Austin Daye with Umana Reyer Venezia

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Austin named MVP of Gameday 2 of the BCL: https://sportando.basketball/en/aust...gue-gameday-2/

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Daye was unstoppable in the game

Austin Daye didn’t cross a finish line on Wednesday night after leading Umana Reyer Venezia to their latest drama-filled victory in the Basketball Champions League, yet it sure felt like he’d been in a very long race.

The sight of players bending over to catch their breath or dragging their weary bodies to the bench during timeouts in the Italian side’s 111-104 triumph over UNET Holon, a game that needed two overtimes, was reminiscent of the game played against Banvit almost exactly one year before, a 108-101 triple-overtime win for Venezia.

“I was dead tired after regulation,” Daye said of Wednesday’s win, “and then to add another 10 minutes to the game, it was a marathon.”

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Austin signs again with Reyer Venezia. https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup...-in-2019-2020/

Venezia keeps one of its pillars for the upcoming season.

By Eurohoops team/ [email protected]

Reyer Venezia announced that the team will keep reigning Italian League Finals MVP and former NBA champion Austin Daye in 2019-2020. The American forward will be returning to EuroCup following his 2017-2018 stint with Hapoel Jerusalem.

Daye, 31, has averaged 12.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 92 games overall with the Italian team. posted 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 rebounds in the Italian League Finals against Dinamo Sassari to lead the team to the championship title while claiming MVP of the series.

Before Venezia, Daye played in EuroLeague with Galatasaray while having a brief EuroCup stint with Khimki Moscow

In 2014, Daye won the NBA championship title with the San Antonio Spurs. He’s also played with the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors and the Detroit Pistons.

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"Veteran forward Austin Daye has an opt-out in his contract with Italian club Reyer Venezia and could return to the NBA, according to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando. Daye, 31, was named Italian league MVP in 2019. He has been in talks with an NBA team, per Carchia, and can opt out of his contract in Italy on June 30. Day is 6-foot-11 and spent the early part of his career with the Detroit Pistons, who drafted him with the No. 15 pick in 2009. He has also spent time with the Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks."

https://www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/nba-amico/austin-daye-italian-basketball-return

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"A report last month indicated that Daye had talked to an NBA team and was considering exercising the out clause in his contract before a June 30 deadline. However, perhaps in part because of the uncertainty surrounding the NBA’s calendar, Daye has opted to remain with Reyer Venezia, where he’ll continue to play a major role."

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/06/and-ones-daye-j-johnson-coaches.html