AEK BETSSON BC has acquired Ricky Lindo.
The 31-year-old forward has played in the NBA for the Mavericks and the Knicks, while in Europe he has played in Italy, Turkey, Poland, while the last two years he played for teams in China.
In detail the announcement:
AEK BETSSON BC announces that it has signed Ricky Ledo (Ricky Ledo, 31 years old, 2m.01)
The American athlete signed a contract until the end of the 2023-2024 season.
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Ricky Lindo was born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, on 10 September 1992.
The American began his professional career in 2013, when he was selected in the NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, but ended up with the Mavericks. In his two-year stint in Dallas, Lindo played mostly with the franchise’s affiliate, averaging 14.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, while playing in 14 games with the first team. He closed out the 2014-2015 season with the Knicks (7.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists).
During the 2015-2016 season, he played for the Knicks’ affiliate (21.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists) and Santeros de Aguada (12.7 points, 4 rebounds, 2.7 assists). In 2016 he was transferred to Turkey and Yeşilgiresun, with whom he became the league’s leading scorer with an average of 21.2 points. The following year he stayed in Turkey but for Anatolu Efes (12.2 points, 5.5 rebounds), before joining the Bucks’ affiliate Vaqueros de Bayamón (Puerto Rico).
In the 2018-2019 season he played for Reggio Emilia, Italy (23.5 points) and Beikong Royal Fighters, China (33.3 points), while the following year he played in Poland for Anwil Wloclawek (16.7 points), winning the Cup. In 2020-2021 he passed Shanxi (China) with 19 points, Fethiye (Turkey) with 20.4 points and Gigantes de Carolina (Puerto Rico) with 18.4 points. In the past two seasons he has played for the Chinese Guangdong Southern Tigers (17.3 points) and the Turkish Yalova (17.9 points). In the summer he played with Anhui Wenyi, in China, where his last stop was, averaging 22 points.
