SAN FRANCISCO – The most effective participant from the Warriors’ ragtag Summer season League squad is not going to return to the Bay Space.
Australian level guard Taran Armstrong signed with Dubai Basketball within the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, based on a number of reviews.
As a result of Golden State tendered a qualifying supply to the 6-foot-5 Armstrong in June, the NBA staff retains his unique negotiating rights within the occasion that he returns to the NBA.
The 23-year-old signed with the Warriors in February and performed 11 video games for Santa Cruz, however didn’t go well with up for the Warriors within the common season or playoffs.
Earlier than that, Armstrong received the Western Athletic Convention Freshman of the Yr award at Cal Baptist in 2022, and performed professional basketball in Australia following his early departure from school.
Armstrong averaged 7.8 factors, 3.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Warriors throughout 5 Summer season League video games in Las Vegas and San Francisco in July.
He credited the Golden State veterans for his enchancment over the summer time.
He was beforehand linked to Serbian powerhouse KK Partizan, a perennial participant within the EuroLeague competitors.
Dubai can even take part within the EuroLeague this season. He’s anticipated to play a featured function on the staff, one thing that he wouldn’t have had with the Warriors.
At capturing guard, the Warriors added Steph Curry’s youthful brother and famous sharpshooter Seth Curry this offseason, and count on third-year Santa Clara product Brandin Podziemski to take a extra featured function. The staff additionally drafted Will Richard out of Florida within the second spherical, and nonetheless has Buddy Hield as a sixth-man off the bench.
