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The previous Celtic will swimsuit up for FC Bayern Munich of the EuroLeague subsequent season.
Former Celtic Carsen Edwards has signed a one-year take care of German membership FC Bayern Munich of the EuroLeague on Friday, per Alberto de Roa of HoopsHype.
Edwards and FC Bayern agreed to finalize this deal on July 11, in response to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews. This upcoming season will mark his second 12 months within the EuroLeague and his fifth as an expert basketball participant.
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The Celtics chosen Edwards thirty third total within the 2019 NBA Draft after he led Purdue College to the Elite 8. He led Boston’s 2019 summer time league crew in scoring with 19.4 factors per sport.
Edwards appeared in 68 common video games as a Celtic, however by no means managed to seek out his footing with the crew. In his two seasons in Boston, he averaged 3.6 factors per sport off 37.2 % capturing from the sphere. The Celtics tried to go for a developmental strategy with Edwards, assigning him to the Maine Purple Claws, in 2020. However Edwards was finally traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in Sept. 2021.
The Grizzlies waived Edwards eight days after buying and selling for him, and the Salt Lake Metropolis Stars of the NBA G-League picked him up. Edwards exploded in Salt Lake Metropolis, main the G-League in scoring with 26.7 factors per sport.
Edwards impressed the Detroit Pistons, who signed him in April 2022 to a two-year contract with a crew choice on the finish of his first 12 months. Nevertheless it simply wasn’t meant to be, because the Pistons declined Edwards’s crew choice on June 30 of that 12 months. Edwards solely performed 4 video games with Detroit. His NBA profession, as of 2023, was over.
The younger level guard took his skills abroad, signing a one-year take care of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Whereas in Fenerbahce, Edwards appeared in 34 EuroLeague video games and averaged 8.0 factors, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per sport. He averaged 44.6 % from two-point vary and 34.2 % from behind the three-point line. These numbers jumped to 13.3 factors, 2.0 rebounds, and a couple of.1 assists per sport off of 50.9 % capturing from the two-point space whereas taking part in within the Turkish league.
Edwards has developed a popularity in Europe as a clutch postseason performer. He scored 16 factors in Sport 2 of Fenerbahce’s sequence towards Olympiacos Piraeus to tie it 1-1. In a Turkish championship sport towards Bahcesehir Istanbul, Edwards exploded for 31 factors, going 6-for-10 from past the arc.
It appears like Edwards is right here to remain in Europe, discovering a brand new residence with FC Bayern Munich. This signing will probably be head coach Pablo Laso’s first transfer as Bayern’s chief, and it’s one he couldn’t be extra keen on.
“Carsen is a scoring machine,” stated Laso, per Basket Information. “And when he got here to Europe, everybody thought, ‘Wow, what a incredible switch.’”
Laso will now have the chance to teach this incredible switch, and it appears as if he already has concepts as to how he desires to make use of the previous Celtic.
“It will likely be [Edwards]’ second season in Europe, and we’re getting a flexible participant who can fill numerous positions,” stated Laso. “He’s artistic and really aggressive in offense, sturdy and fast in protection. We now have excessive expectations for him as a result of he’s somebody who can maintain his floor towards anybody.”
Edwards will be part of a number of former NBA gamers on this Bayern roster, together with Isaac Bonga, Leandro Bolmaro and Freddie Gillespie.
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