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The NCAA second blocker will represent the Mavericks in the summer league. Will he get a contract?

2:31pm, 30 June 2025【Basketball】

According to The Athletic reporter Tony Jones, the big five player from Marshall University, Obinna Anochili-Killen, received a summer league contract from the Dallas Mavericks, who will also represent the Mavericks in the next NBA summer league games.

Arnocchili Kiren, from Nigeria, was born in September 2001. He is 23 years old, 208cm tall, 98kg weight, and 223cm wingspan. He is an all-round power forward with excellent physical talent and both offense and defense. In the NCAA field this season, Anunobi played 32 times for Marshall, averaging 26.3 minutes per game, averaging 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 3.2 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 3.3 fouls. He shot 54.8%, three-point shooting percentage 32.8%, and free throw shooting percentage 70.1%. , Arnold Kieren's performance has been widely recognized, he was shortlisted for the second team of the Sun Belt League and the best team of the Championship this season, and he also received the Sun Belt League Best Defensive Player Award, which also shows that his performance is quite good.

From the perspective of characteristics, Arnold Keelen has the ability to score at the basket on the offensive end and has certain scoring ability. He is still able to provide certain support to the team on the offensive end. On the defensive end, Arnold Killen is a very excellent defender. He can use his advantages in athletic ability and wingspan to complete the defense in the inside, and his ability to protect the basket is also very outstanding. Arnold Keelen's block count per game ranks second in the entire NCAA game, which is enough to show how outstanding he has performed in this regard. Of course, Arnold Keelen still has some room for improvement in rebound protection. His stability in outside shooting is also average, and his ability to pass and support is very limited. These are his obvious shortcomings.

Arnocchily Killen is also a very distinctive player, and his ability on the defensive end is also visible to the naked eye. For the Mavericks, it would be a loss to sign Arnold Killen with a summer league contract after the draft. During the following summer league, the Mavericks can also conduct further examination of his abilities. If Arnold Kieren can show enough competitiveness in the summer league and maintain a defensive end while giving everyone greater surprises on the offensive end, maybe he will have a chance to get a training camp contract from the Mavericks or other teams?