Asked after ASVEL’s victory against BC Khimki Region, President Tony Parker announced the signing of Derrick Walton Jr. (1.83 m, 25 years old) for the rest of the season. Antoine Diot and Norris Cole sometimes good sometimes inside, the club wanted to bring in a new leader, allowing Cole to swing further back. Last month, the club thus attempted to bring in Chris Kramer, who ultimately remained at Hapoel Jerusalem.
Tony #Parker announces the arrival of Derrick #Walton to the#Asvel : “A player close to the #NBA, very humanly whose arrival will not disturb the team ” pic.twitter.com/qWigDNKWLL
– Gaël Berger (@GaelBerger) December 18, 2020
Great experiences in the NBA and EuroLeague
Star in Michigan (state player in high school, full course at the Michigan Wolverines in NCAA), he has since the start of his professional career known the NBA (42 games with Miami, the Clippers and Detroit), the G -League (34 matches), EuroLeague as well as the Lithuanian and German championships. In 2018-2019, the native of Detroit has indeed divided his season between Zalgiris Kaunas (17 EuroLeague games for 4.6 points with 36.1% success on shots, 1.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.9 fault caused for 5.8 evaluation in 12 minutes 30) and ALBA Berlin, qualifying for the final of the German playoffs with the team which had just reached the final of the EuroCup against Valencia.
Barely cut by the Philadelphia Sixers during the NBA preseason, this small athletic leader is therefore returning to Europe (from early January) to allow ASVEL to have the best possible chance of reaching the playoffs of EuroLeague while retaining its title of champion of France acquired in June 2019.
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