Valencia bring rim protector Kyle Alexander to frontcourt / News - Basketnews.com

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Valencia Basket officially announced the addition of Canadian center Kyle Alexander for the next season.

The 25-year-old player arrives in Valencia from fellow Spanish team Fuenlabrada, where he has played the last two seasons.

He averaged 9.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks (2nd result in the league), and 12.1 PIR over 33 Liga Endesa games last season.

Alexander has established himself as one of the best blockers in Endesa during the past two campaigns, being among the top five athletes in this category.

Since the 2015-16 season, the 2.08-meter Canadian has been averaging more than one block per game.

He is also prodigious when it comes to finishing attacks with dunks. Alexander was the fourth player with the most dunks in the last Spanish league season.

The big man went undrafted in 2019 and had a short stint with the Miami Heat in 2019-20 before coming overseas. He posted 1.0 point and 1.5 rebounds in just two NBA games.

Alexander is now set to make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut.

Current roster

Valencia Basket

Position Player Status PG Chris Jones (story) Signed until 2023 PG Sam Van Rossom (story) Signed until 2023 PG Martin Hermansson (story) Signed until 2024 PG Nenad Dimitrijevic Signed until 2025 SG Klemen Prepelic(story) Signed until 2023 SG Jonah Radebaugh(story) Signed until 2024 SG Josep Puerto Signed until 2025 SF Victor Claver Signed until 2024 SF Xabi Lopez-Arostegui Signed until 2025 SF/PF Jaime Pradilla Signed until 2024 PF James Webb III(story) Signed until 2024 PF/C Jasiel Rivero Signed until 2023 C Bojan Dubljevic Signed until 2023+1 C Kyle Alexander (story) Signed until 2023 Coach Alex Mumbru(story) Expired contract Mike Tobey (will not return), Louis Labeyrie (will not return), Olivier Hanlan (will not return) Rumored to leave Interested Khalifa Diop (story)

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