Name: Top 10 Plays | 2023-24 Season | Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv made its third signing of the day with the announcement that big man Miron Ruina was joining the team. 

Hapoel Tel Aviv lands rebounding ace Miron Ruina

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv made its third signing of the day with the announcement that big man Miron Ruina was joining the team. Ruina (2.03 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Hapoel Galil Elyon, where he averaged 5.1 points and 5.9 rebounds in the Israeli League last season. Despite playing less than 20 minutes per game, he was 15th in the league in rebounds.

He has also played for Hapoel Kfar Saba, Elitzur Yavne, Hapoel Eilat and Hapoel Gilboa Galil. Ruina was a member of the Israeli national team that won the silver medal at the 2017 European U20 Championship and a gold at the same event in 2018. He is due to make his EuroCup debut this season with Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">מועדון הכדורסל הפועל &quot;שלמה&quot; ת&quot;א מודיע על החתמתו של מירון רוינה לעונה הקרובה!<br><br>רוינה 26, 2.03, שיחק בעונה החולפת בהפועל גליל עליון והעמיד ממוצעים של 5.1 נקודות ו-5.9 ריבאונדים ב-19.7 דקות. <br><br>הסנטר הישראלי, שנולד בפינלנד וגדל במושב נווה אילן, זכה באליפות אירופה עם נבחרת העתודה… <a href="https://t.co/mkmVhuVqnE">pic.twitter.com/mkmVhuVqnE</a></p>&mdash; Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC/status/1807773672481988757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Zalgiris Kaunas announced the signing of point guard Sylvain Francisco, who comes off a breakout season as FC Bayern Munich’s sixth man. 

Zalgiris signs deal with scorer Sylvain Francisco

Zalgiris Kaunas announced the signing of point guard [Sylvain Francisco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sylvain-francisco/profile/007975/) on a one-plus-one-year deal. The Frenchman is coming off a breakout season as FC Bayern Munich’s sixth man. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Please welcome, #3 Sylvain Francisco! ✍️ <a href="https://t.co/FkWVnqJyhl">pic.twitter.com/FkWVnqJyhl</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1807769021149798786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Francisco (1.85 meters, 26 years old) averaged 10.6 points and 3.2 assists over 19:17 minutes in 33 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games in 2023-24. He raised those numbers to 11.7 points, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals in the German League. Francisco helped Bayern win the German League and Cup double – and was the MVP of the cup final.

Best of Sylvain Francisco: 2023-24

Francisco began his career with Metropolitans 92 in his native France, and made his EuroCup debut with the team in the 2017-18 season. He has also played for Paris Basketball and Chorale Roanne in France, for Manresa in Spain and for Peristeri in Greece. Francisco is a member of the French national team, which he represented most recently at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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New Zalgiris Kaunas signing Sylvain Francisco in action for FC Bayern Munich in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The France international made his EuroLeague debut last season

Zalgiris pens deal with scorer Sylvain Francisco

Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul added another weapon to its frontline with the signing of [Conor Morgan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/conor-morgan/009680/) for the 2024-25 season. Morgan (2.06 meters, 29 years old) arrives from the London Lions, with which he averaged 11.0 points and 4.9 rebounds last season in helping the club reach the BKT EuroCup Semifinals.

This will be Morgan’s second stint in Turkiye after he finished the 2022-23 season with Bahcesehir Kolej Istanbul. Besiktas will be his sixth EuroCup campaign after previous stints with Joventut Badalona, Morabanc Andorra, WKS Slask Wroclaw and London. In the last five consecutive seasons, he has made 81 appearances, averaging 9.3 points and 4.2 rebounds.

A member of the Canadian national team, Morgan played college basketball at the University of British Colombia and began his professional career with the Southland Sharks of New Zealand in the 2017-18 season, after which he joined Joventut. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Conor Morgan Beşiktaş Fibabanka’da<br><br>Beşiktaş Fibabanka Takımımız, Conor Morgan ile sözleşme imzaladı.<br><br>2024-2025 sezonu transfer çalışmalarını sürdüren Beşiktaş Fibabanka Takımımız, Kanadalı basketbolcu Conor Morgan’ı kadrosuna kattı. Conor Morgan, son olarak EuroCup ekibi London… <a href="
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He will play his sixth straight EuroCup season with a fifth different club.

Besiktas bags veteran forward Conor Morgan

Euroleague Basketball is proud to announce unprecedented growth in key business metrics, demonstrating the league's rising popularity and expanding global reach. Key indicators including TV audience, digital audience, and in-arena attendance have all reached new heights, underscoring the league's successful engagement strategies and the growing enthusiasm for Euroleague Basketball.

### [Record-Breaking In-Arena Attendance](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/es/euroleague/news/euroleague-regular-season-attendance-reaches-new-highs/)

The end of the regular season marked a historic milestone for Euroleague Basketball with over 3 million spectators attending games in person, a 19% increase from the previous season. This surge in attendance set a new record average of 10,383 spectators per game, highlighting the league's growing appeal and the fans' unwavering support.

### Surge in TV Audiences

Television viewership experienced a significant rise, with a 27% increase compared to last season. A total of 1.126 billion spectators tuned in to watch Euroleague content, whether live, delayed, or through highlights. This growth was especially notable in several key markets:

Turkey: +155% 

Serbia: +35% 

Greece: +32% 

Spain: +13% 

Lithuania: +12% 

Italy: +11%

Additionally, the league's dedicated OTT platform, [EuroLeague.TV](http://EuroLeague.TV), saw a remarkable 46% growth, reaching an all-time high of 85.9k subscribers.

### Unprecedented Digital and Social Media Engagement

Digital platforms have witnessed record engagement levels, with double- and triple-digit increases across all industry-standard indicators:

Impressions hit a record of 1.836 billion across all social media platforms, representing a 79% increase compared to last season's numbers. Euroleague fans were more active than ever, with engagement numbers experiencing an outstanding 89% increase, demonstrating their continued interest in Euroleague content.

Video content has been one of the key growth drivers, with video views growing by 101% to a total of 747.4 million.

### Website and Gamification Success

[Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net) has seen a substantial increase in traffic, with 5.1 million users (a 30% increase) generating 97.9 million page views (+8%). The league's gamification strategy has also flourished, with the Euroleague Fantasy Challenge, the official fantasy game for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and BKT EuroCup, attracting 307 thousand fans, a staggering 176% increase from last season, actively trading players each round.

Euroleague Basketball is thrilled with these achievements and remains committed to delivering exceptional experiences for fans worldwide. This remarkable growth across various platforms highlights the league's dynamic presence and the ever-growing passion for Euroleague Basketball.

Increases of 27% in TV audience, 19% in attendance and 79% in social media impressions

Euroleague Basketball achieves record-breaking growth across all business metrics

One would be hard-pressed to find a player who has done more in fewer minutes for his team than what Panagiotis Kalaitzakis did for Panathinaikos BC on the way to becoming the 2023-24 EuroLeague champion. 

Tribute to the Champs: Panagiotis Kalaitzakis

One would be hard-pressed to find a player who has done more in fewer minutes for his team than what [Panagiotis Kalaitzakis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/panagiotis-kalaitzakis/011209/) did for Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens on the way to becoming the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion.

Kalaitzakis played 178 minutes this season, which came in just under 6 minutes per game, but his contributions in his role – especially in some of the season's biggest moments – were key in Panathinaikos ending up with the trophy.

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard Panagiotis Kalaitzakis had an important role as the Greens became the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion.

During the playoffs, the Panathinaikos guard had several big plays at the end of a road win in a do-or-die Game 4 against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. He then followed that up with 13 minutes of action in Game 5, in which he had 2 points and 2 steals and kept making defensive pressure on the perimeter. He continued finding ways to help the team in Berlin, too.

Kalaitzakis might have hit just 5 three-pointers this entire season, but one came in one of the crucial moments at the Final Four: a catch-and-shoot triple with 50 seconds left in the third quarter in the semifinals against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. It came as a part of a 9-0 run, just like his two free throws after 54 seconds of play in the fourth quarter, which the Greens used to pull away to a double-digit margin.

In addition to those 5 points, Kalaitzakis also had 4 rebounds, 2 drawn fouls, and was one of five Panathinaikos players who recorded a double-digit PIR, finishing with 11. The 25-year-old played almost 6 minutes in the fourth quarter of the semifinals, and more than 6 minutes in the championship game, the majority of it late in the third and early in the fourth quarter. With the trophy on the line, the Greens' defense held Real Madrid to just 26 second-half points, including [a club record-low 7 points in the third quarter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/final-four-records-tumbled-in-a-tale-of-two-halves/).

It all helped Panathinaikos win its seventh continental title and made Kalaitzakis a worthy EuroLeague champion.

Tribute to the Champs

Panagiotis Kalaitzakis poses with the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague trophy after winning it all with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the 2023-24 season.

The Greek guard had an important role for the Greens in 2023-24

The 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was full of amazing plays that excited the fans on the stands! Take a look at the best ten of the season!

Top 10 Plays | 2023-24 Season | Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 

BC Wolves have named Alessandro Magro as their new head coach.

BC Wolves appoint Alessandro Magro as their new head coach

Wolves Vilnius have a new play-caller after appointing Alessandro Magro on a one-plus-one-year deal. 

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Magro has spent the last three years at Brescia, helping the Italian team win the first trophy in its history – the Italian Cup in 2022-23. 

"We wanted an ambitious, charismatic, flourishing strategist with solid knowledge and experience to become the head coach of the team. Coach Magro meets all these qualities," Wolves sporting director Donatas Zavackas said. 

"He is a relatively young coach, he learned from top-level mentors such as Luca Banchi, he has worked with both youth and men's teams, and he has European tournament experience. We congratulate the coach on joining the club and we will immediately start work on the preparations for the upcoming season."

The 41-year-old returns to the EuroCup after leading Brescia to an 8-10 regular-season record and a seventh-placed finish in Group A. Magro's side then fell in the eighthfinals to Turk Telekom Ankara, which went on to reach the final.

In 2021-22, his first season at Brescia, Magro was named Coach of the Year in the Italian League after guiding his team to third place. Brescia once again came third in the domestic championship in 2023-24.

Magro started his coaching journey as an assistant at Basket Livorno (2004-05), Viola Reggio Calabria (2005-06) and Mens Sana Siena (2006-14), then got his first head coaching gig at Fulgor Omegna (2014-16), also in Italy. From there, he was an assistant at Brescia (2016-19) and Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban (2019-20) before heading to Polish side MKS Dabrowa Gornicza (2020-21) and Brescia (2021-24).

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New Wolves Vilnius head coach Alessandro Magro on the sideline during a Brescia game in the 2022-23 BKT EuroCup season.

The Italian spent the last three years in charge of Brescia

Wolves appoint Alessandro Magro as their new head coach

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv made another aggressive move in building its roster by signing Marcus Foster for the coming season. 

Hapoel Tel Aviv adds scoring ace Marcus Foster

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv made another aggressive move in building its roster by signing [Marcus Foster](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/marcus-franklee-foster/010386/) for the coming season. Foster (1.91 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Rytas Vilnius, which he led to the Lithuanian League championship last season. He was the MVP of the Finals after averaging 20.5 points in the series against Turkish Airlines EuroLeague power Zalgiris Kaunas, including a 33-point effort in the deciding game. Foster shot 15 for 32 from deep in the finals. He was fifth in the league in scoring for the season with 17.0 points per game in addition to 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">מרקוס פוסטר חתם בהפועל &quot;שלמה&quot; תל אביב!<br><br>פוסטר, 29, 1.91, החל את העונה החולפת בקבוצת שאנדונג הסינית אך סיים אותה בריטאס וילנה, שם זכה באליפות והוכתר ל-MVP של סדרת הגמר מול ז&#39;לגיריס. הוא קלע העונה בריטאס 15.6 נקודות בממוצע עם 50% מטווח השלוש, קלט 3.3 ריבאונדים ומסר 3.1 אסיסטים.… <a href="https://t.co/MlxlUEwTAj">pic.twitter.com/MlxlUEwTAj</a></p>&mdash; Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC/status/1807693393323053411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


In Tel Aviv he reunites with head coach Stefanos Dedas, under whom he played at Hapoel Holon during the 2019-20 season. Foster was second in the Israeli League in scoring that season with 20.2 points per game on 42.3% three-point shooting.

After playing college basketball at Kansas State University and Creighton University, Foster began his professional career in Korea with Wonju DM Promy. After a brief spell in Lebanon with Champville, he played for Holon in Israel, Panathinaikos Athens and Promitheas Patras in Greece, Turk Telekom Ankara in Turikye, Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the G-League and Shandong Heroes in China. He was the top scorer in the Basketball Champions League in 2022-23 with 20.6 points per game.

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The guard led Rytas Vilnius to the Lithuanian championship last season

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has signed veteran guard Erten Gazi, the club announced on Monday. 

Fenerbahce grabs guard Erten Gazi 

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has signed veteran guard [Erten Gazi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/erten-gazi/010516/), the club announced on Monday. Gazi has spent the last four seasons with archrival Anadolu Efes Istanbul and has two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague championships to show for it. He has taken part in 44 EuroLeague games in that time, scored 38 points and dished 15 assists. Last season he also averaged 8.3 points per game in the Turkish League.

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Born in Cyprus, Gazi joined Efes as a teenager and played for its development squad, Pertevniyal Istanbul. He later played college basketball at De Paul University and Fordham University in the United States, before returning to Efes in 2020. In additional to his EuroLeague rings, Gazi helped Efes win the Turkish League twice and the Turkish Cup once. He has also been a member of Türkiye’s national team and helped the Turkish U20 squad get a silver medal at the 2015 European Championship.

Best of Erten Gazi: 2020-2024

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The guard has spent the last four seasons with archrival Anadolu Efes

The Hamburg Towers have completed the signing of Niklas Wimberg, who joins from FC Bayern Basketball.

Hamburg tabs forward Niklas Wimberg

Veolia Hamburg Towers bolstered its frontcourt by inking power forward [Niklas Wimberg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/niklas-wimberg/005478/) to a two-year deal, the club announced Monday.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Letzte Saison hat er gleich 2️⃣ Titel gewonnen! 🥇🏆 Insgesamt bereits 2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ Einsätze in der <a href="https://twitter.com/easyCreditBBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@easyCreditBBL</a> auf dem Buckel. Und jetzt kommt er für mindestens zwei Jahre nach Hamburg.<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/y7saPFnAW3">https://t.co/y7saPFnAW3</a><br><br>Herzlich Willkommen, Niklas! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VeoliaTowersHamburg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VeoliaTowersHamburg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadtoGreatnes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadtoGreatnes</a> <a href="https://t.co/IrVdeYPfcU">pic.twitter.com/IrVdeYPfcU</a></p>&mdash; Veolia Towers Hamburg (@hamburgtowers) <a href="https://twitter.com/hamburgtowers/status/1807678200207556762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Wimberg (2.06 meters, 28 years old) arrives from FC Bayern Munich, where he averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season. He also helped his team win the German double. 

"Niklas has already had an eventful career," said Hamburg head coach Benka Barloschky in a statement. "He has matured over several stages to become the player he is now. He didn't take the easy route; he worked hard for it. He has trained and played at the highest level for the last two years. The move to Hamburg now means a bigger role and maximum responsibility for him. That's exactly what he wants and I trust him to do it."

Niklas Wimberg helped FC Bayern Munich win the German double in the 2023-24 season. This, however, are his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague highlights.

Niklas Wimberg, Bayern: 2023-24 EuroLeague highlights

He has played his entire career in his native Germany, starting it with Oldenburger TB and also playing for EWE Baskets Oldenburg, BiG Oettinger Rockets Gotha, Eisbaeren Bremenhaven and NINERS Chemnitz. Wimberg also won the German Cup with Bayern in 2023 and has been a member of the German national team.

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New Veolia Towers Hamburg signing Niklas Wimberg in action for FC Bayern Munich in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague last season.

ratiopharm Ulm announced on Monday that is has signed guard Nelson Weidemann to a two-year deal. 

Ulm pens Nelson Weidemann to two-year deal

ratiopharm Ulm announced on Monday that is has signed guard [Nelson Weidemann](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nelson-weidemann/profile/006245/) to a two-year deal. Weidemann (1.90 meters, 25 years old) arrives from FC Bayern Munich, where he tallied 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists over 27 minutes in six EuroLeague games, including two as a starter. He also averaged 2.8 points in 23 German League games in helping Bayern to the German League and Cup double.

A product of the ALBA Berlin youth system, Weidemann first joined Bayern in 2016 and spent three seasons with the club. He later featured for Brose Bamberg, BG Goettingen and Niners Chemnitz before returning to Bayern last season. He has also played for the German national team at the junior and senior levels.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">𝙉𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙒𝙚𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙐𝙪𝙪𝙡𝙢𝙚𝙧! 💥 <br><br>Der 25-jährige Nationalspieler wechselt vom FC Bayern Basketball zu ratiopharm ulm. 🚀 <br><br>Alle Infos rund um den neuen Uuulmer findet ihr hier 👉 <a href="https://t.co/kCNuEdNqqu">https://t.co/kCNuEdNqqu</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uuulmer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uuulmer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weareone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weareone</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/neuzugang?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#neuzugang</a> <a href="https://t.co/X5RPODNLLg">pic.twitter.com/X5RPODNLLg</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1807679103518093794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“Nelson is undoubtedly one of the strongest German guards,” Ulm’s sports director Thorsten Leibenath said of his new player. “His irrepressible engine on defense is contagious, his explosiveness and cold-heartedness are difficult to stop. Despite his still very young age, he is very experienced and will be able to bring a complete package into the mix.”

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The guard has EuroLeague experience with FC Bayern Munich

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv announced on Monday that has signed forward Ben Bentil for the coming season. 

Hapoel Tel Aviv lands veteran big man Ben Bentil

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv announced on Monday that has signed forward [Ben Bentil](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/ben-bentil/009818/) for the coming season. Bentil (2.04 meters, 29 years old), who has four seasons of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague experience under his belt, spent last season in Japan with the Gunma Crane Thunder where he averaged 17.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

In two seasons with Panathinaikos Athens and another each with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, Bentil has appeared in 107 EuroLeague games of which he started 40. He averaged 6.0 points on 37.4% three-point shooting and 2.8 rebounds over 15:35 per game. Bentil’s best EuroLeague season came with Zvezda in 2022-23 when he tallied 8.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 30 games.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">בן בנטיל חתם בהפועל &quot;שלמה&quot; תל אביב לשתי העונות הקרובות!<br><br>בנטיל, 29, 2.06, ששיחק בשנים האחרונות בפנתניאקוס, מילאנו והכוכב האדום בלגרד ועם כולן זכה באליפות הליגה המקומית, העמיד בעונה החולפת ממוצעים של 17 נקודות ו-5.5 ריבאונדים בקבוצת גונמה קריין ת&#39;אנדרס מיפן.<br> <br>בארבע עונותיו… <a href="https://t.co/Momv6puXBb">pic.twitter.com/Momv6puXBb</a></p>&mdash; Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC/status/1807671639598924113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Bentil also amassed a slew of trophies with those teams, winning Greek League championships in 2020 and 2021, the Italian League and Cup double in 2022 and the Serbian League and Cup double in 2023.

A native of Ghana, Bentil moved to the United States when he was 15 to play high school basketball and then played college basketball at Providence College. He began his professional career in the G-League with Fort Wayne in the G-League, played briefly for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China and then the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA. He then went on to play for Chalons-Reims in France, Bilbao Basket in Spain, Peristeri in Greece and Bahcesehir Koleji in Türkiye.

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He joins Johnathan Motley in a frontline of former EuroLeague players

Tyler Dorsey has returned to Olympiacos BC by joining the club on a two-year deal.

Olympiacos and Tyler Dorsey reunite

Olympiacos Piraeus and [Tyler Dorsey](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tyler-dorsey/009849/) are together again after the sides penned a three deal on Sunday.

Dorsey (1.96 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, where he spent the last season and a half. In the first of those campaigns, his Fener team lost to Olympiacos in the EuroLeague Playoffs and last season they both reached the EuroLeague Final Four and squared off in the third-place game.

Dorsey averaged 8.7 points on 45.4% three-point shooting and 1.2 assists over 38 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last year. He also helped Fenerbahce win the Turkish League and Cup double.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">💻✍️🏾 Η ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του <a href="https://twitter.com/TDORSEY_1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TDORSEY_1</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/2ogXmYpyZy">https://t.co/2ogXmYpyZy</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1807463193717153997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A member of the Greek national team due to his mother’s family, Dorsey grew up in the United States and played college basketball at the University of Oregon. He was drafted with the 41st overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft and began his professional career in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks and also played for the club’s G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks. Dorsey also played for the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA and the Memphis Hustle in the G League.

Tyler Dorsey makes it rain

His first time playing for a club in Europe came when he joined Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, where he played the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. Dorsey helped Maccabi win a pair of Israeli League crowns in that time. He moved to Olympiacos the following season and helped the Reds to the Greek League and Cup double. Dorsey returned to the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks in 2022. After a stint there and with Dallas’s G League affiliate, the Texas Legends, Dorsey signed with Fenerbahce.

Dorsey enters his sixth EuroLeague season ranked 51st on the competition’s all-time charts with 265 three-pointers made.

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Tyler Dorsey in action for Olympiacos Piraeus during his first spell at the club.

Dorsey helped the Reds reach the 2022 Final Four in his lone season there

Tribute to the Champs: Juancho Hernangomez

[Juancho Hernangomez ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/)is a distinguished member of a top-class basketball family. His father Guillermo Hernangomez played professional basketball for a decade. Juancho's mother Wonny Geuer is one of the best centers in Spanish basketball history. His brother Willy is a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague star with FC Barcelona and his sister, Andrea, is playing college basketball at Fairfield University.

After making his professional debut with Spanish side Estudiantes Madrid, Juancho went to the NBA for seven seasons before joining Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens last summer. In recent years, he has played a big role for the Spanish national team. He scored 11 points in the 2019 Basketball World Cup final and went for 27 on 7-of-9 three-point shooting in the EuroBasket 2022 final, leading Spain to gold medals at both championships.

Juancho Hernangomez made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the 2023-24 season.

2023-24 EuroLeague highlights: Juancho Hernangomez, Panathinaikos

In his first EuroLeague campaign, Hernangomez struggled to find his rhythm, averaging 4.1 points in 27 regular season games and being on and off due to injuries. Once Hernangomez returned for good, he delivered. He had 11 points in Game 5 of the playoffs against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and had a solid contribution in the championship game against Real Madrid with 5 points and 4 rebounds in 19 minutes.

He had a one-handed dunk in the first half that sparked Panathinaikos's comeback, giving the Greens an energy boost when it needed it most. When the dust settled, Hernangomez became the second Spanish-born player, after Sergio Rodriguez, to win the EuroLeague with a foreign team. He lifted the trophy in his lucky city, as Hernangomez had already won a EuroBasket gold medal with Spain in Berlin. Hernangomez is at the prime of his career and ready to keep adding hardware to his trophy case.

Hernangomez became a champion in his debut EuroLeague season

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse has signed big man Adrian Nelson for the coming season, the club announced on Sunday. 

Bourg brings big man Adrian Nelson aboard

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse has signed big man Adrian Nelson for the coming season, the club announced on Sunday. 

Nelson (2.03 meters, 24 years old) arrives from Bamberg in Germany where he averaged 12.8 points and 5.9 rebounds in 34 games in the German League last season. It was his first season as a professional basketball player after playing college basketball at Northern Kentucky University for four seasons and for Youngstown State University for a fifth.  Nelson ranked second in the Horizon League in rebounding with Youngstown State for the 2022-23 season with 9.4 per game.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Adrian Nelson est bressan 🔴<br><br>En provenance d’Allemagne, l’ailier-fort américain rejoint l’équipe pour la saison prochaine ! <br><br>Bienvenue Adrian 👋<br><br>📝 <a href="https://t.co/MCeunWAmQA">https://t.co/MCeunWAmQA</a> <a href="https://t.co/ly14ezRMvJ">pic.twitter.com/ly14ezRMvJ</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1807338571289747545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Nelson made his professional debut last season with Bamberg in Germany

Turk Telekom adds guard Max Heidegger

Turk Telekom Ankara added experience and firepower by inking playmaker Max Heidegger, the club announced Saturday. 

Heidegger (1.91 meters, 27 years old) arrive from Umana Reyer Venice, where he averaged 12.2 points on 52.4% three-pointers and 2.2 assists in four BKT EuroCup games last season. He started the 2023-24 campaign with Windy city of the G League, averaging 12.9 points and 3.6 assists in 10 games. Heidegger started his professional basketball career with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, and also played for another Israeli team, Bnei Hertzeliya, before joining German side EWE Baskets Oldenburg. He also played for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket of Turkiye and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, where he averaged 8.8 points and 3.6 assists in 17 Spanish League games in the 2022-23 season. Heidegger has also been a member of the Israeli national team. 

&lt;center&gt;&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;&lt;p lang="tr" dir="ltr"&gt;Max Heidegger Türk Telekom’da! ✍👏&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Geçtiğimiz sezonu Umana Reyer Venezia’da tamamlayan Max Heidegger’i takımımıza kattık. Welcome to family Max Heidegger. 🎉 &lt;a href="<https://t.co/Ro83PeGW7H"&gt;pic.twitter.com/Ro83PeGW7H&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&mdash>; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) &lt;a href="<https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1807034701762244857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;June> 29, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="<https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js>" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

Max Heidegger only played four BKT EuroCup games for Umana Reyer Venice but made sure he was noticed, averaging 12.3 points.

2023-24 EuroCup highlights: Max Heidegger, Reyer

Aris adds power forward Nate Laszewski

Aris Midea Thessaloniki bolstered its frontcourt by signing power forward Nate Laszewski to a one-year deal, the club announced Saturday. 

Laszewski (2.08 meters, 24 years old) arrives from Happy Casa Brindisi, where he averaged 8.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 30 Italian League games last season, ranking second in three-point shooting (46.4% 3FG). He posted better numbers in the FIBA Europe Cup, averaging 10.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in 4 games. Brindisi was the first stop in his professional basketball career. Before that, Laszewski played for the University of Notre Dame for five seasons. He is expected to make his EuroCup debut with Aris next season. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ro" dir="ltr">✍️ O NATHAN LASZEWSKI ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΗ Midea <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Welcome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Welcome</a> to<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheEmperor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheEmperor</a><br>@nlaszewski_14<br><br>Read more 👉 <a href="https://t.co/EwamDQJcHV">https://t.co/EwamDQJcHV</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARISBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARISBC</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARISFAMILY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARISFAMILY</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARISBCTRANSFERS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARISBCTRANSFERS</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARISBC425?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARISBC425</a> <a href="https://t.co/tHWdMNfwNy">pic.twitter.com/tHWdMNfwNy</a></p>&mdash; ARIS B.C. (@ARISBCgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/ARISBCgr/status/1807018120596340799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

He reached the NCAA Tournament final in 2019.

Reyer tabs guard Davide Moretti 

Umana Reyer Venice added experience to its backcourt by inking guard Davide Moretti to a two-year deal, the club announced Saturday. 

Moretti (1.90 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Itelyum Varese, where he averaged 12.1 points on 41.9% three-pointers, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 28 Italian League games last season. He started his career with Stella Azzurra of his native Italy and also played for Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia and Treviso Basket 2012 before joining Texas Tech University. Moretti went on to play for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, where he made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut in the 2020-21 season, and Carpegna Proscuiutto Basket Pesaro before joining Varese in 2023. Moretti has also been a member of the Italian national team. He helped Milan win the Italian League in 2021 and made it to the NCAA Tournament championship game with Texas Tech in 2019, scoring 15 points in an 77-85 overtime loss against Virginia. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">L’Umana Reyer è lieta di comunicare la firma dell’accordo pluriennale con Davide Moretti, classe 1998, play/guardia di 190 cm. Benvenuto Davide!<br><br>Il comunicato 👉 <a href="https://t.co/wViVKkC5C2">https://t.co/wViVKkC5C2</a> 📲 <a href="https://t.co/jENqLaHukX">pic.twitter.com/jENqLaHukX</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1807020775506952252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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"I am happy to be part of this team and grateful to Reyer for wanting me so much, it's something that makes me proud. This is a great opportunity for me: Reyer is an ambitious club that aims to achieve important goals and I will make myself completely available to my teammates and staff to give my contribution to the team," Moretti said after the agreement. "Reyer has always given me the feeling of being a solid team with corporate foundations and high-level organisation. They have already spoken to me about the 'Reyer spirit' and I can relate to it perfectly because it is with this mentality that one can achieve something special. I bring with me my college experience at Texas Tech, in an incredible season we reached the NCAA final, as absolute 'underdogs'. I grew up with the mentality that hard work, character and team spirit can lead you to achieve important goals."