Swingman Mitch Creek, who finished last season with the Timberwolves, will return to Australia next season and play for South East Melbourne Phoenix, according to a post on the Melbourne team’s website.
The Australian team will be making its franchise debut in the country’s National Basketball League this year.
“Mitch was the club’s first signing,” head coach Simon Mitchell said.
Creek signed a standard contract to finish out last season with Minnesota after his 10-day contract expired in April. He also had a pair of 10-day contracts with the Nets last season.
He scored six points in 12 minutes in his lone appearance with the Timberwolves. He played in four games with Brooklyn, averaging 3.8 PPG and 2.5 RPG in 9.0 MPG.
He appeared in seven summer league games at Las Vegas for the Timberwolves earlier this month. He averaged 11.1 PPG and 4.3 RPG in 25.7 MPG.
“I did everything humanly possible to make my NBA dream come true and have no regrets,” Creek said.
Creek led Adelaide to the 2017-18 NBL Grand Final series against Melbourne United and was the leading rebounder in the series with 8.7 RPG.
No playoffs for the Timberpuppies now.
This dude is the man. Took a shot, and signed with the Nets G-League team. Played well and got himself in the NBA. 4ppg and 2.5rpg in 5 games. Not too shabby.