Turk Telekom Ankara, the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup runner-up, has made its first signing of the summer by penning swingman Okben Ulubay to a one-year deal, the club announced on Monday. Ulubay (26 years old, 2.01 meters) arrives from Besiktas Istanbul where he averaged 7.8 points, 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds in the Turkish League last season.

Turk Telekom inks former champ Okben Ulubay

Turk Telekom Ankara, the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup runner-up, has made its first signing of the summer by penning swingman [Okben Ulubay](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/okben-ulubay/005000/) to a one-year deal, the club announced on Monday. Ulubay (26 years old, 2.01 meters) arrives from Besiktas Istanbul where he averaged 7.8 points, 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds in the Turkish League last season.

Ulubay previously played one season in the competition, in 2017-18, when he helped Darussafaka Istanbul win the EuroCup by posting 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in a bench role.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Okben Ulubay yeni sezonda <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> için mücadele verecek ✍️👏<br><br>Geçtiğimiz sezon Beşiktaş Emlakjet forması giyen Okben Ulubay’ı renklerimize bağladık. Ailemize hoş geldin Okben Ulubay!🔥 <a href="https://t.co/YKyJ5lyavF">pic.twitter.com/YKyJ5lyavF</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1673286236616753153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Ulubay came through Anadolu Efes Istanbul's academy and made his EuroLeague debut as a 17-year-old in 2014. He also had a pair of appearances in the EuroLeague with Darusaffaka in the 2016-17 campaign. During his career, Ulubay has also played for Pertevniyal Istanbul, Yesilgiresun Belediye, Petkimspor and Galatasaray, all in his native Turkey, as well as for FMP Zeleznik in Serbia.

Besiktas Istanbul has strengthened its roster for the upcoming season with the addition of experienced shooting guard Yigit Arslan.

Besiktas strengthens with Arslan

Besiktas Istanbul has strengthened its roster for the upcoming season with the addition of experienced shooting guard [Yigit Arslan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yigit-arslan/007914/), the club announced Friday. Arslan (1.98 meters, 27 years old) arrives from a fellow Turkish side Bahcesehir where he averaged 11.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in Turkish League action, as well as 10.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 15 Basketball Champions League games last season.

The 27-year old has spent his entire career in his native Turkey, starting out with Tofas Bursa, where he spent a total of six seasons in two stints, before spells with Galatasaray and Bahcesehir.

Arslan, who has also represented Turkey at senior international level, has made 30 EuroCup appearances for his former teams, averaging 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game for his career. He now returns to the competition for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Yiğit Arslan Beşiktaş’ta 🦅<br><br>2023-2024 sezonu öncesinde transfer çalışmalarını sürdüren Erkek Basketbol Takımımız, milli basketbolcu Yiğit Arslan’ı kadrosuna kattı.<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/MbXIYM6RfR">https://t.co/MbXIYM6RfR</a> <a href="https://t.co/bPbXONPPps">pic.twitter.com/bPbXONPPps</a></p>&mdash; Beşiktaş Basketbol (@BJK_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJK_Basketbol/status/1672249707706437637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse has completed the signing of center Bodian Massa on a two-year deal. Massa (25 years old, 2.08 meters) arrives from SIG Strasbourg, where he shined in the French First Division last season. Massa will make his EuroCup debut with Bourg in the 2023-24 campaign.

Bourg secures center Bodian Massa

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse has completed the signing of center Bodian Massa on a two-year deal. Massa (25 years old, 2.08 meters) arrives from SIG Strasbourg, where he shined in the French First Division last season with averages of 7.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists across 36 games. The 2022-23 campaign was Massa's second in the French top flight but his first with Strasbourg, as he helped Fos-sur-Mer achieve promotion from the second division in 2020-21 and then remained for the team's first season in the elite. Massa will make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut with Bourg in the 2023-24 campaign.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Bodian Massa avec nous ! 💥<br><br>La raquette bressane est désormais complète avec l’arrivée de l’international français ! 💪<br><br>Bodian retrouvera ses coéquipiers tricolores, Hugo et Pierre 🇫🇷<br><br>Plus d’infos ⬇️<br>✚ <a href="https://t.co/vK3j21iTml">https://t.co/vK3j21iTml</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeRedy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeRedy</a> <a href="https://t.co/iMDc6CSdL5">pic.twitter.com/iMDc6CSdL5</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1672282133975519233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bodian Massa, the newest signing for Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, in action for SIG Strasbourg in the 2022-23 season.

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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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Pefi hvala ti na svakom treningu, utakmici koje si kao i uvek odradio sa 101% mogućnosti, hvala ti što si kao igrač i čovek bio deo tvoje Crvene zvezde, kluba čija su ti vrata uvek otvorena! 🔴⚪️<br><br>Kraj karijere Zvezdinog ratnika: <a href="https://t.co/O8NBkRE00t">https://t.co/O8NBkRE00t</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeCan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeCan</a> <a href="https://t.co/kriEuVBWRv">pic.twitter.com/kriEuVBWRv</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1672220036893638660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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.

Umana Reyer Venice has signed a familiar face by securing guard Davide Casarin, who next season will start his second stint with the club. Casarin (20 years old, 1.97 meters) arrives from Tezenis Scaligera Verona, where he averaged 4.1 points and 1.8 assists in 30 Italian League games last season. In his first spell with Reyer, Casarin played a total of 12 games in the 7DAYS EuroCup, split between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, averaging 5.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

Reyer Venezia brings back Davide Casarin

Umana Reyer Venice has signed a familiar face by securing guard [Davide Casarin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/davide-casarin/009400/), who next season will start his second stint with the club. Casarin (20 years old, 1.97 meters) arrives from Tezenis Scaligera Verona, where he averaged 4.1 points and 1.8 assists in 30 Italian League games last season. He had a season-high 13 points in a 92-95 home loss against Reyer. In his first spell with Reyer, Casarin played a total of 12 games in the 7DAYS EuroCup, split between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, averaging 5.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

Homegrown talent Davide Casarin is back to Umana Reyer Venice

Davide Casarin returns to Reyer

Casarin joined Reyer at four years old, and he went on to play for the Italian side's mini-basket and youth teams before eventually reaching the first squad. He made his first-team debut at 15, and he appeared in the EuroCup for the first time as a 16-year-old. He played for Verona in the last two seasons, and has been a member of the Italian national team. 

"Going back to Reyer means going home for me and for this, I am honored and proud," Casarin said. "I have been wearing these colors since I was four years old and I think I have spent more time at Taliercio than at home. It's a unique emotion to return after two years and I am grateful to the club and coach Spahija for the trust, I will try to be ready to be an important part of this new project."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">✍️ Dal minibasket Reyer è arrivato fino alla Nazionale, in orogranata ha già disputato 84 partite ed ora torna a casa 🔥 <br>Signore e signori, Dede is back!<br>Il comunicato 👉 <a href="https://t.co/50IwRq42Qk">https://t.co/50IwRq42Qk</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/signing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#signing</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hmu9PUKiDt">pic.twitter.com/Hmu9PUKiDt</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1671821310706475009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Reyer brings back Davide Casarin

Joventut Badalona has announced that Vladimir Brodziansky has renewed his contract until the end of the 2024-25 season, the club announced on Thursday. Brodziansky (29 years old, 2.11 meters) helped Joventut reach the semifinals of the EuroCup and the Spanish League last season.

Brodziansky, Joventut together until 2025

Joventut Badalona has announced that [Vladimir Brodziansky](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/vladimir-brodziansky/010458/) has renewed his contract until the end of the 2024-25 season, the club announced on Thursday. Brodziansky (29 years old, 2.11 meters) averaged 8.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in eight 7DAYS EuroCup appearances last season, in which he helped Joventut reach the semifinals of the EuroCup and the Spanish League. He started the 2022-23 campaign with Turkish side Bahcesehir before joining Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, where he played in five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games, averaging 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in just under 10 minutes on the court.

Vladimir Brodziansky is in his second stint with Joventut Badalona.

Vladimir Brodziansky: 2022-23 EuroCup highlights

Brodziansky in his second stint with Joventut, having spent the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons playing in Badalona, during which time he played 34 games in the EuroCup. His averages in the competition stand at 11.9 points on 44.9% three-point shooting and 3.4 rebounds. Before first joining Joventut in 2020, Brodziansky made his professional debut with Obradoiro of Spain and remained there for two years. Brodziansky has also been a member of the Slovakian national team.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🤝 Vladimir Brodziansky renova per dues temporades<br><br>🟢⚫️ La Penya i el jugador eslovac han arribat a un acord fins al 30 de juny del 2025<br><br>🔗 La notícia: <a href="https://t.co/SFGhuWjs8B">https://t.co/SFGhuWjs8B</a><br><br>💪 See you soon again in Badalona, <a href="https://twitter.com/brodzo10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@brodzo10</a>. Força Penya!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/7E6FnZH5bw">pic.twitter.com/7E6FnZH5bw</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1671820332037193729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Vladimir Brodziansky, Joventut together until 2025 

7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys has its first summer addition to roster, signing Dovis Bickauskis to a one-year deal for an option for another season. Bickauskis (29 years old) arrives from a fellow Lithuanian team Jonava, which Lietkabelis beat in the third-place playoff series last season. Bickauskis posted 11.2 points, 3.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds and ranked second in the league with 2.3 steals.

Bickauskis now returns to the EuroCup where he made his debut in 2019-20 season with Rytas Vilnius. That season he appeared in 16 games, with three starts, and posted 3.7 points, 2.4 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 16:39 on the floor.

He spent great majority of his career in his native Lithuania. He started playing professionally as a teenager in Lithuanian lower divisions, and changed half dozen teams before got to the Lithuanian elite level with Juventus Utena in 2016. He spent three seasons there, then two year with Rytas Vilnius. In the 2020-21 campaign, he played with CSU Oradea in Romania, his only season outside Lithuania, before returning to his native land with Jonava last season. Bickauskis had his debut with the Lithuanian national team in 2019.

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Lietkabelis adds veteran guard Bickauskis

Besiktas Basketbol has confirmed the arrival of Egehan Arna on a one-year contract. Arna (26 years old, 2.03 meters) last played for Anadolu Efes Istanbul, with which he played very limited minutes across six appearances in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. A EuroLeague champion with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in 2016-17, the forward returns to Besiktas, where he played between 2020 and 2022.

Besiktas brings in ex-Efes forward Egehan Arna

Besiktas Basketbol has confirmed the signing of [Egehan Arna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/egehan-arna/005348/) to a one-year contract. Arna (26 years old, 2.03 meters) last played for Anadolu Efes Istanbul, with which he had limited minutes across six appearances in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. A EuroLeague champion with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in 2016-17, the forward returns to Besiktas, where he played between 2020 and 2022.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Egehan Arna Beşiktaş’ta 🦅<br><br>Erkek Basketbol Takımımız, milli basketbolcu Egehan Arna ile sözleşme imzaladı. <br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/7PAd9LJP1w">https://t.co/7PAd9LJP1w</a> <a href="https://t.co/a1Sd5ilfPU">pic.twitter.com/a1Sd5ilfPU</a></p>&mdash; Beşiktaş Basketbol (@BJK_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJK_Basketbol/status/1671446051197255681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Arna began his professional career with Fenerbahce in 2015 and went on to play in 12 EuroLeague games across four seasons with the famous yellow and blue jersey. He also suited up for Fenerbahce in the 2019-20 campaign, but he only played in the Turkish League. In the summer of 2020, Arna decided to join Besiktas and instantly saw an increase in his game time, playing in 30 Turkish League games in each of his two seasons with the club. 

Last summer, he signed for Efes but had to make do with a limited role. Now, he has the chance to flourish again in a Besiktas jersey, having averaged career highs of 13.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steals in his final season – 2021-22 – with the Black Eagles.

Egehan Arna poses with the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague trophy after Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's triumph in 2017.

Besiktas brings in former champ Egehan Arna

Cluj re-signs center Cate

U-BT Cluj Napoca re-signed center [Emanuel Cate](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/emanuel-cate/005373/) for another season, the club announced on Monday. Cate (2.07 meters, 25 years old) averaged 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in his BKT EuroCup debut last season. He also starred with 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and league-best 1.2 blocks, helping Cluj win the 2023 Romanian League crown.

Before joining Cluj, Cate played with Murcia in Spain for four years. He grew up with local clubs in Bucharest before joining Real Madrid as a 16-year-old in 2013. He played for Real's juniors and won the EuroLeague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament in 2015. Cate then played for the club's second team before moving on to Baloncesto Sevilla, Betis Sevilla and CB Prat. He is also a long-time member and team captain of the Romanian national team.

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