Cocorico, Olivier Sarr will be able to show himself in the NBA and strike down the G League next season. The former Kentucky has just signed a two-way contract with the Blazers, here is good news for the Frenchies troop in the NBA.
Damian Lillard orbiting Olivier Sarr on alley-oop, did you dream of it? Well the scene could well happen. The French pivot has just obtained a two-way contract with the Blazers, and Sarr will therefore alternate between the Great League and his antechamber. A great opportunity to continue his progress, and it is above all the end of the stress for the native of Niort who was fighting for a place in the roster of Oregon since the beginning of September. Olive had then signed an Exhibit 10 contract, an agreement without any guarantee which only gives the opportunity to prove itself during the training camp and the pre-season. And obviously, the Frenchman managed to convince Chauncey Billups and his henchmen. He will try to find a place in a Blazers squad that does not have a lot of competition in his position. Jusuf Nurkic and Drew Eubanks are warned, Olivier Sarr will come to nibble minutes.
The Portland Trail Blazers are converting center Olivier Sarr to a two-way contract, source tells ESPN. Sarr played 22 games for OKC as a rookie after college stops at Wake Forest and Kentucky.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 13, 2022
Author of a very good end to the season in the OKC tank, Sarr had shown a solid foundation. We are talking about a pivot of 2m13 for 107 kg, mobile, dexterous with his hands and who is also able to shoot from the parking lot. Unfortunately, the Thunder had cut it last April but it took more to discourage the one who also spent the Summer League on the side of the Suns. An experience in which he did rather well with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 1.7 against average in 14 minutes of play. From now on, it is alternately on the side of Portland that we will therefore scrutinize the development of the interior, and if he ever needs advice on the city, we even know a Frenchman who could help him.
After the bad surprise for Theo Maledon yesterday, the Frenchie clan is smiling again today. Olivier Sarr will put his bags down in Portland and, between NBA and G League, the French will have the opportunity to show himself then to him not to miss it.