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Sam Dekker re-signs with Joventut until end of season
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Joventut Badalona has confirmed that Sam Dekker will remain with the team on a deal until the end of the 2024-25 season.
Dekker (2.03 meters, 30 years old) initially joined Joventut on a short-term deal in mid-November and later received a one-month extension, but the former NBA forward will now see out the remainder of the campaign in Badalona.
Since arriving in Spain, Dekker has played six times in the BKT EuroCup for Joventut, averaging 9.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists. In the Spanish League, he has posted 13.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in eight appearances.
Formerly a member of the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards, and Toronto Raptors in the NBA, Dekker is in his sixth season in Europe.
Prior to landing at Joventut, he played on the old continent for Lokomotiv Kuban (2019-20), Turk Telekom Ankara (2020-21), Bahcesehir College Istanbul (2021-22), and the London Lions (2022-24).
Now in his fourth EuroCup season, having played for Lokomotiv, London and now Joventut in the competition, his career averages stand at 14.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal per night across 43 games.
Joventut is currently eighth in Group A with a 5-9 record, but with four games remaining in the regular season, it still has hopes of sneaking into the top six and playing playoff basketball in March.