Former Seton Hall big man Angel Delgado headed to China

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Former Seton Hall big man Angel Delgado is headed to China.

As reported by The Athletic and confirmed by a source close to Delgado, the 6-foot-10, 246-pound native of the Dominican Republic will play professionally in China next season after signing a one-year, $4.3 million deal with the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Sources: 2019 NBA G League rookie of the year Angel Delgado has signed a one-year, $4.3M deal with the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association. Delgado was on a two-way deal with the Clippers last season.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 7, 2019

As a senior at Seton Hall, Delgado won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, averaged 13.6 points and 11.8 rebounds as the Pirates reached their third straight NCAA Tournament.

He then went undrafted before signing a Two-Way Contract with the Clippers. Last season he won G League Rookie of the Year honors, averaging 18.5 points and an NBA G League-high 14.8 rebounds in 44 games for Agua Caliente.

The Clippers last month declined to offer Delgado a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent, as reported by Michael Scotto of The Athletic.

No NBA team offered him a fully guaranteed deal, sources said.

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