25-year-old American forward heights 1.98m. Eric Jay Lindell is Mars' first official transfer for this season.
Lindell with experience from the NBA where he played in Pelicans, Bulls and Nets, comes to give the whole of Vassilis Spanoulis a multidimensional role, as he can play in different shapes, covering also the positions "3" and "5".
His main position is that of the power forward and one of his advantages is that he can mark almost every rival player.
The communication from the Ares BC states this:
"ARIS Betsson BC announces acquisition of E.J. Liddell for the next two years.
E.J. Liddell is born on 18 December 2000 and with a height of 1.98m. competes in the position of power forward.
The new ARI Betsson athlete attended Belleville High School-West. In 2019 he began his college career at the famed Ohio State, where he held excellent seasons. In the second year he counted 16.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and the third had 19.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.5 cuts, performance that gave him a place in First Team All-Big Ten.
His impressive years led him to the decision to declare early participation in the draft, in 2022. He was selected at number 41 by the New Orleans Pelicans. But during the Summer League he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture and lost his rookie year.
In 2023 he signed a multi-annual contract with the Pelicans and a year later was included in the "package" of players given to Atlanta Hawks to acquire Dejounte Murray. In September 2024 he signed to Chicago Bulls and a year later to Brooklyn Nets, in which he counted 5.7 points and 2.7 rebounds, making outstanding appearances at the end of the season".
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