Amid rumors that former Celtics forward Jared Sullinger is eyeing an NBA comeback, the 25-year-old is reportedly headed to China, according to Anthony Puccio of Nets Daily (via Twitter). The former 21st overall pick had a solid showing at The Basketball Tournament in Brooklyn this week — with the Nets on hand to watch Sullinger — as he scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds while shooting 50% from the floor.
After struggling with is weight in recent seasons, admittedly topping out at 320 pounds, Sullinger now weighs in around 285 pounds. The Nets had interest in the 6’9″ Sullinger as he would provided Brooklyn with frontcourt depth; outside of recently acquired Timofey Mozgov and rookie Jarrett Allen, the team lacks in that department.
In five NBA campaigns, the Ohio State product averaged 10.8 PPG and 7.5 RPG for the Celtics and Raptors. As recently as 2015/16, Sullinger averaged a near double-double as he posted totals of 10.3 PPG and 8.3 RPG in 81 games for Boston.
There is no further information on which team in Chinese team Sullinger will suit up for, but we will pass along that information once it’s available.
I really feel for Sully because he really is not a bad basketball player. I liked him when he was here in Boston. Conditioning and health I think just caught up to him. That said, China may be a huge benefit to him. It may give him a season to get back into NBA shape and maybe after a stint in China, he can return.
Seriously he’ll probably end up dropping insane numbers in China too. Respect to him for working hard on the way back to the league.
If Jimmer can put up something like 37ppg/8rpg in China, Sullinger might actually murder someone on the glass over there.
Adios you fat lard
I like this guy ^
That’s one of the greatest comments I’ve ever seen
Sumo wrestling anyone?
^ummm, that’s Japan
I’m a little surprised that he can’t catch on somewhere on a minimum deal. Yes he’s spent too much time at the donut shops, but 8 rebounds a game in less than starters minutes isn’t easy to find.
Dollars & cents.
What would he make (USD) in China ?