Aug

17

Italian Coach Says Kemp Could Be “Key Player” For His Team

Posted by Jeff Sack under Euro-League, NBA Free Agents 

ESPN.com reported Sunday that Italian team Premiata Montegranaro made public Sunday that they have signed a well known former NBA player. The team’s head coach Alessandro Finelli told reporters that the team has signed 38 year old former All-Star Shawn Kemp. Kemp has not played since the 2002-2003 campaign with the Orlando Magic. Kemp was at one time one of the most dominant players in the Association, but inner demons quickly diminished his skills. Kemp averaged 20.5 points per game for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1998-1999 strike shortened season. In his last campaign with the Magic he averaged 6.8 points per contest. Kemp went from looking like he was chiseled out of granite to a bloated man who got old far beyond his time.

Finelli told reporters “I am happy that a player that has made basketball history would come to Montegranaro! He is very motivated. And he has been staying in shape to show up at our camp in good shape. We will discover with work in the gym if he will be a key player for our team. Now, it’s too soon to say that.”

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