Milan has officially signed forward Deshaun Thomas, the club announced Friday. Thomas signed his contract with the team and he will join the seventh EuroLeague club of his career.
“Deshaun will bring to our team experience, shooting and versatility: he is the player we were looking for to have more depth and more solutions. We are happy that he will be part of our team,” Milan’s general manager, Christos Stavropoulos said.
📝Deshaun Thomas all’Olimpia: "Felice e grato di essere stato scelto, non vedo l'ora di conoscere i compagni" ➡ https://t.co/PliL5KZFzH 📝 @Deshaunthomas_0 : "Happy and grateful that Olimpia wanted and chose me, I can't wait to know everybody" ➡ https://t.co/rlicLk4SzA ⚪🔴 pic.twitter.com/juk5vbqO9q — Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) July 29, 2022
The Indiana-born forward spent the past season with Bayern Munich and help the team reach the EuroLeague postseason for the second time in the last two years. He averaged 9.9 points per game.
He also played for Barcelona, the Austin Spurs, Efes, Maccabi and Panathinaikos (two seasons) before joining Bayern last summer. Milan concluded its sixth signing of the offseason and they’re preparing for a strong season in the LBA and the EuroLeague.
“I’m happy and glad that Olimpia wanted me and chose me. It is a blessing for me and my family to have this opportunity to fight and compete for such an historic team and help win as many games as possible, both in the EuroLeague and the Italian league.
I can’t wait to get started, work and get to know everybody in the organization,” Thomas said.
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