The Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets have expressed interest in signing Euroleague guard Malcolm Delaney, according to EuroHoops:
According to sources from the States, the Brooklyn Nets are more than interested in his services and they have already approached him. The Nets are not the only NBA team who would like to sign Delaney and among others, the Houston Rockets have also made their move.
Still the Nets seem to be more willing than anyone to give him his first NBA chance, while Delaney has also at least two offers from major Euroleague clubs on the table. One of them is Barcelona, which would like to build around him next season’s roster.
However, Delaney’s priority is the NBA and his side seems willing to wait all summer long for a contract from the other side on the Atlantic, with the risk of missing the chance to sign a big contract in Europe.
Malcolm Delaney, 27, played College Basketball at Virginia Tech before going undrafted in 2012. In 29 appearances with Russian team PBC Lokomotiv Kuban this season, Delaney averaged 15.8 points per game on 39% from behind the arc.
Playing hurt, Delaney scored 26 points in a season-ending loss to CSKA Moscow Friday night:
With both the Nets and Rockets struggling this past season, an addition of Baltimore native Malcolm Delaney should at least be considered. It couldn’t hurt, anyways.
Delaney and his camp remain focused on joining the NBA before next season starts and plan on staying patient until the right contract approaches.
