Former Houston Rockets and Perth Wildcats guard Michael Frazier II has joined the Illawarra Hawks as a substitute for injured import George King.
At 193cm tall, Frazier made 13 appearances for the Rockets within the 2019-20 NBA season and previous to that, was a member of the membership’s G League affiliate Rio Grande on their run to the 2019 title.
The 28-year-old final performed within the NBL with the Wildcats within the 2021-22 season and averaged 7.84 factors and 4.63 rebounds in 22.62 minutes of recreation time.
He arrives in Wollongong this week and is predicted to be accessible for choice towards South East Melbourne on Sunday.
“As a coaching staff, we were united in our want for the club to attract the best possible talent available, and we feel we have done that in the acquisition of Michael,” Hawks coach Jacob Jackomas mentioned in a press release.
“He is a willing defender with great size and strength, and be it at the three-point line or getting downhill and attacking the basket, we feel like he will make an immediate impact on the group.”
The last-placed Hawks confirmed on Sunday that King would miss the rest of the season with a persistent decrease leg harm and deliberate on finishing rehabilitation at residence within the USA.
King’s was the second season-ending harm suffered by a Hawks import after Justin Robinson went down with a meniscus tear one week into the season.
The Hawks have received solely certainly one of their first 10 video games underneath Jackomas however of their most up-to-date match, got here near upsetting reigning champions Sydney, who scored a three-pointer on the buzzer to win.
