He was waiting for an offer from the NBA to try there and with this he has been satisfied. Kevin Pangos will play in the United States for the next two seasons, as has revealed Bobby Marks (ESPN) mentioning the information of his agent, and for that reason he leaves the Euroleague definitively. He was a free agent until now, rushing his options to make the leap to the big league and return to his continent of birth, and the negotiation with Cleveland Cavaliers, which will be his new team.
It will be two seasons of contract for Pangos at a rate of 3.5 million dollars. It is money with which it basically covers what was being offered in Europe, although in reality what it is guaranteed is only the first year for 1.6.
Pangos, already with a lot of experience in Europe, dazzled last season in the Saint Petersburg Zenith who drives Xavi Pascual in the Euroleague. But he has rushed to the end and in that Russian team he had already run out of place, the one who was waiting for him with open arms was a CSKA who has an NBA newcomer, Mike James, playing with the B team as he manages to complete his puzzle for the next season. Other teams to which Pangos had been linked in the US were the Grizzlies and the Raptors..
This signing, even if it is only to test and Pangos must win the minutes with a lot of sweat, is one more piece in the squad of JB Bickerstaff for the direction of play. A transfer in that position should not be ruled out, in which another Pascual pupil is like a newcomer before his time in the NBA: Ricky Rubio. The Catalan ends his contract and is a candidate, although he comes from another superlative summer with the Spanish National Team, to be transferred to another team. In principle, there are Dylan Windler, Damyean Dotson and Darius Garland also for the position and Collin Sexton, the best player of last season for them, is a candidate to leave because he does not adapt well to what is asked of him. The Cavs are a team still lacking rebuilding after LeBron James’ second outing and are not afraid to look for changes to have better cards in the future, so the planned arrival of Pangos may be a prelude to some other move in the portfolio of guards.
Pangos is a small base, with 1.85 meters counting the slippers, of 28 years that stands out for its good decisions when directing and with good resources to make room against bigger players when trying to score, either shooting from outside or with a penetration. He is Canadian of Slovenian descent and has developed his entire professional career in Europe until now after leaving Gonzaga: Gran Canaria opened the doors for him and later he also went through Zalgiris and Barça.