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“Hello, I am honored and happy to be able to contribute to a team like Kaunas” Žalgiris “next season. As you know, I am the third Frenchman on this team, after Leo Westermann and Axel Toupane, two of my best friends.
It will be very good and I hope to start. Good summer to you, see you soon, “said J. Lauvergne especially to Kaunas” Žalgiris “fans in a video message.
Joffrey Lauvergne
The 28-year-old, 211 cm tall basketball player has been playing for the Istanbul Fenerbahche team since 2018, and previously tasted NBA bread. Joffrey has played for the Atlantic in the Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs.
In defense of the latter’s honor, he also scored 26 points against Nikolas Jokičius during the match. Before the NBA stage, Lauvergne also played for Chalon Elan (France), Valencia’s Basket (Spain), Belgrade Partizan (Serbia) and Moscow Chimki (Russia).
Last season in the Euroleague, wearing a Turkish team jersey, the Frenchman spent an average of 13 minutes on the field, accumulating 6.3 points and catching 2.7 rebounds.
In the Turkish championship, J. Lauvergne played 22 minutes per game and scored 10.5 points, recovered 6.7 balls and made 2 assists. The new Žalgiris was also an important member of the French national team.
Along with the national team, he won the gold of the European Championship in Slovenia in 2013, and in 2015 he won a bronze medal in France. He also won a bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.
Next season, Marius Grigonis, Lukas Lekavičius, Nigel Hayes will play at Žalgiris, and the team has already been joined by Tomas Dimša, Steve Vasturia, Marekas Blaževičius, Joffrey Lauvergne and Augustine Rubitas.
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