New 36ers Import “Ticks All The Boxes”

The Adelaide 36ers have signed import Craig Randall II for the 2022/23 season.

Randall II comes to Adelaide fresh off winning the 2022 NBA Summer League championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in Las Vegas.

36ers head coach CJ Bruton is thrilled to have Randall II on board for this season’s campaign and says the 26-year-old “ticks all the boxes” for his squad.

“Craig has a great skillset and is a big guard, something we were definitely looking for in that space,” Bruton said.

“I’m excited to have Craig on my team and I’m looking forward to him coming in and making an impact.”

Randall II is thrilled to be joining Adelaide and he can’t wait to make an impact.

“I’m pumped to be playing for Adelaide this season, coach has told me what I need to bring to the group and I can’t wait for the challenge,” Randall II said.

“I want to win, I’ll do anything I need to do to help the team win, that’s what the fans want.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MAN. ON. FIRE. ?<br><br>Another career-high for Craig Randall II with 44 PTS, following Wednesday night’s game where he tallied 40 PTS. <a href="https://twitter.com/moneyteam1222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@moneyteam1222</a> <a href="https://t.co/jDGsYkoFFS">pic.twitter.com/jDGsYkoFFS</a></p>&mdash; Long Island Nets (@LongIslandNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/LongIslandNets/status/1479636690570555395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The 193-centimetre combo guard with a 6’9 (206-centimetre) wingspan played for the Long Island Nets in the NBA G-League last season, averaging 26.7 points, 6.3 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Randall II impressed with the Nets, becoming their first player to have back-to-back 40-point games and won the league’s Most Improved Player award.

“Craig can score the ball, but he also brings that intensity we need on the defensive end and can be a distributor as well,” Bruton said.

“He will be a player that will lead by example in his play and professionalism.”

Randall II will join the squad in Adelaide in the coming weeks to prepare for the season.