Veteran ahead/heart and former NBA champion Serge Ibaka has signed a one-year contract with Actual Madrid, the Spanish crew introduced on Friday in a press launch. The settlement was initially reported in early June.
Ibaka, who will flip 35 in September, final performed within the NBA in 2022-23, when he appeared in 16 video games for Milwaukee. He spent the 2023-24 season with Bayern Munich and received a German League championship with the crew.
A 3-time All-Defensive participant who acquired votes for Defensive Participant of the Yr for 4 consecutive seasons from 2011-14, Ibaka averaged 12.0 factors, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks in 27.3 minutes per recreation throughout 919 NBA common season appearances from 2009-23.
Though he was a key rotation participant for the Raptors’ 2019 title crew and remained productive for a pair extra seasons after that, the massive man was ultimately slowed by again points that restricted his availability and his effectiveness.
Nevertheless, Ibaka had a pleasant bounce-back season in Germany in 2023-24, averaging 12.6 PPG, 6.8 RPG, and 1.3 BPG with a capturing line of .598/.480/.667 in 28 EuroLeague video games for Bayern Munich.
Ibaka, who had a short stint with Actual Madrid throughout the 2011 NBA lockout, is considered one of two veteran NBA bigs who has lengthy been anticipated to affix the Spanish membership this offseason. There have additionally been reviews that Usman Garuba will land in Madrid, although nothing is official but on that entrance.
Each Ibaka and Garuba have represented Spain in worldwide competitors with Garuba taking part in for the Spanish crew at this yr’s Olympics.
