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Michael Carter-Williams on OJ Mayo: "I remember asking him, ‘What are you doing today?’ He said, ‘We’re in Chicago, I’m going into the city.’ I said, ‘What for?’ He’s like, ‘I’m about to go shoot for some bread.’ So, he comes back with a duffel bag with like $50,000 in it. I’m like, ‘Yo, you won all that just off shots at the gym?’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, we were all just in there.’ Then he left the bag on the bus while we were going to practice. That’s OJ. That’s just how he lived."
Jorge Sierra: The players with the draft combine measurements most resembling Bronny James’: Dion Waiters, Sean Kilpatrick, Gary Harris, Shelvin Mack, Eric Gordon, Allonzo Trier, Charlie Bell, OJ Mayo. In that order.
Former Grizzlies player OJ Mayo signed with Chinese team Liaoning Flying Leopards for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
Former Grizzlies player OJ Mayo signed with Saudi team Al Fateh SC for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
Former Top-3 draft pick OJ Mayo signed with Egyptian team Zamalek SC for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
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OJ Mayo to play for Egyptian team
Egyptian team Zamalek has reached an agreement with OJ Mayo for the upcoming season. He’s scheduled to arrive in Cairo in the next days.
According to Ian Begley of SNY, Jarrell Brantley, the first to leave the Tatarstan club, was sued by UNICS. Mario Hezonja, OJ Mayo, Marco Spissu, Tonye Jekiri, and coach Velimir Perasovic stayed to finish the VTB United League season. However, John Brown, Isaiah Canaan, Lorenzo Brown, John Holland, and Brantley didn't return. Per BasketNews sources, some of these players had lucrative offers to switch teams, but UNICS didn't approve these moves.
OJ Mayo to Russia
UNICS Kazan announced the signing of former Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo. The 33-year-old veteran will make his european debut in VTB League and the EuroLeague this season, signing a one-year deal with the club. Mayo has 573 NBA games under his belt, with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 13.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.0 steal per contest.
OJ Mayo heading to Russia
After securing the arrival of Mario Hezonja, Russian team UNICS Kazan will announce soon the signing of former NBA guard OJ Mayo.
UNICS Kazan is adding one more marquee name to its roster with O.J.Mayo having a one-year deal with the Russian club. While there’s no signed contract yet, that seems to be more a formality delayed by bureaucratic reasons.
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Zhang Duo: OJ Mayo has re-signed with Liaoning, reported by Song Xiang. He didn’t leave China since last season ended.
More than a dozen conversations with CBA players, coaches, team officials and agents have revealed a deeper frustration with how the league has yo-yoed from decision to decision amid the COVID-19 crisis. The issue is not the CBA’s caution—“If we can keep people safe by delaying our league and holding out on competitions for a second, we should,” says Mayo—but the uncertainty and lack of transparency that’s resulted in such a mad scramble for so many."
As a precautionary measure upon reaching Liaoning, Mayo entered government-mandated quarantine in a nearby hotel for 14 days. While there, he binge-watched countless hours of Netflix, received four coronavirus tests—two blood samples and two throat swabs—and worked out twice a day with a team trainer over video chat. But on April 14, less than a week after Mayo emerged with the medical all-clear to join his team, another hammer dropped: The CBA had determined that play wouldn’t resume until July at the earliest.
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