{"id":40204,"date":"2025-08-02T14:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/40204\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T14:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:51:07","slug":"bulls-high-scoring-summer-guard-leaves-nba-after-raptors-stint-to-go-to-australias-nbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/40204\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls&#8217; high-scoring summer guard leaves NBA after Raptors stint to go to Australia&#8217;s NBL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Javon Freeman-Liberty averaged 21 points per game at Summer League for the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>That caught the eye of a team Down Under.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OlgunUluc\/status\/1951172332434891205\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN&#039;s Olgun Uluc;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ESPN&#8217;s Olgun Uluc<\/a>, Freeman-Liberty has agreed to a one-year contract with the Australian NBL&#8217;s Brisbane Bullets.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Freeman-Liberty is a 25-year old, 6-foot-4 point guard.<\/p>\n<p>He split his college career between Valparaiso and DePaul.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman-Liberty joined the Toronto Raptors for 22 games in the 2023-24 season. In that stint, he played 18 minutes per game and averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Last winter, he suited up for the Windy City Bulls in the G League. There, he averaged 19.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He also shot a high volume of 3-pointers and made 35.6% of them.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/news\/lebron-james-nba-competition-200-million-saudi-arabia\/00b6faa6eb4f88f6d83a3855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:LeBron James could turn into NBA&#039;s biggest competition with $200 million from Saudi Arabia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">LeBron James could turn into NBA&#8217;s biggest competition with $200 million from Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to his 21 points per game this summer for the Bulls, Freeman-Liberty also put up 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear he&#8217;s a player just on the cusp of the NBA, but he must&#8217;ve felt his best opportunity to continue improving and shining was in the NBL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo add a talent of Javon\u2019s caliber to our roster at this stage is really exciting,\u201d Brisbane head coach Stu Lash said via the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbl.com.au\/news\/bullets-add-more-star-power-for-nbl26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBL website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBL website<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s a hungry player who\u2019s ready to take the next step in his development as a professional. His toughness, ferocity, and willingness to compete make him a natural fit for what we value at the Brisbane Bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane finished in eighth place out of 10 teams in the NBL last season. Freeman-Liberty has a chance to boost his career and boost the Bullets in the process.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/denver-nuggets\/news\/nikola-jokic-former-teammate-reveals-nuggets-star-retired-nba-young-age\/ab322e9f7bc7e40dae87e92d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nikola Jokic nearly retired at shockingly young age, reveals former teammate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nikola Jokic nearly retired at shockingly young age, reveals former teammate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Javon Freeman-Liberty averaged 21 points per game at Summer League for the Chicago Bulls. 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