While Chris Jones and Elie Okobo will not extend the adventure after the title of champion of France acquired recently, ASVEL has formalized the signing of leaders Parker Jackson-Cartwright and Retin Obasohan.
ASVEL continues to overhaul its workforce. While Nando de Colo and Amine Noua recently joined the reigning triple French champion, the club chaired by Tony Parker must deal with departures. Victor Wembanyama, Elie Okobo and Chris Jones have decided to give a new impetus to their respective careers and have thus left voids to be filled urgently for the leaders of Villeurbanne.
Through a press release, ASVEL has confirmed the arrival of two new leaders for next season. Voted best Pro B player for the 2020-2021 season and playing in Bonn this season, Parker Jackson-Cartwright will return to France under the colors of the Rhone. A leading position that the American will share with Belgian international Retin Obasohanwho leaves Hapoel Jerusalem, a club in which he was an offensive leader.
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A duo of leaders in reinforcement! Parker JACKSON-CARTWRIGHT, subscriber to the best player trophies for three years, and Retin OBASOHAN, Belgian International, are coming to expand the outdoor sector next season!
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TJ Parker happy with his recruits
Recently confirmed in his position as coach until 2026, TJ Parker said he sees in Parker Jackson-Cartwright ” a player with impressive progress over the past two seasons “, who go ” bring his aggressiveness to the transition game where his speed with the ball in hand is very difficult to contain at the Rhone club. ” His quality of passing and his altruism will make it possible to highlight these teammates and corresponds perfectly to my philosophy.added the Villeurbannais coach. His height may seem like a disadvantage defensively, but he’s always been a good defender thanks to his arm span. »
Retin Obasohan, on the other hand, is presented as “ a complete combo guard with physical qualities that correspond to the top European level » who ” passes a stage each year, both in club and with the Belgian national team, and still has an interesting margin of progression “. ” He will densify our back line thanks to his volume of play and his ability to play on both back positions, with a lot of intensity on both sides of the field.added TJ Parker. Its relaunch and creation qualities fit perfectly with the game we want to develop. »
