Killian Tillie in Memphis, a business that works.
Not drafted in 2020, when he left Gonzaga (NCAA), the 23-year-old French interior had joined the Grizzlies under a “two-way contract”, before signing another this summer.
Clearly, he was sailing between the NBA and the G-League.
Here he is now the holder of a guaranteed contract of "
several years
", as reported by the Tennessee club on Saturday.
ESPN
says it's a $ 4m two-season deal.
Memphis also cut Sam Merrill, out for several months with an ankle injury, and signed Tyrell Terry with a "two-way contract".
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Son of the former coach of the French volleyball team Laurent Tillie and brother of international basketball and volleyball players Kevin and Kim, Killian has played around 40 matches with Memphis (3.3 pts, 1.5 rb) since the start of last season, including 22 in 2021-22 (3.4 pts, 1.7 rbs).
He has played at least 19 minutes in the Grizzlies' last four games, fourth in the West (23 wins, 14 losses), averaging 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds.
Killian Tillie signs guaranteed contract with Memphis Memphis Grizzlies
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