American point guard Taron Downey is not an Anwil player any more. 29-year-old guard showed unprofessional behaviour so the contract has been terminated by a mutual agreement. Lorinza Harrington turned out to be a guy who has filled this vacancy as both sides have already signatured a one-year deal.
American point guard Taron Downey is not an Anwil player any more. 29-year-old guard showed unprofessional behaviour so the contract has been terminated by a mutual agreement. Lorinza Harrington turned out to be a guy who has filled this vacancy as both sides have already signatured a one-year deal.
Taron Downey’s adventure with Anwil Wloclawek lasted for only four days. American player arrived to Poland, participated in some trainings and even watched a home Anwil game against LKS Lodz but just two days after it, the contract has been terminated. Reason? Then American player appeared in the gym with a broken arm which wasn’t a result of his basketball experience. Due to his unprofessional behaviour Anwil have decided to cut the player without any liabilities.
Fortunately, the Anwil staff have already found a replacement in the person of well-known in Poland Lorinza Harrington. 31-year-old played in the past for Asseco Prokom Gdynia and Trefl Sopot so his knowledge of the Polish reality was a crucial factor. Two years ago Harrington reached a golden medal with Asseco Prokom, while he had also played 140 matches in the NBA before.
- A vacancy on the guard position and a thoroughgoing analysis helped us define a profile of the basketball player that we needed the most. And that kind of expectations Harrington fulfilled without any doubts. We had been negotiating with him even before we signed Downey but there had been some obstacles. However, we could back to our small talk and the result is visible – Emir Mutapcic, the head coach of Anwil, said.