He will get his first taste of EuroLeague basketball next season
Milan secures move for Armoni Brooks
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan has completed the signing of guard Armoni Brooks on a deal until the end of the 2025-26 season, the club confirmed Wednesday.
Brooks (1.91 meters, 26 years old) most recently played for the Ontario Clippers in the G League, averaging 15.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game across 30 appearances in 2023-24.
During the 2023-24 campaign, he also spent time with the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA, posting 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 10 games.
"I am super excited to join the Olimpia Miano family," Brooks told Milan's official club media. "Playing for a historic club like this is such a great honor. I can’t wait to come to Italy and compete in one of the best leagues in the world and play against some of the best competition there is in this sport. I feel blessed to have been given this great opportunity and I will give my best each and every day to make sure we win as many games as possible.”
To date, Brooks has hopped between the NBA and the G League since turning professional in 2019. His best season in the NBA was his first in the league, which came with the Houston Rockets in 2020-21. He averaged 11.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20 games for Houston. Brooks then split the 2021-22 season between Houston and the Toronto Raptors, before returning to the NBA with Brooklyn in 2023-24. His NBA averages stand at: 6.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 84 appearances.