Former Bucks, Nuggets, and Hornets forward Johnny O’Bryant will continue his playing career overseas. According to an announcement from the team (hat tip to Sportando), O’Bryant has signed a one-year contract to join Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
“Johnny is a great addition for our team” Maccabi head coach Neven Spahija said in a statement. “He has experience in the NBA and he will a key role in the roster. I hope that together with him we’ll make another jump this season. He’s a hard worker and a great man.”
O’Bryant, a second-round pick in the 2014 NBA draft, spent two seasons with the Bucks before being waived. After a training-camp stint with the Wizards in 2016, the former LSU standout signed multiple 10-day contracts with the Nuggets and Hornets in 2017, eventually landing a multiyear deal with Charlotte.
The 6’9″ forward averaged 4.8 PPG and 2.6 RPG in 36 games (10.5 MPG) for the Hornets last season before he was included in the deadline deal that sent Knicks big man Willy Hernangomez to Charlotte. Having been acquired by New York in the trade, O’Bryant was subsequently waived.
This will be O’Bryant’s first stint overseas.
JOB has potential just needs to get minutes. Hopefully that’ll happen in Israel. He filled in well for Charlotte last year when they had injuries to their front court and he was apart of the Hernangomez trade that helped set them up for the future.
Potential for what? He was cut by the Knicks. Nothing defines your career more so than when the Knicks cut you and Ron Baker is still on the roster.
Come on man O’Bryant is way better than Baker, agree with acarneglia, he needs a chance to play consistently, his numbers per 36 were solid.
Tel Aviv is still a mid tier team, even with JB in the fold