Juan Núñez García (born 4 June 2004) is a Spanish professional

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player for

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of the German

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(BBL) and the EuroCup. He plays at the

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position.

Club career

Born in

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, Núñez joined

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's youth ranks in 2015. In his junior years, he stood out with his passing ability. He was named MVP of the 2019–20 Euroleague Next Generation Tournament qualifying tournament in

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, averaging 9.5 points and 5 assists in 4 games. In 2021, Núñez won the Euroleague Next Generation Tournament with Real Madrid. Although he played in the group games, he did not feature in the final, as he was called up by

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to the senior team amidst an injury crisis within the squad. On 6 June 2021, Núñez made his debut for

's senior team in an ACB semi-final win against

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, scoring 2 points from the free-throw line and adding 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 7 minutes of play. He was the 16th youth academy player to be introduced to the senior team by Pablo Laso. On 15 August 2022, he signed with

of the German

. He captured the German championship title with Ulm in 2022-23.

References

External links

Núñez Basketball Real Madrid CFProfile at FIBAProfile at ACBProfile at EuroLeagueProfile at RealGMProfile at Eurobasket.com
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