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Seven-year NBA veteran Willie Cauley-Stein joins the Italian team, Pallacanestro Varese.

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Former NBA center Willie Cauley-Stein will continue his career in Europe. The 29-year-old has officially agreed on a deal with the Italian team, Pallacanestro Varese.

Willie Cauley-Stein

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It will be Cauley-Stein's first overseas experience during his eight-year professional career.

In his most recent stint with the Houston Rockets' G-League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Cauley-Stein averaged 8.8 points and 5.7 rebounds over 13 games during the 2022-23 season, playing 27 minutes per contest.

He has NBA career averages of 8.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in 422 games (256 starts) over seven seasons with the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, and Philadelphia 76ers.

Drafted 6th overall by Sacramento in the 2015 NBA Draft, Cauley-Stein made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2016 after posting 7.0 points and 5.3 boards across 66 games.

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