Tyler Dorsey signs a one-year deal with Olympiacos / News - Basketnews.com

Olympiacos Piraeusannounced the addition of the American guardTyler Dorsey. The deal is for a one-year.

Last two seasons Dorsey (25, 1.96) played forMaccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Last year in the EuroLeague, he averaged 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, mostly coming off the bench. He scored a career-high 30 points (in 27 minutes) ina win against Real Madridon January 21, 2021.

In the Israeli Basketball Premier League, Dorsey registered 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists on average in 13 contests. The shooting guard is a two-time champion in the latter competition (2020, 2021).

Dorsey has already played for the Greek national team in the past and has a Greek passport. After leaving Maccabi Tel Aviv, Dorsey explored the NBA market but didn't find suitable options, so in the end, he decided to accept Olympiacos' offer.

Dorsey was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 41st overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft. He then signed a 2-year contract with the Hawks. He played 104 games (16 starts) in the NBA between Atlanta and Memphis and has career averages of 6.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, and 1.3 APG.

Current roster

Olympiacos Piraeus

Position Player Status PG Kostas Sloukas Signed until 2023 PG Thomas Walkup Signed until 2024 PG Giannoulis Larentzakis Signeduntil 2023 SG Michalis Lountzis(story) Signed until 2024 SG Aaron Harrison Contract option +1 SG Antonis Koniaris Contract option +1 SG Tyler Dorsey(story) Signed until 2022 SF Kostas Papanikolaou Signeduntil 2023 SF Shaquille McKissic Signeduntil 2023 SF Vassilis Charalampopoulos Signeduntil 2023 PF Georgios Printezis (story) Signed until 2022 PF Aleksandar Vezenkov Signeduntil 2022 PF Livio Jean-Charles Signeduntil 2022 PF Vassilis Christidis Signeduntil 2025 C Moustapha Fall Signeduntil 2022 +1 C Hassan Martin Signeduntil 2022 Coach Georgios Bartzokas Expired contract Vassilis Spanoulis (retirement), Octavious Ellis, Kostas Koufos Rumored to leave Alexandros Nikolaidis (not coming back) Interested Matt Thomas

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