ie ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁Del aware ▁ 8 7 ers ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ▁Development ▁League . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁D ac in ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁Taiwan , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁All - Star , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 7 ers ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁P elle ▁joined ▁Leb an ese ▁club ▁H omen et men ▁Be ir ut , ▁leading ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁blocks . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁season , ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁two - year ▁st int ▁with ▁Pal la can estro ▁Var ese ▁in ▁Italy , ▁closing ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season ▁with ▁A ux il ium ▁Tor ino . ▁ ▁He ▁holds ▁Ant igu an , ▁American , ▁and ▁Leb an ese ▁citizens hip , ▁and ▁has ▁experience ▁with ▁the ▁Leb anon ▁national ▁basketball ▁team . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁P elle ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁Ant igua ▁and ▁Barb uda , ▁to ▁Nor vel ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Dar l ene ▁P elle . ▁When ▁P elle ▁was ▁three ▁years ▁old , ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Saint ▁Cro ix ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁seven , ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁better ▁work ▁opportun ities . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁wel der , ▁while ▁his ▁mother ▁managed ▁the ▁garden ▁center ▁at ▁a ▁Home ▁Dep ot ▁store . ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season