Previewed in the summer league with the Celtics to give himself a new chance in the NBA, Killian Tillie will finally discover Europe since theUnicaja Malaga has made his arrival official for one season, recalling in passing that Killian is following in the footsteps of his brother Kim, who has played at Murcia, Baskonia and Gran Canaria. Trained at Gonzaga, the French interior will discover the high European level since after his training at INSEP, he had directly joined the NCAA.
Undrafted after four great college seasons, he had landed a spot on the Grizzlies roster with whom he would play 54 games in two seasons. Stopped by a back injury, we didn't see him on the court for two and a half years! To be precise, from March 15, 2022 to July 13, 2024. The date of his first game with Boston in the Summer League, where he would average 8.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in five games, at 49% success including 41% from 3-point range.
“I was really happy to be back because I had just come from two and a half years of nothing. I was watching TV. So it was nice to be back,” he confided after his first match with the Celtics. “I know I wasn't good at it, but I don't care. I shot the same shot over and over again and I was happy to be there, to have energy.”
At 26, the former MVP of the EuroBasket U16 still has a great career ahead of him, and like other French players before him, he could flourish in Europe. We will follow him in particular in BCL, a competition in which Malaga reached the Final Four last season.
