Virtus Bologna, the defending champion in the Italian league, is considering signing NBA center Jordan Bell, according to Ennio Terrasi Borghesan of Sportando. The news was first reported by the Italian newspaper Corriere di Bologna.
Bell, 26, finished last season with the Warriors after signing a two-way contract in mid-May. He appeared in just one game for Golden State and wasn’t used in either play-in game.
He also played for the Wizards last season, signing a pair of 10-day contracts in January and April. He got into five total games with Washington, averaging 2.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per night.
Bell was the 38th pick in the 2017 draft and was acquired by the Warriors in a draft night trade. He played rotation minutes for the team during its championship season in 2017/18 and again in its trip to the finals the following year.
He signed with the Timberwolves as a free agent in 2019, but only played 27 games before being traded. He also had brief stops with the Rockets, Grizzlies, Cavaliers and Lakers.
Virtus Bologna has an opening after a potentially serious knee injury to another former NBA player, Ekpe Udoh, per a report from Eurohoops. Udoh was hurt when he slipped on an on-court sticker during the Italian SuperCup quarterfinals.
“The biggest concern is Udoh’s injury. It seems to be bad, he’s the center around whom our game revolves,” coach Sergio Scariolo said. “This story of the court stickers that players slip on is something to think about. It’s a very serious injury for the player and a serious one for the team. I hope it serves to make it clear that we need to have the utmost attention on these things. There are no stickers in the NBA.”
would be the smart move for him to get lots of playing time. Right now he can get a invite and be a 15th man off the bench. Still young enough to learn a little more and make it back to the NBA.
Unsafe working conditions.
I have seen slippery court stickers for those ridiculous college tournaments where they need a “new floor” for showing on tv.
I daydream of being a player and peeling the stickers off the floor for safety before a game. What a fiasco that becomes!
But wait!! Didn’t all the Bulls haters go nuts when they sold a 2nd round draft pick to GSW and they used it on Jordan Bell — future Hall of Famer? My goodness the yelling was deafening when that happened. Now the “Great” Jordan Bell is going overseas? Wow!