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It s so bad! The performance of the former Thunder backcourt star during the European Championship is simply a disaster?

11:21pm, 7 September 2025【Basketball】

In the previous 1/8 match of the Men's Basketball European Championship, Georgia defeated the favorite French team 80-70, causing a big upset. After this game, Georgia successfully entered the quarterfinals, and they will compete with Finnish team, which defeated Serbia, for a place in the semi-finals; while the French team was eliminated.

In this game, the French starter Theo Maledon still did not improve at all. Maledon played 17 minutes and 21 seconds in the game, 1 of 6 shots, 0 of 3 from outside the three-point line, 2 of 4 free throws, scored 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, and had 1 turnover and 2 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -6. Maledon still has no touch on the offensive end. It seems that he really has no scoring ability at all. He has seriously dragged the team down on the offensive end. Maledon also did not show any passing ability or organizational ability, and as a reliable defender, his contribution to the defensive end was also a very disappointing level. Overall, Maleton's performance on both offense and defense was at the disaster level. He did not show any value on the court, which also led to the team's defeat to a large extent. During the European Championships, Maledon's overall level was always unsatisfactory. Maledon has played 6 games in total, with averaging 14.2 minutes per game, averaging 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.8 steals, 0.7 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 29%, a three-point shooting percentage of 6.3%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 77.8%, with a plus-negative value of +0.2 per game. It's really hard to believe that this is actually the stats played by a former NBA player during the European Championships. Maleton actually has a lot of playing time, and he can also get some opportunities to use mobile phones. However, his offensive efficiency is really terrible. He has no shooting ability outside the three-point line. He has no scoring ability at all and lacks sufficient organizational ability. It seems normal for the starter to play like this, and the French team was eliminated early.

Maledon was born in June 2001. He is 24 years old, 193cm tall and weighs 79kg. He is the backcourt player selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2020 NBA Draft in the 34th pick in the second round. In addition to the Thunder, Maledon also played for the Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns. Due to his mediocre performance in the NBA, Maledon also returned to the European arena last season and joined the French Ligue 1 team ASVEL. In fact, Maledon's performance in the Ligue 1 is still good, which also makes everyone have high expectations for his performance in the European Championship. As a result, Maleton actually performed like this, which is really speechless.

source:7m cnvn