Sixers’ draft-and-stash prospect Mathias Lessort has signed a two-year deal with Spain’s Unicaja Malaga, according to Eurohoops.net. The 6’9” Lessort, 22, played in Serbia last season for Red Star Belgrade and averaged 8.5 PPG and 5.7 RPG in 30 games. Lessort was the 50th overall pick in 2017.
In other news around the Atlantic Division:
- The Knicks’ brass is thrilled over coach David Fizdale’s five-day visit with star player Kristaps Porzingis in Latvia, Marc Berman of the New York Post reports. The front office has been impressed by Fizdale’s ability to connect with the young players, Berman continues. No one in the Knicks’ front office visited Porzingis in Europe last summer and there were lingering concerns about his feelings toward the organization after his fallout with previous team president Phil Jackson, Berman adds.
- Celtics swingman Semi Ojeleye is focused on becoming a more consistent offensive threat, Spencer Davies of Basketball Insiders writes. “Definitely knocking down open shots,” Ojeleye said of his offseason focus. “Just gotta do a better job being consistent with that. Then offensively, I think making more plays.” Ojeleye was an afterthought in the Celtics’ attack last season, even though he appeared in 73 games as a rookie. He averaged 2.7 PPG in 15.8 MPG while shooting 34.6% from the field and 32% from long range.
- Nets guard Caris LeVert has received little attention this offseason but he could be poised for a breakout season, Brian Lewis of the New York Post opines. LeVert averaged 13.8 PPG on 46.5% shooting, including 44.1% on 3-point tries, heading into the New Year last season before minor injuries piled up. LeVert generated more trade interest before the February deadline and prior to this year’s draft than any other Brooklyn player, Lewis continues, but the organization chose to hold onto him. “For me it’s just staying healthy and continue to maximize my potential. I’m not really worried about anybody else but myself, honestly,” LeVert told Lewis.
That’s what New York has to do, butter up as much as they can KP6, it is so logical & obviously, beggars believe they didn’t do it last summer when they upset him, SMH man, they gotta smarten up, seems Fizdale is a good help in that.
Also Ojeleye no wonder he is an afterthought, wow he is as bad as Smart shooting…
Please tell me you used the absurd “KP6” because you can’t spell Kristaps Porzingis, and that it’s not an actual nickname…
Right? At least say the Unicorn
Knicks are moving up! MSG remains hoops Mecca.
Us Knicks’ fans are cautiously optimistic about Fizdale. He has me excited. But a part of the curse of being a Knicks fan is you have to give excitement a full body search before you can trust it. I don’t want to be that way but we have been conditioned to be this way. Go Knicks!