Maybe 10 years ago o Dante Exum to be selected at number 5 in the Draft by the Utah Jazzhowever it is safe to say that it never managed to live up to the huge expectations.
Obviously, the many and serious injuries played a huge role in this development, but no matter what Australian guard disappointed, which led him to look for contracts in Europein his basketball prime.
THE Barcelona she was the first to give him a chance, but despite his undeniable quality, one cannot say that he wanted to with his presence in Catalonia. Everything changed, however, when the Zeljko Obradovic brought him to They were partisans.
In the athletic, fast and attacking team of Belgrade, o Exum managed to “unlock” the huge potential which everyone knew he had. The Australian developed into a key pillar of the “black and white” and had a “magical season”, counting 13.2 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds in the Euroleague and giving plenty of highlights.
One year next to the best European coach of all time was enough for him Exum so that he can claim a place in the NBA again. The Mavericks they gave him an opportunity and he took it, showing that he is back… another player on the other side of the Atlantic.
Indeed, with the Texans, he counts this year off the bench 8.1 points (NBA career high), 2.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists averaged 54% on 2-pointers and 50% on 3-pointers (career high).
Recently, he went viral by hitting a big shot in time that sent the Texas Derby to the Rockets in overtime, while a little earlier in the season he had a career high with 26 points and 7 three-pointers. All this, at the age of 28, showing that he still has things to give and that he finally managed to prove that he deserves a place in the world’s top league.
Source: Sport Fm
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