By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Ratiopharm Ulm was given the possibility of facing an NBA team in the preseason thanks to the German club’s precious talent development system.
They simply couldn’t go head-to-head with Portland without their brightest gems. Indeed, despite losing 110-100, both 2006-born Ben Saraf and Noa Essengue stole the show.
The Israeli guard, who was facing his countryman Deni Avdija – who had 18 points – went off for 16 points over 3/5 from beyond the arc. The French forward, instead, had an amazing night against the Trail Blazers with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.
In the rest of the NBA preseason landscape, Simone Fontecchio led the Detroit Pistons over the Cleveland Cavaliers with 18 points, shooting 6/11 from the field including 5/10 from deep.
Guerschon Yabusele continues to impress for the Philadelphia 76ers since returning overseas after leaving Real Madrid. The French forward had 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals in the win over Brooklyn.
On Lonzo Ball’s returning night, the Chicago Bulls beat Minnesota 125-123, with a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds by Nikola Vucevic. On the losing side, Rudy Gobert also put up a double-double; in this case, the French center had 13 points and 17 rebounds.
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