{"id":865900,"date":"2026-08-23T20:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T20:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/865900\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T20:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T20:44:11","slug":"asvel-bring-former-wembanyama-teammate-for-his-first-euroleague-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/865900\/","title":{"rendered":"ASVEL bring former Wembanyama teammate for his first EuroLeague campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LDLC ASVEL-Villeurbanne has signed point guard Tremont Waters, marking his EuroLeague debut. The former Boston Celtics player returns to France after a successful stint with Metropolitans 92 and a standout performance for Puerto Rico in the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>LDLC ASVEL-Villeurbanne continues adding more firepower to their roster.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/24406-tremont-waters.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-389101-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Tremont  Waters\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                PG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                28\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                178 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                80 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Connecticut, United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>French club has officially announced the arrival of another EuroLeague rookie in their squad.<\/p>\n<p>As confirmed on their <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LDLCASVEL\/status\/2091538563942797668\" rel=\"nofollow\">social media accounts<\/a>, Tremont Waters is the new point guard of ASVEL.<\/p>\n<p> Waters&#8217; prior experience in Europe <\/p>\n<p>Waters is a EuroLeague rookie, but he has played in Europe before, specifically in France.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022-23 season, Waters played with Victor Wembanyama for Metropolitans 92.<\/p>\n<p>Waters averaged 18.2 points, 5 assists, 2.7 rebounds, 2 steals and shot 41% for 3 points in the French League, playing with the NBA superstar before embarking on a journey to China.<\/p>\n<p>Waters was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 2019 as the 51st pick of the draft, where he played for two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>During his NBA career he also played for the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n<p> Incredible Olympics Qualifying tournament <\/p>\n<p>Waters also notably played for Puerto Rico during the 2024 Olympic Games Qualifiers where he helped them to take the spot ahead of the favorites Lithuania, averaging 15.3 points and 5.5 assists during the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the last season in Puerto Rico playing for Gigantes de Carolina, where he averaged 16.3 points and 6.8 assists and 1.9 steals.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_5\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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