Ratiopharm Ulm added six-year NBA veteran / News - Basketnews.com

The German team announced about the acquisition of Brazilian center Cristiano Felicio. The contract is signed for one season.

Cristiano Felicio

Position:PF, CAge:29Height:208 cmWeight:125 kgBirth place:BrazilProfileNewsStatistics

Felicio (29, 2.11) has spent the entire six years of his NBA career with the Chicago Bulls organization. Despite going undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft, Felicio stuck around and appeared in 258 NBA games throughout his career. Last season, he averaged 1.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in 18 games.

The Brazilian big man enjoyed his best NBA season in 2017-18. Felicio played in 55 games (13 starts) and averaged 5.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 17.8 minutes of playing time. He scored a career-high 17 points in a loss against the New York Knicks on March 19, 2018.

Felicio also participated in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with Brazil national team.

"He has the attributes that we wanted. A rebounding and defensive center who works properly under the baskets. In addition, his personality and work ethic will give our young team stability. Despite offers from strong European leagues, he quickly made it clear that he would very much like to play in Ulm. Who knows, maybe conversations with last year's teammates Daniel Theis and Javonte Green, as well as assistant coach John Bryant contributed to this," said Ulm sports director Thorsten Leibenath in a statement.

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