{"id":111451,"date":"2021-08-04T06:01:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T06:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=111451"},"modified":"2021-08-04T09:59:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T09:59:07","slug":"boomers-star-secures-long-awaited-nba-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=111451","title":{"rendered":"Boomers star secures long-awaited NBA deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boomers star Jock Landale finally has an NBA deal after signing a two-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Landale has impressed in Australia's 4-0 start at the Tokyo Olympics<\/a>, providing vital outside shooting and rebounding, particularly after the injury to Aron Baynes. He has averaged 13.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game so far in Tokyo. <\/p>\n

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The NBA deal has been a long time coming for the 25-year-old, who went undrafted in 2018 and spent time with the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks in the Summer League in both 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n

Landale had previously been unable to take up NBA offers due to a substantial buyout number set by his Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas, before finally secured an exit last August, before signing with NBL side Melbourne United.<\/p>\n

\"Jock<\/p>\n

In his sole season at home, Landale was pivotal in United's 2021 NBL championship win, and was named the NBL grand final MVP.<\/p>\n

Landale joins an extremely young group in San Antonio, with the Spurs embarking on a youth movement after the departures of DeMar DeRozan and Landale's Boomers teammate Patty Mills<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n

After playing a key role in the Spurs' 2014 title, Mills once again gets a chance to compete for a championship on a star-studded Brooklyn Nets roster after signing a two-year, $US12 million ($16m) deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Landale's move to the NBA is yet another boost for the NBL which has seen the likes of LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton make successful transitions from the Australian league.<\/p>\n

Australian teenager Josh Giddey is another NBL success story, after being drafted sixth overall in the NBA Draft<\/a> last week after spending a season with the Adelaide 36ers.<\/p>\n

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