The current Euroleague champion’s starting striker will be the bomb of the summer for the university team
Striker James Lee Anderson (Junction City, Arkansas, March 25, 1989), is 1.98 meters tall and it is his first time playing in the Endesa League. He arrives at UCAM Murcia after four seasons in the NBA and seven in the Euroleague, where he was twice declared champion of the top continental league. One of them in the last edition, where he ended up at the base five with Anadolu EFES. In his first participation in Zalgiris Kaunas, he became one of the top scorers of the tournament (14.5 points). An all-rounder at the offensive and defensive level at 33 years old and holding an American position.
He began his career at Oklahoma State University, where he was unleashed as a goalscorer. In his third and final year, he averaged 23 points and 6 rebounds per game, helping him to become the 20th pick in the 2010 Draft, chosen by the San Antonio Spurs. Anderson played four seasons in the best league in the world, wearing jerseys for four teams: Spurs, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76. In this last franchise, he played 80 games in which he averaged 10 points per game.
In his first appearance in the Euroleague, the American forward played with Zalgiris Kaunas in the 14/15 season, achieving his best-scoring records with 14.5 points and 5 rebounds per game. These records made him one of the top scorers in that edition of the Euroleague and helped him return to the NBA. On his return to Europe, he played for Darussafaka and the Russian Khimki before joining Anadolu Efes where he achieved his greatest success. Over the past four seasons, he has emerged as one of the key players of a historic team. Three consecutive Final Four, in which he won two Euroleague titles in the past two seasons. At the end of this cycle, a versatile player lands in Murcia who has been able to adapt to a new role on a winning team, breaking his defensive records and improving his three-point shot. In this last season, he finished almost 50% in the triple percentage.
Source: La Verdad
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