Emmanuel Mudiay set to join Zalgiris 10

Zalgiris completed its roster for the upcoming season with the signing of 25-year-old point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who joins on a one-year contract.

The former 7th overall pick spent five years in the NBA after being picked up by the Denver Nuggets in the 2015 NBA draft.

He spent three seasons with the Nuggets, a year and a half with the New York Knicks and another season with the Utah Jazz. Mudiay started his professional career in China with one year under his belt there before the draft.

Mudiay had a great first year of his NBA career, averaging 12.8 points, 5.5 assists, and followed it up with 11.0 point and 3.9 assist averages the following season. In his third season in the league, the guard from the Democratic Republic of Congo averaged 8.5 points and 2.9 assists.

Having been traded to New York the following season, Mudiay reminded the league about himself, averaging 14.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Knicks.

The point guard then had a run with the Utah Jazz, putting up 7.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in an average of 15 minutes per game. However, he spent last season without basketball, not having found a deal in the NBA.

Mudiay was targeted by Paulius Motiejunas and Martin Schiller as the priority target in the NBA Summer League this year. Zalgiris’ newest member averaged 23 minutes of playing time to put up 10.2 points, 7.2 assists and 2.8 rebounds.

The player will arrive to Kaunas soon, where he’ll undergo a medical check-up, after which Mudiay will join the rest of the team in practice and preparations for the upcoming games.

Comments

  1. Almantas

    Valio draugai :)

  2. Mudiay

    Welcome Mudiay 👍💚💚💯

  3. Tomas

    Welcome welcome to Žalgiris!

  4. Justas

    Sėkmės jam! 👊

  5. Hyper

    The best news ever for upcoming season !

  6. Linas

    Geriausias tarpsezonio ėjimas:) Welcome!!!

  7. Vytautas

    Fantastika… sekmes komandai amzinai!

  8. Kaunas

    Mudiay jau atvyko i Kauna 👍💚💯✈

  9. Samb

    Labai fainai kad jis žais už mūsų mylima Zalgiri tik kažkaip mažoka komentarų nesuprantu gal jūs lnorejot kažko dar geresnio labai norėčiau Dariaus komentaro

  10. Vycka

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