The t-shirt with the number 11 Navarro will be hoisted at the Palau Blaugrana just before the classic to join those of some of the most legendary in the history of Barcelona: Epi, Solozábal, Jiménez, and Dueñas. Navarro played 20 years in the Barcelona first team and, in the meantime, in Memphis, his team in the NBA after having been ‘drafteado’ in the number 40 of 2002 by the Washington Wizards, the team of Michael Jordan.
Navarro played the 2007-2008 season with the Grizzlies after ruling out an offer from the Miami Heat, the team then headed for Pat Riley, and that had in its ranks with Shaquille O’neal and Dwyane Wade. Throughout his career, several european teams of the first rank tried signing up to the Pump. Real Madrid was one of them and your proposal is also sent to him shortly before his brief journey Betvole in the NBA. Then, in 2007, the madrid club he joined Sergio Llull, from Manresa. The Baskonia, CSKA Moscow and Maccabi are some of the clubs that at different times were interested to sign Navarro.
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The extraordinary and successful career of the Bomb began the day his brother Ricardo, a player from the youth ranks of Barcelona, warned the responsible technicians that Juanqui only thought about playing basketball. It was on the team of his city, the Santfeliuenc. Miquel López Abril and Antonio Maceiras, members highlighted the organizational chart of the Catalan club, who already knew him because he used to go to see his brother and the breaks went out on to the pitch to pelotear, joined the club. That 27 years ago.
This Sunday, and before the start of the classic against Real Madrid, Navarro will be honored with the raising of his number 11. The back will be 20 seasons with the barca team and 35 titles that contributed in a decisive way, among others, two Euroligas, eight Leagues, seven copa del Rey, Copa Korac and five super cups.