Travis Best to play one last season, in Italy
Whatever happened to Travis Best, the 6-0 guard who last played for the New Jersey Nets in 2005?
He’s been travelling since his days in the NBA; playing in Europe, with five European clubs in five years: Unics Kazan of Russia, Virtus Bologna of Italy, Prokom Trefl Sport of Poland, and Air Avellino of Italy.
And the 37-year old recently signed with another Italian club, Martos Napoli, a Serie A club for the Italian League in what will likely be his last professional season.
“I have always wanted longevity,” Best told Mass Live. “I’ve stayed in the gym, put in the work and absorbed a lot of punishment. All of that is paying off now.”
For his final season, Best will join fellow former-NBA players Damon Jones and Robert “Tractor” Traylor on the team.
The former Georgia Tech star played 10 years in the NBA with Indiana, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, and New Jersey before seeing his last NBA minutes in the 2004-05. For his NBA career, Best averaged 7.6 points and 3.5 assists in 706 NBA games.
In his first season out of the NBA, Best put up 11.2 points and 2.7 assists in 29 minutes per game for Unics Kazan. For Virtus Bologna (2006-07) Best averaged 8.4 points and 3.3 assists; and with Air Avellino last season, he managed 8.9 points and 2.8 assists.
