Great move by him Panathinaikoswho made him his own Matias Lessor! The “greens” managed to get the signature of the French center, announcing his acquisition for two years.
THE 27-year-old centerfor which Barcelona had also made a strong bid for himcomes from a super season with Partizan, with which he stepped up in his career, while he played for the Serbians for the last two years. Last season he averaged 12.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 34 games in the EuroLeague, while he averaged 10 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in the Adriatic League.
The “clover” will be the 9th stop in Lesor’s careerwho has played successively for Salon, Nanterre, Red Star, Malaga, Bayern Munich, Monaco, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Partizan.
Signed on the dotted line?
Welcome to our family Mathias Lessort! ?
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The announcement
KAE Panathinaikos announces the signing of Matias Lessor for the next two years.
THE Matias Lessor was born on September 29, 1995 in Fort-de-France, France, is 2.06m tall. and competes in position “5”.
He took his first basketball steps in the infrastructure divisions of Elan Chalon and in 2014 signed a professional contract with the team, playing there for two years. In his second season he averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the French league. The next stop of his career was Nanterre, where he averaged 10.3 points and 7.2 rebounds. In fact, he won the FIBA ​​Europe Cup as well as the French Cup.
Lesor was selected 50th overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
In August 2017 he signed for Crvena zvezda of Serbia competing with them in the Euroleague. He averaged 8.5 points and 5.7 rebounds in 30 games and won the National Championship.
The next stop of his career was the Spanish Unicaja Malaga, where he played in the 2018-2019 season, averaging 11 points and 5.4 rebounds in 19 Eurocup games.
The 2019-2020 season found him in Bayern Munich, while the following year he played in Monaco. With the French team, he won the Eurocup, scoring 11.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in the competition.
He started the 2021-2022 season with Maccabi Tel Aviv and in December signed with Partizan Belgrade. With the Serbian team, he had 14 appearances with 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds on average in the Adriatic League.
In July 2022, he renewed his partnership with Partizan, carrying out an excellent season that ended with the conquest of the Adriatic League. In this tournament he had 10 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while his numbers were even better in the Euroleague, averaging 12.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 34 games.
Lessor is a member of the French National Team and with it won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships.
Source: Sport Fm
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