Kosta Koufos, the 11-year veteran NBA center, is signing with the Ignite select team in the NBA G League, according to Marc Stein.
Kosta Koufos
| Position: | C |
| Age: | 32 |
| Height: | 213 cm |
| Weight: | 120 kg |
| Birth place: | Canton, United States of America |
Per the report, Koufos had multiple European offers but will join the Ignite instead.
Last season the 32-year-old spent with Olympiacos Piraeus. He played 8 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games and averaged 4.6 points and 2.3 rebounds.
Before coming to OLY, Koufos represented the Utah Jazz (2008-10), the Minnesota Timberwolves (2010-11), the Denver Nuggets (2011-13), the Memphis Grizzlies (2013-15), the Sacramento Kings (2015-19) and CSKA Moscow (2019-20).
The 2.13-meter big man was selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Jazz.
He has NBA career averages of 5.7 points and 5 rebounds in 686 contests.
In 2009, Koufos debuted with the senior Greek national team and he competed at the EuroBasket 2009, where he won a bronze medal. During the tournament, he averaged 5.6 points and 3 rebounds per game.
