Davis Bertans to Spurs: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

July 14th, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »
A half-decade after being selected in the 2011 NBA draft, Latvian forward Davis Bertans is coming stateside. The San Antonio Spurs announced that they officially signed Bertans on Thursday. 

On July 6, Bleacher Report's David Pick reported that the sides agreed to a two-year contract.

Bertans, 23, was the No. 42 overall selection in 2011 by the Indiana Pacers, who sent him to San Antonio as part of the George Hill-for-Kawhi Leonard swap. 

A 6'10" power forward with a smooth outside stroke, Bertans averaged 7.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in Euroleague last season for Liga ACB's Laboral Kutxa. Fifty-seven of his 70 shot attempts came from beyond the three-point arc, and Bertans knocked down an impressive 47.4 percent of them. Over the last two seasons, 422 of his 603 shots between Euroleague and league play have come from long distance.

Laboral Kutxa took fourth place in Euroleague this past season.

While Bertans brings an ability to stretch the floor, he comes with some flaws. He doesn't possess a great offensive game inside the arc and is a below-average rebounder for someone his size. Injuri ...

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