Overview
- Skyliners Frankfurt confirmed the signing of Ryan Arcidiacono to a one-year contract and described him as a leader who will bring a winner’s mentality to the BBL roster.
- Arcidiacono is a 32-year-old, 1.90 m guard who won a college title with Villanova and played seven NBA seasons for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers, appearing in 257 career NBA games.
- In the NBA Arcidiacono averaged about 4.0 points and 1.9 assists per game and shot roughly 36.9 percent from three, numbers the club expects will translate into floor spacing and late-game poise.
- Coverage contains a factual discrepancy about his last club, Osos de Manatí, with sources differing on whether that team was in Puerto Rico or Costa Rica before he joined Frankfurt.
- The signing follows the team’s recent split with guard Marcus Garrett and fits a common pattern of former NBA players moving to European clubs to provide experience, mentoring for younger players and a potential boost in tight games.