The athletic big man led the EuroLeague last season with 7.1 boards per game
Milan tabs rebounding leader Josh Nebo
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan announced the signing of center Josh Nebo, who set a EuroLeague record last season with 120 offensive rebounds. The deal is for two seasons. Nebo (2.06 meters, 26 years old) spent the last two seasons with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. He averaged 11.2 points, a league-best 7.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game last season. Nebo also ranked in the top 10 in two-point accuracy (66.9%, ninth), blocks (eighth) and PIR (16.7, 10th).
“I’m excited for this next chapter of my career here in Milan," Nebo told the club website. "I’m looking forward to working towards building something special with the club and hopefully I will be able to help the team bring many wins and joy to our fans. I am looking forward to the next season and getting to see and meet everyone soon.”
Milan will be Nebo’s third club in the EuroLeague. He began his professional career in Israel with Hapoel Eilat in 2020-21. Nebo moved to Lithuania the following season and made his EuroLeague debut with Zalgiris Kaunas. He returned to Israeli in the summer of 2022 and starred for Maccabi the last two seasons. He helped Maccabi to a pair of Israeli League championships in his time there.
Despite having only played 106 EuroLeague games, Nebo is already ranked 43rd all-time with 279 offensive rebounds. He is 11th in competition history with a career 65.8% two-point shooting percentage.