Ismaël Kamagate: From Paris Basket to the NBA – Denver Nuggets Coach Michael Malone Confirms Plans for Next Season

2023-06-07 14:33:00

Chosen in the second round by the Nuggets in the 2022 Draft but sent directly to France to continue his apprenticeship at Paris Basket, Ismaël Kamagate might well play in the NBA next year. Michael Malone, the Denver coach, would like to have him in his workforce at the start of the school year.

Oh the great news here for the Frenchman Ismaël Kamagate! Drafted in 46th position in the 2022 Draft, the tricolor interior had not been retained in Michael Malone’s final roster last summer. Returning to France to resume his place in Paris Basket, it was from France that Kamagate saw his Nuggets teammates reach the NBA Finals this season. If the pivot will not be able to help Nikola Jokic and company recover the Larry O’Brien once morest the Heat, he seems to have a good chance of being in the game in 2024, whether for the back-to-back or a first banner.

Present in Miami to comment on the NBA Finals, Rémi Reverchon from beIN Sports interviewed Michael Malone for NBA Extra. The opportunity to talk regarding the upcoming Game 3 once morest the Heat of course, but also regarding Ismaël Kamagate. The Rockies coach has thus confirmed that the Frenchman is in his plans for next season.

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“Ismaël Kamagate should be with us this summer and next season. He spent the Summer League in Las Vegas with us last summer, I spent a lot of time with him. We sent a member of our staff all year round to Paris to be at his side. We had news every week. He’s a good guy, he has a lot of potential. He is fast, tall, athletic… He can take rebounds, counter. We expect a lot from him in the future.”

Author of 9.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 once morest average in 22 minutes with Paris this season in Betclic Elite, Kamagate had already been able to show great things to Mike Malone during the last Summer League. The idea obviously seems to offer him a new chance to shine in the Summer League before integrating him into the roster. It will be interesting to see if the coaching staff quickly offer him the opportunity to play in the first team or if the player will go through the G League first. Despite the presence of Thomas Bryant and DeAndre Jordan in the workforce, Michael Malone has tended to play without a real pivot when Nikola Jokic has been blowing on the bench in recent months. It only remains to hope that Ishmael Kamagate will be able to convince him of his contribution as a back up of the Joker.

Source texte : NBA Extra

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