Le Portel announced this Saturday the arrival of DeOndre Burns. The 27-year-old American leader started the previous season at BC Göttingen (Germany) before ending it at Hapoel Holon (Israel). “ It will strengthen our organization on the ground and our scoring. The club will do its best with the LNB to qualify it for the next championship match in Cholet,” said Eric Girard on the club’s social networks. ESSM Le Portel has just scored three victories: against La Rochelle (83-62) in the championship, at Alba Fehervar in the Fiba Europe Cup (80-104) and at Strasbourg in the championship on Friday (75-76).