He is set to make his EuroLeague debut soon after turning 29 years old
Zalgiris tabs forward Dustin Sleva
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Zalgiris Kaunas bolstered its frontcourt by signing power forward Dustin Sleva for the 2025-26 season with an option for another year, the club announced Friday.
Sleva (2.03 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Besiktas Gain Istanbul, where he averaged 10.3 points on 40.0% three-point shooting and 3.5 rebounds in 19 games. he also led the competition in steals (1.8 spg.) and helped Besiktas reach the playoffs and the Turkish League finals.
He joined Besiktas from UCAM Murcia, where he averaged 9.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and a PIR of 10.7 in 45 Spanish League games in the 2023-24 season. Sleva helped Murcia reach the Spanish League finals and finish third in the BCL. The American raised his numbers in the Spanish playoffs, averaging 13.1 points and 5.5 rebounds in 11 games.
Sleva started his professional career with Paris Basketball of France and also played for Basketball Loewen Braunschweig before joining Murcia. Sleva made his BKT EuroCup debut with Paris, averaging 6.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in eight games in the 2022-23 season. He also helped Paris gain promotion to the French top flight in 2021. Sleva is now set to taste the EuroLeague waters for the first time with Zalgiris.