NBA champ Axel Toupane officially lands in Paris / News - Basketnews.com

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Paris Basketball officially announced a deal with French international guard-forward Axel Toupane, whom they have been closely following since the beginning of the season.

Axel Toupane

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The 29-year-old has been playing in the G-League for the recent two months, averaging 19 points on 44.5% shooting, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 34 minutes over eight games with the Santa Cruz Warriors.

The 2021 NBA champion with the Milwaukee Bucks returned to France a little more than a year after his comeback season in Strasbourg.

Earlier, he was a player of such European and USA powerhouses as Unicaja Malaga (2019-20), Olympiacos Piraeus (2018-19), Zalgiris Kaunas (2017-18), New Orleans Pelicans (2017), and Denver Nuggets (2016).

Toupane holds NBA career averages of 3.1 points and 1.2 rebounds over 33 duels.

Paris Basketball are currently 15th in Betclic ELITE with 5 wins in 14 matches. Most importantly, the squad is short, consisting of nine professionals and youngster Lois Gendrey, in addition to having been plagued by injuries all season long.

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