Matt Thomas playing with Valencia BC in Spain

[I-stateTheTruth]

Matt's Valencia team won game 3 of their playoff series vs. Unicaja Malaga and advance now to play the #1 seed -- Real Madrid. Matt is STILL sidelined and missed the entire 3-game series vs. Malaga. I think that's 7 or 8 straight that he's missed.

RM doesn't have Luca Doncic but they did finish 1st in the Spanish league in regular season. They beat Valencia in both their regular season match-ups so I'm sure they want their sharpshooter back but I have no idea if he's expected to play. (I checked and he shot friggin 49% from 3 this year in the Spanish league).

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

Continuing my very boring posts, Matt missed Game 1 of the best-of-three semi-final against Real Madrid and Valencia got blistered from 3, losing 94-72. An American named Anthony Randolph (ex. LSU; has played for 4 NBA teams) went 6 for 6 from 3 (yikes) for Real Madrid. They really could use Matt back on the court.

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

Aaaaaand, Matt's season 1 at Valencia ends with a whimper: Valencia lost game 2 vs. Real Madrid today and their season ended in the semi-finals of Spain's playoffs. Matt again was sidelined and did not appear in the game.

So, Matt should have a couple months back in the States and hopefully, he can get his leg healthy again. He's got a year left on his contract with Valencia (I don't think either side has wiggle room). The Spanish league usually kicks off at the end of September.

 

[CycloneWanderer]

With their ticket already punched for the euroleague, the playoffs didn't mean as much for Valencia which may be a reason they are taking it slow with Matt's injury/recovery

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

With their ticket already punched for the euroleague, the playoffs didn't mean as much for Valencia which may be a reason they are taking it slow with Matt's injury/recovery

Yeah, they're definitely being careful with him; he was really needed in the playoffs. The Euroleague was a big step, yes, but winning the Spanish league would be a BIG deal for them so I'm sure if he were ready to go, he would've had some minutes. Still, a good season for them, winning the EuroCup and finishing 4th in the regular season.