The Catalan team beat Basque team Baskonia 96–88 away in the decisive game of their Spanish League quarterfinal series, setting them up with a meeting with Valencia Basket in the semis.

Baskonia until last season had an Estonian on their books too: Small forward Sander Raieste played for the team for several years.

Drell, 26, whose resume includes time in the NBA G-League, got six and a half minutes' court time, scoring five points (1/2 on three-pointers, 2/2 on free throws) and grabbing two rebounds during that time.

Badalona initially found itself playing catch-up on the road, but it never allowed the hosts to pull away. Early in the second quarter, Baskonia stretched their lead to six points, but Badalona responded with a 12–2 run and went into the halftime break 41–38 ahead.

VICTÒOOOORIAAAA... I A SEMIFINALS DE L'ACB!! @Baskonia 88 - 96 @Penya1930

Ricky Rubio: 23 punts, 3 reb, 4 ass i 28 val.
Ludde Hakanson: 15 punts, 3 reb, 2 ass i 16 val.
Jabari Parker: 14 punts, 3 reb, 4 ass i 11 val.

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— Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) June 7, 2026

The visitors took control in the third quarter, at one point building an 11-point advantage. Despite this, Baskonia remained firmly in contention.

There was no doubt about the outcome in the decisive fourth quarter, however. Badalona maintained a lead of around ten points throughout the period and went up by as many as 16 with three and a half minutes remaining. When the final buzzer sounded, the scoreboard showed a crucial 96–88 away win for Drell's team.

Badalona, who finished sixth in the regular season standings, will face second-seeded Valencia in the semifinals after the latter swept Bilbao away over two games in the quarterfinals. The other semifinal will feature fifth-seeded Barcelona against the eighth-seeded Tenerife – the first European team Drell played for after returning from North America last year.

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