Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv announced on Wednesday that it has signed big man Wenyen Gabriel. 

Maccabi unveils signing of Wenyen Gabriel

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv announced on Wednesday that it has signed big man Wenyen Gabriel. The deal is for one season with an option for a second year. 

Gabriel (2.06 meters, 27 years old) has spent most of the past five seasons in the NBA, where he played for the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies. 

His best season was in 2022-23, when he averaged 5.5 points on 59.6% shooting and 4.2 rebounds in 68 games for the Lakers.

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Gabriel most recently joined Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico, where he has posted 13.0 points on 61.1% shooting and is among the league’s top 10 rebounders with 7.4 per game. Before that he averaged 16.7 points, while making 45.1% of his three-pointers, and tallied 10.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 26 G-League games with the Wisconsin Herd.

Born in Sudan, Gabriel emigrated to the United States as a child. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, where for one season he was a teammate of former Maccabi player Alex Poythress.

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As a member of the South Sudan national team, Gabriel was the leading shot-blocker at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup with 2.6 per game. He also posted 9.2 points and 6.8 rebounds as his team went 3-2 and placed 17th of 32 countries. Gabriel is a finalist for the South Sudan roster for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

"Gabriel is a player with NBA experience, with diverse abilities and big upside," explained coach Oded Kattash. "A player at the ‘5’ position who can also play away from the paint, knows how to finish near the rim and has a defensive presence. He will help us and give us a lot of energy. I am sure that the connection to the crowd will be quick and that the fans will enjoy watching him a lot."

The athletic big man is expected to compete in the Olympics this summer with South Sudan

AS Monaco reinforced its frontcourt by signing Georgios Papagiannis. Papagiannis arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.

Monaco signs Georgios Papagiannis away from Fenerbahce

AS Monaco reinforced its frontcourt by signing [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) for the 2024-25 season. 

Papagiannis (2.20 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, with which he reached the EuroLeague Final Four and won the Turkish League and Cup double last season, his only with the club. 

After playing a major role for the club in the first half of the season, Papagianni’s minutes declined after a mid-season coaching change. For the season, he averaged 5.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in less than 16 minutes per game.

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Before signing with Fenerbahce last season, Papagiannis had spent five seasons with Panathinaikos Athens, during which time he made 147 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances and helped the club to three Greek championships and four Greek Cups. 

His best season came in the 2021-22 campaign, when he earned All-EuroLeague Second Team honors. That year, Papagiannis became only the fourth player in competition history to lead the EuroLeague in both rebounds (8.2 rpg.) and blocked shots (1.7 bpg.), joining the likes of Arvydas Sabonis, Ekpe Udoh and Andrei Kirilenko.

In 2022, he led the league in bloacks and rebounds, whilst receiving all-EuroLeague second team honours. Next, he departs his hometown for new horizons, joining Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.

Georgios Papagiannis | A Greek Giant

"Monaco has been one of the best teams in the EuroLeague in recent years," Papagiannis said in an interview on the club's website. "The project is always to aim for first place in every competition in which the team participates, so I am really happy to be part of this. I think together we can achieve great things. This is an experience that I look forward to starting."

Papagiannis first joined the Greens in 2014 and spent two seasons there before heading to the NBA. He was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings and would play a season and a half there as well as briefly for the Portland Trail Blazers. He also played 33 games with the Reno Bighorns in the G-League. At Monaco, Papagiannis reunites with Nick Calathes, whom he played alongside at both Panathinaikos and Fenerbahce. Papagiannis and Calathes recently helped the Greek national team qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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The center was an All-EuroLeague selection in 2021-22

FC Bayern Basketball has confirmed that Elias Harris has signed a two-year contract extension at the club.

Elias Harris signs new two-year deal at Bayern

FC Bayern Munich has confirmed that [Elias Harris](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elias-harris/005460/) has agreed a new two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Harris (2.03 meters, 35 years old) averaged 4.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 14 EuroLeague games last season as a bench player. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐈𝐁𝐓 ✍️<a href="https://twitter.com/EliasJMHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eliasjmharris</a> bleibt zwei weitere Jahre bei uns! 🙌 <br><br>Alle Infos gibt&#39;s unter <a href="https://t.co/qqkVhysVpB">https://t.co/qqkVhysVpB</a><a href="https://twitter.com/freelanceDE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@freelancede</a> wünscht weiterhin viel Spaß beim Job!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harris2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Harris2026</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kaderupdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kaderupdate</a> <a href="https://t.co/TN83eogotD">pic.twitter.com/TN83eogotD</a></p>&mdash; 🏆 Deutscher Meister 🏆 (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1810588657016783260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The German center returned to the EuroLeague with Bayern in the summer of 2022 and has appeared in 29 games over the last two seasons. His previous two campaigns in the EuroLeague came with Brose Bamberg in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

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Elias Harris in action for FC Bayern Munich in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The veteran will remain at the club until 2026

Andrej Kostic has signed a four-year contract – his first as a professional – with KK Crvena zvezda.

Crvena zvezda shows its faith in Andrej Kostic

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has secured the future of [Andrej Kostic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/players/andrej-kostic/012443/), who has signed a four-year contract – his first as a professional – with the Serbian club.

Kostic (1.98 meters, 17 years old) featured for Zvezda at the 2024 edition of the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade, posting 24.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.0 steals and a 22.0 PIR in four games as his team reached the final.

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The promising guard made two appearances for Zvezda's first team in the Serbian League this season, averaging 5.0 points in three minutes on the floor.

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Andrej Kostic in action for U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade at the ANGT Belgrade 2024 tournament.

The 17-year-old has signed his first professional contract

Crvena Zvezda shows its faith in Andrej Kostic

Real Madrid forward Dzanan Musa has agreed to a one-year contract extension at the club.

Dzanan Musa pens one-year extension at Real Madrid

Real Madrid has announced that [Dzanan Musa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/dzanan-musa/006540/) has agreed to a one-year contract extension, which will keep him at the club for the 2024-25 season.

Musa (2.05 meters, 25 years old) is heading into his third campaign as a Real player. In his first year in the Spanish capital, he lifted the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague trophy and was selected to the All-EuroLeague First Team. 

Last season, Musa averaged 13.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 38 EuroLeague appearances as *Los Blancos* made it to the championship game.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Comunicado Oficial: Musa. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RMBaloncesto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RMBaloncesto</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Musa2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Musa2025</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1810271288822538626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Since joining Real in the summer of 2022, following a year in which he became the Spanish League MVP while playing for Rio Breogan, Musa has taken his game to another and established himself as one of the best scorers in the EuroLeague.

With Real, Musa has won one Spanish League title (2023-24), in which he earned Finals MVP honors, as well as two Spanish Super Cups (2021-22, 2022-23).

The best plays of Real Madrid forward Dzanan Musa in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Musa's top plays in 2023-24

Back in 2020-21, he was on the Anadolu Efes Istanbul roster that won the EuroLeague championship, but he played just four regular-season games that season.

Next year, Musa – together with [Facundo Campazzo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/facundo-campazzo/005928/), [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/), [Guerschon Yabusele](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/guerschon-yabusele/010357/) and [Mario Hezonja](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mario-hezonja/003108/) – will be looking to help Real win its 12th EuroLeague trophy.

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Dzanan Musa in action for Real Madrid at the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Berlin, Germany.

The Bosnian forward will remain at WiZink Center for the coming season

Olimpia Milano has signed combo-guard Leandro Bolmaro to a multi-year deal. 

Olimpia Milano seals move for Leandro Bolmaro

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan has signed combo-guard [Leandro Bolmaro](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/leandro-bolmaro/008985/) to a multi-year deal, the club announced on Monday morning. 

Bolmaro (23 years old, 1.98 meters) arrives from FC Bayern Munich, where he started 28 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season and averaged 8.4 points, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He also produced 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in the German League to help Bayern take the crown.

“I’m really excited about the challenge that awaits me; I’m incredibly happy to join a big club like Olimpia Milan," Bolmaro said. "I will try to do my best to help the team and this great organization reach the peaks that they deserve. I can’t wait to start the new season and play with my new teammates and for Coach Ettore Messina.”

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Bolmaro: &quot;Felice di questa sfida, l&#39;Olimpia è un grande club&quot;<br><br>La Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano comunica di aver raggiunto un accordo pluriennale con Leandro Bolmaro, playmaker-guardia di 1.98, nato l’11 settembre del 2000 a Las Varillas in Argentina e proveniente dal Bayern… <a href="https://t.co/JQOoZMNAHo">pic.twitter.com/JQOoZMNAHo</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1810222984151306694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Bolmaro was just 17 when he began his professional career with Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca of his native Argentina. FC Barcelona brought him to Europe the following season and after a season with the B team, he debuted in the EuroLeague in 2019-20. 

The 23rd overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Bolmaro headed Stateside in 2021 to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He also spent time the next season with the Utah Jazz as well as the two teams’ respective G League affiliates, the Iowa Wolves and Salt Lake City Stars. He returned to Europe in March 2023 with Spain’s CB Canarias before joining Bayern last season.

Best of Leandro Bolmaro: 2023-24

His trophy case includes league and cup doubles in both Spain and Germany. Bolmaro has also been a regular with the Argentinian national team. He represented his country at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and helped Argentina to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.  

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New EA7 Emporio Armani Milan addition Leandro Bolmaro in action for FC Bayern Munich in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The guard helped Bayern win the German League last season

Milan seals move for Leandro Bolmaro

Greece, Spain and Brazil advance to Olympic Games

With nine players from the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four on the roster – another who was a VIP guest in Berlin for the championship games - Greece claimed a spot at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris with a 69-80 victory over Croatia in the final of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus. Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo shined with 23 points and 8 rebounds to lead Greece, while Nick Calathes, who moved from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to AS Monaco this summer, added 14 points and 11 assists. Fenerbahce center Georgios Papagiannis scored 19 for the winners.

Four freshly crowned EuroLeague champions – Kostantinos Mitoglou, Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, Kostas Antetokounmpo and Dimitris Moraitis – will have a chance to fight for a medal on another global stage in Paris.

The game was tied, 22-22, after 10 minutes and Croatia was within 39-40 late in the second quarter, but a three-pointer by Olympiacos Piraeus’s Kostas Papanikolaou gave Greece a 39-45 halftime lead. Calathes keyed a 0-9 run in the middle of the third quarter to make it 50-64 and Croatia never got closer than 10 the rest of the way.

Ivica Zubac posted 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Croatia. Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid and Mateo Dreznjak scored 15 points each in defeat.

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hellas are back in the <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Olympics</a> for the first time since 2008! 🇬🇷<br><br>How far can they go in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a>?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAOQT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIBAOQT</a> <a href="https://t.co/v7NO3Az6I0">pic.twitter.com/v7NO3Az6I0</a></p>&mdash; FIBA (@FIBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBA/status/1810036399225102359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Spain overpowers the Bahamas

Spain triumphed in Valencia over the Bahamas 86-78 with a player who just joined Panathinaikos this summer, Lorenzo Brown, leading the way. Another member of the Greens, Juancho Hernangomez, is on the Spain roster, but did not play due to injury. Brown scored 18 points for the winners and Willy Hernangomez of FC Barcelona tallied 15 points and 7 rebounds.

The Bahamas led 17-23 early in the second quarter, before Real Madrid’s Rudy Fernandez and Usman Garuba highlighted a 13-3 run that gave Spain the lead for good. It was 42-34 at halftime and the lead reached double figures in the third quarter. The Bahamas rallied to within 71-64 in the fourth quarter, but back-to-back threes by Santiago Aldama and Brown kept Spain in charge and later Rudy helped fend off another run to steer Spain to victory.

Buddy Hield scored 19 to lead the Bahamas, Deandre Ayton posted 17 points and 14 rebounds and Eric Gordon added 15 points in defeat.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">La Familia embark on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> journey ✈️<br><br>Spain 🇪🇸 are going to the Olympic games for the 7th time in a row 🤩<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAOQT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIBAOQT</a> <a href="https://t.co/LGWxfKBD5I">pic.twitter.com/LGWxfKBD5I</a></p>&mdash; FIBA (@FIBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBA/status/1810045694599704647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Brazil advances in Riga

Brazil blasted Latvia in the final game in Riga 69-94. Bruno Caboclo of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade led the way with 21 points and Leo Meindl added 20 for the winners, who lost Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade playmaker Yago Dos Santos to injury in the second quarter.

Rihards Lomazs, who played for Virtus Segafredo Bologna last season, scored 15 to lead Latvia and Rolands Smits of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Arturs Zagars of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul each scored 14.

Brazil scored the first 8 points of the game and then finished the first quarter with 19 unanswered points to lead 11-34 after 10 minutes. From that point, the rout was on.

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### Puerto Rico prevails at home

Puerto Rico pulled away in the third quarter and held a double-digit lead for most of the fourth in defeating Lithuania 68-79 in San Juan. The result sends Puerto Rico to the Olympics in basketball for the first time since 2004.

Jose Alvarado produced 23 points and 6 rebounds and Tremont Waters netted 18 for the winners. FC Barcelona’s Rokas Jokubaitis led Lithuania with 16 points and Marius Grigonis of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens tallied 8 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in defeat.

Five reigning EuroLeague champs were among Sunday's winners

EuroLeague champs help Greece, Spain advance to Olympic Games

Rolands Smits helped take Latvia to Olympic Qualifying final

Rolands Smits rarely gets a chance to play in his home country. The forward, who signed with Anadolu Efes Istanbul last month, embraced the fact that Latvia is host of one of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments by leading his country to the final on Saturday with a 59-72 victory over Cameroon.

Smith scored 7 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as Latvia pulled away down the stretch after only leading by 3 with 10 minutes remaining. He added 6 rebounds for Latvia, which will face Brazil on Sunday for a ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Smits was just 16 years old when he left his native Latvia to play professionally. The former EuroCup Rising Star Award winner spent a full decade in Spain and the last two seasons in nearby Lithuania with Zalgiris Kaunas. Now that a move to Türkiye is next, Smits came up big in what will likely be his penultimate game in Latvia for some time.

Rihards Lomazs, who played for Virtus Segafredo Bologna last season, paced Latvia with 20 points, while Davis Bertans contributed 12. Williams Narace led Cameroon with 14 points.

Brazil advanced by knocking out the Philippines 71-60. After trailing by as many as 12 in the first half and 27-33 at the break, Brazil turned things around with a 24-6 third quarter and never looked back. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade big man led the way with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🇱🇻 Latvia get one step closer to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAOQT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIBAOQT</a> <a href="https://t.co/uNXA7QOjLw">pic.twitter.com/uNXA7QOjLw</a></p>&mdash; FIBA (@FIBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBA/status/1809649463285149726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Anadolu Efes forward played a big role in Riga

Keenan Evans has completed his long-awaited move to Olympiacos BC, penning a three-year deal at SEF.

Olympiacos signs Keenan Evans

Olympiacos Piraeus has pushed ahead with its plan to sign [Keenan Evans](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/keenan-evans/011218/), despite him having to [undergo surgery for a knee injury in late May](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/zalgiris-star-keenan-evans-out-long-term-after-knee-surgery/). 

Evans (1.91 meters, 27 years old) has put pen to paper on a three-year deal at Peace and Friendship Stadium.

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After going under the knife, it was announced that Evans would be out for between six and eight months. His injury came during Game 3 of Zalgiris Kaunas’s Lithuanian League semifinal series against 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys.

The American guard Evans had his best season to date in the EuroLeague in 2023-24, averaging 17.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and an 18.3 PIR in 34 games, all of which were as a starter. 

The best plays of Zalgiris Kaunas guard Keenan Evans in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Keenan Evans' top plays in 2023-24

He also had a very impressive debut campaign with Zalgiris in 2022-23, posting 15.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.0 steal and a 17.4 PIR across 17 games before an Achilles injury brought his season to a premature end.

Evans's EuroLeague career got underway in 2021-22 as he suited up for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, making 33 appearances and averaging 8.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.2 steals and a 10.2 PIR.

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New Olympiacos Piraeus signing Keenan Evans in action for Zalgiris Kaunas in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The American guard is recovering from knee surgery