Former LSU ahead Darius Days has signed a one-year contract with the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’s Nationwide Basketball League, studies Olgun Uluc of ESPN (Twitter hyperlink).
Days, who will flip 25 subsequent month, signed a two-way contract with the Warmth after going undrafted in 2022, however was waived by Miami previous to the 2022/23 season. He was claimed off waivers by the Rockets and spent his rookie season on a two-way cope with Houston, although he appeared in simply 4 NBA video games for the membership. He inked a brand new two-way contract through the summer time of 2023 however was reduce by the Rockets final October initially of the common season.
The 6’7″ ahead spent way more time over the previous two seasons with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Houston’s G League affiliate. Final season, Days averaged 16.0 factors and 6.9 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per sport throughout 45 outings for the Vipers, then joined the Winnipeg Sea Bears of the Canadian Elite Basketball League within the spring. His cope with Illawarra will characterize his first time enjoying abroad.
Listed here are a couple of extra notes from across the worldwide basketball world:
- Former Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin will proceed enjoying in Taiwan in 2024/25, having re-signed with the New Taipei Kings, he confirmed on Twitter. The veteran level guard appeared in 480 common season video games within the NBA from 2010-19, spending time with eight groups, together with New York, Houston, and the Lakers.
- Veteran guard Shabazz Napier, an NBA first-round choose in 2014, is reportedly becoming a member of Bayern Munich in Germany for the upcoming season. As BasketNews.com notes, Napier’s company deleted a social media submit asserting the settlement. Nonetheless, Matteo Andreani of BasketInside.com (Twitter hyperlink) says it’s a achieved deal and will likely be formally introduced shortly. The 33-year-old performed for six NBA groups from 2014-20, showing in 345 whole common season video games.
- Former NBA first-round choose Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot stated that enter from fellow Frenchman Guerschon Yabusele helped persuade him to signal with Baskonia in Spain this offseason after he spent final season with ASVEL in France. Yabusele beforehand performed for brand spanking new Baskonia head coach Pablo Laso at Actual Madrid. “(Yabusele) advised me solely nice issues about Pablo,” Luwawu-Cabarrot stated (story through BasketNews.com). “I suppose I have to make my very own impressions. It’s been solely per week, so I’ll be capable to inform in a 12 months, however I do know already that we’re going to have an awesome 12 months and an awesome relationship.”
