Former Miami Heat Star Signs With New Team

Originally posted on Fastbreak on FanNation
By Ben Stinar | Last updated 11/1/23

Kendrick Nunn is coming off a season where he played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards.

He was traded from Los Angeles to Washington during the middle of the season and finished the year with averages of 7.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 42.4% from the field and 35.4% from the three-point range in 70 games.

This summer, Nunn became a free agent, and he has now signed with Panathinaikos BC.

It’s official! ✍️@nunnbetter_ is Green! ☘️

Read More https://t.co/ZNQ7UdwEZi #WeTheGreens #paobc pic.twitter.com/82QvHFltOG
— Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) October 31, 2023

Nunn spent his first two seasons in the NBA with the Miami Heat.

During his rookie year, the former Illinois and Oakland star averaged 15.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest while shooting 43.9% from the field and 35.0% from the three-point range in 67 games.

In addition, Nunn appeared in 15 NBA playoff games (that season) and helped the Heat reach the 2020 NBA Finals (they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers).

Kendrick Nunn rookie season highlights! @nunnbetter_ pic.twitter.com/n6LFvAyk0y
— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) May 21, 2020

Nunn has played three seasons in the NBA, and has career averages of 12.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest while shooting 45.1% from the field and 36.2% from the three-point range in 193 regular season games (he has also appeared in 19 NBA playoff games).

Since he is only 28, he could still end up playing in the NBA at some point again soon.

Kendrick Nunn dropped some highlight plays in the Wizards comeback W pic.twitter.com/YlHiM2QBRC
— NBA (@NBA) January 26, 2023

During the 2018-19 season, Nunn also played in the G League and had averages of 19.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 47.3% from the field.

Kendrick Nunn @nunnbetter_ on his way to the NBA Finals in his rookie season. A season ago he was in the @nbagleague catching bodies @GLeagueWarriors. Dope journey for real G-League ➡️ 1st Team All Rookie ➡️ NBA Finals @PensackSports pic.twitter.com/x5EuSBzC2K
— Swish Cultures (@swishcultures_) September 29, 2020

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on FanNation and was syndicated with permission.

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