Ancient The Cleveland Cavaliers Forward Christian Eyenga has would have signed an agreement with the Lobos Plateados in Mexico.
Eyenga only played two seasons in the NBA, starting with the Cavs in the 2010-11 season. He played with the Cavs and The Los Angeles Lakers the following season.
The 35-year-old started 18 games for the Cavs during the 2010-11 season (he played in 44 games overall) and averaged 6.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Eyenga shot 42.5 percent from the field and 27.5 percent from three-point range in those 44 games.
He then played in just seven games the following season (six for the Cavs and one for the Lakers) and averaged 2.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 14.6 minutes per game. Eyenga shot just 24.0 percent from the field during the 2011–12 season. In addition to those appearances, he appeared in a few playoff games with the Lakers, but didn’t have much of a role.
A first-round pick of the Cavs in the 2009 NBA draft, Eyenga has played overseas for most of his professional basketball career, and his recent contract appears to mark his new chapter.
Eyenga played for former Cavs head coach Byron Scott during his two seasons with Cleveland, and the Cavs were one of the worst teams in the NBA during that span since LeBron James left the franchise to sign with the Miami Heat.
During the 2010–11 season, Cleveland won only 19 games. Antawn Jamison, Baron Davis (who only played 15 games that season for the Cavs), and JJ Hickson were the team’s top three scorers in points per game.
Eyenga ended up playing a lot during the 2010-11 season, as the Cavs were perhaps looking to see if he could be a future asset. The former first-round pick didn’t end up forging a long NBA career, but he still seemed to be able to make a living playing basketball in several different leagues around the world.
A return to the NBA is likely out of the question for Eyenga, but it’s possible he could continue his basketball career beyond this season if he plays well in Mexico.
