MADRID, 8 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The American guard AJ Slaughter will continue defending the Dreamland Gran Canaria jersey during the next season, thus completing his fourth season with the Claretian team, after the agreement reached this Saturday by both parties.
Thus, ‘Granca’ will be the club in which the player born in Louisville (Kentucky) has served the longest in his extensive professional career. “Slaughter landed on the island in November 2020, being a fundamental piece to reactivate the yellow team after a bad start to the season”, the Claretian entity has indicated on its website.
Last season, the 1.91 meter tall guard averaged 10.2 points and 2.1 assists in the Endesa League, while in the Eurocup his contribution was 11.4 points and 2.8 assists. In the words of ‘Granca’ himself, Slaughter helped “in a key way to achieve the continental title.”
“In total, Slaughter has played 95 games in domestic competitions with Dreamland Gran Canaria, and 50 games in the Eurocup. In the Endesa League, Slaughter is already the 18th highest scorer in the team’s history with 1,133 points converted”, the note concluded. press.