The VTB League newcomer Samara has announced the signing of 32-year-old forward James Ennis.
Ennis was selected by Atlanta under the 50th pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. He started his career in Australia and became a league champion with the Wildcats. Then the forward signed a contract with the Miami Heat and spent the next 8 years in the NBA. Ennis has 395 regular season games with an average of 6.7 points and 3.3 rebounds. In the NBA James played for Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia, Orlando, Brooklyn, Clippers and Denver.
During the 2021/22 season, James Ennis moved to Hapoel Haifa where he averaged 14.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 9 games of the Israel League.