The Indiana Fever have signed level guard Kyra Lambert to a seven-day contract within the wake of season-ending accidents to guards Sydney Colson (torn ACL) and Aari McDonald (damaged foot). Lambert will assist assume some ball-handling obligations
The 28-year-old Lambert has spent her skilled profession in Europe, most not too long ago in Greece with Olympiacos, the place she received the Greek A1 League. Throughout that season, Lambert averaged 15.4 factors and 6.3 assists per recreation, whereas capturing 42.1 p.c from three. She was named Eurocup’s Guard of the 12 months.
Earlier than her time in Greece, she additionally performed in France (Toulouse), Latvia (TTT Riga), New Zealand (Whai), Slovakia (Slavia Banska Bystrica), and Turkey (Karsiyaka).
In school, she averaged 6.8 factors and a couple of.7 assists per recreation, enjoying for Duke for 3 seasons and on the College of Texas for her ultimate marketing campaign.
Kyra Lambert, Odyssey Sims will function the Fever’s new backcourt
Along with Lambert, the Fever signed Odyssey Sims earlier this week. Sims averaged 9.8 factors and three.5 assists for the Los Angeles Sparks earlier than being waived final month, and averaged 12.6 factors and 5.2 assists — capturing 48.3% from the sphere and 34.5% from three — final season.
Sims and Lambert will look to collectively exchange Colson and McDonald, who performed substantial guard minutes for the Fever till their accidents final season. McDonald, who joined Indiana mid-season, averaged 9.8 factors and 4.7 assists, whereas Colson performed a smaller backup function because the season’s starting.
The Fever are 18-15 and at the moment have the league’s sixth-best document, with 11 video games left to play.
