Veteran big man Marreese Speights is close to an agreement with China’s Guangzhou Long Lions, international reporter David Pick tweets.
This would be an interesting move for Speights, who is once again entering unrestricted NBA free agency next month. It suggests the offer must be substantial, since he could still fit the bill for an NBA team seeking a stretch four and veteran leadership.
Speights has bounced around the league in recent seasons and played on a veteran’s minimum contract — approximately $2.12MM — with the Magic last season. The cap hit on the contract was $1.47MM and the league paid the difference.
Speights, whose career began in 2008/09 with the Sixers, is best known for playing with the Warriors for three seasons. He won a ring in 2015.
He appeared in all 82 regular-season games with the Clippers in 2016/17, then moved on to the Magic last season. He saw action in 52 games, including three starts, and averaged 7.7 PPG and 2.6 RPG in 13.0 MPG.
The 6’10” Speights shot an above-average 36.9% from long range while taking a career-high 4.5 attempts per game.
What’s Mo Buckets in Chinese?
Mo桶
Loosely re-translates to Mo Barrel
That’s awesome
He’s going to return as Mo Prime Time.
Why?!? Come back to the warriors they need a big who can shoot and play small minutes.
Is he good enough to play in China?