More and more players are crossing the Atlantic from the NBA to European basketball, yet only a select few have the power to change a team’s destiny
Mid-season roster additions became inevitable for EuroLeague clubs. In many cases, teams looked to add role players or simply patch holes created by injuries or early-season miscalculations.
At times, however, clubs thought bigger. They monitored the fringes of NBA rosters, patiently waiting for training camps to conclude, hoping that a targeted player would fail to secure a guaranteed deal and become available on the market.
One of the most striking examples came in the 2023-24 season, when Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens waited until October 31 to sign Kendrick Nunn. The move proved transformative. Nunn quickly became a difference-maker, lifting the Greens to the 2024 EuroLeague title.
Today, Nunn is a bona fide EuroLeague star — the 2024-25 MVP and one of the league’s premier players.
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