Maledon is back at ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne Basket

Theo Maledon

LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (Betclic ELITE ProA) agreed terms with 23-year old French international point guard Theo Maledon (192cm-79kg-2001) for new 2024-25 season. It is actually his comeback to ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne Basket as he has played here before. Maledon played this summer at Orlando Magic in the NBA Summer League. In three games just recently he had 14.0ppg, 2.7rpg, 5.3apg and 1.0spg. The last season he played at Skyforce in U.S. NBA-G-League where in 6 NBA Summer League games he recorded 9.8ppg, 3.8rpg, 3.8apg and 1.0spg. He also played for the Suns in NBA. But in four NBA Summer League games he averaged only 1.3ppg. The other team he played that season for were the Hornets in NBA. In 13 NBA Summer League games he got 4.2ppg, 1.8rpg and 2.2apg. Maledon helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. He also spent pre-season at Swarm in NBA G League.
In 2020 he was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) in second round (34th overall).
Maledon has been also a member of French international program for some years. He has regularly played for French senior team since 2019 and previously for U16 National Team in 2017.
Maledon represented France at the World Cup U17 in Argentina six years ago. Maledon's team won Silver and his stats at that event were 7 games: 11.1ppg, 6.1rpg, Assists-5(4.1apg), 1.1spg, FGP: 48.8%, 3PT: 18.2%, FT: 77.4%.
He is quite experienced player. Maledon has played also professionally in NBA (OKC Thunder), France (CFBB, ASVEL Basket Lyon-Villeurbanne U21 team and ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket U18 team), NBA G League (OKC Blue) and NBA Summer League (OKC Thunder).
He was voted to French ProA All-Star Game back in 2019.

LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket roster for 2024-25:

Guards:
Edwin Jackson
Nando De_Colo
Shaquille Harrison
Paris Lee
Theo Maledon
Yohann Sissoko

Forwards:
Charles Kahudi
Admiral Schofield
Mbaye N'Diaye
Melvin Ajinca
David Lighty

Centers:
Joffrey Lauvergne
Tarik Black
Neal Sako

Coach: Pierric Poupet