Elie Okobo, from ASVEL to Monaco? –
What if Elie Okobo stayed in France next season? This is information that comes from Lithuania, he could move from ASVEL to Monaco.
Often very well informed, the Lithuanian journalist Donatas Urbonas reveals that Elie Okobo could (1.91m, 24 years old) could still play in the French championship next season. According to him, the former Phoenix Suns player should continue his career in Monaco.
Passed by Bordeaux and the Elan Béarnais, it is in Pau that this Bordeaux native revealed himself. Author of a remarkable playoff campaign in 2018, he had caught the attention of the Suns, who drafted him in the NBA. After three years in the United States, he returned to France, to ASVEL, to revive himself and discover the Euroleague there.
This season, Elie Okobo is averaging 13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists for 13.4 rating. Since the start of the playoffs, he has even gone up a serious notch, offering 19.3 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists (20.8 rating). In Euroleague, he compiled 14.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists for 13.5 evaluation.
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