Following his inconclusive stint at the Suns, Elie Okobo has revived perfectly at ASVEL. After a very good season in France and Europe with Tony Parker’s club, the leader might join Monaco this summer. Another step in the career of guardwho also intends to become a leader of the French team and try his luck in the States in the medium term.
While the Finals of the French championship will begin in a few days, the first rumors are starting to come out concerning certain players. This is particularly the case for Elie Okobo. Returning to Europe this year, the leader of ASVEL is coming off a fairly impressive season which has seen him martyr the best teams in France and all over Europe. He proved to be the top scorer and leader (13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists) of his team, first in the regular season in the French elite and still in the race to achieve the Threepeat. If the collective results have not been brilliant in Europe (14th out of 18 in the EuroLeague), the native of Bordeaux has always been at the level once morest the best players on the continent. And he went up a level once more during the Playoffs, where he chained the masterclass to dismiss Cholet then Dijon and bring back the reigning double French champion in the final. Enough to get another chance in the NBA? Not sure for the moment, since Élie did not leave great memories of his two-year stint with the Suns (4.8 points average in 15 minutes, 108 games played). But the guy dreams of a return to Uncle Sam and at 24, there is still really a way to believe it. The 31st pick of the 2018 Draft still seems to want to cover his back since according to the information of the journalist of BasketNews Donatas Urbonas, he is expected to join AS Monaco next season.
One of the top EuroLeague scorers Elie Okobo is expected to continue his career in AS Monaco, per sources.
– Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) June 9, 2022
And “chance” does things well, since the guard will find in the final of the championship the team which he should join in a few weeks. This is enough to give a little more salt to these Finals. In any case, if the info is confirmed, it’s a great operation for the Rock club, which would like to rely on dominant French players next season. With a big budget increase expected and the ambitions that go with it for the Roca Team, Okobo would secure a place in a competitive team that will allow him to continue to show himself at the highest European level. At the same time, the former Suns player intends to establish himself as one of the leaders of the French team.
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Absent from the list of the last Olympics, Okobo took advantage of his return to Europe to find the Blues, since he was retained by Vincent Collet for the next international window. On the program: two qualifying matches for the 2023 World Cup once morest Montenegro and Hungary. But above all, the leader has a good chance of being on the trip for EuroBasket 2022, which will take place in September. An important competition for the French team, which will undoubtedly be one of the favorites on the starting line. There will therefore be many good maturities over the coming months, and we will have to take advantage of them.
After a return to Europe which completely revived his career, the outlook is bright for Élie Okobo. With a French championship final to play, an arrival on the Rock on track for next season and the challenge of bringing the Blues as high as possible, the combo guard will be busy over the next few months. Appointments that may allow him to return to the radar of NBA scouts and get a second chance in the Big League in a few months.
Source texte : BasketNews
