AS Monaco are making noise in the EuroLeague market. Per BasketNews sources, the EuroLeague newcomers reached an agreement with Mike James.
Mike James
| Position: | PG, SG |
| Age: | 31 |
| Height: | 185 cm |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Birth place: | Oregon, United States of America |
James finalized a deal with AS Monaco five days after terminating his contract with CSKA Moscow. The 31-year-old guard will receive solid compensation from CSKA since he had an agreement until 2023.
Recently, AS Monaco upgraded their frontcourt, signing the EuroLeague veteran Will Thomas.
AS Monaco will be the fifth EuroLeague team for James. Previously he played for CSKA, AX Armani Exchange Milano, Panathinaikos Athens, Baskonia Vitoria.
"Where I would like to play? Ah, Monaco. I heard it's nice here. Maybe it's somewhere I will go when I'm winding down a little bit. When I'm not good like that no more," Mike James told on Mindaugas Kuzminskas podcast more than a year ago.
He was the third-best scorer of the EuroLeague in the 2019-20 season (21.1 PPG). Last season, James was second with 19.3 points per game, but he left CSKA after 27 games and finished the season with the Brooklyn Nets. In 13 NBA games, he averaged 7.7 points and 4.2 assists per 18 minutes.
Mike James had one of the most compelling cases in free agency on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite his multi-year contract with CSKA, he reached an agreement with Moscow's club last season, which allowed him to become a free agent until the end of 2020-21, clearing the way to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets declined to extend James a qualifying offer this summer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
Current roster
 | AS Monaco | |
| Position | Player | Status |
| PG | Leo Westermann (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PG | Paris Lee (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PG | Rudy Demahis-Ballou (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| SG | Yakuba Ouattara | Signed until 2022 |
| SG | Danilo Andjusic (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| SG | Rob Gray (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| SF | Alpha Diallo | Signed until 2024 |
| SF | Armel Traore (story) | Long-term contract |
| PF | Jerry Boutsiele | Signed until 2022 |
| PF | Brock Motum (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PF | Will Thomas (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PF/C | Donatas Motiejunas (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PF/C | Ibrahima Fall-Faye (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PF/C | Donta Hall (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| Coach | Zvezdan Mitrovic | |
| Expired contract | Matthias Lessort, Dee Bost (not coming back), Jaleel O'Brien, Damien Inglis, Darrall Willis, Willfried Yeguete, Yohan Choupas, Khadeen Carrington (not coming back), Abdoulaye N'Doye, Rudy Demahis, | |
| Rumored to leave | ||
| Interested | Mike James | |
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