Panathinaikos BC announces the signing of Kyle Guy (26, 1.88 meters) on a 2 years contract.
Guy is a basketball player, born on August 11, 1997 in Indianapolis, USA. He is a guard who last played for Joventut Badalona.
He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers as a shooting guard for three years and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player during his junior season before declaring for the draft. In high school, he was Indiana Mr. Basketball and a McDonald's All-American.
Kyle Guy was drafted in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks before being traded to Sacramento. The Kings signed him to a two-way contract on July 7, 2019, to split time between the NBA Kings and their NBA G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. He scored 42 points for Stockton in a win over the Iowa Wolves on December 1. He made his NBA debut on January 10, 2020, against the Milwaukee Bucks. On January 18, Guy scored 37 points and hit seven three-pointers for Stockton in a 147–117 loss to the Oklahoma City Blue.
On February 21, 2021, Guy scored 9 points in 9 minutes off the bench for the Sacramento Kings against the Milwaukee Bucks, on 4-for-5 shooting.
In August 2021, Guy joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2021 NBA Summer League roster. He debuted with 15 points in 17 minutes off the bench while 4-for-10 from the field, as well as 3-for-7 from three-point range against the Orlando Magic. On September 27, 2021, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was waived on October 16. On October 23, he signed with the Cleveland Charge as an affiliate player.
On December 30, 2021, Guy signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat via the hardship exemption. On January 10, he signed a second 10-day contract. In his first game after signing the 10-day contract, Guy scored 17 points and hit four three-pointers. On January 17, 2022, Guy signed a two-way contract with the Heat. On March 24, he was waived by the Heat and four days later he returned to the Cleveland Charge.
After the end of the season Guy moved to Spain for the 2022-23 season, signed by Joventut Badalona. Averaging 11.8 points, 2.6 assists, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.5 steals per game over 21 appearances in the 7DAYS EuroCup, his contributions helped his side reach the Semifinals of the second-tier club continental competition of Euroleague Basketball. At the domestic level, tallying 12.8 points, 2.1 assists, and 1.8 rebounds per contest over 40 appearances pushed the team coached by Carles Duran to the Semifinals of the Liga Endesa Playoffs.
