Nico Mannion leaves Varese: will play for Olimpia Milan
Nico Mannion will soon join EuroLeague club Olimpia Milano. The 23-year-old italian point guard has finalized the agreement for a move to EA7, and an agreement has been reached for the buyout to be paid to Openjobmetis Varese. With Milan, the former Virtus is expected to sign a three-year deal with an option for the third year. In the first three Serie A games of the new season, he averaged 26.3 points with 5.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. He arrived in Varese in December 2023 and last year led the team to remain in the Italian first league with an average of 20.3 points, 6.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds in 18 games.
Return to the EuroLeague for Mannion, 48th pick in the 2020 Draft. 30 games in the NBA in 2020/21 with the Golden State Warriors before landing in Europe, where he played two seasons at Virtus Bologna helping the Bianconeri win the EuroCup in 2021/22. Last season he started with Baskonia before leaving to sign with Varese. Now Milan, with a long negotiation unlocked by the player's will. For Varese a buyout of 300k euros.
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