Veteran NBA forward Semi Ojeleye will continue his career in Italy, having reached a two-year agreement with Virtus Bologna, the club announced today in a press release.
Ojeleye, the 37th overall pick in the 2017 draft, has appeared in 284 regular season games and 38 playoff contests with the Celtics, Bucks, and Clippers over the last five seasons. He began the 2021/22 campaign in Milwaukee and was traded to the Clippers at the February deadline before being waived in March.
The 27-year-old is considered a solid, versatile defender, but has never contributed much offensively since entering the NBA, averaging just 3.4 points in 14.5 minutes per contest.
Ojeleye will join a Virtus Bologna team that competes in Italy’s LBA and the EuroLeague and also features several former NBA players, including Gabriel Lundberg, who signed with the team last week. Former NBAers like Marco Belinelli, Nico Mannion, Milos Teodosic, and Jordan Mickey are also under contract with Virtus Bologna.
And another 4 off the board…good opportunity for him though, after not really being used as much as he should have been his first couple of years. Still like his skillset
He isn’t particularly athletic and has no offensive game at all. He isn’t capable of creating his own shot, is a horrible ballhandler, and is average at best from 3.
Dude can play D though.
Bologna is going to be so good this year
What a bunch of Bologna
Ah the mystery meat.
Would like to see more contract details of all these international signings. How much are they making? Europe, China, Korea, etc….
It’s great to see all these 2nd and 3rd tier players making a nice living all over the world.
Can’t remember if it was him or Hood that seemingly went 0-for-the season (pre trade obviously) from 3 with the Bucks. Might have been both. I cringed whenever either of them camped behind the line.
I believe it was Hood sad to say. I was rooting for him and saw that