O.J. Mayo

O.J.  Mayo
Team: UNIKS Kazan
Position: SG
Age: 33
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 95 kg
Birth place: Huntington, United States of America

UNICS Kazan have officially announced the arrival of the former NBA swingman O.J. Mayo. Both sides have agreed to a one-year deal.

In 2016, Mayo was suspended for two years from the NBA after failing the league's anti-drug program. He spent the last three seasons playing in Puerto Rico, Taiwan, and China.

Mayo was the third overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He played for the Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks, and Milwaukee Bucks during his time in the NBA.

His best year in the NBA was his rookie season when Mayo averaged 18.5 points (38.4% 3PT), 3.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists with the Grizzlies.

The 33-year-old averaged 20.2 points (44.9% 3PT), 4.9 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in the Chinese Basketball Association last season.

Current roster

UNICS Kazan

Position Player Status
PG Isaiah Canaan (story) Signed until 2022
PG Georgy Zhbanov Contract option + 1
SG O.J. Mayo (story) Signed until 2022
SG Lorenzo Brown (story) Signed until 2022
SG Vyacheslav Zaytsev (story) Signed until 2023
SG Artem Komolov (story) Signed until 2022 + 1
SG/SF Dmitrii Uzinskii (story) Signed until 2022
SF Mario Hezonja (story) Signed until 2022 + 1
PF John Brown Signed until 2023
PF Andrey Vorontsevich (story) Signed until 2022 + 1
PF Evgeny Valiev (story) Signed until 2022
C Tonye Jekiri (story) Signed until 2022
C Artem Klimenko (story) Signed until 2022 + 1
Coach Velimir Perasovic (story)
Expired contract Dimitris Priftis (not coming back), Jordan Morgan (not coming back), Jordan Theodore (not coming back), Jamar Smith, Nate Wolters (not coming back), John Holland (not coming back), Okaro White (not coming back), Kostas Kaimakoglou, Evgeny Kolesnikov (not coming back), Pavel Antipov, Pavel Sergeev (not coming back), Will Thomas (not coming back)
Rumored to leave  
Interested Jarrell Brantley (story) Jamaal Franklin (story)

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