[Guangdong team and Octavius have reached a signing Agreement. The work visa has not been completed yet]]
News source, Guangdong team confirmed that it had reached a signing agreement with Octavius Ellis and was handling relevant procedures for him. His work visa has not been completed yet.
Octavius, 29 years old, 2.08 meters tall, serves as a center. His cousin is former NBA player Monta Ellis. Octavius failed in the NBA draft in 2016 and has played in Russian league, Greek league and so on since then. In the 2021-22 season, Octavius joined the Turkish telecom team in the Turkish league, with an average score of 8.6 points and 6.1 rebounds.