Olympiacos sign Jean Montero

Defending champion Olympiacos S.F.P. Piraeus (GBL) has signed 23-year old Dominican Rep. 188cm point guard Jean Montero for the new season. He is the second import player in the roster, with USA's Codi Miller-McIntyre already on board. Montero played for Valencia Basket in the Spanish Liga Endesa for the last two years. In 35 games last season, he averaged an impressive 15.7ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.3apg, and 1.2spg. Montero helped his team win the league title, despite finishing the regular season in second place. He was named Eurobasket.com All-Spanish League Import Player of the Year, Finals MVP, and voted to the All-Imports Team. In Euroleague, Montero played 38 games with averages of 14.4ppg, 3.0rpg, 4.8apg, and 1.1spg. He helped his team finish second in the regular season and reach the league semifinals. Montero was named Eurobasket.com Euroleague Best Prospect of the Year, League Player of the Week, and selected to the Eurobasket.com Euroleague
Montero represented the Dominican Republic at the FIBA Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus (Greece) two years ago.
He is a very experienced player, having played for teams in Spain such as MoraBanc Andorra, Real Betis, and Gran Canaria, as well as in the NBA Summer League with the NY Knicks and OTE (Overtime Elite).