After spending a year in the G League, Melo Trimble will spend the next year of his professional career overseas, as the former Maryland point guard signed a deal with Australian NBL club Cairns Taipans.
Trimble spent the previous year playing for the Iowa Wolves, which is the G League affiliate for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, and averaged 16.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in 48 games.
He spent this past summer playing for the Chicago Bulls’ Summer League team, which is where Taipans head coach Mike Kelly scouted Trimble. Like Trimble, this is Kelly’s first year with the Taipans, as he was hired in April after serving as an assistant coach for league champion Melbourne United.