Yakuba Ouattara
| Brooklyn Nets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 24, 1992 Tepa, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian / French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Élan Chalon |
| 2014–2015 | Denain-Voltaire |
| 2015–2017 | Monaco |
| 2017–present | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2017–present | →Long Island Nets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Billy Yakuba Ouattara (born January 24, 1992 in Tepa, Ghana), is a Ghanaian-French professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Nets' NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets
Because of the unavailability of a Ghanaian national basketball team, he has been a member of the French national basketball team.[1]
Professional career
On July 24, 2015, Ouattara signed with AS Monaco Basket of the Pro A.[2]
Oattara signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA on July 21, 2017. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Nets and their G-League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.[3] He also became the first foreign born player to sign a two-way deal with an NBA team.
References
- ↑ Causeur forfait, Ouattara incertain, FFBB.com, 26 May 2016. Accessed 30 Oct 2016.(in French)
- ↑
- ↑ "Nets sign Yakuba Ouattara to two-way contract". Brooklyn Nets. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.