Aris Thessaloniki signs Darryl Watkins

The American center Darryl Watkins (height 2,11m) who has played for NBA clubs the past three years, has signed a one-year contract with ARIS BC. The player is expected in Thessaloniki on Wednesday (7/9) at 18:00 and ARIS BC has the option to activate the contract until 18/9, when the team returns to Thessaloniki after the Tournament in Pravec.

Darryl Watkins “who is who”

2003-2004: Syracuse (NCAA): 12 games: 1.8ppg, 2.0rpg, 2ast

2004-2005: Syracuse (NCAA): 26 games: 3.7ppg, 3.3rpg, 10ast, 1.4bpg

2005-2006: Syracuse (NCAA): 35 games: 7.1ppg, 7.3rpg, 1.3spg, 2.8bpg, FGP: 52.4%, FT: 53.8%

2006-2007: Syracuse (NCAA): 33 games: 8.1ppg, 7.5rpg, 1.2spg, 3.4bpg, FGP: 54.4%, FT: 61.2%

2007: Drafted by New Jersey Meteors (USBL,2rd(14))
2007 April: Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (Sales Systems Ltd team)
2007 July: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (Sacramento Kings)

2007-2008: $110,560: Sacramento Kings (NBA): 9 games: 1.3ppg, .3rpg, waived in Dec.'07, later that month moved to Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League): 18 games: 4.9ppg, 5.7rpg, 1.2bpg; in Feb.'08 signed at Iowa Energy (D-League): 22 games: 8.5ppg, 5.9rpg, FGP: 54.2%, FT: 63%

2008 July: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (Los Angeles Clippers)
2008-2009: San Antonio Spurs (NBA), only pre-season, in Nov.'08 moved to TianJin Rongcheng (China-CBA): 43 games: 20.7ppg, 14.0rpg, 3.5apg, 1.7spg, 1.5bpg, FGP: 53.4%, 3PT: 20.0%, FT: 67.2%

2009 July: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (Houston Rockets)
2009-2010: Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA), only pre-season

2010 July: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (Dallas Mavericks)
2010 July: NBA Summer League in Orlando (Indiana Pacers)
2010-2011: New Orleans Hornets (NBA), only pre-season, in Nov.'10 moved to Sagesse - Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 27 games: 15.5ppg, 10.7rpg, 1.7apg, 1.9spg, Blocks-5(1.4bpg), FGP: 57.8%, FT: 61.7%