EA7 Emporio Armani Milan has decided to give Giordano Bortolani an opportunity to play in the first team in the 2023-24 season, following several loan spells elsewhere. Bortolani (1.93 meters, 22 years old) began last season with Manresa, averaging 10.1 points and 1.7 rebounds across seven Spanish League games, before finishing the campaign with Scaligera Basket Verona, where he posted 9.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 22 Italian League appearances. Having had experience in the BKT EuroCup in the 2020-21 season with Germani Brescia, Bortolani will now get a chance to feature in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague for the first time in his young career.
Giordano Bortolani heads back to Milan
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Giordano Bortolani and his path back to Milan
Having come through Milan's youth academy and made his first-team debut back in the 2017-18 season, Bortolani has gone on to play for seven clubs on loan. First came an experience with Brianza Casa in the Italian third tier, also in the 2017-18 campaign, before he spent the 2018-19 season with Legnano Basket in the Italian Second Division. Next up was a season-long spell with Biella, again in the second division, and then he joined Brescia ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. At Brescia, Bortolani made his EuroCup debut, averaging 6.4 points and 1.1 rebounds in 14:20 on the floor across nine appearances, two of which were as a starter. He also played 26 times for Brescia in the Italian first division, posting 6.2 points and 1.2 rebounds.
Just two seasons ago, in 2021-22, a loan move to Treviso saw Bortolani really begin to show what he is capable of. Across 30 appearances in the Italian top flight, he averaged 11.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists, while in 17 games in the Basketball Champions League, he posted 14.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists. Following his performances with Treviso, Bortolani was named the Basketball Champions League Best Young Player. Last season, as mentioned, the guard suited up for Manresa and Verona. A member of the Italian national team, too, Bortolani will be hoping to make an impact in his rookie EuroLeague season next year.