Complete a contract renewal with his old club! Will the former Spurs first-round pick continue to stay in La Liga?

According to sports agency Priority Sports, former NBA player Luka Samanic has completed a contract renewal with his old club Baskonia, and he will continue to compete in La Liga next season.

Shamanic was born in January 2000. He is 25 years old, 208cm tall and weighs 103kg. He is a forward star from Croatia selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA Draft in the 19th pick in the first round. Shamanic has left footprints with the Spurs and the Utah Jazz in the NBA. He has made a total of 86 appearances in the NBA regular season, averaging 10.7 minutes per game, averaging 4.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.2 blocks. He also has 0.7 turnovers and 1.1 fouls. He has 41.1% shooting percentage, 24.7% from three-point shooting percentage and 70.6% from free throws. Obviously, Shamanic's performance in the NBA is not ideal, his offensive efficiency is a mess, and he also has problems with concentration and attitude on the defensive end. It was also because the performance failed to meet expectations that the Spurs cut him early, and he had no way to gain a foothold in the Jazz.

Shamanic first played for Adriatic League team KK Cibona last season, and soon he joined Basquenya. In the summer league last season, he played 21 games, averaging 14.6 minutes per game, averaging 7.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.2 steals, and 0.1 blocks, and 0.9 turnovers and 1 foul. His shooting percentage was 48.7%, three-point shooting percentage was 32.4%, and 80% free throw shooting percentage. In the Champions League last season, Shamanic made a total of 15 games, averaging 15.2 minutes per game, with averaging 9.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 47.7%, three-point shooting percentage was 33.3%, and free throw shooting percentage was 69%.

Shamanic's performance in the summer league was actually quite good, and he played a certain role in the offensive end. The most important thing is that his performance in the Champions League is better than in the La Liga, which can prove that he is a player who can play tough battles, and he is indeed capable of taking on more responsibilities on the offensive end. It is actually not easy to be able to produce such data and performances when there is not much playing time. I don’t know if Shamanic’s position in the team can be further improved next season, and whether he can get more playing time and play more gorgeous data. If he can perform better, he might also attract the attention of European teams from the NBA or higher-level.