Press service “Lokomotiv‑Kuban ” reported that the club have extended the contract with striker DeVon Akun-Purcell.
The new agreement will be valid for the 2023/24 season.
– In his six months with the team, he has established himself as one of the leaders – both on the pitch and in the dressing room. From Loko’s first matches, it became clear that he was the player we were looking for. Akun-Purcell showed the right attitude, great dedication and deservedly became one of our fan favorites.
I am very happy that we are continuing our cooperation, I hope that next season we will achieve good results, ”wrote Andrey Vedischev, president of Lokomotiv-Kuban, in telegram channel .
In total, Akun-Purcell played 27 games for the railway, and in 20 of them he came out in the starting lineup. He averaged 25 minutes in the field, averaging 13.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals.
The 30-year-old basketball player joined the Krasnodar team from Galatasaray during the season in December and with him reached the final of the VTB United League, where he lost to Kazan UNICS with a score of 1-4 in the series.
In 2018, Akun-Purcell played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets.
Official website of British Columbia “Lokomotiv-Kuban”
Source : MatchTV
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