Summer work is done: Mudiay becomes the final Zalgiris' signing / News - Basketnews.com

Zalgiris Kaunas completed their roster for the upcoming season with the signing of 25-year-old point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who joins on a one-year contract.

The former 7th overall pick spent five years in the NBA after being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2015 NBA Draft.

He spent three seasons with the Nuggets, a year and a half with the New York Knicks, and another season with the Utah Jazz. Mudiay started his professional career in China with one year under his belt there before the draft.

After being named to the All-NBA Summer League second team, Mudiay had a great first year of his NBA career, averaging 12.8 points and 5.5 assists en route toNBA All-Rookie Second Team honors. Mudiay followed his rookie season with 11.0 points and 3.9 assists averages in Year 2. In his third season in the league, the guard from the Democratic Republic of Congo averaged 8.5 points and 2.9 assists.

Having been traded to New York the following season, Mudiay reminded the league about himself, averaging 14.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.9 assists for the Knicks.

The point guard then had a run with the Utah Jazz, putting up 7.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in an average of 15 minutes per game. However, he spent last season without basketball, not having found a deal in the NBA.

Mudiay was targeted by Paulius Motiejunas and Martin Schiller as the priority target in the NBA Summer League this year. Zalgiris’ newest member averaged 23 minutes of playing time to put up 10.2 points, 7.2 assists, and 2.8 rebounds.

The player will arrive in Kaunas soon, where he’ll undergo a medical check-up, after which Mudiay will join the rest of the team in practice and preparations for the upcoming season. Zalgiris will have two friendly games and a tournament in Turkey in early September as part of their pre-season plans.

Current roster

Zalgiris Kaunas

Position Player Status PG Emmanuel Mudiay (story) Signed until 2022 PG Mantas Kalnietis Signed until 2023 PG Lukas Lekavicius Signed until 2022 +1 SG Janis Strelnieks (story) Signed until 2022 SG Arturas Milaknis Signeduntil 2022 SG Karolis Lukosiunas Contract option +1 SF Niels Giffey (story) Signeduntil 2022 +1 SF/PF Edgaras Ulanovas(story) Signed until 2022 PF Tyler Cavanaugh Signeduntil 2023 +1 PF Paulius Jankunas (story) Signed until 2022 C Joffrey Lauvergne Signeduntil 2022 +1 C Josh Nebo (story) Signeduntil 2022 +1 C Marek Blazevic Signeduntil 2023 Coach Martin Schiller Expired contract Thomas Walkup (not coming back), Marius Grigonis (not coming back), Augustine Rubit (not coming back), Patricio Garino (not coming back) Rumored to leave Nigel Hayes (story), Martinas Geben (not coming back), Rokas Jokubaitis (not coming back), Steve Vasturia (not coming back), Tomas Dimsa (loan) Interested Roster is completed

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