26/08/2023 and las 20:24 CEST
He basketball world cup It is already at full capacity after the dispute of the first day. The first duels of the competition have not left too many surprises, but there have been some notable differences on the scoreboard, such as the ‘beating’ that the infliction Canada a France, which they surpassed by 30 points of difference (95-65). those of Vincent Collet they cannot fail in the next game against Latvia if they do not want to say goodbye to the championship at the first opportunity.
Luka Doncic, Willy Hernangomez o Carlik Jones They have been some of the most prominent names after the first duels, but the one of Rondae Hollis- Jefferson. The American foreigner born in Chester, Pennsylvania, makes 28 years, does not defend the Team USA jersey in this championship, but rather plays with Jordan, a fairly common situation, that of reinforcing the national team with a foreign player, as happened in the last Eurobasket with spain y Lorenzo Brown. Hollis-Jefferson obtained a Jordanian passport a little over a month ago, and Wesam Al-Sous He called him to reinforce the Asian team.
The Jordanian ‘Kobe Bryant’: A forgotten draft number 23
The truth is that Hollis-Jefferson had lost track of him for some years. Selected in the 23rd position in the NBA draft in 2015 for the Portland Trail Blazers, although their rights were transferred to the Brooklyn Nets, team in which he was until 2019. That year, the current champions, Toronto Raptors, They recruited him, and on 20/21 he played 11 games with the Blazers. In total, almost 320 games between the regular season and the playoffs, highlighting his performance in the 17/18 season, in which he signed almost 14 average points for a meeting with the New York team.
From there, the player decided to try his luck in Europe, with the Besiktas, although it went quite unnoticed in the Turkish team. In April 2022 he signed for San German Athletics of Puerto Rico, and after passing through the Jeonju korean and the Filipino Giga Troop, He has returned to the Puerto Rican club again.
Some house brand actions
Jordan has not exactly had the greatest of luck in this World Cup, and has been drawn in group C along with New Zealand, the United States and Greece. The first game was against the Hellenic team, in which they lost by 71-92. A match in which Hollis-Jefferson has shone, despite not having been able to contribute to the victory of his team. The really surprising thing has been to see the player in action, since his movements, actions and launches have reminded Kobe Bryant himself, sadly passed away in 2020. The peculiarity has been that, unlike the Los Angeles Lakers legend, Rondae is left-handed. Coincidentally, Hollis-Jefferson, who also you saw the 24th, has finished the game with others 24 points and 9 rebounds for a PIR of 27.
A global showcase
It won’t be until the next Wednesday August 30 in which Hollis-Jefferson will see the faces again against his former league mates. The World Cup is the tournament of opportunity and it is always a great showcase. It remains to be seen if a new opportunity arises for him to return to the NBA and continue to remember Kobe.
2023-08-26 18:24:18
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