THE PROSPECT OF the first-ever Irish-developed NBA player has become very real with CJ Fulton, formerly of Belfast Star, signing a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Fulton had come to the attention of various franchises’ analytics teams during his college playing career with Charleston. He later performed strongly at the Summer League.
The moment CJ Fulton created history for Irish basketball ☘️
The boy from Belfast becomes the first player developed in Ireland to play for an NBA team, the Minnesota Timberwolves 👊
The nature of the deal may well be complicated. Fulton is expected to be signed on an Exhibit 10 deal, a mechanism whereby organisations can spend time assessing the prospect before sending them to G-League affiliates. In this case, it would be the Iowa Wolves.
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Fulton had offers on the table from Europe, including Spain’s ACB league, which is widely held to be secondary only to the NBA. However, it appears he is willing to give himself the opportunity to break new ground.
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CJ Fulton becomes first Irish-developed player to sign with an NBA team
THE PROSPECT OF the first-ever Irish-developed NBA player has become very real with CJ Fulton, formerly of Belfast Star, signing a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Fulton had come to the attention of various franchises’ analytics teams during his college playing career with Charleston. He later performed strongly at the Summer League.
The nature of the deal may well be complicated. Fulton is expected to be signed on an Exhibit 10 deal, a mechanism whereby organisations can spend time assessing the prospect before sending them to G-League affiliates. In this case, it would be the Iowa Wolves.
Fulton had offers on the table from Europe, including Spain’s ACB league, which is widely held to be secondary only to the NBA. However, it appears he is willing to give himself the opportunity to break new ground.
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