By Bugra Uzar/ BUzar@eurohoops.net
Talen Horton-Tucker and Fenerbahce have a deal; however, per Eurohoops sources, it will not be ratified yet, with the side of the player still waiting for an NBA offer.
The 24-year-old Horton-Tucker is expected to be the new import addition in the EuroLeague champions roster, and the next few days will decide his future.
Drafted in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic and traded on the same night to the Lakers, Horton Tucker has already played a total of 305 NBA games with the Lakers, Utah, and last season with Chicago, the team of the city where he was born and raised.
In his rookie season, he was part of the Lakers roster that won the NBA championship in the Orlando “bubble”.
During his six NBA seasons, he averaged 9.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, and 2.8 asp. Last season with Chicago, in 58 games, he had 6.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg, and 1.6 asp.
In the Lakers, he played with former Anadolu Efes player Stanley Johnson, and they were traded together to the Utah Jazz in the summer of 2022.
The impending deal with Fenerbahce was first reported by Donatas Urbonas of “Basketnews”.