Sergio Llull was selected 34th overall in 2009 by the Denver Nuggets and was traded to the Houston Rockets for cash considerations. Llull has not played in the NBA ever since and has spent his career in Spain, which is going to change very soon.
According to Marc Stein of ESPN:
“Llull is a combo guard who loves to score first but can do much more when he’s on the ball these days for Real Madrid than he did back then for the national team, which for the past several years could always turn to the likes of Jose Calderon, Juan Carlos Navarro and Ricky Rubio for quarterbacking. Llull’s role is much bigger with the Spanish club giants in Madrid, who have him under contract through 2018 and to whom Llull (pronounced YOU’LL) has always proclaimed the deepest of affections.
His NBA rights, however, belong to the Houston Rockets, who have been trying for years to convince Llull to make the jump. And there is some fresh talk that next season — finally — Llull will give strong consideration to joining the Gasol brothers and the rest of the Spanish armadaplaying Stateside.
One well-placed source told me in Spain: There’s a “pretty decent” chance Llull agrees to sample the NBA next season.”
He isn’t that bad either, the 27 year old can play. Even though he might come back in 3 years, it’s still good news for the Rockets who lack depth.
