Euro League
Mike James, the man born to score goals
Monaco will be Olympiacos’ opponents in the EuroLeague playoffs and Mike James is the biggest threat to the red-white defence. Find out all about the profile of the American super scorer from Monegasque in detail.
Olympiacos meet EuroLeague’s ‘Cinderella’, Monaco, for a place in the Final Four in Belgrade. The Reds and Whites will welcome to SEF a familiar face from Greek stadiums and a super goalscorer they have suffered from in the past.
The reason for Mike James who went to Monaco this season and has become the leader of the team. The American knows both the organization and Olympiacos very well, having played against the Piraeus team several times as a Panathinaikos player.
Born on August 18, 1990 in the USA, Mike James, who is only 1.85 tall, knows very well how to break the opposing defense and connect to the basket.
His stats in the EuroLeague this season
In 33 games for Monaco this year, Mike James has averaged 16.2 points, 3 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.1 blocks and 2.5 errors per game while averaging 17.6 points scored per game.
His best performance of the year came against Fenerbahce, where he scored 31 points, while James recorded 32 points in two games against the Red-Whites.
The American’s previous teams
The teams in which the American has played are numerous and with heavy jersey. From the NBA to the biggest clubs in Europe. His last stop was with the Brooklyn Nets, where he went to CSKA Moscow in the middle of last season.
Mike James is also familiar with Greek courts having played 1.5 seasons at Panathinaikos and half a season at Kolossos Rhodes in the past.
Details of the teams he has played for:
- 2012: Zagreb
- 2013: Hapoel Galileo Elion
- 2013-14: Omegna
- 2014: Colossus of Rhodes
- 2014-16: Basconia
- 2016-17: Panathinaikos
- 2017: Phoenix Suns
- 2018: New Orleans Pelicans
- 2018: Panathinaikos
- 2018-19: Armani Milan
- 2019-21: CSKA Moscow
- 2021: Brooklyn Networks
- 2021-22: Monaco
his merit
He is one of the highest paid players in the team, his total earnings from Monaco amounting to around a million a year. Of course, this is not the only amount that Mike James receives this year, since he also received compensation from CSKA Moscow after their cooperation ended.
Source: sport 24
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