Besiktas bring in former Nets point guard Isaiah Whitehead / News - Basketnews.com

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Besiktas Istanbul have signed Isaiah Whitehead on a one-year deal. The 26-year-old American point guard spent last season at KK Mornar Basket Bar.Whitehead, a 2016 graduate of Seton Hall University, appeared in 34 NCAA games in his final season, averaging 18.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists.Having been selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the 42nd pick in the 2016 NBA draft, he made 73 appearances in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets in the 2016-2017 season, talling 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists.He began the 2017-2018 season with the Brooklyn Nets, where he appeared in 16 games and averaged 6.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists. Later that season, he moved to the G-League with the Long Island Nets, amassing 22.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists.The 2018-2019 season found him at Lokomotiv Kuban, where he averaged 11 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists over 8 games. He went back to the G League to play with the Grand Rapids Drive for the rest of the season.After another short stint with Kazakhstan team BK Astana, he signed with KK Mornar Basket of Montenegro, where he stayed through the 2020-2021 season, averaging 14.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists over 14 EuroCup contests.

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