The Givova Scafati announces that it has signed an agreement with the American athlete Jordan Tyler McRaea winger with over 100 appearances in the NBA. Born on March 28, ’91, Jordan arrives in Scafati to further strengthen a team that, despite the arduous calendar, has so far demonstrated that it can play on an equal footing with all the teams it has faced. A total basketball player available to the Scafatese technical staff, his team 197 centimeters for 81 kilos allow him to be categorized as an “all-around”, a player capable of producing for himself and his teammates, guaranteeing balance and solidity in all aspects of the game.
After the 4 years (2010-14) of NCAA spent in Knoxville with the Tennessee Volunteers jersey with which he managed to produce 17.1 points in the penultimate year and 18.4 (to which he added 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists) at the end of the four-year period. Important numbers that deserve the call
number 58 in the 2014 NBA Draft, a pick that i San Antonio Spurs they give in to Philadelphia 76ers. After a brief period in Australia (19.9 points on average) and another in the D-League with the Delaware 87ers (23.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists), McRae finally gets the
chance in NBA, ai Phoenix Suns. There are 12 minutes of use in 7 appearances in his first experience: 5.3 points on average first earned him an extension of the “10-day contract” signed with the Arizona franchise and subsequently (again in the 2016/17 season) the move to Cleveland Cavaliers. With the Ohio team he manages to carve out some space for himself in the Regular Season, but he gets the greatest satisfaction of his career in the Playoffs of the same year, when in the NBA Finals his “Cavs” beat the Golden State Warriors overturning one of the most iconic series in the history of the National Basketball Association (from the 3-1 Warriors to the 3-4 that gives the ring to Cleveland). The following year the
new yellow-blue signing arrives in Europe, Baskonia signs him to raise their technical level in the Euroleague and beyond. However, the NBA has not taken its eyes off Savannah’s talent, who returns overseas, this time with the Washington Wizards: a season divided between the D-League (30.3 points, 5 rebounds and 3.9 assists) and the first team is worth it, for the In the year 2019-20, he played 22 minutes with the Wizards in 30 games.
Significant numbers: 12.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists lead the Denver Nuggets before and i Detroit Pistons then (11.8 points per shoe tie) to offer him two more contracts in the most important league in the world. After finishing his adventure in the NBA and making an appearance in China with the Bejing Ducks, the doors of the “Old Continent” open: in 2021-22 with the French Metropolitans 92 he won 16 of the 19 games played in the championship (14.2 points ) and played a great EuroCup (13.1 points and 3.1 assists in Levallois’ 8-4 record); the following year again the same European competition (15.3 points) for McRae, this time in Israel to defend the colors of a Hapoel Tel Aviv for which his 16.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists were not enough to win the 2023 championship final. Last season he was still a great protagonist in Europe, playing for AEK Athens, with whom he managed to record figures even higher than those of the championship in the Basketball Champions League: 14.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists. The player will wear the number 52 shirt.
The sports director further introduces the athlete, Eugenio Agostinelli: «McRae is a player with international experience, capable of raising the technical level and leadership of the team. We were looking for a player who could be a point of reference for his teammates on the pitch, and Jordan has the characteristics to best fill this role. We are certain that he will be able to better integrate into the group as soon as he is available».
Statement from the athlete, Jordan McRae: «I am very excited to play in Italy for the first time. I can’t wait to help the team become successful, I am honored by the call and interest shown by Scafati in me».
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