Reinforcement in the forward positions for the Laurel.
The Eastern Attica team announced the acquisition of the 25-year-old, Brandon Slaterwho a few weeks ago was competing in the Las Vegas and California Summer Leagues with their jersey Charlotte Hornetsaveraging 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals in eight games.
In detail, Lavrio’s announcement:
“KAE Lavrio announces its agreement with athlete Brandon Slater for the 2024-2025 season.
The new player of our team was born on September 14, 1999, he is 2.03m tall. and competes in the position of power forward.
Brandon Slater played his entire college career at the storied Villanova program, as the pick of head coach Jay Wright.
He started in 2018 and finished in 2023 with the Wildcats, with whom he managed to reach the NCAA Final Four in 2022, but his team was defeated in the semifinals by Kansas with a score of 81-65, with him scores 16 points.
He totaled 143 games at Villanova. In his final season at Villanova he averaged 9.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 34 games, all as a starter in 29 minutes of action. He had 34.7% on three-pointers (35/101), but the impressive stat was his free throw percentage. He had 89/97, a 91.8% percentage, among the best in the entire college league.
Slater was not selected in the NBA Draft, but managed to find a contract with the development team of the Boston Celtics. With the Maine Celtics in the G League, he counted 30 games with 20 minutes of participation, having 8.3 points and 3 rebounds on an average of 37.6% on three-pointers (53/141), while he also played in 5 games of the Play Offs.
A few weeks ago, he participated in the Summer League of Las Vegas and California with the Charlotte Hornets jersey, having a total of 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 8 games and a highlight in his last game, when with opponent Brooklyn Nets (97-90 win) scored 30 points on 6/9 three-pointers.
KAE Lavrio welcomes Brandon to its family and wishes him a good racing year with health and success».
Source: Sport Fm
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