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9-year NBA veteran diagnosed with autism signs with French team

9-year NBA veteran Tony Snell has signed a contract to continue his career in France with Boulazac Basket Dordogne through the end of the 2025-26 season.

The 33-year-old NBA veteran Tony Snell will continue his career in France.

Tony Snell

Tony Snell

Position: SF

Age: 33

Height: 201 cm

Weight: 91 kg

Birth place: Los Angeles, United States of America

Last year’s French second-division champions, Boulazac Basket Dordogne, have officially announced the signing of the nine-year NBA forward to a one-year deal.

Snell has played over 600 NBA games with six different franchises: the Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and New Orleans Pelicans.

His last NBA season was in 2021-22 with the Pelicans, where he averaged 5.9 points per game over 15 games.

The forward spent the past couple of years playing in the G-League. Last season, he played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce, averaging 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 15 minutes per game across eight appearances.

Snell also made headlines a couple of years ago when he revealed that he had been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at the age of 31, in 2023.

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