The former Lakers forward star will return to the Ligue 1. His performance in the Development League is very average?

Ligue 1 team ASVEL officially announced that the team has signed former NBA player Armel Traoré, and the French forward star will also return to the Ligue 1 field next season.

Traore was born in January 2003 and is 22 years old, 206cm tall and weighs 111kg. He was the undraft in the NBA draft last year. Traore received a two-way contract from the Los Angeles Lakers shortly after the draft, which also shows that the Lakers are optimistic about his ability. In the NBA regular season last season, Traore played 9 games in total, with averaging 7.4 minutes per game, averaging 1.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.1 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.3 turnovers and 0.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 31.6%, his three-point shooting percentage was 0%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 28.6%. In the NBA Development League last season, Traore played 13 times for the Lakers' subordinate team, Nanwan Lakers, with averaging 27.1 minutes per game, with averaging 14.6 points, 9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks, and 2.5 turnovers and 3.1 fouls. His shooting percentage was 50.7%, his three-point shooting percentage was 33.9%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 67.9%.

Traore did not get too many opportunities to play in the NBA last season, and his performance was also very average, and he did not have many highlights on both offense and defense. In the NBA Development League, his performance is indeed slightly better, but it is not a particularly outstanding level, and he can only be considered a sloppy and average. Traore should be a good defender, but his ability on the defensive end has not been fully utilized. It is also because of his poor performance that the Lakers cut Traore in February this year. He left the NBA Development League field and joined the summer league team BAXI Manresa. Traore played 6 games in all competitions in European competitions, averaging 17.3 minutes per game, averaging 7.2 points, 4 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks, 0.8 turnovers and 2.3 fouls, shooting percentage of 51.6%, three-point shooting percentage of 18.2%, and free throw shooting percentage of 47.4%.

Traore's performance after returning to the European arena was also relatively average, and he also did not show his value on both offense and defense. Before joining the NBA, Traore actually performed well in the Ligue 1, and he was able to play some role on the court. Returning to the Ligue 1 this time is also an opportunity for Traore to prove his strength. If he can re-prove his strength in the Ligue 1, improve his shooting ability to a normal level, and play his advantages in physical talent and athletic ability, he will also have the opportunity to attract the attention of some other teams.