The Guangzhou Loong Lions will have a strong NBA accent next season. After stealing Jeremy Lin from the Beijing Ducks, they should, according to HoopsHypealso being able to count on another former NBA player, Jordan Bellchampion with the Warriors in 2018.
Since this title, obtained during his rookie season with a real place in Steve Kerr’s rotation, the 27-year-old interior has gradually disappeared from NBA radars. The player drafted in the second round in 2017 (38th choice) donned the jerseys of Wolves, Grizzlies or even Wizards without ever staying more than a handful of games.
He even returned to the Warriors in 2021 for a single disputed meeting. Ditto last season with the Bulls with whom the pivot had signed a ten-day contract. Above all, he had played around twenty games in the G-League with an average double-double (13 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks), while participating in the qualifying windows for the 2023 World Cup with “ Team USA”.
China will be his first experience abroad.