Former North Carolina Tar Heel forward Brady Manek is getting another crack at the NBA.
Manek will officially play for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Summer League, earning a spot on the roster after playing overseas with two different teams last season. Manek played for the Charlotte Hornets in last year’s Summer League session.
The addition of Manek is announced just a few days before the NBA 2K24 Summer League is set to begin on July 7th. The California Classic Summer League and Salt Lake Summer League begins on July 3rd, but the Hawks will not participate in either of those two events.
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A report on Sunday surfaced that Manek is close to a deal with Zalgiris Kaunas of Lietuvos krepšinio lyga in Lithuania. That report from Basketnews also stated that Manek planed to try and land a spot in the NBA before signing a deal.
Manek played four years at Oklahoma before transferring to North Carolina for his final season. He made the most of that, helping lead the Tar Heels to the national championship game. Manek averaged 15.1 points and 6.1 rebounds while playing 30.1 minutes per game.
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