Back to square one for Usman Garuba? We’re going straight there. Traded from Houston to Atlanta this summer, the interior was then sent to Oklahoma City where he hoped to bounce back. But the Thunder decided to cut him.
Without a club, the Spaniard participated in the World Cup, cut short by the defeat of “Roja” against Canada during the second phase of the competition.
According to Carlos Sanchez Blas, Usman Garuba will thus return to Real Madrid, which he left in 2021 to be drafted in 23rd position and join the NBA. The 21-year-old could even be in uniform on September 16 against Barcelona in Murcia, as part of the Spanish Super Cup.
This would already be the (temporary?) end of the NBA adventure for Usman Garuba, who will have played only 99 matches in the league with the Rockets, averaging 2.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12 minutes.
| Usman Garuba | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | pd | Party | Int | bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | HOU | 24 | 10 | 43.2 | 25.0 | 71.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 2022-23 | HOU | 75 | 13 | 48.6 | 40.7 | 61.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Total | 99 | 12 | 47.5 | 36.7 | 63.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
