AUGUST 20: The signing is official, according to NBA.com’s transactions log.
AUGUST 3: The Spurs have agreed to a two-year deal with Australian big man Jock Landale, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Landale, a 25-year-old, 6’11” center, is fresh off winning the 2021 NBL Grand Final MVP for Melbourne United. He averaged 16.4 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.2 APG and 1.5 BPG while shooting 38.9% from three on 149 total attempts during the 2020/21 season.
The Spurs are light in established frontcourt players, leaving the possibility of Landale to carve out a role for himself, especially if newly-signed Zach Collins is unable to stay healthy. With the team officially losing Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan, the youth movement appears to be in full swing in San Antonio.
No way thats a real person
This is a weird photo lol
Who?
For all you basketball savants, he was a second team All-American at St. Mary’s in 2018. Played in NBA Summer League for Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks after graduation. Has played high quality professional basketball since, for Partizan of Serbia, Zalgiris of Lithuania and Melbourne in Australia. A leader of Australian Olympic Team. Not an unknown. That’s who.
So who is he again…?
A jock, name of Landale.
That all pretty well adds up to being an unknown.
Good signing in mybview Landales game has really grown since he left school. Good size with some skill and shooting not a bad value
Hes a good player. Big step up from Aussie ball
What a name.
Something out of an 80’s pron movie ……. or those tall, useless white guys that many NBA teams had in the 80’s.
He’s a really good passing centre. Have none of you guys been watching the Olympics?
Great fit! I’ve often called him the white Tim
Duncan
This has to be the most Aussie name ever haha. Straight out of a movie script