Goyang Sono announced on the 23rd that it signed a contract with center Janelle Stokes (30), who played in the NBA (American Basketball) and CBA (Chinese Basketball).
NBA center Alan Williams (31) and Stokes joined the team to strengthen their base. They also finished composing foreign players for the 2024-2025 season.
Stokes has a brilliant history. However, he has rested for a long time and cannot evaluate his performance.
Stokes scored 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while playing for the U.S. team at the 2013 U-19 World Championship. At that time, the U.S. showed its presence in winning the gold medal.
As a junior at the University of Tennessee, he led his team to the round of 16 strongest teams in the NCAA Tournament with 15.1 points and 10.6 rebounds. In recognition of this, he was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies as the 35th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Rookie Draft.
Since his NBA debut, he has played in a total of 28 games through the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.
In 2016, he took over the NBA G League. Based on his excellent physicality of 201 cm and 115 kg, he dominated the paint zone. He was named the best 5 defense in the 2016 NBA G League, an all – star selection, regular league and final MVP.
Since then, Stokes has entered the Chinese CBA and averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 28 games for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in the 2017-2018 season. In the 2019-2020 season, he played for the CBA Xinjiang Flying Tigers, averaging 22.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a 61.7% field-fighting success rate.
However, I took a break from basketball until now after the 2019-2020 season. The reason was that I wanted to run a movie business.
He hinted at a comeback recently and received a love call from many CBA teams. Kim has also been keeping an eye on Stokes for a long time. Sono also entered the recruitment race and was chosen by Stokes.토토사이트 모음
Coach Kim Seung-ki said, “As a result of bringing him to Las Vegas, where the Summer League is held, there was no gap in technique and ball handling,” adding, “I expect he will be a player who will be of great help not only in post play but also in guard and breathing if he recovers his previous skills.”
“I had a strong recommendation from Didrick Lawson, who grew up playing basketball in a neighborhood. I was touched by the trust and opportunity he gave me,” Stokes said. “I will play well on the court to advance to the playoffs and have fun with my fans,” he said, expressing his expectations for his entry into the KBL.