Former Detroit Pistons lottery pick, Greg Monroe is continuing his basketball career by joining the BIG3 ahead of their 7th season, airing this Summer on CBS and X.
The news comes on the heels of BIG3’s “historic” 5 million dollar offer for Caitlin Clark to also join the league.
Monroe, the former NBA All-Rookie, spent five years playing in Detroit in which he averaged 14.3 PPG, 9.2 RPG, and 2.3 APG, just shy of a double-double average. He also spent time in Boston, Philadelphia, Minnesota, and Washington.
It did not take long for Monroe to establish himself as a skilled offensive big in the NBA. By his third season, he was averaging just shy of a double-double (16.0 PPG, 9.6 RPG). Even with the arrival of Andre Drummond, Monroe still managed to be productive at the power forward position.
Monroe will likely be of much interest to teams looking to compete for this year’s championship.
The BIG3 draft will be held in Las Vegas this year on May 24th.
ABOUT BIG3:
On January 11, 2017, the BIG3 was born. The first-ever professional FIREBALL3 league is the brainchild of producer, actor, and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, who shared a vision of a player-centric league focused on entertainment and innovation. The BIG3 is a league with no garbage minutes, where trash talk is allowed, and where every point –whether it’s a 4-point or 3-point shot – counts. Any given BIG3 team has hall of famers, icons and trailblazers, and the next best 3-on-3 player.
The league has led the sports industry in diversity and opportunity, becoming the first Black-owned and operated professional sports league (certified by ByBlack), the first professional sports league with a Black commissioner, the first basketball league with female head coaches, and the first professional sports league to allow the use of CBD.
In 2024, Ice Cube was honored at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, where he received the inaugural Ice Cube Impact Award, acknowledging individuals making substantial contributions to their community, the first non-player to be recognized.
