Real Madrid

Clay Tucker is currently preparing for his first season as a Real Madrid player.

"This is the style Messina wants us to play in. It’s new to us, but we’ve been playing this game for a long time, so we’ll have no problem adjusting."

"It’s great to work with Messina. He has a lot of tradition in what regards winning. He has a lot of Euroleague titles. It is an honour to be able to play for someone like him."

"Youth teamers play hard. They are all practice because they want to play in the ACB one day. Training without the other guys on the team helps us a lot because it gives us time to get accustomed to the style Messina wants. I think it benefits us because we get a lot of practice and repetitions on plays in offence and defence."

"Every player prefers to play the game as opposed to practicing. We’ve had a good week and a half of conditioning. It will be a great test for us to play against Pamesa tomorrow. It will let us know where we stand and how much work we need to do."

"Once we get the other guys back from their national teams and we have a week or two under our belts, I think then you’ll be able to judge the outlook upon the season."

"I’m following the World Championship. I’m American, so I move for the USA team. Spain has a great team, so it’s going to be very interesting to see those two sides play each other again."