Galatasaray nearing a deal with former EuroLeague center Jehyve Floyd / News - Basketnews.com

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Former Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul big man, Jehyve Floyd, is close to a deal with Turkish BCL side Galatasaray NEF, according to Serbian outlet TeleSport.

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Floyd, who will turn 25 tomorrow (June 22), averaged 4.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.8 blocks last season over 19 Turkish BSL contests with Fenerbahce. His numbers were lower in the EuroLeague: 2.5 points, 2.1 rebounds in less than 11 minutes of playing time.

The American center was part of the team that won the championship title under coach Sasa Djordjevic. Floyd had started the 2021-22 campaign with Panathinaikos, with whom he made his EuroLeague debut and won the Greek Super Cup title.

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After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Floyd joined MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He left the team before appearing in a single game. In September 2019, he joined Larissa. In 20 games, Floyd averaged 5.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, leading the Greek League in blocks.

On July 30, 2020, he signed with Promitheas Patras, but was released two months later, after winning his first of two Greek Super Cups.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League was his next destination and Floyd made the best out of the opportunity, averaging career-highs 11.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.

Now, he's set to debut in another competition, the Basketball Champions League.

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