Umana Reyer Venice added a frontcourt weapon for the upcoming season with the addition of power forward [Derek Willis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/derek-willis/009664/), the club announced Wednesday. Willis (2.06 meters, 27 years old) arrives from a fellow 7DAYS EuroCup rival Joventut Badalona where last season he averaged 9.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in the EuroCup while posting 9.6 points on 43.9% three-point shooting and 4.8 rebounds in the Spanish League action.

Derek Willis grabs an offensive rebound and throws it down with authority!

7DAYS EuroCup Dunk of the Night: Willis throws it down!

Willis returns to Italy, where he played with Brindisi prior to joining Joventut. Willis started his pro career in Grand Rapids Drive and in 2018 he moved to Germany. There, he played two seasons, one in Goettingen and the second one in ratiopharm Ulm, where he made EuroCup debut.

"I am very grateful to Reyer which wanted me so much", Willis said. "From the outside I have always admired Reyer and its organization, I think it is developing a great program. Also, as an opponent, I have never won against Reyer and I can't wait to get started".

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">🤝 Talento in continua crescita da Louisville, Kentucky. Energia, atletismo, agonismo per la squadra.<br>L’Umana Reyer piazza il colpo: <a href="https://twitter.com/derekxwillis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@derekxwillis</a> è orogranata 🦁<br><br>Leggi 👉 <a href="https://t.co/lOtBWyqxd9">https://t.co/lOtBWyqxd9</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/finoallafine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#finoallafine</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZP2Qo5Z80K">pic.twitter.com/ZP2Qo5Z80K</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1547113598723440641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Reyer inks power forward Willis

There is already a lot of buzz ahead of the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season after the group-stage draw. There are 20 teams set to take part in the competition this year, with each team playing 18 regular season games before the top eight from each group take part in the single-game knockout stages. Here's what to expect from the 10 teams in Group B.

Group B at a glance

### Hapoel Tel Aviv

The 2022-23 EuroCup welcomes Hapoel among its five new teams, three of whom will battle in Group B. Hapoel has brought back former team captain Tomer Ginat on a long-term deal while head coach Danny Franco is entering his second season on the bench. As the top-seeded team in Group B, Hapoel will have its eyes on a playoff berth this season.

### Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria finished last season with the best record in Group B and comfortably beat Slask Wroclaw in the eighthfinals before coming unstuck in the quarterfinals against MoraBanc Andorra, losing by 2 points. Expectation returns to Gran Canaria for the new season following the appointment of Jaka Lakovic as head coach. The club has also secured a new floor general in Ferran Bassas, who will be looking for EuroCup Rising Star center Khalifa Diop, meaning there will be plenty of reasons to get excited at Gran Canaria Arena.

### Buducnost Voli Podgorica

Last season saw Buducnost reach the EuroCup Eighthfinals after finishing fifth in Group B with a record of 10-8, but in the playoffs it failed to advance past Andorra. The Montenegrin League champion is entering its fourth successive year in the EuroCup, and it will be aiming to at least match its best-ever finish as quarterfinalists, which it achieved in 2011-12, 2012-13, 2017-18 and 2020-21. 

### Dolomiti Energia Trento

Trento struggled significantly during the 2021-22 EuroCup season, winning just one game during the regular season as it finished bottom of Group A. But, with the start of a new season, Trento has the chance to turn things around. Star player Diego Flaccadori has committed his future to Trento, and he will be determined to lead his team to a much-improved record in 2022-23.

### Turk Telecom Ankara

Despite having an impressive home record during the 2021-22 EuroCup regular season, Turk Telecom's struggles on the road saw the team finish with a 9-9 record. Then, in the playoffs, it failed to get beyond the eighthfinals, losing to Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia. Five new additions have already been announced, including point guard Tony Taylor, who is expected to be one of the team's leaders in the coming season.

### Promitheas Patras

There were not a lot of positives to be taken from the 2021-22 EuroCup season for Promitheas, which ended with the worst record in Group B (4-14) and failed to make the playoffs. The big problem that Promitheas had was away from its home court, as it won just one road game all season. Promitheas has kept faith with head coach Makis Giatras, who is entering his 11th year in charge of the team, while it has already made some alterations to its roster in an attempt to turn things around next season.

### Paris Basketball

A new addition to the EuroCup, Paris is ready to make a splash from minute one. With star guard Kyle Allman committing his future to the team, Paris will be hoping that he can help the team make an immediate impact in the competition. Paris has big aspirations and will be eyeing qualification for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in the not-too-distant future.  

### Hamburg Towers

Hamburg made its EuroCup debut last season by finishing with a 6-10 regular season record in Group A and securing a place in the playoffs, where it was knocked out at the eighthfinals stage by Valencia Basket. Entering its second EuroCup season, Hamburg has decided to change its coach, as Raoul Korner has replaced Pedro Calles at the helm. Some changes have also been made to the roster, with there being high hopes that new additions Kendale McCullum and Yoeli Childs will make things happen right away in the EuroCup.

### Slask Wroclaw

Slask Wroclaw snuck into the EuroCup Playoffs last season, finishing with a 3-13 record before losing against Gran Canaria in the eighthfinals, but will be looking to play with more consistency in 2022-23. A couple of new additions to the roster have already been announced, while head coach Andrej Urlep will remain in place for the coming season. All of Slask's wins came at home last season, so it will be keen to improve on its performances away from Hala Orbita.

### London Lions

Yet another new addition to the EuroCup this year is London Lions, which is ready to upset the established order in the 2022-23 season. Ryan Schmidt, formerly of Toronto's G-League team, has been named as head coach, while London has brought top English talents back home in the form of Mo Soluade and Ovie Soko. Basketball is growing all the time in England and London holds dreams of becoming a Euroleague Basketball regular in the coming seasons. 

London Lions bolstered its frontcourt by inking center John Sharma, the club announced Wednesday. 

London adds size with Sharma 

London Lions has bolstered its frontcourt by inking center Josh Sharma, the club announced on Wednesday. Sharma (2.13 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Trefl Sopot, where he averaged 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in 30 Polish League games last season, leading that competition in blocks at 2.4 per night. He started his professional with Proximus Spirou Charleroi of Belgium, and also played for Pszczolka Start Lublin of Poland and Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain before joining Trefl.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">JOSH SHARMA! ✍️ <a href="https://twitter.com/Josharma20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Josharma20</a> 🇺🇸🇬🇧 We are thrilled to confirm the signing of the American/British big man 😤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wearelondon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wearelondon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/londonlions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#londonlions</a> <a href="https://t.co/t7bw2cpFGv">pic.twitter.com/t7bw2cpFGv</a></p>&mdash; London Lions (@LondonLions) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions/status/1546821070816165888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>

Before that, Sharma finished his college career at Stanford University, averaging 10.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 31 NCAA games in the 2018-19 campaign. Sharma is set to make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut with London next season. 

Lietkabelis Panevezys announced on Tuesday the arrival of young shooting guard [Mantas Rubstavicius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mantas-rubstavicius/009299/) who arrives on-loan from Zalgiris Kaunas. Rubstavicius (1.98 meters, 20 years old) returns to his hometown where he started his professional career as a 16-year old Lietkabelis in the 2018-19 campaign. He then spent three seasons with Zalgiris, where he made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut last season, appearing in Round 34 game against Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and scored a pair of free throws in his 2-minute appearance. Domestically, playing for Zalgiris second team in Lithuanian Second division, he averaged 10.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Rubstavicius played with U18 Zalgiris team in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournaments in 2019 and 2020, and in total of 11 appearances he has averaged 11.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals. Rubstavicius is now set to make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut.

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Lietkabelis gets Rubstavicius back on-loan

Promitheas Patras added more size to its paint for the upcoming season with big man D.J. Funderburk who signed a one-year deal, the club announced Tuesday. Funderburk (2.07 meters, 25 year old) finished last season with a fellow 7DAYS EuroCup side Paris Basketball, where he averaged 4.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11 French League appearance. The first part of the season Funderburk played with Avtodor Saratov of Russia, where he posted 10.7 points and 2.6 rebounds in the VTB League. That was first professional season Funderburk's career, after he spent three years playing NCAA basketball with North Caroline State University. He is now set to make his EuroCup debut.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">«Πατρινός» ο D.J Funderburk!<br>Διαβάστε περισσότερα: <a href="https://t.co/OZZWzIopMD">https://t.co/OZZWzIopMD</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/promitheaspatras?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#promitheaspatras</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/promitheasbc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#promitheasbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/proudtobeorange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#proudtobeorange</a> <a href="https://t.co/KtZCLZFSRq">pic.twitter.com/KtZCLZFSRq</a></p>&mdash; Promitheas Patras BC (@promitheasbc) <a href="https://twitter.com/promitheasbc/status/1546791866468896769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Promitheas bulks up with Funderburk

Following the 7DAYS EuroCup Draw, the excitement is already building ahead of the new 2022-23 season. There are 20 teams set to take part in the competition this year, with each playing 18 regular season games before the top eight from each group take part in the single-game knockout stages. Here's an early glimpse at the 10 teams in Group A.

Group A at a glance

### Joventut Badalona

Joventut tied for the EuroCup's best regular season record last season, 12-4, winning 75% of its games. Once in the playoffs, however, head coach Carles Duran's team was shocked by ratiopharm Ulm, which won 79-73 in Badalona, where Joventut had been unbeaten until then, to reach the quarterfinals. Led by the experienced Pau Ribas and Ante Tomic, and mixed with the youthful exuberance of Joel Parra and Andres Feliz, Joventut is going to be a threat once again. The 2007-08 EuroCup winners will be hoping to mark the 15th anniversary of that triumph by lifting the trophy again in 2022-23.

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana

Slovenian champion Cedevita enters its fourth successive EuroCup campaign aspiring to surpass its best-ever finish from last season. In 2021-22, Cedevita had the third-best record in Group B, 11-7, with a win percentage of 61.1%. Now, having reached the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, Cedevita aims to go further than last year's quarterfinal exit to eventual finalists Frutti Extra Bursaspor. 

### Umana Reyer Venice

One club that has already been active this summer is Reyer, which is looking to improve upon its 9-9 regular season finish last season and eighthfinals exit to Boulogne Metropolitans 92. Veteran playmaker Jayson Granger has arrived to provide some know-how to the Reyer squad as it aims to make a splash in this year's competition. Trips to Venice should be more difficult in the 2022-23 season.

### Frutti Extra Bursaspor

Last season saw Bursaspor go on a fairytale run to the 7DAYS EuroCup Final, beating the likes of Partizan NIS Belgrade, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and MoraBanc Andorra in the playoffs before losing out to Virtus Segafredo Bologna in the championship game. Bursaspor has been able to keep hold of talented coach Dusan Alimpijevic, which will serve it well next season as the team attempts to replicate the same success as 2021-22. Expect Bursaspor's pitbulls to have some bite once again.

### Lietkabelis Panevezys

Lietkabelis secured its place in the playoffs last season after finishing with a record of 9-7 in the regular season, but in the eighthfinals was knocked out by eventual champions Virtus. Head coach Nenad Canak will remain on the bench for the coming season after being rewarded for his good work with a contract extension. Lietkabelis will be hoping that he can once again book the team's place in the knockout stages of the competition. 

### Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse

One of the three teams that failed to make it into last year's EuroCup playoffs was Bourg, as it finished ninth in Group B with a record of 6-12. Bourg is determined to give a better showing in the coming season, with French playing great Frederic Fauthoux, coming off a stint as a EuroLeague assistant coach at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, being appointed as head coach. Six new players have already been added to the roster, too, so keep an eye out for Bourg next season.

### ratiopharm Ulm

Ulm caused one of the shocks of the 2021-22 EuroCup season by knocking out Joventut, one of the favorites to lift the trophy, in the eighthfinals, but in the next round fell to eventual champions Virtus. Going into the new season, Ulm must deal with a significant change after the departure of head coach Jaka Lakovic to fellow EuroCup side Gran Canaria. Former EuroLeague player Anton Gavel has been promoted to the role of head coach after being with Ulm's development team, and he will hope to now build on the foundations laid down by Lakovic. 

### Germani Brescia

Brescia returns to the EuroCup after a one-season absence, with the club having already made a number of movements in the market. In addition, head coach Alessandro Magro has recently committed his future to Brescia until the end of the 2023-24 season after his team impressed domestically during the last campaign. Now, the goal will be to keep this momentum going into the coming EuroCup season.

### U-BT Cluj-Napoca

Cluj is going with a homegrown approach as it enters its debut season in the EuroCup. The Romanian League champion already has a couple of Romanian internationals on its roster in Patrick Richard and Nandor Kuti, and this summer it has added a third in Emanuel Cate. Cluj has also brought back Eduard Roschnafsky, the son of club legend Bruno Roschnafsky, and will be hoping that this recruitment method pays dividends come playoff time.

### Prometey Slobozhanske

Another new addition to the 2022-23 EuroCup is Prometey, which will be playing its home games in Riga, Latvia, instead of its native Ukraine. Prometey has some members of the Ukrainian national team on its roster ahead of the new season, including Oleksandr Lypovyy, Viacheslav Petrov, Illya Sidorov and Ivan Tkachenko, while center Dustin Hogue and guard Caleb Agada have joined the club in the off-season. Many people will be keeping an eye on Prometey to see how they fare in the competition.

Germani Brescia announced on Monday signing veteran forward [Christian Burns](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/christian-burns/005692/) to a new two-year deal. Burns (2.03 meters, 36 years old) has been with the team the last two years. Last season he averaged 6.4 points and 4.8 rebounds for Brescia, club where he also had a one-year stint in the 2016-17 season. Burns has two 7DAYS EuroCup seasons under his belt, the 2014-15 campaign with CEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic, and the latest one in the 2020-21 with Brescia. In 22 appearances he has posted 10.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">PROSEGUONO LE CONFERME IN CASA GERMANI: ANCHE CHRISTIAN BURNS FARÀ PARTE DEL ROSTER DELLA PROSSIMA STAGIONE <br><br>L’avventura all’ombra del Cidneo prosegue anche per Christian Burns, il cui accordo è stato prolungato fino al 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣<br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/DPWH5I0n9R">https://t.co/DPWH5I0n9R</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DreamBig?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DreamBig</a> <a href="https://t.co/cF6XWsID2Q">pic.twitter.com/cF6XWsID2Q</a></p>&mdash; Pallacanestro Brescia (@LeonessaBrescia) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeonessaBrescia/status/1546503627346518017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Big forward has played a pair of seasons in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with AX Armani Exchange Milan. Before his two-year stint in Milan, Burns was Italian League rebounding leader when he pulled down 10.2 boards in the 2017-18 season with Pallacanestro Cantu. During his career, Burns has also played in Poland for AZS Koszalin, in Portugal for FC Porto, in Germany for ratiopharm Ulm, in Ukraine for Zaporizhya, in Israel for Elitzur Netanya, in Russia for Enisey Krasnoyarsk, in the United Arab Emirates for Al Wasl, and in Italy for Montegranaro and Napoli. Burns has also been a member of the Italian national team.

Brescia re-signs veteran forward Burns

The teams of the 7DAYS EuroCup continue to work hard to build strong squads for the 2022-23 season. Here are some of the most-important signings from the past week.


This week in EuroCup signings (July 4-10)

### Cedevita filled its roster in a hurry

It was a busy week for Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, which kept three players and added two more. First, it reached an agreement with forward [Edo Muric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/cedevita-re-signs-forward-muric/). A day later, Cedevita re-signed center [Alen Omic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/cedevita-re-signs-center-omic/), who ranks second all-time in the EuroCup in rebounds and PIR. Omic now has a good shot at leading the all-time charts in both categories. Cedevita also signed playmaker [Lovro Gnjidic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/prewrite-cedevita-announces-lovro-gnjidic/) and reigning EuroCup champion [Amar Alibegovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/cedevita-olimpija-inks-alibegovic/). Fun fact #1: Gnjidic's father, Boris, played the first-ever EuroCup season with Krka Novo Mesto in 2003. Fun fact #2: Alibegovic's father, Teo, also lifted a European trophy: the 1994-95 Korac Cup with ALBA Berlin. To end the week, Cedevita re-signed veteran swingman [Zoran Dragic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/cedevita-re-signs-veteran-dragic/), who was a double-digit scored last season in the team's run to the quarterfinals. By week's end, [Cedevita had 10 roster spots filled](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/2022-23-eurocup-signings-provisional-rosters/).

### Reyer added three new faces

Umana Reyer Venice was really active last week, too, signing three players in a span of four days. Reyer strengthened its backcourt by inking playmaker [Jayson Granger](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/reyer-adds-playmaker-granger/), who returns to the EuroCup for the first time in more than a decade. In the interim, he played over 200 EuroLeague games and won German and Spanish League titles with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and ALBA Berlin, respectively. Reyer also signed big man [Amedeo Tessitori](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/reyer-brings-aboard-reigning-champ-tessitori/), who won the EuroCup title with Virtus Segafredo Bologna last season, and big man [Matteo Chillo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/reyer-adds-frontcourt-depth-with-chillo/). With [11 players signed for the 2022-23 season](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/2022-23-eurocup-signings-provisional-rosters/), Reyer's roster is looking mighty solid already!

### Big man stays, big man goes

Among the frontcourt moves that stood out in the last week, two major ones fell over the weekend. First, last season's EuroCup Rising Star Trophy winner, [Khalifa Diop](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/gran-canaria-keeps-eurocup-rising-star-diop/), decided to re-sign with Gran Canaria for a third consecutive season in the competition. While he was staying, one of the EuroCup's signature big men of recent seasons, [Zach Auguste](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/bursaspor-adds-big-man-auguste/), made a move from Cedevita to last season's finalist and runner-up, Frutti Extra Bursaspor.

7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star: Khalifa Diop, Gran Canaria

### Joventut made moves

Joventut Badalona fortified its frontcourt by inking power forward [Henry Ellenson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/joventut-signs-forward-ellenson/) to a two-year deal. He comes off a solid campaign with Monbus Obradoiro of Spain and is set to make his EuroCup debut next season. Joventut also re-signed up-and-coming swingman [Yannick Kraag](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/joventut-re-signs-swingman-kraag/) until the end of the 2025-26 season. Additionally, Joventut parted ways with playmaker [Ferran Bassas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/granca-gets-a-floor-general-in-bassas/), who switched EuroCup teams to sign a two-year contract with Gran Canaria.

### More guard signings

Several guards joined EuroCup teams or extended their contracts with their current teams last week. Turk Telekom Ankara inked [Tony Taylor](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/turk-telekom-lands-playmaker-taylor/), who is ready to make his EuroCup debut after having previously played in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with PGE Turow Zgorzelec. London Lions brought in [Mo Soluade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/london-brings-in-swingman-soluade/), its first off-season addition. Lietkabelis re-signed do-it-all swingman [Vytenis Lipkevicius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/lietkabelis-re-signs-lipkevicius-maldunas/) to a two-year deal. [Diego Flaccadori](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/trento-re-signs-guard-flaccadori/) is set to stay with Dolomiti Energia Trento and athletic point guard [Troy Caupain](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/brescia-tabs-guard-caupain/) joined Pallacanestro Brescia. Prometey Slobozhanske brought in scoring guard [Caleb Agada](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/prometey-adds-guard-agada/), who will make his EuroCup debut along with his new team.

The week in EuroCup signings

Vladimir Micov calls it a career

Forward Vladimir Micov put an end to a long and successful career by announcing his retirement on Sunday. Micov, 37, played a total 15 seasons in Euroleague Basketball competitions, 10 of them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and 5 in the 7DAYS EuroCup.

Micov started his pro career in OKK Belgrade of his native Serbia, but soon signed for Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro, where he made his EuroCup debut in 2007. In 2009 ha made his EuroLeague debut with Baksonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. He also played in Cantu, CSKA Moscow, Galatasaray Istanbul and AX Armani Exchange Milan, before returning to where it all started, to play his final season: at Buducnost to play the EuroCup.

Micov played a total 246 EuroLeague games for 2,398 points (31st all time), 715 rebounds and 482 assists. In the EuroCup he played 66 games for 725 points, 234 rebounds and 147 assists. The highlight of his continental career was the EuroCup title he lifted with Galatasaray in 2016 as he was also named to the All-EuroCup First Team that season. Micov also won several national league titles in Russia, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro.

Micov announced his retirement with a statement.

*"For the past 21 years, I have had the privilege of making my work a game, of winning, of losing, of learning, of pushing the limits and breaking my own records after defeat."*

*"Every time it was an honor, a privilege and a pleasure to go out on the court and just play basketball.*

*"I have been fortunate to work side by side with some of the best coaches and players I know.*

*"After two decades, twelve clubs, eight cities and seven countries, I leave the game fulfilled and satisfied.*

*"I don’t regret anything. With this last season, I’ve come full circle.*

*"Thank you to everyone who has been there for me in any way at any time."*