Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade added versatility and experience to its roster by inking power forward Aaron White to a two-year deal, the club announced Tuesday.
Zvezda brings in forward White
White (2.06 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, where he averaged 7.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in 33 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season. He helped Panathinaikos win the Greek double - league and cup titles - in 2021. He spent his first two EuroLeague season helping Zalgiris Kaunas go further in the competition than at any point this century. He averaged 8.6 points and 4.3 rebounds as Zalgiris reached the 2018 Final Four in his rookie EuroLeague season and helped the team return to the playoffs in 2019. He shot 57.9% on two-pointers over that two-year period and had the second-highest total scoring, 602 points, behind only Brandon Davies.
Before joining Zalgiris, White played two seasons in the 7DAYS EuroCup, first with Telekom Baskets Bonn and then with Zenit St Petersburg, averaging 10.1 points and 5.6 over a total of 26 games. He has also played for AX Armani Exchange Milan of Italy and Iberostar Tenerife of Spain. In 118 EuroLeague career games with Zalgiris, Milan and Panathinaikos, White has averaged 7.4 points and 3.8 rebounds.