Paris Basketball reportedly close to NBA champion Axel Toupane / News - Basketnews.com

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Paris Basketball seem to be close to a deal with French international guard-forward Axel Toupane (2.01 m, 29 years old), whom they have been closely following since the beginning of the season.

According to L'Equipe, the two sides could finalize their deal in the upcoming days. Toupane has been playing in the G-League for 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 would thus return to France a little more than a year after his comeback season in Strasbourg. At the same time, the Parisian club is trying to climb back up the standings after a difficult start to the season.

Paris 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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