can be around 12 million euros gross until 2027. In addition, the player must finish paying his exit clause to the NBA, of which between two and three million euros would be missing.