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Olimpia Milano, Datome: ‘Happy to be here’

GM Stavropoulos: “Gigi is a player who represents everything we look for in an athlete: charisma, experience, human values, winning mentality”

Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano announces that it has reached a three-year agreement with Luigi Datome, born in Montebelluna, on 27 November 1987, 2.03 in stature, winger, coming from Fenerbahce Istanbul. “I am really happy to start this new chapter of my career in a historic and ambitious club like Olimpia Milano,” says Datome. “Gigi is a player who represents everything we look for in an athlete: charisma, experience, human values, winning mentality. We are excited to have him with us, “says general manager Christos Stavropoulos.

The carreer

Born in Montebelluna, but raised in Olbia, where he played in the Santa Croce, team owned by his father Sergio, Luigi Datome, small wing of 2.03, he won a Allievi title with the formation of his city and in 2003 he moved to Siena , staying there until 2006 and making his debut in both Serie A and Euroleague. He then played at Scafati from 2006 to 2008 and in Rome from 2008 to 2013. In the 2012-13 season he scored 16.9 points on average with 5.8 rebounds and was named MVP of the championship. In the summer of 2013 he moved to the NBA, signing for the Detroit Pistons. After 36 games in two years, he was sold to the Boston Celtics in a three-way exchange that also involved the Phoenix Suns. In Boston he played 18 regular season games and three playoff games. In the summer of 2015, he returned to Europe to play in Fenerbahce where he won 3 Turkish championships, 3 Turkish cups, 2 President’s cups and the Euroleague in 2017.

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