Front line reinforcement for PAOK.
The “two-headed man of the north” announced his acquisition Michael Gilmorewho signed a one-year contract.
The 28-year-old American plays as a power forward and last season was in Sweden and Flowerwith which he averaged 18.1 points and 8.8 rebounds.
The announcement of the OEM:
“KAE PAOK mateco announces the agreement with American basketball player Michael Gilmore, who has agreed with our team for the 2023-24 season. We welcome Michael Gilmore to the PAOK family!
Michael Gilmore was born on January 15, 1995 in Jacksonville, Florida, he is 2.08m tall and plays as a power forward. He comes from a basketball family as he is the nephew of Hall Of Famer Artis Gilmore! He also has Belgian citizenship (because of his mother) and in 2021, he made his debut with the Belgian National Team.
Michael Gilmore played basketball at James Rickards High School and the prestigious VCU college, from which he graduated in 2019 and from the next season (2019-20) he was in Europe. He initially played in Germany with Phoenix Hagen (4.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 26 games, averaging 11 minutes), while in the 2020-21 season he was in Belgium and Telenet Oostende (4.7 points and 2 .5 rebounds in 23 games).
In the 2021-22 season he played 21 games in the G League and 12 games in the Mexican league (5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds with Rayos de Hemosillo), to come his impressive presence last season in the Swedish league.
With BC Lulea, he had an outstanding year (2022-23), averaging 18.1 points and 8.8 rebounds in 32 games. He had 77.6% shooting, 56.2% 2-point shooting and 33.8% 3-point shooting, while 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 27 minutes per game».
Source: Sport Fm
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