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Former UVM standout Anthony Lamb signs contract with Detroit Pistons

SPORTS…SPONSORED BY XFINITY! < …ANTHONY LAMB WAS A HUGE PART OF THE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS. THE PROGRAM WON 109 GAMES IN THAT TIME, AND WAS THE TOP TEAM IN THE CONFERENCE 3 TIMES. AND ALTHOUGH HIS áCOLLEGEá CAREER CAME TO A PREMATURE END, DUE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, HE STILL HAS A LOT BASKETBALL AHEAD OF HIM… THE TWO-TIME AMERICA EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR, HAS SIGNED AN áEXHIBIT 10 CONTRACTá, WITH THE DETROIT PISTONS… AN EXHIBIT 10 CONTRACT IS A NON- GUARANTEED ONE- YEAR MINIMUM SALARY DEAL, THAT ALLOWS A PLAYER TO MAKE A BONUS OF UP TO $50,000 IF HE IS WAIVED, AND REMAINS ON THE FRANCHISE’S G LEAGUE SQUAD FOR AT LEAST 60 DAYS… AS A SENIOR, LAMB, PACED THE TEAM WITH A 16.7 POINTS A GAME…SCORING 30 POINTS áATá THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, VIRGINIA…AND HIT THE GAME-WINNING SHOT IN THE FINAL SECONDS AT SAINT JOHN’S… DURING HIS FOUR- YEAR CAREER AT VERMONT, THE 6-6 FORWARD WAS NAMED AMERICA EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR AS A JUNIOR AND SENIOR, AND WAS THE CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, IN 2017… HE WAS A THREE-TIME U.S. BASKETBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION, ALL- DISTRICT I TEAM SELECTION, AND PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN 2019… THE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK NATIVE EARNED ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION HONORS FOLLOWING HIS JUNIOR YEAR… LAMB WILL REPORT TO THE PISTONS’ NBA TRAINING CAMP ON TUESDAY, DEC. 1 AND THE 2020-21 SEASON IS SCHEDULED TO START THREE WEEKS LATER ON THE 22ND… THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE 2020 NBA DRAFTF… AS OF NOW, THE ONLY FORMER VERMONT MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER THAT HAS DRESSED

Former UVM standout Anthony Lamb signs contract with Detroit Pistons

Former University of Vermont basketball standout Anthony Lamb is making a move to the Midwest. The two-time America East Player of the Year has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Detroit Pistons, the UVM athletic department confirmed Monday. The contract is a non-guaranteed, one-year deal that would allow Lamb to make a bonus of up to $50,000 if he is waived and remains on the franchise’s G League roster for at least 60 days. Lamb will report to the Pistons’ NBA training camp on Dec. 1, three weeks ahead of the scheduled start of the new season. If Lamb makes the roster and takes the court for Detroit during a regular season game, it would mark a historic first — no Catamounts alumnus has ever played regular season minutes in the NBA. During his four-year tenure with the Catamounts, Lamb was a three-time U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District I Team selection and earned Player of the Year honors in 2019. He also helped the team win a conference title in 2017, 2019 and 2020. Tune in to NBC5 News for more information.

BURLINGTON, Vt. —

Former University of Vermont basketball standout Anthony Lamb is making a move to the Midwest.

The two-time America East Player of the Year has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Detroit Pistons, the UVM athletic department confirmed Monday. The contract is a non-guaranteed, one-year deal that would allow Lamb to make a bonus of up to $50,000 if he is waived and remains on the franchise’s G League roster for at least 60 days.

Lamb will report to the Pistons’ NBA training camp on Dec. 1, three weeks ahead of the scheduled start of the new season.

If Lamb makes the roster and takes the court for Detroit during a regular season game, it would mark a historic first — no Catamounts alumnus has ever played regular season minutes in the NBA.

During his four-year tenure with the Catamounts, Lamb was a three-time U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District I Team selection and earned Player of the Year honors in 2019. He also helped the team win a conference title in 2017, 2019 and 2020.

Tune in to NBC5 News for more information.