Kaunas “Zalgiris” team lures an American who plays for Istanbul “Besiktas” to their ranks.
The Turkish news portal “Sports Digitale” announces that the Lithuanian champions are negotiating with the 25-year-old 199 cm tall Matthew Mitchell.
The American arrived in Europe in 2021 and spent two seasons in the ranks of Strasbourg SIG. Last year, he signed a contract with Beşiktaş and made a solid debut in the European Cup.
In this tournament, he scored 12.5 points, rebounded 4.9 balls and collected 11.8 utility points in 28 minutes, and made 39.5% of three-pointers. (17/43) accuracy.
In the Turkish league, M. Mitchell’s statistics reach 10.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 10.5 utility points in 26 minutes.
In “Besiktas” schemes, M. Mitchell played mostly on the light side, but he also moved to the position of heavy striker. M. Mitchell controls the ball well, defends reliably.
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