Trey Thompkins, signing of the recently promoted Leyma Coruña, comes across his Real Madrid past
He former Real Madrid He is delighted to return to Spain and see himself with his new team. He is the player with the most media coverage and the most titles on Diego Epifanio’s squad. Leyma Coruña trusts in the leadership of Trey Thompkins to unite a team with experience and enthusiasm.
Trey expects a Real Madrid that is hungry and eager to start winning in the League. “They have a plan to play hard all season, they are intense and Real Madrid is perhaps one of the toughest rivals in Europe, It is impossible for them not to think about the match against Unicaja, but no one thinks that they will come relaxed,” explains the former white player.
They have a plan to play hard all season, they are intense and Real Madrid is perhaps one of the toughest rivals in Europe
At the moment the orange fans have not been able to enjoy their quality. “Physically I am fine, I am close to returning, I have my personal plan to be one hundred percent.”
Trust in the medical group
Thompkins lands in A Coruña after several talks with Diego Epifanio.“I spoke several times with Epi [el entrenador]. Here in A Coruña there is a very important medical group, my decision was partly thinking about that aspect. I am a veteran player and my physical plan is to arrive not at a specific match in my optimal conditions, but be perfect all season to help”.
Trey Thompkins, Leyma Coruña player.
The American power forward continues despite his seniority with a lot of ambition and hunger. “I’m hungry for Basket, we are ambitious, hungry players like Lima, LJ, Brandon… I like challenges and here I am delighted with this template. “We are a hungry team,” he says.
“For us our title is to save ourselves and remain in ACB, we will fight
The American is clear that the season is very long and will be very hard. He knows that there will be even teams and a lot of equality in the middle-low zone. He trusts his team to achieve his goal of permanence. “For us our title is to save ourselves and remain in ACB, we will fight”.
Trey Thompkins greeted Florentino Pérez during the friendly between Madrid and the Mavericks.
Thompkins since his departure from Real Madrid He has always been in contact with his former teammates Llul, Deck, Tavares, Campazzo… although this week they have not spoken: “Not this week… it’s special, we’ll talk later” [se ríe].
Five white titles
The American played five seasons for Madrid in which he played 143 League games (64 as a starter), proving averages of 9.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 9.4 efficiency. He was important especially in his first years with Pablo Laso and contributed to the achievement of five titles: One Euroleague, three Leagues and one Intercontinental.
