Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Bet point guard Stefan Markovic, a man who dished more assists and had more steals than any other player in the history of the 7DAYS EuroCup, has announced his retirement from professional basketball. 

Stefan Markovic, a EuroCup all-time great, announces retirement

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Bet point guard [Stefan Markovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/stefan-markovic/lme/), a man who dished more assists and had more steals than any other player in the history of the 7DAYS EuroCup, has announced his retirement from professional basketball. At the age of 35, Markovic has brought an end to an accomplished career that spanned nearly two decades.

The veteran guard, who averaged 2.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and a 2.8 PIR across 29 appearances in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this season, has spent the last two campaigns with Zvezda of his native Serbia. During his career, however, he had his biggest impact in the EuroCup.

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During his 11 EuroCup seasons, having made his debut as an 18-year-old with Serbian club Hemofarm Vrsac in 2006, Markovic dished 698 assists, which is nearly 200 more than the next best player, Andrew Albicy, who is second all-time with 518. Markovic also retires as the runaway leader for steals, with an all-time best mark of 214. No other player in EuroCup history has had more than 167 steals in their career.

Markovic also retires as the all-time leader in minutes played (3,738:01), games started (114), and his 142 appearances are second all-time, just two shy of the all-time leader, Rafa Martinez. Meanwhile, Markovic is fourth in accumulated PIR with 1,512.

Stefan Markovic highlight reel, 2019-2021

Stefan Markovic highlight reel 2019-2021

He spent his first four years in the EuroCup with Hemofarm (2006-10), before playing a year with Benetton Treviso (2010-11) and the next two seasons at Valencia Basket (2011-13). Markovic also spent one campaign with Banvit Bandirma (2013-14) and one with Zenit St. Petersburg (2016-17), as well as two seasons with Virtus Bolgona (2019-21). In the EuroLeague, Markovic enjoyed six seasons in Europe's premier club basketball competition, representing Unicaja Malaga (2014-16), Khimki Moscow Region (2017-19) and Zvezda (2021-23).

Winning the EuroCup crown somehow escaped him, as he lost in the finals with Valencia in 2012. His teams came up short in the semifinals in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2021, too. Markovic helped Khimki reach the EuroLeague Playoffs in 2017, and domestically he won the Italian League title with Virtus in 2021 and the Adriatic League crown with Zvezda in 2022, in addition to the Serbian League and Cup titles in both 2022 and 2023.

He enjoyed plenty of success with the Serbian national team, however, winning silver medals at EuroBasket 2009, the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul extended another member of its championship core by signing guard Rodrigue Beaubois to a contract extension. The deal is for one season with an option for a second.  

Efes, Rodrigue Beaubois come to terms on new deal

Anadolu Efes Istanbul extended another member of its championship core by signing guard [Rodrigue Beaubois](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/rodrigue-beaubois/006590/) to a contract extension. The deal is for one season with an option for a second.  Beaubois (1.90 meters, 35 years old) is a veteran of eight EuroLeague seasons, the last five of which have been with Efes.  Last season, he averaged 10.8 points on 48.6% three-point shooting, 2.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks in 30 games. Beaubois ranked fourth in the league in three-point accuracy. In his time with Efes, Beaubois won the EuroLeague twice, the Turkish League three times and the Turkish Cup once.

Rodrigue Beaubois stays in Anadolu Efes

Beaubois started his career with Cholet Basket, before leaving for the NBA where he spent four seasons from 2009 until 2013 with the Dallas Mavericks. He played a total of 182 games and was a member of Dallas's NBA championship squad in 2011. Beaubois spent the end of 2013-14 season with Belgacom Spirou Charleroi of Belgium and also played for Le Mans Sarthe Basket in France before joining Strasbourg for the 2016-16 season, in which he made his EuroLeague debut. He has been a member of the French national team, too.

Beaubois has averaged 10.6 points in 237 career EuroLeague games. He is ranked 15th on the EuroLeague all-time charts with 410 three-pointers made. Beaubois’s career success rate of 41.8% is third-best among players with at least 400 career triples. He could notch a pair of career milestones this season as he nears 500 assists (453) and 100 blocks (98).

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Sayısız başarımızda büyük rol üstlenen Rodrigue Beaubois ile olan sözleşmemizi 1+1 sezon daha uzattık! ✍️ <br><br>&quot;Ooooo la la la Rodrigue Beaubois!&quot; 🎤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouseOfBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouseOfBlue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/qMHnkKyURn">pic.twitter.com/qMHnkKyURn</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1672182764861284353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Coach Ergin Ataman era is off to a host start in Athens as Panathinaikos announced point guard Dimitris Moraitis as its second signing in as many days. The Greens signed big man Kostas Antetokounmpo on Thursday. Moraitis (1.94 meters, 24 years old) arrives from Peristeri Athens, where he played the past two seasons. Last season he averaged 9.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 19 Greek League games.

Moraitis began his professional career with Panionios and has also played for AEK Athens and Kolossos Rhodes. In his time with AEK, he won the Greek Cup and the Basketball Champions League, both in 2018. He has also played for the Greek national team at nearly every level, from U16 upwards, including at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Δημήτρη Μωραΐτη για τα επόμενα τρία χρόνια! ✍️☘️<br><br>Διαβάστε περισσότερα εδώ 👉 <a href="https://t.co/rk55FEPLmv">https://t.co/rk55FEPLmv</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobc</a> <a href="https://t.co/7pB5qcejEn">pic.twitter.com/7pB5qcejEn</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/paobcgr/status/1672172739262554114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Greens tab playmaker Dimitris Moraitis on 3-year deal

Small forward Gabriel Deck enjoyed one of the finest seasons of his career and played a key role for Real Madrid throughout the season, which ended prematurely for him due to a knee injury suffered in the playoffs. 

Tribute to the champs: Gabriel Deck

Small forward [Gabriel Deck](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/gabriel-deck/009005/) enjoyed one of the finest seasons of his career and played a key role for Real Madrid throughout the season, which ended prematurely for him due to a knee injury suffered in the playoffs. Deck set career highs in nearly every statistical category as he averaged 12.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 26:02 minutes over 31 games. His performance index rating of 15.7 ranked 13th in the league.

Deck started the season strong and set a pair of personal bests in the first month of the campaign. On opening night, he collected 13 rebounds in a road win at Panathinaikos Athens. He then poured in 28 points and posted a PIR of 33 in Round 5 against Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Deck would match that PIR total twice more during the season, against FC Barcelona in Round 21 and against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in the first game of their playoff series.

Gabriel Deck's best plays 2022-23

When the pressure was on in the playoffs, Deck proved up to the challenge. He only missed a single shot from the field in Game 1 en route to 24 points plus 8 rebounds in Game 1. Deck was suspended for Game 3 after his role in the altercation at the end of the second game of the series, but returned to the starting lineup for Game 4 and posted 14 points. However, in the closing minutes of that game, Partizan player Zach LeDay collided with Deck while chasing a loose ball. It left Deck with a ruptured internal collateral ligament in his left knee and he could not play again for the remainder of the season.

The 28-year-old Deck has played five seasons with *Los Blancos* and is his collection of skills and willingness to adapt his game to whatever his team needs on a given night or against a given opponent has made a valuable asset to his teammates and coaches. Moreover, thanks to his aggressive style of play, Deck is beloved by the Madrid faithful. All of the above will hope that Deck makes a full recovery in time to open the season with his teammates as a key cog in Real Madrid’s title defense.

Tribute to the champs

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade captured the ABA League crown for the first time since 2013 by blasting archrival Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 96-85 in Game 5 of the finals on Thursday to take the best-of-five series 3-2. 

Partizan wins the ABA League championship

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade captured the ABA League crown for the first time since 2013 by blasting archrival Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 96-85 in Game 5 of the finals on Thursday to take the best-of-five series 3-2. The game set the league record for attendance with 22,198 fans at Stark Arena. Kevin Punter shined with 32 points to lead all scorers and was named MVP of the playoffs. Zach LeDay added 15 for the winners and James Nunnally scored 12. Ognjen Dobric paced Zvezda with 18 points, Ben Bentil had 15, Nemanja Nedovic 12 and Facu Campazzo tallied 10 points, 8 assists and 5 steals in defeat. This marks Partizan’s seventh ABA championship and ends Zvezda’s run of three consecutive crowns.

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="lv" dir="ltr">ŠAMPIONI!🖤🤍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKPartizan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKPartizan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABALiga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ABALiga</a> <a href="https://t.co/gVVMw90YiR">pic.twitter.com/gVVMw90YiR</a></p>&mdash; KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC/status/1671989206325907457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



Punter scored the game’s first 6 points and Partizan raced to a 14-6 lead on a triple by Nunnally. A three by LeDay made it 30-18 after 10 minutes and the margin reached 21 points in both the second and third quarters. Zvezda erupted for 34 points in the third quarter and came roaring back to make it 75-68 on a Campazzo triple at the end of the third. It was 79-75 with 6 minutes remaining, but Nunnally and Dante Exum helped Partizan regain the momentum and the hosts held on down the stretch.

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The 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, one of the most competitive in modern EuroLeague history, finished fittingly with a championship game thriller at the Zalgirio Arena. However, even before the Final Four drama unfolded in Kaunas, EuroLeague teams and players combined to set several new competition records.

2022-23 featured more offense than ever before

The 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, one of the most competitive in modern EuroLeague history, finished fittingly with a championship game thriller at the Zalgirio Arena. However, even before the Final Four drama unfolded in Kaunas, EuroLeague teams and players combined to set several new competition records.

The fans who filled EuroLeague arenas in record numbers this season as well as those watching at home were witnesses to more points scored and more shots made than any season before in competition history.

EuroLeague teams scored a total of 52,964 points during the 2022-23 campaign. That is nearly 900 points more than the previous record of 52,069, set in the 2020-21 season.

In addition, records have come all across the board. This new scoring mark includes players making more two-point shots (12,831), more three-pointers (5,944) and more free throws (9,470) than in any other season ever before.

And while accumulated numbers certainly benefited from 328 games, tied for the most ever, the long season did not stop the EuroLeague players from producing at near-record rates, too.

EuroLeague games in the 2022-23 campaign saw teams combine to score 161.48 points per game, the third-highest average ever. Only in the 2017-18 campaign, and way back in 2001-02, did teams combine to average more points than this past season.

The 161.48 points is also an increase of nearly 7.5 points per game compared to the season before and nearly 3.0 points more than 2020-21, the only other two completed seasons in the current 18-team round-robin format.

In historic comparisons, teams and players did even better when it came to three-point shooting. The average of 18.12 made triples per game was the highest ever in a completed season. This new mark sits behind only the COVID-shortened 2019-20 campaign.

It is also the culmination of a trend in which players are shooting more and making more long-range shots. The top four marks in average three-pointers made all belong to the last four EuroLeague seasons. Moreover, for the first time in EuroLeague history, fans saw teams fire more than 50 triples per game on average (50.13), which they have knocked down with 36.2% accuracy.

Interestingly, another segment where players fared better than in most other seasons was taking care of basketball. 2022-23 saw 24.6 turnovers per game, the fourth fewest in a season this century.

All combined, the past season was the continuation of a trend that has seen an increase in offensive production and one cannot wait to see what the 2023-24 campaign will have in store.

AS Monaco completed the signing of guard Terry Tarpey on a three-year deal, as the club starts building its roster for next season. Tarpey (29 years old, 1.95 meters) arrives from Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Tarpey has played 22 games for the French national team, having made his debut in 2022.

Monaco signs France international Terry Tarpey

AS Monaco completed the signing of guard Terry Tarpey on a three-year deal, as the club starts building its roster for next season. Tarpey (29 years old, 1.95 meters) arrives from Le Mans Sarthe Basket, where he averaged 8.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 28 French League games last season. In his only game against Monaco last season, he had 10 points and a PIR of 14, leading Le Mans to a 95-101 road win. Tarpey has played 22 games for the French national team, having made his debut in 2022.

Tarpey started his career with Denain ASC Voltaire in the French second division. He joined Le Mans in 2018 and played there for the last six campaigns, helping it reach the French Cup final in 2019. With the French national team, Tarpey was a part of the squad that won a silver medal at EuroBasket 2022. Tarpey is set to make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut with Monaco in the 2023-24 season. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🖋 ᴛᴇʀʀʏ ᴛᴀʀᴘᴇʏ arrive sur le Rocher 🔴⚪️ <br><br>Doté d&#39;un statut JFL 🇫🇷, l&#39;international français signe pour 3 ans 🤝 <br><br>🔋 Le champion de France 2018 apportera toute son énergie et sa détermination à la <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocaTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RocaTeam</a> ⚔️<br><br>Son interview 👇<a href="https://t.co/fLKu7Fhrl9">https://t.co/fLKu7Fhrl9</a> <a href="https://t.co/6qIItu2rkM">pic.twitter.com/6qIItu2rkM</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket/status/1671828188350107651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

New AS Monaco signing Terry Tarpey during a game for the French national team.

Panathinaikos Athens has signed big man Kostas Antetokounmpo to a two-year deal, as the Greens add size and athleticism to its frontcourt. Antetokounmpo (25 years old, 2.08 meters) arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, where he averaged 2.7 points in 14 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season. 

Kostas Antetokounmpo lands at Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos Athens has signed big man [Kostas Antetokounmpo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kostas-antetokounmpo/011221/) to a two-year deal, as the Greens add size and athleticism to its frontcourt. Antetokounmpo (25 years old, 2.08 meters) arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, where he averaged 2.7 points in 14 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season. He started the 2022-23 season with the Windy City Bulls of the G League, averaging 11.7 points in 12 games.

Kostas Antetokounmpo joined Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul midway through the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Kostas Antetokounmpo: 2022-23 EuroLeague highlights

Antetokounmpo spent the 2021-22 season with LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, where he averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds across 26 EuroLeague appearances. He was third in the league in two-point accuracy (71.8%) and fourth in blocked shots per minute, with a prorated average of 2.2 per 40 minutes. Prior to his EuroLeague debut with ASVEL, the Greece international played in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers, with which he won the 2020 NBA title. Antetokounmpo has also played for the Texas Legends and the South Bay Lakers of the G League, too. His brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, also played for Panathinaikos from 2017 to 2019, helping it win back-to-back Greek League titles and the 2019 Greek Cup crown.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Join us in welcoming <a href="https://twitter.com/Kostas_ante13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kostas_ante13</a> to Panathinaikos BC! 🤝☘️<br><br>Read More 👉 <a href="https://t.co/iokEADGzIM">https://t.co/iokEADGzIM</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobc</a> <a href="https://t.co/5HKLdFaWpe">pic.twitter.com/5HKLdFaWpe</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/paobcgr/status/1671811933752655872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Kostas Antetokounmpo in action for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul and swingman Elijah Bryant have reached a new agreement to keep working together until the end of the 2024-25 season, the club announced on Thursday. 

Elijah Bryant renews at Efes until 2025

Anadolu Efes Istanbul and swingman [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) have reached a new agreement to keep working together until the end of the 2024-25 season, the club announced on Thursday. Bryant (28 years old, 1.96 meters) averaged 8.5 points on 60.5% two-pointers and 86.0% free throws, 4.1 rebounds and a PIR of 9.9 in 34 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season, his second with Efes. In the 2021-22 campaign, Bryant helped Efes win its second EuroLeague title, recording 16 points and 6 rebounds in the semifinal against Olympiacos Piraeus. Bryant also became a Turkish League champion with Efes this season. 

Elijah Bryant of Anadolu Efes Istanbul averaged 8.5 points on 60.5% two-pointers and 86.0% free throws, 4.1 rebounds and a PIR of 9.9 in 34 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season

Elijah Bryant: 2022-23 EuroLeague highlights

Bryant started his career with Israeli side Hapoel Eliat. He also played for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of Israel and the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, which he helped win the NBA title in 2021. That allowed Bryant to join an elite list of 11 NBA and EuroLeague winners, which also features Toni Kukoc, Bob McAdoo and teammate Rodrigue Beaubois, among others. Bryant also helped Maccabi win the Israeli double (league and cup titles) in 2020, before lifting the Israeli Cup trophy in 2021. In 131 EuroLeague career games with Efes and Maccabi, Bryant has amassed 1,037 points and 425 rebounds.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Şampiyon oyuncumuz <a href="https://twitter.com/Elijah_Bryant3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Elijah_Bryant3</a>, iki sezon daha ailemizin parçası olacak! 👊<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouseOfBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouseOfBlue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/YqSInwmH4A">pic.twitter.com/YqSInwmH4A</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1671797765930729473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>