Christian Eyenga Moenge (born June 22, 1989) is a Congolese professional

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player for Montakit Fuenlabrada of the Liga ACB. Eyenga was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 30th pick in that year's

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. When drafted, he played for the Spanish Third Division club

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, an affiliate of the ACB club DKV Joventut.

Professional career

NBA career

Eyenga played the 2010 NBA Summer League for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After that, he officially signed a two-year contract with the Cavaliers on July 23, 2010. He signed for $2 million over two years, with years three and four being options. On November 18, Eyenga was sent to the Cavaliers' NBA Development League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks. On January 2, he was recalled by the Cavs and made his debut on the same day, against the Dallas Mavericks. He scored 4 points and grabbed 3 rebounds. On March 15, 2012, Eyenga was traded along with

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to the Los Angeles Lakers for a protected first round pick in the

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and

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. On August 10, 2012, Eyenga was traded to the Orlando Magic. On October 23, 2012, Eyenga was waived by the Orlando Magic. He was then drafted by the

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of the

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. On January 4, 2013, Eyenga was released by the Legends so he could sign in China. In February 2013, he re-joined the Legends after a month in China.

Overseas career

In October 2011 he signed to play for

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in Spain during the 2011 NBA lockout. In January 2013, he signed with Shanxi Zhongyu of China. He left the same month and returned to America. On July 25, 2013, Eyenga moved to Poland and signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra. On August 4, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with another Polish team

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. In September 2014, Eyenga has been waived by the club. On November 12, 2014, he signed a one-season contract with the Italian

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team Pallacanestro Varese. On July 10, 2015, he signed with champions of Italy,

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for the 2015–16 season. On February 5, 2016, he left Dinamo Sassari, and signed with Auxilium CUS Torino for the rest of the season. On August 16, 2016, Eyenga signed with Pallacanestro Varese for the 2016–17 season. On May 14, 2017, he signed with Spanish club

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for the rest of the

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. On July 23, 2017, Eyenga signed with

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for the

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. At the end of the season Eyenga won the league award for

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. He averaged 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season. On August 4, 2020, Eyenga re-signed with the team. He signed a two-year deal with the team on July 3, 3021.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Euroleague

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DR Congo national team

Eyenga often represents the

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at international tournaments. At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, he averaged 14.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

References

External links

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at acb.com *
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at euroleague.net

at fiba.com
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