Abdel Nader has signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix for the remainder of the 2023-24 NBL season, the team says, Olgun Uluc of ESPN tweets. The NBA’s Suns waived Nader back in February 2022 and never worked his way back into the league. Nader, 30, appeared in 202 NBA games with the Celtics, Thunder and Suns.
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- Longtime NBA guard Ben McLemore has parted ways with Greece’s AEK Betsson, according to Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.net. It was his first stint in Europe after playing in China last season. In Greece’s Stoiximan Basket League, McLemore logged seven games played with 9.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per contest. McLemore played for the Kings, Grizzlies, Rockets, Lakers and Trail Blazers over the course of his nine-year NBA career, which spanned from 2013-22.
- Greece’s Promitheas Patras has signed former NBA guard Tim Frazier, according to Eurohoops. He previously played in that country with AEK Athens and, most recently, SIG Strasbourg. Frazier averaged 11.3 points, 5.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds with AEK in 2022-23. He posted 8.3 points, 4.4 assists and 3.3 rebounds over seven games with Strasbourg. He appeared in 289 NBA games, most recently in 2021/22 when he saw action in 12 contests with the Magic and Cavs.
- Kemba Walker is enjoying his transition in European basketball, playing for AS Monaco, Eurohoops relays. In an interview with Joe Arlauckas of The Crossover, he said, “I wanted to have a new experience. I wanted to try to experience the world. And it’s really been an easy adjustment. These guys welcomed me with open arms, treated me with a lot of respect. Just really made my transition super easy.” The former NBA All-Star had a nine-game stint with the Mavs last season.
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