Gernika signs guard Stephanie Watts as a replacement for Grace Berger
Euskaraz irakurri: Gernikak Stephanie Watts eskolta fitxatu du, Grace Berger ordezkatzeko
He Lointek Gernika Bizkaia confirmed the signing of the American guard until the end of the season Stephanie Watts as a relief Grace Bergerthat this week terminated his contract with the Basque club to recover in the United States from an injury to his left hand.
Watts26 years old and 1.80 tall, has experience in the Endesa Women’s League after spending last season in the Cadi La Seu. With the Catalan club, which he joined midway through the course, he averaged 10.9 points and 3.9 rebounds with a great 39.6% success rate on three-pointers.
The new Gernika player trained at the University of North Carolina and was chosen in tenth position in the draft of the 2021 WNBA by the Chicago Sky. Furthermore, he has played in the Santurce crab shops Puerto Rican, the Sydney Flammes Australian and this same campaign in the Tokomanawa of New Zealand.
Mario Lopezsports manager of Lointek Gernika, highlights that Watts It is “a different profile” than Berger and that she is a player “with more threat in her outside shot and good finishing in one-on-one situations.”
“Defensively, he is intelligent and has presence, which can help us with defensive rebounding. In addition, his knowledge of the league makes his adaptation easier,” he points out. Lopez.
Source: Eitb
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