Patrick Beverley has stunned the European basketball community by signing for Hapoel Tel Aviv on a two-year deal.

Hapoel Tel Aviv lands former EuroCup MVP Patrick Beverley 

Hapoel Tel Aviv has shocked basketball fans in Europe by signing playmaker [Patrick Beverley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/patrick-beverley/001927/), the club announced Tuesday.

Beverley (1.88 meters, 36 years old) joins the club from the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA, where he averaged 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 32 games for the franchise last season. He started the 2023-24 campaign with another NBA team, the Philadelphia 76ers and posted 6.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 47 games.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">מועדון הכדורסל הפועל &quot;שלמה&quot; תל אביב גאה להודיע כי כוכב ה-NBA פטריק בברלי חתם בקבוצה!<br><br>להודעה המלאה בעברית -&gt; <a href="https://t.co/t7dzR1qSks">https://t.co/t7dzR1qSks</a><br><br>Full announcement in English-&gt; <a href="https://t.co/8Nha3Kd2OI">https://t.co/8Nha3Kd2OI</a> <a href="https://t.co/rqy5gQYVFN">pic.twitter.com/rqy5gQYVFN</a></p>&mdash; Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC/status/1813283047934161263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

The veteran point guard has been playing in the NBA since December 2012. In 666 regular-season games with the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia and Milwaukee, Beverley has career averages of 8.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists. 

He took part in 71 playoffs games, averaging 8.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists. He was named to the 2016-17 NBA All-Defensive First Team, earning NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in the 2013-14 and 2019-20 campaigns.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="art" dir="ltr">🙏🏾❤️ <a href="https://t.co/HUPnXL40DD">https://t.co/HUPnXL40DD</a></p>&mdash; Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) <a href="https://twitter.com/patbev21/status/1813263302442819672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Before that Beverley was a EuroCup superstar; he led Spartak St. Petersburg all the way to the 2012 Final Four before losing against Khimki Moscow Region in the semifinals. He earned 2011-12 EuroCup MVP honors, averaging 13.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 16 games, as well as leading the competition in steals (1.9 spg.).

In Tel Aviv, he will reunite with head coach Stefanos Dedas, who was an assistant coach at Spartak when Beverley starred there. Beverley will also team up with Johnathan Motley in Tel Aviv after the two spent parts of two seasons together with the Clippers from 2018 through 2020.

Beverley started his professional basketball career with Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk of Ukraine and also played for Olympiacos Piraeus of Greece, helping it reach the 2010 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game against FC Barcelona. He helped Olympiacos win the Greek Cup in 2010 and also lifted the Russian Cup trophy with Spartak in 2011. Beverley also won a bronze medal with the United States at the 2007 U19 World Cup.

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New Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv signing Patrick Beverley in action for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2023-24 NBA season.

Beverley returns to the competition after a dozen seasons in the NBA

Reyer keeps forward Giga Janelidze

Umana Reyer Venice kept another player from last year's roster by agreeing on another one-year deal with forward [Giga Janelidze](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/giga-janelidze/012588/), the club announced on Tuesday. 

Janelidze (2.01 meters, 29 years old) has seen limited action last season, having appeared in just four BKT EuroCup games and seven Italian League games.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Umana Reyer ha il piacere di comunicare di aver trovato l&#39;accordo con Giga Janelidze che continuerà a far parte del roster della prima squadra maschile 🔥<br><br>Il comunicato 👉 <a href="https://t.co/VRRmOjrLdi">https://t.co/VRRmOjrLdi</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/duriibanchi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#duriibanchi</a> <a href="https://t.co/RmylizITGd">pic.twitter.com/RmylizITGd</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1813182021331517942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A native of Georgia, Janelidze is a power forward who is known for his defense and hustle on the court, as well as being a great locker room presence. He grew up with Rimini and has spent most of his career in the Italian lower divisions. 

He helped Trieste get promoted to the Italian League in 2018 and also played with Staff Mantova, Orzinuovi, Avellino, Jesi, Roseto, Urania Milano and Casalpusterlengo.

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The BKT EuroCup is thrilled to announce the official schedule for the 2024-25 regular season. With an impressive lineup of teams from across the continent ready to compete for glory, fans can look forward to an exhilarating season of basketball action.

BKT EuroCup Regular Season schedule for 2024-25 is official

The BKT EuroCup is thrilled to announce the official schedule for the 2024-25 regular season. With an impressive lineup of teams from across the continent ready to compete for glory, fans can look forward to an exhilarating season of basketball action.

[Printable](https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/16774efa-84bd-4b87-847d-b74a25db0406.pdf) | [Full season calendar](https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/16774efa-84bd-4b87-847d-b74a25db0406.pdf)

The regular season is set to tip off on Tuesday, September 24, marking the beginning of an intense competition. This season’s first game will take place in the capital city of Turkiye, where Turk Telekom Ankara will host 7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys at 19:30 local time.

The 18th and final round of the regular season will finish on February 5, 2025.

The top two teams in each group will then advance directly to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked third through sixth will meet in the single-game eighthfinals on March 4-5, 2025. The quarterfinals, also one-game winner-takes-all affairs, will take place one week later.

The EuroCup Semifinals will be played as a best-of-three series between March 25 and April 3, 2025, and the 2025 EuroCup champion will be crowned after the three-game finals slated for April 8-16, 2025.

Throughout the regular season, fans can expect to witness top-tier basketball talent, strategic gameplay, and unforgettable moments that epitomize the spirit of the EuroCup. The schedule features a balanced mix of home and away games for each team, ensuring fair competition and maximizing excitement for fans worldwide.

Comprehensive coverage, including highlights and analysis, will be available across all the BKT EuroCup's official digital platforms.

The countdown for the new season starts now!

Joventut Badalona has confirmed the signing of Devon Dotson on a two-year deal.

Devon Dotson joins Joventut

Joventut Badalona has confirmed the signing of Devon Dotson on a two-year deal.

Dotson (1.88 meters, 24 years old) impressed at Obradoiro after joining as a late-season signing last year, averaging 13.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals in nine Spanish League games. He will make his BKT EuroCup debut in the coming season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">💥 Devon Dotson: un base elèctric i amb molts punts a les mans<br><br>✍️ El jugador nord-americà signa per dues temporades amb el Joventut<br><br>🔗 La notícia: <a href="https://t.co/kgVXBZgn49">https://t.co/kgVXBZgn49</a><br><br>😃 Welcome, <a href="https://twitter.com/d_dotson1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@d_dotson1</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/WfvbcjnA1b">pic.twitter.com/WfvbcjnA1b</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1813151613789335748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

After shining at the University of Kansas, Dotson hopped between the NBA and the G League before opting to come to Europe. He played 28 times in the NBA between 2020 and 2023, suiting up on 22 occasions for the Chicago Bulls (2020-22) and six times for the Washington Wizards (2022-23).

In the G League, the point guard saw plenty of game time for the Cleveland Charge (2020-21), Windy City Bulls (2021-22) and Capital City Go-Go (2022-24).

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New Joventut Badalona signing Devon Doton in action for the University of Kansas.

He will make his EuroCup debut next season

Turk Telekom BK has confirmed the signing of Yoan Makoundou, who spent last season playing for Buducnost VOLI on loan from AS Monaco Basket.

Turk Telekom snags Yoan Makoundou

Turk Telekom Ankara has confirmed the signing of [Yoan Makoundou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yoan-makoundou/011935/), who spent last year playing in the BKT EuroCup for Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">🏀🔥 Yoan Makoundou artık <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> için ter dökecek! 🔥🏀<br><br>Geçtiğimiz sezon Buducnost Voli forması giyen Yoan Makoundou, yeni sezonda takımımızın gücüne güç katacak. Welcome to family Yoan Makoundou! 👏✍ <a href="https://t.co/NocZETPHXc">pic.twitter.com/NocZETPHXc</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1813106308155121885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Makoundou (2.07 meters, 23 years old) averaged 11.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in 17 EuroCup games for Buducnost last season, having spent the campaign there on loan from Turkish Airlines EuroLeague side AS Monaco.

The best plays of new Turk Telekom Ankara signing Yoan Makoundou while playing for Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season.

Makoundou's top plays in 2023-24

The French power forward took a big step forward in his career last year with Buducnost, having made a positive impact in limited game time for Monaco in the 2022-23 EuroLeague season. 

Now, Makoundou will be looking to build on his 2023-24 performances as head coach Erdem Can hopes to lead Turk Telekom to the EuroLeague.

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New Turk Telekom Ankara signing Yoan Makoundou in action for Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in the BKT EuroCup last season.

He spent last season on loan at Buducnost

Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul and former All-EuroCup guard Derek Needham have agreed on a deal that will see them spend a second season together. 

Derek Needham, Besiktas agree to another season together 

Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul and former All-EuroCup guard [Derek Needham](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/derek-needham/008945/) have agreed on a deal that will see them spend a second season together. Needham (1.80 meters, 33 years old) averaged 12.0 points and 3.4 assists in 22 EuroCup games last season in helping the club reach the semifinals. He also had 13.2 points and 4.4 assists in the Turkish League as Besiktas reached the semifinals.

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Derek Needham’ın Sözleşmesi Yenilendi<br><br>Beşiktaş Fibabanka Takımımızın oyuncusu Derek Needham’ın sözleşmesi bir yıl yenilendi.<br><br>2024/25 sezonunda takımımızla beraber olacak sporcumuza üstün başarılar dileriz. <a href="https://t.co/0ybloR3Ehn">pic.twitter.com/0ybloR3Ehn</a></p>&mdash; Beşiktaş Fibabanka (@BJK_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJK_Basketbol/status/1812128518198730911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It was Needham’s fifth season in the EuroCup and his third in Türkiye. He played for Frutti Extra Bursaspor from 2021 through 2023 and helped lead that team to the EuroCup Final in 2022. Needham was named to the All-EuroCup First Team in 2021-22. His 819 points and 168 three-pointers over the last three seasons are the most in the EuroCup and his 258 assists and 72 steals are both second.

Derek Needham in his first season with Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul.

2023-24 EuroCup highlights: Derek Needham, Besiktas

His first seasons in the EuroCup were with AS Monaco in 2018-19 and Morna Bar of Montenegro the next season. He has also played for Siauliai and Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania, Khimik-OPZ Yuhzny in Ukraine, Braunschweig in Germany, Reggio Emilia in Italy.

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It will be his sixth campaign in the EuroCup

Bahcesehir College Istanbul announced on Saturday that it has signed Jaleen Smith for the 2024-25 season. 

Bahcesehir adds Jaleen Smith to backcourt

Bahcesehir College Istanbul announced on Saturday that it has signed [Jaleen Smith](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jaleen-smith/profile/011192/) for the 2024-25 season. Smith (1.90 meters, 29 years old) will play in the BKT EuroCup after spending the last three seasons in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Last season he divided his time between Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. He averaged 5.3 points on 48.3% three-point shooting in 13 EuroLeague games for Virtus and then 6.7 points on 38.9% three-point shooting with Partizan.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">🙌 Jaleen Devon Smith, Bahçeşehir Koleji’nde!<br><br>🤝 Geçtiğimiz sezon EuroLeague’de Partizan forması giyen ABD asıllı Hırvat oyuncu ile 2024-2025 sezonu için anlaşma sağladık.<br><br>🙋‍♂️ Welcome to our family, <a href="https://twitter.com/JaleenSmith0?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JaleenSmith0</a> !<br><br>❤️💙 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyHighTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyHighTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/OWI5poR3Xo">pic.twitter.com/OWI5poR3Xo</a></p>&mdash; Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü (@BKBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BKBasketbol/status/1812084193679012331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Smith debuted in the EuroLeague with ALBA Berlin in 2021 and spent two seasons with the club. He helped the team to win the German League and Cup double in 2022. After playing college basketball at the University of New Hampshire, Smith started his career with USC Heidelberg and also played for Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany before joining ALBA. He was chosen as the 2020-21 German League MVP after averaging 15.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.7 steals and a PIR of 19.1 for Ludwigsburg. Smith has also been a member of the Croatian national team.

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The guard has spent the last three seasons in the EuroLeague

Bahçeşehir Koleji SK has completed the signing of Şehmus Hazer from Fenerbahçe Beko on a one-year deal.

Şehmus Hazer heads to Bahcesehir

Bahcesehir College Istanbul has completed the signing of [Sehmus Hazer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/sehmus-hazer/011201/) on a one-year deal. 

Hazer (1.93 meters, 25 years old) joins the club from fellow Turkish side Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, where he had played for the last three years. He made 48 appearances in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague over that period, although just six last season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">🙌 Şehmus Hazer, Bahçeşehir Koleji&#39;nde!<br><br>🤝 Son olarak Fenerbahçe Beko forması giyen Milli oyuncu ile 2024-2025 sezonu için anlaşma sağladık.<br><br>🙋‍♂️ Ailemize hoş geldin, <a href="https://twitter.com/sehmus_hazer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sehmus_hazer</a> !<br><br>❤💙 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyHighTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyHighTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/dQSpjI7c9X">pic.twitter.com/dQSpjI7c9X</a></p>&mdash; Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü (@BKBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BKBasketbol/status/1811785260998221886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Turkish guard started his career with Bandirma, where he played between 2017 and 2020, before heading to Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul for the 2020-21 campaign. Then, having starred in the Turkish League with Besiktas by averaging 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 33 games, he opted to join Fenerbahce in the summer of 2021.

While Hazer had a minimal role for Fenerbahce in the EuroLeague last season, he did put up decent numbers domestically, posting 8.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 39 Turkish League games.

Next season will see Hazer make his BKT EuroCup debut.

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New Bahcesehir College Istanbul signing Sehmus Hazer 

He has spent the last three years with Fenerbahce

Sehmus Hazer heads to Bahcesehir

Wolves add depth with hometown forward Daniel Baslyk

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius have announced the signing of small forward [Daniel Baslyk](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/players/daniel-baslyk/009306/) on a one-year deal. Baslyk (1.98 meters, 23 years old) arrives from a fellow Lithuanian League side Siauliai, where he averaged 7.5 points and 2.6 rebounds in Lithuanian League action.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome to the TEAM, Daniel Baslyk <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreWolves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreWolves</a> <a href="https://t.co/dHi3RtbbFD">pic.twitter.com/dHi3RtbbFD</a></p>&mdash; BC WOLVES (@wolves_bc) <a href="https://twitter.com/wolves_bc/status/1811712486078341404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Baslyk has spent the last four years with Siauliai, the club he joined in 2020 after one season in Germany with Weissenfels in the top flight and lower-division teams Mitteldeutsche Basketball Academy and Sandersdorf.

That was his only season outside his native country. He came through Vilniaus KM's youth system and also suited up for Rytas Vilnius at the ANGT in 2019. Baslyk also played a season with Ereliai Mazeikiai in Lithuania's second division. He is now set to make his BKT EuroCup debut.

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He will feature in the EuroCup for the first time next season