Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has retained the services of star forward Tarik Biberovic, who has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2027-28 season.

Tarik Biberovic stays with EuroLeague champs Fenerbahce

[Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/) has retained the services of star forward [Tarik Biberovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tarik-biberovic/006961/), who has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2027-28 season.

Biberovic (2.01 meters, 24 years old) was an instrumental part of Fenerbahce's run to the 2024-25 EuroLeague title, averaging 17.3 points in his team's sweep of Paris Basketball in the playoffs before netting 15 points in the semifinal against Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and 3 points in the championship game triumph over AS Monaco.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Tarık Biberovic 3 yıl daha Fenerbahçe Beko’da! ✍️💛💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowLegacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowLegacy</a> <br><br>👉 <a href="https://t.co/RX3rEovtK0">https://t.co/RX3rEovtK0</a> <a href="https://t.co/NuD8MfozLq">pic.twitter.com/NuD8MfozLq</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1943363661008953558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Despite being just 24, Biberovic already has seven seasons of EuroLeague experience under his belt, all of which has come with Fenerbahce. In the last two years the Turkiye international has become a bigger part of the rotation, but under coach Saras Jasikevicius he has really come into his own.

After averaging 7.0 points and 2.2 rebounds in 31 games as Fenerbahce reached the 2024 Final Four, Biberovic boosted his season averages to 10.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 37 appearances in 2024-25. Now as one of the team's go-to leaders, Biberovic's new contract reflects his importance to Fenerbahce's project.

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He put pen to paper on a new deal until 2028

Each season, the top five players in Europe’s premier basketball competition are recognized with All-EuroLeague First Team honors. Over the past 25 seasons, these elite selections have showcased a who’s who of basketball legends, from rising stars to Hall of Famers and everything in between.

This summer, we're putting them all head-to-head to answer one big question: Which All-EuroLeague First Team stands above the rest?

We’ve seeded all 24 teams into a bracket created by our panel of in-house EuroLeague experts. Several times a week, we’ll reveal a new matchup on the official **EuroLeague Instagram account**, where you can vote for your favorite.

Right here on the official EuroLeague website, you’ll find a quick breakdown of each matchup – and which team we think deserves the edge.

Let the debates begin. Let the voting begin. Let the best team win!

2024 

- [Facu Campazzo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/facundo-campazzo/005928/), Real Madrid (age 33)

- [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/), AS Monaco (age 33)

- [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), Panathinaikos (age 28)

- [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/), Fenerbahce (age 29)

- [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/), Panathinaikos (age 28)

2001

- [Louis Bullock](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/louis-bullock/profile/ajo/), Verona (age 25)

- [Alphonso Ford](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alphonso-ford/acf/), Peristeri (age 29)

- [Derrick Hamilton](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/dereck-hamilton/profile/akk/), St. Petersburg (age 35)

- [Gregor Fucka](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/gregor-fucka/adp/), Paf Bologna (age 29)

- [Dejan Tomasevic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dejan-tomasevic/afc/), Buducnost (age 28)

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The 2024 team is a great team for this exercise. The team is loaded with scoring and then there is a beast on the boards for any missed shots. Can you afford to double team anyone? Perhaps the only weakness is Lessort’s free throw shooting!

Let’s not overlook the offensive firepower the 2001 team has with Ford and Bullock. Many may remember Bullock as a role player with Real Madrid, but he was a dynamo that season with Verona. And the combo of Fucka and Tomasevic is a menace as well. The hole on the 2001 team is Hamilton, who has a great season numbers-wise with a St. Peterburg Lions team that went 2-8 and never appeared in the EuroLeague again.

Would the 2001 team have the tools to guard the 2024 scorers? Because I imagine Hayes-Davis would find a way defensively to at least slow down Fucka. I choose the 2024 team.

Welcome to the opening matchup in our quest to crown the greatest All-EuroLeague First Team of all time!

Vote for the best All-EuroLeague First Team in history: 2024 vs. 2001

Paris Basketball has confirmed that Ilian Moungalla has signed his first professional contract at the club. He will be on the first-team roster next season.

Ilian Moungalla pens first pro contract at Paris

[Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/prs/) has confirmed that [Ilian Moungalla](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/ilian-moungalla/013127/) has signed his first professional contract at the club. He will be on the first-team roster next season.

Moungalla (1.94 meters, 17 years old) appeared in the adidas NextGen EuroLeague Paris qualifier in 2023-24, posting 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal across three games.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Premier contrat pour Ilian Moungalla (2007) qui passe avec l’équipe première pour la saison 2025/2026 😍 <a href="https://t.co/XsKwBPFsGH">pic.twitter.com/XsKwBPFsGH</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1943249893956686148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Last season he played for Paris's youth team, averaging 13.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 27 youth-level games.

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The 17-year-old will be part of the first-team squad next season

Dubai Basketball has announced the signing of McKinley Wright, the 2024-25 ABA League MVP, who joins from Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.

Dubai reels in ABA League MVP McKinley Wright

[Dubai Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/dubai-basketball/dub/) has announced the signing of [McKinley Wright](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/mckinley-wright-iv/012606/), the 2024-25 ABA League MVP, on a two-year deal.

Wright (1.80 meters, 26 years old) spent the last two years with Buducnost VOLI Podgorica. He posted 10.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 18 BKT EuroCup games in 2024-25 as the Montenegrin side reached the last 16, while he averaged 12.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game in 37 ABA League appearances last season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome to your new home, Mckinley 🤎🤍🖤 <a href="https://t.co/2pyWR4LN7i">pic.twitter.com/2pyWR4LN7i</a></p>&mdash; Dubai Basketball (@dubaibasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/dubaibasket/status/1943248860572233946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Prior to his two years with Buducnost, Wright played for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2021-22) and Dallas Mavericks (2022-23) in the NBA, as well as the Iowa Wolves (2021-22) and Texas Legends (2022-23) in the G League.

Wright is Dubai's third signing of the summer, following the arrivals of [Dzanan Musa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/dubai-finds-its-star-in-dzanan-musa/) and [Aleksa Avramovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/aleksa-avramovic-joins-euroleague-debutant-dubai/).

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He is the team's third signing of the summer

Olympiacos Piraeus has wrapped up the signing of Kostas Antetokounmpo on a two-year contract.

Kostas Antetokounmpo seals move to Olympiacos

[Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/) has wrapped up the signing of [Kostas Antetokounmpo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-antetokounmpo/011221/) on a two-year contract.

Antetokounmpo (2.08 meters, 27 years old) left Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens midway during last season to join UCAM Murcia, where he averaged 4.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist per night in 14 Spanish League games. Prior to leaving Panathinaikos, he posted 2.5 points in limited minutes across four EuroLeague appearances in 2024-25.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">✍️🏾 Η ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Κώστα Αντετοκούνμπο.<br><br>✍️🏾 Olympiacos BC announces the acquisition of <a href="https://twitter.com/Kostas_ante13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kostas_ante13</a> .<br><br>💻 <a href="https://t.co/H1dwga0PSR">https://t.co/H1dwga0PSR</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://t.co/apTolBq5hU">pic.twitter.com/apTolBq5hU</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1943234123197264194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The season before, 2023-24, Antetokounmpo was part of the Panathinaikos side that won the EuroLeague championship and secured the club's elusive seventh star. He also lifted the NBA title as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2019-20 campaign.

Antetokounmpo, who started his professional career with the Dallas Mavericks in 2018-19, first tasted EuroLeague basketball with LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in 2021-22. The Greek big man played for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul the following season. Across the pond, he suited up for the Mavericks (2018-19) and the Lakers (2019-21) in the NBA, and the Texas Legends (2018-19), South Bay Lakers (2019-21) and Windy City Bulls (2022-23) in the G League.

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The EuroLeague and NBA champion has landed in Piraeus

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz has added size and athleticism by signing forward Rodions Kurucs to a three-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. 

Baskonia adds size, athleticism with Rodions Kurucs

[Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/bas/) has added size and athleticism by signing forward [Rodions Kurucs](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rodions-kurucs/005713/) to a three-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. 

Kurucs (2.06 meters, 27 years old) arrives from fellow Spanish side Murcia, where he played the last two years.

Last season, Kurucs posted 9.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in Spanish League action, as well as 8.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals in the Basketball Champions League. He now returns to the EuroLeague, where he made five appearances over two seasons with FC Barcelona, having made his debut in 2016-17 campaign.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">✍️ OFICIAL | Rodions Kurucs, nuevo jugador de Baskonia hasta 2028 🔵🔴<br><br>📎 <a href="https://t.co/wng9wVQsdA">https://t.co/wng9wVQsdA</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OngiEtorriRodions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OngiEtorriRodions</a> <a href="https://t.co/kE36yA19xH">pic.twitter.com/kE36yA19xH</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1942996129525961001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Kurucs joined Barcelona as a teenager after coming through at VEF Riga in his native Latvia. Kurucs had been a standout player at youth level. He helped Barcelona win the 2016 adidas NextGen EuroLeague crown as an All-Tournament selection and also helped Latvia win a silver medal at the U16 European Championship in 2014.

He then went on to spend three years in the NBA between 2018 and 2021, the first two with Brthe Brooklyn Nets, then one in which he also played with the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks. He played a total of 131 games in the NBA over three years, averaging 16 minutes per game and posting 6.0 points and 3.1 rebounds.

The Latvian returned to Europe in 2021, joining Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, and split the 2022-23 season between Real Betis in Spain and Strasbourg in France.

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The Latvian forward returns to the EuroLeague after six years away

By joining Panathinaikos BC, TJ Shorts joins four-time EuroLeague champion Kostas Sloukas and last season's MVP Kendrick Nunn in what is an unprecedented situation at any level.

TJ Shorts gives Panathinaikos a unique lefty approach 

After a great EuroLeague debut season, [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) switched teams this summer to join [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/), taking another step in his personal journey.

The 27-year-old had become a king at Paris Basketball, leading the club to the French League crown, the French Leaders' Cup title and, perhaps most importantly, the BKT EuroCup trophy. That EuroCup triumph, a season which saw Shorts crowned as the MVP, gave Paris – and himself – the right to play in the EuroLeague for the first time.

An All-EuroLeague First Team selection and a playoff finish followed for the Shorts-led Paris, but at Panathinaikos he should have a better chance to win one title he is missing: the EuroLeague championship.

By joining the Greens, he has joined a backcourt never seen before in basketball – one featuring three left-handed star guards. Shorts joins four-time EuroLeague champion [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) and last season's MVP [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) in what is an unprecedented situation at almost any level. Left-handed players are rare to see, and having three top-class ones in the same backcourt could generate a lot of advantages.

Kendrick Nunn shoots a left-handed three-pointer in the 2024-25 season.

Panathinaikos fans are used to left-handed star guards. After all, [Dimitris Diamantidis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/diamantidis-dimitris/jko/) is arguably the best left-handed player in EuroLeague history. While [Manu Ginobili](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/emanuel-ginobili/akx/) won the EuroLeague title with Virtus Bologna in 2001, reached the Championship Game in 2002 and went on to become a Hall of Famer, he was only in the EuroLeague for two seasons. Diamantidis became the best two-way player in competition history, suffocating playmakers on defense and using his basketball IQ to dominate the game. He won three EuroLeague titles, was chosen as the competition's best defender six times, was a two-time Final Four MVP, and earned season MVP honors in 2011. 

There's more when it comes to the Greens and left-handed stars. [Tyrese Rice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrese-rice/003367/) had a brief stint with Panathinaikos but had time to drop 41 points on archrivals Olympiacos Pireaus in a 99-91 overtime win at OAKA on December 6, 2019. Two-time scoring champion [Keith Langford](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/keith-langford/001887/) wore the team's jersey in the 2018-19 season, his last in the competition. [Jaka Lakovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaka-lakovic/ata/) played for Panathinaikos from 2002 to 2006, averaging 13.3 points and leading the Greens to the 2005 Final Four. [KC Rivers](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kc-rivers/002429/) also played for Panathinaikos for two seasons. There is a pattern but nothing beats the current situation. 

Dimitris Diamantidis shoots a left-handed three-pointer in the 2014-15 season.

It will be fun to find out how they fit together. It should not be much of a problem, too – Shorts is used to playing with left-handed guards after two seasons alongside Nadir Hifi. We also need to remember that Sloukas comes off the bench to spark his team, coach Ergin Ataman has used a three-guard lineup many times in the past, and Nunn is the competition's reigning MVP. It was not unusual to see Shane Larkin, Vasilije Micic and Rodrigue Beaubois together on the court in Anadolu Efes Istanbul's glory days under Ataman. He also did the same at Galatasaray with Carlos Arroyo, Sinan Guler and either Pietro Aradori or Ender Arslan. 

The main question, however, for all potential opponents is the following: how do you stop this three-headed, left-handed basketball dragon? 

More Panathinaikos News

The Greens now have three left-handed star guards

Paris Basketball has secured the services of one of Europe's brightest young talents by re-signing guard Nadir Hifi, the club announced Wednesday.

Paris Basketball re-signs Rising Star Nadir Hifi

[Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/roster/prs/?season=2024-25) has secured the services of one of Europe's brightest young talents by re-signing guard [Nadir Hifi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nadir-hifi/012640/), the club announced Wednesday.

Hifi (1.85 meters, 22 years old) was chosen as the [EuroLeague Rising Star](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/pariss-nadir-hifi-is-the-2024-25-euroleague-rising-star/) last season after proving himself as one of the best scorers in the competition. He ranked [13th in the league in scoring](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=E2024&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score) with 15.1 points per game despite coming off the bench in all of his 38 appearances. Hifi was also [the best per-minute scorer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=E2024&statisticMode=perMinute&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score). He averaged 30.3 points per 40 minutes, edging of [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/edwards-carsen/011987/) of FC Bayern Munich (28.3) and his Paris teammate [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) (27.8). Hifi was also first in three-pointers made per 40 minutes (5.0). Hifi was the top scorer in the French League last season with 18.2 points per game.

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A product of SIG Strasbourg’s academy, Hifi also played for ESSM Le Portal Cote d’Opale before joining Paris in 2023. He Helped Paris win the BKT EuroCup in his first season with the club, after which he was also named to the [All‑EuroCup Second Team](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/2023-24-bkt-all-eurocup-second-team/). Hifi's trophy case includes the 2024 Leaders Cup and 2025 French Cup winner, the latter of which he was named MVP.

An explosive guard is set to play his third season in the French capital

Paris Basketball re-signs Rising Star Nadir Hifi 

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens has completed the signing of Ioannis Kouzeloglou, who has penned a two-year deal at OAKA.

Ioannis Kouzeloglou arrives at Panathinaikos

[Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) has completed the signing of [Ioannis Kouzeloglou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/ioannis-kouzeloglou/004451/), who has penned a two-year deal at OAKA.

Kouzeloglou (2.07 meters, 30 years old) joins from AEK Athens, where he averaged 3.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16 Basketball Champions League games last season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">𝑲𝒐𝒖𝒛𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 💚☘️<br><br>Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός AKTOR ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Γιάννη Κουζέλογλου για τα επόμενα δύο χρόνια.<br>________________________________________<br><br>Panathinaikos BC AKTOR is pleased to announce the signing of Giannis Kouzeloglou on a… <a href="https://t.co/i2sOQyz34K">pic.twitter.com/i2sOQyz34K</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@Paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr/status/1942890950641983903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Greek big man, who has never played in the EuroLeague before, started his professional career with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2014-15) and later went on to play for Apollon Patras (2015-17), Lavrio (2017-20), Aris Thessaloniki (2020-21), Elan Bearnais (2020-21), Iraklis (2021-22), AEK (2021-22), Lavrio (2022-23), San Pablo Burgos (2022-23), and AEK (2023-25).

The Greek big man adds depth to the Greens' roster (PHOTO: FIBA)