Champion of France for the third consecutive year, ASVEL continues its five-star recruitment. A month following having signed Nando de Colo, the team chaired by Tony Parker has just announced the arrival of Joffrey Lauvergne!
On June 25, ASVEL won their third French championship title in three years, achieving a historic Threepeat following a thriller in the final once morest Monaco. As soon as the trophy was lifted and the champagne digested, it was already necessary to get back to work to prepare for the following season. Quite a challenge when you see the real bleeding suffered by Tony Parker’s club in the offseason. There was the departure of Elie Okobo to Monaco, already announced even before the end of the season, that of Chris Jones to Valencia but also the surprise departure of Victor Wembanyama to the Metropolitans 92. To compensate for the loss of these executives, he was going to having to take out an XXL recruitment and the management did not do things by halves. By signing Nando de Colo, the Lyon team offered themselves a size in European basketball and at the same time sent a strong signal to the competition. Since good news often calls for another, two other French talents also decided to return home. Three days ago, it was Yves Pons who signed up and this morning we received a new ASVEL Bomb with the announcement of the signing of Joffrey Lauvergne! The interior joins the ranks of the French champion for three seasons.
❗️ Recruitment 2022-2023
The 30-year-old International interior (2m11) has chosen LDLC ASVEL for the next three seasons. Here is the full 2022-2023 squad! ????
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The flashy recruitment therefore continues for ASVEL, which is full of talent but also experience. Joffrey Lauvergne is 117 EuroLeague games for an average of 9.1 points and 5 rebounds. It is also a nice nod to the French team because the squad now has four players who won the European Basketball Championship in 2013 (Charles Kahudi, Nando De Colo, Antoine Diot and therefore Joffrey Lauvergne ). Players who will obviously have a major role next season, whether in France or on the European courts. On the ASVEL site, coach TJ Parker was delighted to be able to count on a new reinforcement of this magnitude.
“It’s a pleasure to bring another French international back to the club. Joffrey has experience and a basketball IQ which will be very useful to us throughout this season in the Euroleague but also in the French championship, in which he has already played. He is very mobile, brings incredible energy every time he sets foot on the pitch. He is also someone who can be given the ball to the low post, to score but also to pass. »
Nando de Colo, Yves Pons, now Joffrey Lauvergne, ASVEL may have lost a lot of people this summer, the French champion is currently releasing a masterclass on the transfer market. Tony Parker’s club will have the weapons to play the leading roles next year, once once more.
Source texte : ASVEL
