During the night from Saturday to Sunday, on the floor of the New Orleans Pelicans, Armel Traoré played his first minutes in the NBA.
The 21-year-old Frenchman, signed on a two-way contract by the Los Angeles Lakers this summer after having worn the Blesoise colors last season in Betclic Elite (10.8 points and 7.3 rebounds), thus became the first player to pass by ADA Blois to play in the big American league.
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A defensive rebound under the eyes of his teammate Lebron James
Accustomed to the bench since the start of the season, the winger came into play this time from the first quarter and finally walked the field for four minutes and 28 seconds during his team’s success (99-104): time notably taking a defensive rebound under the eyes of his teammate LeBron James.
Note that the one who also became the 51e Frenchman to play in the NBA then produced a stellar performance during his second G-League (American development league) game with the South Bay Lakers (25 points and 11 rebounds).
