AEK: Jordan McRae – Basketball – Greece announced

its acquisition Jordan McRae Announced Eck. The American goalkeeper / striker sent his signed contract hours ago, which is the first acquisition of a foreign player from Al-Ittihad for the new season.

The 32-year-old (1.95m) ace, who competes in the “2” and “3” spots, He is distinguished for his scoring ability He has a rich resume. Selected #58 in the 2014 draft, he played four seasons and a total of 125 games in the NBA with the Suns, Cavaliers, Wizards, Nuggets and Pistons, while in 2016 he was a member of the Cleveland team that took the championship with two playoff appearances. At the same time, he is a great presence in the G League and in fact in 2016 he was named an All Star player, while in 2019 he was a member of the top five and top scorer.

In 2017/18 he had a short stint with Baskonia, last year he played in China, last year in the French capital, while this year he was in Hapoel Tel Aviv, which was named to the second best five of the tournament. With the Israeli national team, he had an excellent presence in the European Cup, scoring in 19 games 15.3 points (80.9% shooting, 53.2% 2-pointers, 32% 3-pointers), 2.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.5 turnovers in 27:03 On average, with his team reaching the quarter-finals. There he was shut out by Badalona with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

In the Israeli league, he had 16 points (39.8% on three-pointers), 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 29.3 minutes. He reached the league finals losing 2-1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv, averaging 17.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 29 minutes per game. Maccabi also lost in the League Cup final, 88-84, in overtime, with McCrae scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

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AEK BC announces that Jordan McRae (Jordan McRae, 32 years old, 1 month 95) is the “Queen” player! ??

The American goalkeeper signed a contract today (Friday 14/07) until the end of the 2023-2024 season???

Jordan McRae was born on March 28, 1991 in Savannah. In college, he played with the Tennessee Volunteers, and finished his college career in the 2013-2014 season with averages of 18.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists.

He made his first professional move in Australia, on behalf of Melbourne United, with 19.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, while finishing the year on the Philadelphia 76ers, with 18.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists. The following year, he played there in 29 games, 23.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and then made a big move to the world of the NBA. Playing in the first stage of 7 matches with the Phoenix Suns, he “earned” a spot on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster, with which he also won a “ring”, played in 14 matches, scored 4.4 points, 0.9. rebounds and 1.1 assists.

In fact, the American goalkeeper “shone” in the summer league and stayed the following season in the Champions League, where he participated in 36 matches, before moving to Europe, specifically to Baskonia. In the summer of 2018, he returned to America, signing a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards, where he recorded 5.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 27 NBA games. Meanwhile, with the Wizards affiliate, McRae emerged as the leading scorer in the G-League, being a member of the league’s top five, averaging 30.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.6 steals. The season ended with him being traded to the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons.

The five-year NBA cycle ended after 123 games, as he chose to continue his career in China and the Beijing Ducks in the summer of 2020, averaging 11.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists. In the 2021-2022 season, he played with the Metropolitan shirt in the French League, scoring 14.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists, while last season he performed excellently in Hapoel Tel Aviv. Specifically, McRae finished the year with 15.4 points in the European Cup and 16 points in the tournament, while grabbing 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists.

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