JJ Barea excited about Jose Alvarado’s arrival in the national team | Basketball

There are many who are eager to see Enebeista José Alvarado soon in Puerto Rican uniform: from fan to Puerto Rican Basketball Association (Fbpur) president, Yum Ramos.

Add to that list Mayaguez and former shipowner Jose Juan Barria.

The former champion with the Dallas Mavericks has already confirmed Alvarado’s interest in playing for the national team, at a time when he had his first NBA experience with the New Orleans Pelicans.

“I’ve met Jose Alvarado a few times. He’s always shown a great interest in playing (for Al Jazeera). He plays very well. He has a lot of talent. I’d like to see him with Puerto Rico,” said Barria. speaker.

Alvarado is one of the players looking to Fbpur in the third FIBA ​​qualifier window, which takes place in July in Puerto Rico. By then, the NBA Finals were ending a month earlier, on June 19 at the latest.

Barilla – who is looking into the possibility of playing one last time for Puerto Rico in that qualifying period – indicated that including Alvarado in the squad would go hand in hand with his vision: to always have the top 12 talents on the field.

Alvarado has roots from Puerto Rico and Mexico, which means he could pick one of the two countries for his international basketball career.

The balance – for now – appears to be tilting towards the Caribbean. “He wants, it comes from him. They are the ones I love, that (the benefit) comes from them. He wants to represent Puerto Rico. You have to open the door and give him a chance,” said Witty.

Puerto Rico will play at home against the United States on July 1, followed by a match against Mexico on July 4.

Both matches will determine the final places for the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico en route to the second round of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup.

Cuba – who was also in the group – was eliminated with a record of 0-4.

The Puerto Ricans scored 2-2 in third place in Group D. The United States is in the lead 3-1, followed by Mexico in second place, with the same record.