The Valencia club seeks to strengthen its frontcourt and is eyeing the Spanish power forward, whose contract with Unicaja includes a buyout clause.
Valencia Basket continues working to complete a deeply revamped roster. Following the departures of ten players and the replacement of Pedro Martínez on the bench, the sporting director still needs to finalize several signings to complete the team that Xavi Albert will lead during the 2026/27 season.
The Valencia club has already signed TJ Shorts, Gonzalo Corbalán, Dylan Osetkowski, and Mario Saint-Supéry, but remains actively searching for reinforcements in the paint. The departures of Jaime Pradilla, Braxton Key, and Matt Costello have significantly reduced the interior rotation, so one of the priorities is adding a power forward with physicality, mobility, and the ability to help on defense and rebounding.
In this context, Tyson Pérez's name has emerged. According to La Opinión de Málaga, the Unicaja player is among the options Valencia Basket is considering to strengthen its frontcourt.
The situation is generating some concern in Málaga. Tyson Pérez is an important piece in Txus Vidorreta's plans, and his status as a homegrown player significantly increases his value within the ACB market. Finding a replacement with his sporting and administrative characteristics would not be an easy task.
Valencia Basket could pursue his signing by paying the buyout clause. A scenario Unicaja has already experienced with the departures of Yankuba Sima and Kameron Taylor, two players who left the club after other teams exercised the amounts stipulated in their contracts.