Bayern Munich have signed American forward Deon Thompson from Hapoel Jerusalem, the club announced on their Twitter feed today.

Thompson, who played for the Bavarian club in the 2013-14 season joins Bayern on a one-year deal.

In his previous spell in Munich, he averaged 7.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in the Euroleague and he won the Beko BBL crown.

The 26-year-old originally joined Chinese Basketball Association side Liaoning Flying Leopards for the start of last season, but left the Far East to join Hapoel Jerusalem, helping them to a Winner League title in the process.

Thompson has also had spells with ALBA Berlin, Union Olimpija and Greek side Ikaros.

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