After 5 seasons spent in France following his Draft, Petr Cornelie has finally decided to take the plunge and play in the United States this season. Spent a time in the NBA and in the ranks of the Nuggets, the French interior is now a hit in the G-League, where he has just signed the best performance of his career!
A season synonymous with explosion in Jeep ELITE, and here he is now on the continent king of basketball. Very impressive in the colors of Pau-Lacq-Orthez last year, Petr Cornelie is now continuing his progression across the Atlantic. At 26, the French international (8 selections) also seems to find his rhythm in this very different universe, with boxes that follow one another!
Petr Cornelie blazes again and slams two career-highs
Cut off as a two-way player by the Nuggets last January, Cornelie has since been trying to bounce back from this disillusionment. He cut his teeth in the G-League, in Denver’s affiliated franchise, Grand Rapids Gold. And after a first resounding bang a month agothe Calaisien continued his pretty merry way this Sunday with a benchmark match for him!
What a stat line by Petr Cornelie! ????
The @NBAGrandRapids big man went off for career-high’s in scoring and in three-pointers made to lead the Gold to a 111-107 victory over the Herd. pic.twitter.com/fobxS2qOIW
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) March 27, 2022
35 points scored with a magnificent 7/8 from 3 points – two career bests, 15 rebounds, a 111-107 victory to put his team back on the right track: the big man from Calais did not do things by halves on the floor of the Oshkosh Arena. Enough to bring his averages over the season to 17.6 points, 13.3 rebounds and 37.0% from 3 points, and thus continue to stand out at the top level.
With those kind of stat lines, Cornelie can still pursue her dream of getting a spot in an NBA roster before the end of the regular season. In any case, he does everything it takes to achieve this, and without that, he will always have the opportunity to show himself in the G-League playoffs. This, before why not starting next season in the rotation of a big league franchise!
Petr Cornelie scored wherever and whenever he wanted! Check out his best buckets from a career day. ✊ pic.twitter.com/oWRRnUVARP
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) March 27, 2022
Petr Cornelie continues his work in the G-League with an offensive recital synonymous with a double career record. It’s hard to ask more from the Frenchie, who must seriously start catching the eye of NBA scouts!
