Drafted by Philadelphia then traded to Oklahoma City, French leader Théo Maledon (19) signed a four-year contract with the Thunder.
Théo Maledon is officially an Oklahoma City player! The Thunder announced that they had signed the 19-year-old French leader, without specifying the details of the contract. But according to ESPN reporter Bobby Marks, the former ASVEL player signed for four years and $ 7.8 million, including $ 2 million guaranteed for the first two seasons. He will wear the n ° 11. He is therefore the 26th player (out of 30) chosen in the second round of the draft to sign a contract. On November 18, during the draft, Theo Maledon was indeed chosen in 34th position by Philadelphia, but the 76ers had in the process sent him to Oklahoma City, along with Al Horford, in exchange for Danny Green, Terrance Ferguson and Vincent Poirier, who will therefore not play with his compatriot in Oklahoma.
His trainer praises his maturity
Waited for a while in the Top 10 of the draft, Theo Maledon tumbled in the standings during the year, the fault of playing time which was reduced at ASVEL under the orders of Zvezdan Mitrovic. He turned last season to 7.3 points, 2.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds on average in 17.3 minutes, with 42.1% of success on shots “For a young player who has just been drafted, he has a good accumulation of experience. He played at a big level in Europe. He has a certain maturity in him thanks to that. You can tell he was surrounded by pros. He’s a mature person for his age and he has a mature way of approaching the game, ”his new coach, Mark Daigneault, said of him. It is now up to him to make his place in the Thunder, where he will compete for the lead with Hamidou Diallo, Luguentz Dort, George Hill or Frank Jackson. Following the departure of Chris Paul to Phoenix, there is clearly a blow to be played, within a team which will not have a huge pressure of results.
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