Leandro Barbosa returns home, signs for Franca Basquete

in basketball •  7 years ago 

After 14 years in the NBA, Leandro Barbosa has returned to his native Brazil and have signed for Novo Basquete Brasil side Franca Basquete.

The 34-year-old heads to Sao Paulo where he spent last season with the Phoenix Suns averaging 6.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

“Estou muito feliz por fazer parte de uma equipe tradicional e vencedora como o Sesi Franca Basquete, dentro de um projeto tão sólido e estruturado como este, em parceria com o Sesi-SP. Vou fazer o meu melhor para ajudar o time e trazer alegrias para a fanática torcida francana”, declarou Leandrinho. E aí, vai perder a chance de ver este craque, campeão da NBA, atuando com a camisa do Sesi Franca Basquete? 1️⃣9️⃣ Faça já o seu plano de sócio torcedor! 👊🏽 https://goo.gl/S9FjaJ

A post shared by Franca Basquetebol Clube (@francabasquete) on Nov 19, 2017 at 7:16am PST

Barbosa won the NBA title with the Golden State Warriors and was part of the same Warriors side that secured the best ever regular season record ever at 73-9 the season after, before narrowly missing out on back-to-back titles when they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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