Anadolu Efes signs Tyler Honeycutt...

Anadolu Efes has signed a 1+1 year deal with the American player Tyler Honeycutt. Born in 1990, he stands at 203 cm tall, and plays at forward.

A graduate of UCLA in 2011 and the no. 35 pick by Sacramento Kings in the second round of the NBA Draft, Honeycutt signed a contract with Sacramento Kings. Playing with Reno Bighorns of NBDL in 2012, Honeycutt went back to NBA with Houston Rockets in February 2013. Going back to NBDL a month later, the American signed with Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Having his first international experience in the 2013-14 season with the Israeli side Ironi Nes-Ziona, Honeycutt was signed by the Russian side Khimki in the 2014-15 season and played there until the end of the 2015-16 season.

Winning the NBDL title with Rio Grande Valley Vipers in 2013, Honeycutt attained the Eurocup championship with Khimki in 2015. With Khimki against Zalgiris Kaunas at the 12th week match of Top 16 of last season, he scored 10 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals for an index score of 30 in 34:44 minutes on the court, showcasing the most valuable performance of the week.

Honeycutt had 6.0 points, 6,1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 19:39 minutes per game within 23 matches in Turkish Airlines Euroleague last season. Playing in 33 matches last season in the VTB League, which consists of Northern European teams, the American had 5.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

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