Bahcesehir has confirmed that star forward Axel Bouteille will remain at the club for the 2024-25 season.

Bahcesehir keeps star forward Axel Bouteille

Bahcesehir College Istanbul has re-signed small forward [Axel Bouteille](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/axel-bouteille/003840/) until the end of the 2024-25 season, the club announced Thursday.

Bouteille (2.01 meters, 29 years old) averaged 16.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in 30 Turkish League games last season, in which he helped his team reach the FIBA Europe Cup finals. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">🙌 Axel Bouteille ile bir sezon daha!<br><br>🤝 Takımımıza geçtiğimiz yaz katılan değerli oyuncumuz, 2024-2025 sezonunda da Bahçeşehir Koleji için parkelerde yer alacak.<br><br>💪 Let’s roll it back, <a href="https://twitter.com/BouteilleAxel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BouteilleAxel</a> !<br><br>❤💙 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyHighTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyHighTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/aDQpinFxR8">pic.twitter.com/aDQpinFxR8</a></p>&mdash; Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü (@BKBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BKBasketbol/status/1806286866762682697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Frenchman returns to the BKT EuroCup after a stellar 2022-23 campaign in which he led Turk Telekom Ankara all the way to the final, losing against Dreamland Gran Canaria. Bouteille averaged 17.8 points on 44.5% three-pointers and 4.7 rebounds in 22 games, and he was chosen to the 2022-23 All-EuroCup First Team. He was that season's EuroCup top scorer with 391 points. 

Axel Bouteille is this season's EuroCup top scorer: 374 points with one more game left!

2022-23 EuroCup highlights: Axel Bouteille, Turk Telekom

Bouteille started his professional career with Chalon-sur-Saone of his native France and also played for Limoges CSP, as well as Bilbao Basket and Unicaja Malaga of Spain before joining Turk Telekom in 2022. He helped Chalon win the French League in 2017 and his been a member of the French national team. 

In 73 EuroCup career games with Chalon, Limoges, Unicaja and Turk Telekom, Bouteille averages 13.2 points and 3.6 rebounds, ranking 17th all-time in three-point shooting percentage (44.9% 3FG).

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Axel Bouteille in action for Turk Telekom Ankara in the 2022-23 BKT EuroCup Final.

He was chosen to the 2022-23 All-EuroCup First Team

Risacher taken first overall, Dadiet in first round of NBA Draft

The BKT EuroCup tagline of #RoadtoGreatness lived up to its billing on Wednesday night when Zaccharie Risacher of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the first overall pick of the NBA Draft. Later, [Pacome Dadiet](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/pacome-dadiet/011457/) of ratiopharm Ulm was chosen with the 25th pick of the first round by the New York Knicks. In between them, [Nikola Topic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-topic/010985/) of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague club Crvena Zvezda Merdianbet Belgrade was taken by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 12th pick. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Smile, you&#39;re the first overall pick 😁 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBADraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBADraft</a> <a href="https://t.co/toJvSehAv1">pic.twitter.com/toJvSehAv1</a></p>&mdash; Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/1806121487859859704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The [2023-24 EuroCup Rising Star](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/bkt-eurocup-rising-star-winner-zaccharie-risacher-bourg/), the 19-year-old Risacher played a key role in helping Bourg reach the EuroCup Finals. He averaged 11.3 points on 45.0% three-point shooting and 3.3 rebounds over 23 appearances – including 20 as a starter.

"“It’s a blessing, so excited. There’s a lot of feelings and emotions right now. I don’t know what to say, but it’s definitely special and I’m so blessed," Risacher said on the broadcast after he was picked. 

Topic, 18, could miss all of next season after suffering a partially torn ACL late in the season with Zvezda. Early projections had him being taken much higher in the draft, but galling to 12 may be a blessing for the tall guard. He later revealed that he spoke with a countryman and  former EuroLeague MVP about playing in Oklahoma City.

“I talked with \[Vasa\] Micic and he told me all the best, not just for the Thunder," Topic said. "He told me about the NBA and he was just full of positive things.”

Dadiet, 18, joined Ulm in January 2023 and last season featured in a reserve role off the bench. He averaged 6.5 points in 58.8% two-point shooting and 1.6 rebounds in 15:02 minutes over 19 EuroCup games as Ulm lost in the first playoff knockout round.

“I think it’s beautiful. I took a lot of risks. I left France when I was 17, so I did the last two years in Germany," Dadiet said in a press conference after he was selected. "I felt like it was a risk. But I believed in myself, I worked a lot, and I stayed confident.”

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">🤝 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBADraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBADraft</a> <a href="https://t.co/tkVzuorckZ">pic.twitter.com/tkVzuorckZ</a></p>&mdash; NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/1806170429461004480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Four players who competed in Europe last season were selected on Wednesday night

Dustin Sleva will return to the EuroCup next season after joining Besiktas.


Besiktas signs power forward Dustin Sleva

Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul bolstered its frontcourt by inking power forward [Dustin Sleva](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/dustin-sleva/011927/), the club announced Wednesday.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Dustin Sleva Beşiktaş’ta<br><br>Erkek Basketbol Takımımız, Dustin Sleva ile sözleşme imzaladı.<br><br>2024-2025 sezonu transfer çalışmalarını sürdüren Erkek Basketbol Takımımız, Birleşik Amerikalı basketbolcu Dustin Sleva’yı kadrosuna kattı.<br><br>Dustin Sleva, son olarak LIGA Endesa ekibi UCAM… <a href="https://t.co/amv6TfLuVM">pic.twitter.com/amv6TfLuVM</a></p>&mdash; Beşiktaş Basketbol (@BJK_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJK_Basketbol/status/1806006116897136888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Sleva (2.03 meters, 28 years old) arrives from UCAM Murcia, where he averaged 9.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and a PIR of 10.7 in 45 Spanish League games last season. He helped Murcia reach the Spanish League finals and finish third in the BCL. The American raised his numbers in the Spanish playoffs, averaging 13.1 points and 5.5 rebounds in 11 games. 

Dustin Sleva now returns to the BKT EuroCup with Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul.

2022-23 EuroCup highlights: Dustin Sleva, Paris

He started his professional career with Paris Basketball of France and also played for Basketball Loewen Braunschweig before joining Murcia. Sleva made his BKT EuroCup debut with Paris, averaging 6.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in eight games in the 2022-23 season. He also helped Paris gain promotion to the French top flight in 2021.

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He will return to the EuroCup next season


Türk Telekom BK has completed the signing of Vasilis Charalampopoulos.

Vasilis Charalampopoulos seals move to Turk Telekom

Turk Telekom Ankara has announced the signing of [Vasilis Charalampopoulos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/vasilis-charalampopoulos/004218/), who is the club's fifth addition to the roster this summer.

Charalampopoulos (2.02 meters, 27 years old) played for Dinamo Sassari in Italy last year, averaging 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 29 Italian League games. He returns to the BKT EuroCup after last appearing in the competition in the 2021-22 season, when he suited up on two occasions for Umana Reyer Venice.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Vassilis Charalampopoulos Türk Telekom’da! ✍👏<br><br>Geçtiğimiz sezonu Dinamo Sassari&#39;de tamamlayan Vassilis Charalampopoulos&#39;u takımımıza kattık. Welcome to family, Vassilis Charalampopoulos. 🎉 <a href="https://t.co/Bvoogcc1Pk">pic.twitter.com/Bvoogcc1Pk</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1805944582112166341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Greek forward has also had six seasons in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, playing 26 games for Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens between 2013 and 2017, then 13 times for Olympiacos Piraeus between 2019 and 2021. 

Having made his professional debut with Panathinaikos in 2012, Charalampopoulos left the club in the summer of 2017 by joining PAOK. He went on to play for Lavrio in 2018-19 and spent the first half of the 2019-20 season with Ionikos Nikaias before joining Olympiacos, where he remained until the summer of 2021. 

Charalampopoulos split the 2021-22 campaign between Reyer and Fortitudo Bologna, both in Italy, and then stayed in the country for the next two years by playing for Pesaro (2022-23) and Sassari (2023-24).

Not only does Charalampopoulos return to the EuroCup, but he also heads to Turkiye for the first time in his career.

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New Turk Telekom Ankara signing Vassilis Charalampopoulos in action for Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the 2013-14 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

He has six seasons of experience in the EuroLeague

Joventut Badalona has completed the signing of Kassius Robertson, who played for Valencia Basket in the EuroLeague last season.

Joventut brings in Kassius Robertson

Joventut Badalona has completed the signing of guard [Kassius Robertson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kassius-robertson/012740/) on a two-year deal, the club announced on Wednesday.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🎯 Kassius Robertson: un tirador extraordinari pel perímetre verd-i-negre<br><br>🤝 L’escorta signa amb la Penya per les dues pròximes temporades<br><br>🔗 La notícia: <a href="https://t.co/tAeVWt5nNh">https://t.co/tAeVWt5nNh</a><br><br>👋 Welcome to Badalona, <a href="https://twitter.com/Kash_Money_5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kash_Money_5</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/mkmkq5KKFZ">pic.twitter.com/mkmkq5KKFZ</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1805918958031147387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Robertson (1.87 meters, 30 years old) made his first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut in 2023-24, averaging 4.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 30 contests for Valencia Basket. Domestically, he boosted his averages to 8.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 23 games.

One season before, in 2022-23, he was the Spanish League's top scorer while playing for Obradoiro, posting 17.4 points per game across 25 appearances. 

The best plays of Kassius Robertson while playing for Valencia Basket in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Robertson's top plays in 2023-24

Robertson made his professional debut with German side Medi Bayreuth in 2018-19, then spent the 2019-20 campaign with Fortitudo Bologna in Italy before joining Obradoiro in the summer of 2020. 

After a couple of years at Obradoiro, the Canadian started the 2022-23 season with Reggio Emilia in Italy, but he ended up returning to Obradoiro in December 2022. Then, last summer he signed for Valencia.

Now, Robertson heads to Joventut, the third team he will represent from Spain.

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New Joventut Badalona signing Kassius Robertson in action for Valencia Basket in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague last season.

The excitement for the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season will start to build on Friday, July 5, as the annual draw takes place in Barcelona, Spain, to divide the 20 participating teams into two regular season groups. The draw will begin at 13:15 CEST and can be followed live on the competition's official website, as well as via the EuroCup’s official YouTube channel.

2024-25 BKT EuroCup Draw: Criteria and procedure

The excitement for the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season will start to build on Friday, July 5, as the annual draw takes place in Barcelona, Spain, to divide the 20 participating teams into two regular season groups. The draw will begin at 12:45 CEST and can be followed live on the competition's official website, as well as via the [EuroCup’s official YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@BKTEuroCup).

The draw will be held according to seeds.

- The 20 qualified teams will be divided into 10 seeds with two teams in each, in accordance with the Club Ranking elaborated for this purpose.
- The performance of teams in Euroleague Basketball competitions during a three-year period will be used. Each club will get 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie or loss from the Regular Season onwards. 2 bonus points are allocated for reaching the last 16, 2 bonus points are allocated for reaching the last 8, 1 bonus point is allocated for reaching the last 4, 1 bonus point is allocated for reaching the Finals. The Club Ranking consists of the sum of the club coefficients from the last three years. The results of the worst performing team from each country/League will be added together every year to create a position for that country/League in the Club Ranking. This is the lowest possible position that any club from that country/League can occupy in the draw.
- If two or more teams have the same Club Ranking, the tie will be resolved by the total number of wins during the three-year period. Should a tie persist, the final standings in the EuroLeague and if necessary EuroCup from the previous season will be used to break the tie. Should a tie persist, the final standings in the Domestic Championship from the previous season (after the playoffs) will be used to break the tie. Should a tie persist, a draw will be used to break the tie, with the Company determining the method for the draw.
- The first two teams from the Club Ranking participating in the Regular Season will be 1 Seeds, the next two 2 Seeds, the next two 3 Seeds, the next two 4 Seeds, and so on until the 10 Seeds are completed.

### GROUP DRAW RESTRICTION

The restriction when drawing the teams into groups is the following:

- Two teams from the same domestic league cannot coincide in the same Regular Season group, except when there are more than two teams from the same domestic league participating in the Regular Season. In this case, the draw will try to balance the amount of representatives in each Group until it is physically impossible to preserve the Group Draw Restrictions without blocking the draw.

### GROUP DRAW PROCEDURE

- Teams will be drawn one by one from an urn containing only teams in the same Seed, from the 1 Seeds through to the 10 Seeds, until all 20 teams have been selected.
- The first team drawn will be allocated in the Group A and therefore, the other team in the seed will be allocated in Group B.
- In case of a country restriction, either team can be directly allocated in one Group so the other team in the seed will be allocated in the other Group.
- A team may be placed directly into a Group to follow the restriction mentioned above.

Drawing the teams as explained above will eliminate all possibilities of a blocked situation.

The Hamburg Towers have confirmed the signing of Kur Kuath on a two-year deal.

Hamburg adds size with Kur Kuath

Veolia Towers Hamburg has bolstered its frontcourt by signing center Kur Kuath, who penned a two-year deal with his new club on Tuesday.

Kuath (2.08 meters, 25 years old) arrives from ICG Forca Lleida, where he averaged 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds in 39 Spanish second division games. He led the competition in blocked shots (1.3 bpg.) and helped Lleida gain promotion to the Spanish elite for the first time since the club was founded in 2012. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Kur Kuath wechselt aus Lleida nach Hamburg! (bis 2026) 📝🏀<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/wtsfK0ARhB">https://t.co/wtsfK0ARhB</a><br><br>In der <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LEBOro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LEBOro</a> gewann der 2,08 Meter große Center in der vergangenen Saison die Meisterschaft und wurde als Finals MVP &amp; bester Verteidiger ausgezeichnet.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VeoliaTowersHamburg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VeoliaTowersHamburg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TowersFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TowersFamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/pksiqRRN7f">pic.twitter.com/pksiqRRN7f</a></p>&mdash; Veolia Towers Hamburg (@hamburgtowers) <a href="https://twitter.com/hamburgtowers/status/1805526422598869429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"I have been watching Kur throughout the season and was immediately impressed by his talent. He plays with a lot of energy at both ends of the court," Hamburg head coach Benka Barloschky said. "He also impressed me in personal conversations. He is a very determined and, at the same time, a down-to-earth young man, I am looking forward to our collaboration and am convinced that he will fit in perfectly with us, both on and off the court."

After finishing his college career with Marquette University, Kuath played for GS Lavrio Aegean Cargo of Greece and Club Ourense Baloncesto of Spain before joining Lleida. He has also been a member of the South Sudanese national team. 

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New Veolia Towers Hamburg signing Kur Kuath in action for Lleida in the Spanish second division last season.

The South Sudanese player is an accomplished defensive big man

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv has secured the services of athletic big man Johnathan Motley, who arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

Hapoel Tel Aviv fortifies frontline with Johnathan Motley 

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv has secured the services of athletic big man [Johnathan Motley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/johnathan-motley/011157/) on a two-year deal. Motley (2.06 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, where he spent the past two seasons. He reunites with Coach Stafanos Dedas, who was an assistant coach at Fenerbahce in the first half of last season.

Motley averaged 11.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 18:43 minutes over 36 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season. He ranked fifth in the league in free throws attempted per 40 minutes (8.0) and was 14th in per-minute PIR (26.0) and two-point shooting (65.5%). Last season he reached his first Final Four and helped Fenerbahce win the Turkish League and Cup double.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">ג&#39;ונתן מוטלי חתם בהפועל &quot;שלמה&quot; תל אביב לשנתיים הקרובות: &quot;החתמה שמבהירה עד כמה גבוהות השאיפות שלנו&quot;.<br><br>מוטלי, 29, 2.06 שיחק בעונה החולפת בפנרבחצ&#39;ה והעמיד ממוצעים מרשימים של 14.5 נקודות ו-4.9 ריבאונדים בליגה הטורקית שבה קבוצתו זכתה באליפות ובגביע, וממוצעים מרשימים לא פחות של 11.2… <a href="https://t.co/PqKFRUzY1g">pic.twitter.com/PqKFRUzY1g</a></p>&mdash; Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC/status/1805481811536977996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Motley returns to the EuroCup, where he spent his first season in Europe with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. He dominated the 2021-22 EuroCup with 21.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in nine EuroCup appearances. Motley had an average PIR of 23.9 in those games and posted a PIR of 22 or higher in six different games, including a PIR of at least 36 in three games. He was twice the EuroCup MVP of the Round.

A standout college basketball player at Baylor University, he started his professional career with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA and also played for the Los Angeles Clippers as well as for Texas and Agua Caliente of the G League. Motley spent a season with Inchon ET Land Elephants in South Korea, too.

Best of Johnathan Motley: 2023-24

The athletic big man spent the last two seasons with Fenerbahce

Aris inks power forward Georgios Giouzelis

Aris Midea Thessaloniki announced the signing of power forward Georgios Giouzelis for the coming season. Giouzelis (2.04 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Apollon Patras, where he averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in a reserve role last season. A product of the Panathinaikos Athens youth system, Giouzelis has played professionally for Koroivos Amaliadas, Iraklis, Ionikos Nikaias, Karditsas and Peristeri Athens.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">✍️ O ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΓΚΙΟΥΖΕΛΗΣ 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><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeGiouzelis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeGiouzelis</a><br><br>Read more 👉 <a href="https://t.co/tLUiK2ZesF">https://t.co/tLUiK2ZesF</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://t.co/SYY6ZPXUOq">pic.twitter.com/SYY6ZPXUOq</a></p>&mdash; ARIS B.C. (@ARISBCgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/ARISBCgr/status/1805169686234964199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>