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Simulposted from the erstwhile Bird app. Retweet is from Marco Pagliariccio; I don't know if he is here on Bluesky.
Retweet: Five former top-10 NBA draft picks will go to Europe for the first time. My post, adding context about the teams they are joining: Jabari Parker (#2 pick in 2014) is going to Fenerbahce, a massive Turkish club Jahlil Okafor (#3 pick in 2015) is going to Zaragoza, a mid- to low-table Spanish ACB team Willie Cauley-Stein (#6 pick in 2015) is going to Varese, Italian 90s power on the way back toward the top, but got hit with a massive points deduction Ben McLemore (#7 pick in 2013) is going to AEK, decent Greek team, Basketball Champions League (~40th-60th best team in Europe) Kemba Walker (#9 pick in 2011) is going to Monaco, "French" team on the rise, 3rd in EuroLeague last year So, only Parker and Walker are playing on big clubs - noteworthy in and of itself, especially for McLemore.
August 7, 2023 at 7:33 PM