Jimmer Fredette signs with Shanghai Sharks in China
Jimmermania has officially gone global.
According to international basketball reporter David Pick on Tuesday, former No. 10 overall pick Jimmer Fredette has agreed to a deal to play in China next season with the Shanghai Sharks, the team owned by Yao Ming.
Source: Jimmer Fredette, former #10 overall NBA draftee, agreed to sign in China with Yao Ming owned Shanghai Sharks.
— David Pick (@IAmDPick) August 2, 2016
Fredette, 27, has cycled through several 10-day contracts and D-League/Summer League stints in recent years. He last played for the New York Knicks in 2015-16, seeing the court for a grand total of five minutes and notching seven points and one turnover with no other stats to his credit.
A one-dimensional guard not good for much other than shooting the basketball, Fredette was doomed for failure in the NBA from the very start. But perhaps if he can find a Stephon Marbury-esque second basketball life overseas, The Legend of Jimmer will continue to live on.
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