The Oklahoma City Thunder signed free agent point guard Sebastian Telfair. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Telfair, the No. 13 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, will provide depth with Derek Fisher retiring to become the New York Knicks’ head coach. Telfair spent last season playing for Tianjin Ronggang in China, where he averaged 26.1 points, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals.
The 29-year-old has averaged 7.4 points, 3.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds during nine seasons with Portland, Boston, Minnesota, the Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland, Phoenix and Toronto. He last played in the NBA during the 2012-13 season, averaging 6.0 points and 2.5 assists in 46 games for the Suns before playing the final 12 games with the Raptors and averaging 4.3 points and 3.0 assists.