By Dimitris Minaretzis and Stefan Djordjevic/ info@eurohoops.net
Of course, it’s not easy for an NBAer to abandon his career in the USA. A big name could not play in the EuroLeague if he had good offers in the NBA.
This year, however, players with considerable careers and plenty of experience in the best league in the world have come to the EuroLeague, many of them, in fact, for the first time in their basketball lives.
Eurohoops picked out ten of them in no particular order. Those were the ones who created more buzz, plus one coach, Ettore Messina, who has made also a big return.
Jimmer Fredette (Panathinaikos)
The NBA definitely didn’t work for him. He was an amazing scorer in college, he worked wonders in China, but in the NBA he couldn’t settle anywhere. Panathinaikos took the opportunity and closed one of their biggest signings in terms of foreign players.
– Last season, Fredette played in six games with the Suns, averaging 3.7 points.
– His career average in the NBA is 6.0 points in 241 games in six seasons.