Arizona Wildcats Former Big Man Christian Koloko can continue his NBA Career after being medically cleared to return to action
seven-foot center Christian Koloko has been medically cleared to return to action after passing the requirements from the NBA’s fitness-to-play panel.
While at Arizona, Koloko made a massive impact across his three seasons with the team. In his final year as a Junior, he was named a First Team All-Pac 12, as well as the conference’s Most Improved Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. He also tied the program's single-season record for most blocked shots in a year.
Koloko will begin practicing with the Lakers this week and ramp up to play for first time since April 2023 and a blood clot issue that threatened his career.in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft. He played in 58 games with the Raptors during the 2022-23 season, averaging 3.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and one block across 13.8 minutes per game. The team waived him to make space after trading superstar Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers for three players.
Although a small sample size at the professional level, Koloko has shown flashes of potentially being an elite shot blocker and helping keep scoring possessions alive with his ability to get offensive rebounds.
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