{"id":450590,"date":"2025-07-10T12:29:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=450590"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:29:30","slug":"dubai-basketball-officially-signs-mckinley-wright-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/dubai-basketball-officially-signs-mckinley-wright-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Basketball officially signs McKinley Wright IV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABA League star McKinley Wright IV joins Dubai Basketball\u2019s roster as the team prepares for their 2025\/26 EuroLeague debut. The 1.8-metre American guard joins the newly formed Dubai Basketball on a two-year contract, making his debut in EuroLeague along with the team this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABA League Run &amp; NBA History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old comes fresh from a thrilling debut campaign with Budu\u0107nost VOLI where he was crowned Most Valuable Player of the ABA League Regular Season. Budu\u0107nost wrapped up their season as a runner-up, falling to Partizan Mozzart Bet in Belgrade \u2013 McKinley paired an average of 12.8 points and 2.4 rebounds with 4.9 assists in his first season with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the Montenegrin side, Wright began his professional career with the NBA. The then 23-year-old McKinley began his professional career signing a single-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2021. He made his league debut that same season, splitting time between the NBA and G League before joining the Dallas Mavericks in 2022. Over two seasons, McKinley featured in 32 NBA games, contributing consistent minutes off the bench across the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a historical moment for the region, Dubai Basketball was announced as one of the two new teams to enter EuroLeague as a part of the league\u2019s expansion from 18 to 20 teams. Joining Valencia Basket and Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. as the newest teams in the league, McKinley will join a lineup of talent at Dubai Basketball, including ex-teammate at the Mavericks, Davis Bertans.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai Basketball brings in new talent this season with the vision to best Europe\u2019s elite right at the heart of the city at Coca-Cola Arena. From the biggest teams to the best talents in the world, the 2025\/26 season is preparing to be a historical year for the sport. Following a third-place finish in their first season of competition in the ABA League, Dubai Basketball aims to replicate a record-breaking run in the most prestigious league in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>On the brink of one of the most exciting seasons of basketball in the region, fans are invited to witness the action live at Coca-Cola Arena. Fans can register now to avail exclusive Early Bird access to season tickets on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coca-cola-arena.com\/sports\/1222\/dubai-basketball-2025-2026-season-registration\">Coca-Cola Arena website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABA League star McKinley Wright IV joins Dubai Basketball\u2019s roster as the team prepares for their 2025\/26 EuroLeague debut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":450591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[191,199],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[185,15727],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-450590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aba-liga","category-euroleague","typology-official","typology-press-release-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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