After a dozen seasons in the NBA, Fournier will make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut


Olympiacos adds star guard Evan Fournier to backcourt 

Olympiacos Piraeus bolstered its backcourt by signing shooting guard Evan Fournier to a two-year deal, the club announced Monday. 

Fournier (1.98 meters, 31 years old) arrives from the Detroit Pistons, where he averaged 7.2 points and 1.6 assists in 29 NBA games last season. He started the 2023-24 campaign with the New York Knicks. Fournier began his career in his native France where he suited up for INSEP, JSF Nanterre and Union Poitiers Basket 86. A first-round pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2012 NBA Draft, he played for the Nuggets, Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic before joining the Knicks. In 704 NBA regular season games, Fournier averaged 13.6 points and 2.5 assists. He took part in 19 playoff games, too, in which he posted 11.7 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">✍️🏾💻 Η ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Εβάν Φουρνιέ.<br><br>Welcome to OlympiacosBC <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanFourmizz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EvanFourmizz</a> !<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a><a href="https://t.co/1tD0TNsNpw">https://t.co/1tD0TNsNpw</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1830673216676979049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

### A French national team icon

Fournier has also been a regular member of the French national team for more than a decade. He has helped Les Bleus win back-to-back Olympic silver medals in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. Fournier also won the silver medal at EuroBasket 2022 and respective bronze medals at the 2014 and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cups and EuroBasket 2015. Fournier has scored 1,329 points in 118 games with the French national team. He now faces a new challenge in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with Olympiacos.

Omer Yurtseven has returned to the EuroLeague by signing a deal with Panathinaikos BC.

Panathinaikos lands Omer Yurtseven

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens has further strengthened its options at the center position by signing [Omer Yurtseven](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/omer-yurtseven/005353/) on a one-year deal with an option for another season, the club announced Friday.

Yurtseven (2.11 meters, 26 years old) has spent the last three seasons playing in the NBA. In the 2023-24 campaign, he averaged 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 48 games for the Utah Jazz.

The Turkish center spent the previous two campaigns with the Miami Heat, playing a total of 65 games.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">It&#39;s official! Yurtseven is now a Panathinaikos BC AKTOR player ✍🏼<br><br>Let&#39;s welcome him to the Green Family 💚<br><br>Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός AKTOR ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Ομέρ Γιουρτσεβέν 🤝<br><br>Διαβάστε περισσότερα στο <a href="https://t.co/e6E9Y7llEo">https://t.co/e6E9Y7llEo</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobcaktor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobcaktor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LiveTheGreenMagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LiveTheGreenMagic</a> <a href="https://t.co/xRzytBC8rC">pic.twitter.com/xRzytBC8rC</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@Paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr/status/1829431232523841953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

For Yurtseven, his arrival at Panathinaikos signifies his return to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, where he suited up 11 times for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

In the summer of 2016, Yurtseven decided to head to the United States in order to play for North Carolina State University. He stayed there for two years before transferring to Georgetown University, although he could not play until the 2019-20 season. He remained at Georgetown for one year.

Yurtseven spent the 2020-21 campaign with the G League team of the Oklahoma City Thunder, then got his NBA career underway with the Heat. Now, eight years after leaving Fenerbahce, the Turkiye international is back in the EuroLeague.

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New Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens signing Omer Yurtseven in action for the Utah Jazz in the 2023-24 NBA season.

He last played in the EuroLeague in the 2015-16 season

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz added another piece to its 2024-25 roster by signing combo-guard Ognjen Jaramaz to a one-year deal, the club announced Tuesday.

Baskonia adds Ognjen Jaramaz to its backcourt mix

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz has added another piece to its 2024-25 roster by signing combo-guard [Ognjen Jaramaz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/ognjen-jaramaz/004058/) to a one-year deal, the club announced Tuesday. 

Jaramaz (1.93 meters, 28 years old) has spent last season with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. In the 2023-24 campaign, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.5 assists, playing 13 minutes per game in 22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances. Jaramaz also posted 4.0 points and 3.0 assists in ABA League action last season.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">✍️🧠 Ognjen Jaramaz completa la dirección de juego de Baskonia <br><br>📋 <a href="https://t.co/z9qQBTjul9">https://t.co/z9qQBTjul9</a><br><br>Welcome, Ognjen!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoazenBaskonia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoazenBaskonia</a> <a href="https://t.co/UH7JTGp0ze">pic.twitter.com/UH7JTGp0ze</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1828481681751208142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

The Serbian guard is a veteran of three EuroLeague campaigns, having spent the first two with FC Bayern Munich in 2021-22 and 2022-23. He has played a total of 83 games in the competition, including 22 starts.

Prior to his time at Bayern, Jaramaz played two and a half seasons with Partizan, where he was one of the team leaders and helped the side capture back-to-back Serbian Cups. He also appeared in 26 BKT EuroCup games with the club.

Jaramaz is a product of Partizan's youth system but moved to Mega Belgrade, where he made his professional debut in 2013. He also played half of a season with Burgos in Spain. 

At youth level, Jaramaz was a member of Serbia's gold-medal winning team at the 2015 U20 European Championship and also won a bronze at the same tournament a year earlier. He is a member of the Serbian national team.

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The Serbian guard has joined Coach Pablo Laso's team

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv bolstered its frontline by signing forward Will Rayman, who arrives from fellow Israeli club Hapoel Haifa

Maccabi signs Will Rayman at forward

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv has bolstered its frontline by bringing back forward Will Rayman, the club announced Thursday. 

Rayman (2.03 meters, 26 years old) spent last season on loan with Saint-Quentin in the French League, where he averaged 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">וויל ריימן חוזר למכבי מהשאלה &gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/Hh5Rn4QADE">https://t.co/Hh5Rn4QADE</a> <a href="https://t.co/zd9LOZgJqg">pic.twitter.com/zd9LOZgJqg</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 🇮🇱​ (@MaccabiTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabiTLVBC/status/1826574722890379662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Rayman signed with Maccabi last summer, arriving from fellow Israeli club Hapoel Haifa, where he averaged 8.5 points and 4.9 rebounds over 26 games in the 2022-23 season, his second campaign with the club.

The 2020 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year in his senior season at Colgate University, Rayman made his professional debut with Tartu in Estonia and has also played for BG Goettingen in Germany. He is now set to make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut.

More Maccabi News

The Israeli forward is returning to the club after a season in France

Will Rayman returns to Maccabi from loan

Usman Garuba, the 2020-21 EuroLeague Rising Star, returns to his boyhood club Real Madrid after three years away.

Real Madrid brings forward Usman Garuba back

Real Madrid is bringing a familiar face back home with the signing of power forward [Usman Garuba](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/usman-garuba/007630/), who returns after three seasons away. He has signed a three-year deal with *Los Blancos*.

Garuba (2.03 meters, 22 years old) spent last season with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA and the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G League. He averaged 13.6 points on 40.6% three-point shooting, 11.0 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.2 blocks in 21 games for Santa Cruz. Garuba ranked eighth in the G League in rebounding.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">👋 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeBackGaruba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeBackGaruba</a> 👋 <a href="https://t.co/RFcG6PtbWX">pic.twitter.com/RFcG6PtbWX</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1825824428871106902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Garuba enters his second run with Real. He first joined *Los Blancos* when he was 11 years old and became a dominant force at youth level. He helped Real win the 2019 Adidas Next Generation Tournament with 21 points and 5 blocks in the championship game against Mega Basket. Garuba was chosen to the All-Tournament team. He also led Spain to respective gold medals at the 2016 U18 European Championships and the 2019 U18 European Championship.

Usman Garuba Top Plays of the 2020-21 Playoffs

2021 EuroLeague Playoffs highlights: Usman Garuba, Real Madrid

He made his Real Madrid first-team debut in October 2018 and became a full-time member of the senior team at the start of the 2019-20 campaign. EuroLeague head coaches chose Garuba as the 2020-21 EuroLeague Rising Star after he averaged 3.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 39 games that season. He boosted his numbers up to 10.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and a PIR of 13.0 in Real's five-game playoff series against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. 

After that, Garuba was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. He then spent two seasons with Houston in addition to a brief stint with its G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Garuba also helped Spain win a gold medal at EuroBasket 2022.

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Usman Garuba, the 2020-21 EuroLeague Rising Star, returns to Real Madrid.

The 2021 EuroLeague Rising Star returns to his boyhood club after three years away

KK Partizan has announced its roster for the 2024-25 EuroLeague season, with 14 new signings being unveiled to the club's fans at an event in Belgrade on Monday.

Partizan unveils its 2024-25 roster – with 14 new arrivals!

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade fans have had to wait patiently with regard to the make-up of the team’s 2024-25 roster.

There have been more than a dozen departures from the club this summer, with only center Balsa Koprivica remaining with the team from the previous season. During an event in the Serbian capital on Monday night, Partizan unveiled the players that will be representing the team in the coming season.

In total, 14 new signings have landed at Partizan – and three were already known. They are, of course, [Vanja Marinkovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/partizan-brings-vanja-marinkovic-home/), [Iffe Lundberg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/partizan-puts-iffe-lundberg-into-backcourt/) and [Frank Ntilikina](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/frank-ntilikina-returns-to-europe-joins-kk-partizan/).

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Crno-beli tim 2k24/25 👊🏽<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKPartizan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKPartizan</a> <a href="https://t.co/gpWLkTcGJs">pic.twitter.com/gpWLkTcGJs</a></p>&mdash; KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC/status/1825647655759847579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

The other 11 were revealed and introduced to those in attendance for the sold-out event. Four of the players – [Brandon Davies](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/brandon-davies/007870/), [Sterling Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sterling-brown/012720/), [Isaac Bonga](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaac-bonga/006760/) and [Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrique-jones/011981/) – have all joined from other Turkish Airlines EuroLeague clubs.

One player has made the jump from the BKT EuroCup to the EuroLeague, as [Isiaha Mike](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/isiaha-mike/011836/) has joined Partizan after earning All-EuroCup First Team honors and leading JL Bourg en Bresse to the EuroCup Finals.

[Carlik Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/kk-partizan-signs-south-sudan-star-carlik-jones/), South Sudan’s star at the 2024 Olympic Games, has arrived after playing in the United States and China. Partizan fans can look forward to seeing a Serbian national team player in [Aleksej Pokusevski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/aleksej-pokusevski/008232/), who has returned to the EuroLeague after four years in the NBA. The club has also brought in [Duane Washington Jr.](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/kk-partizan-plugs-in-combo-guard-duane-washington/), a combo-guard who will play in Europe for the first time in his professional career.

There are a couple of players joining from fellow ABA League teams, too, as [Mario Nakic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mario-nakic/007632/) and [Arijan Lakic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/arijan-lakic/007736/) have signed for Partizan.

A couple of youngsters have been included in Partizan’s first-team plans as well, with ANGT star [Mitar Bosnjakovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/mitar-bosnjakovic/012167/) arriving from Real Madrid, and [Aleksa Dimitrijevic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/aleksa-dimitrijevic/012463/) also being given a spot on the roster.

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Three of the new signings had already been announced

KK Partizan has signed South Sudan star Carlik Jones to a two-year contract. 

Partizan signs dynamic point guard Carlik Jones

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade has signed dynamic point guard Carlik Jones.

Jones (1.83 meters, 26 years old) has produced explosive numbers at almost every stop in his professional career.

He comes off a strong showing with South Sudan at the Olympic Games in France. Jones averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.7 assists as South Sudan narrowly missed the quarterfinals. He previously made headlines after posting a triple-double against the USA in an exhibition game.

Last season, Jones played for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association, where he averaged 16.5 points on 40.2% three-point shooting, 4.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 38 games.

Jones was the MVP of the G League in the 2022-23 season after leading the league in scoring with 26.1 points in addition to 4.4 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.7 steals for the Windy City Bulls.

Carlik Jones Named 2022-23 Kia NBA G League Most Valuable Player

After playing college basketball at Radford University, where he was the Big South Conference Player of the Year in 2020, and the University of Louisville, where he was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team choice in 2021.

Jones began his professional career in the G League with the Texas Legends, where he was a teammate of current Olympiacos Piraeus big man [Moses Wright](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/moses-wright/012878/).

Jones would be called up to play a total of five games in the NBA that season for the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, and would split the 2022-23 season between the Chicago Bulls and the Windy City Bulls.

As a member of the South Sudan national team, Jones tied Toni Kukoc’s record for the most assists at a FIBA Basketball World Cup game with 15 last year. He averaged 20.4 points, 10.6 assists and 1.2 steals at the 2023 World Cup, where Jones was a teammate of [new Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv signing Wenyen Gabriel](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/maccabi-unveils-signing-of-wenyen-gabriel/). Jones was the World Cup leader in assists.

New Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade signing Carlik Jones shoots for South Sudan in the Olympic Games against Puerto Rico. (Photo: FIBA)

The dynamic playmaker comes off an outstanding showing in the Olympic Games

Partizan signs South Sudan star Carlik Jones

KK Partizan has continued building its roster while investing in its future by signing forward Mario Nakic to a three-year deal. 

Partizan brings former ANGT MVP Mario Nakic

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade has continued building its roster while investing in its future by signing forward [Mario Nakic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/mario-nakic/007632/).

Nakic (2.03 meters, 23 years old) arrives from Igokea of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he averaged 8.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists last season in ABA League action.

This marks a return to his hometown for Nakic, who played on Partizan's junior teams. Moreover, his father Ivo is a legend as a player on the club's EuroLeague championship team from 1992.

Nakic left Belgrade as a talented teenager to join Real Madrid in 2015. He made his professional debut with Real in the 2017-18 season as a 16-year-old and made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut with *Los Blancos* in the 2019-20 campaign.

A year earlier, Nakic led U18 Real Madrid to the 2019 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament championship as the tournament MVP. He averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals in four games and was the star of the show as he set championship game records with 33 points and a performance index rating of 41.

After his time with Real, Nakic played a year with Ostende in Belgium, where he helped the team win the Belgian League and Cup double in 2021 and then spent a season with MoraBanc Andorra in the Spanish League. The last two years he has been with Igokea and now returns to Partizan, set to play his first full EuroLeague season.

New Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade recruit Mario Nakic seeks a teammate during a game for MoraBanc Andorra in the 2021-22 BKT EuroCup season.

The talented forward returns to his hometown

Partizan brings in former ANGT MVP Mario Nakic

KK Partizan has confirmed the signing of Serbian forward Aleksej Pokusevski. 

Aleksej Pokusevski seals move to Partizan

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade has confirmed the signing of [Aleksej Pokusevski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/aleksej-pokusevski/008232/).

Pokusevski (2.14 meters, 22 years old) joins the club after spending the last four seasons in the NBA.

Not only does Pokusevski's return to Serbia see him return to his native country, but it is also a chance for him to return to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. He joined Olympiacos Piraeus's youth system in 2015 and went on to make three EuroLeague appearances between 2018 and 2020 before heading stateside.

The 22-year-old finished the end of the 2023-24 campaign with the Charlotte Hornets, averaging 7.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 18 games.

The Serbian forward signed for Charlotte after being waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is where he had played for three and a half years. In that time, he played 150 times for the Thunder.

To date, Pokusevski's best statistical seasons were his first three in the NBA. 

After posting a career-best 8.2 points in 45 games as a rookie, as well as 4.7 rebounds and a personal-high 2.2 assists, he averaged 7.6 points, a career-high 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists across 61 appearances in his second campaign in the league. 

His third season saw him average 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and personal-best 1.2 blocks in 34 games.

New Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade signing Aleksej Pokusevski in action for Olympiacos Piraeus in the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

He last played in the EuroLeague four years ago