Paris Basketball has completed the signing of veteran EuroLeague guard Maodo Lo.

Maodo Lo heads to Paris Basketball

Paris Basketball has added another weapon to its backcourt by signing [Maodo Lo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/maodo-lo/007032/).

Lo (1.91 meters, 31 years old) is heading into his ninth season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. In the 2023-24 campaign, he averaged 7.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 21 games for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">NEW PLAYER UNLOCKED 🔓 🎮 <br><br>WELCOME TO PARIS BASKETBALL MAODO LÔ 🤩<br><br>Champion du monde 2023 avec l’Allemagne, et en provenance de <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OlimpiaMI1936</a>, son expérience en EuroLeague sera un atout majeur pour nous 🫡<br><br>LET’S GO MAODO 💪 <a href="https://t.co/0udFxjSm2h">pic.twitter.com/0udFxjSm2h</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1824461428671082838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The German point guard started his EuroLeague career with Brose Bamberg (2016-18) before heading to FC Bayern Munich (2018-20), ALBA Berlin (2020-23) and then Milan (2023-24).

So far, Lo has played a total of 220 games in the EuroLeague, posting career averages of 8.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

The best plays of new Paris Basketball signing Maodo Lo in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Lo's top plays in 2023-24

With the German national team, Lo helped his country become world champions at the 2023 FIBA World Cup and led them to a silver medal at EuroBasket 2022. He was also part of the Germany squad that achieved a fourth-placed finish at the 2024 Olympic Games.

In Paris, Lo will join an electric backcourt featuring two of the best guards in the BKT EuroCup last season: reigning EuroCup MVP [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tj-shorts/012608/) and [Nadir Hifi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/nadir-hifi/012640/).

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New Paris Basketball signing Maodo Lo in action for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague last season.

The German guard joins the EuroLeague newcomer

Maodo Lo heads to Paris

Real Madrid legend Rudy Fernandez has retired after a 21-year career, having last featured at the Paris Olympics with Spain.

Rudy Fernandez calls time on a glittering career

It's the end of an era at Real Madrid. 

Earlier this summer, point guard [Sergio Rodriguez retired](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/three-time-euroleague-champ-sergio-rodriguez-retires/). Now it's the turn of legendary forward [Rudy Fernandez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/rudy-fernandez/bmt/). 

Even if Fernandez had already announced last April that this would be his last season as an active player, he waited until his record-setting sixth participation at the Paris Olympics with Spain to officially say goodbye.

### A EuroLeague legend

Fernandez has played a total of 349 games in the EuroLeague, of which 330 came with Real (2011-2024) and 19 were as a Joventut Badalona player in the 2006-07, his debut season in the competition.

His career averages ended up at 8.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals. His 349 EuroLeague appearances are the 12th most all-time, while he is third all-time in steals (367), fifth all-time in three-pointers made (594), 18th all-time in scoring (3,037 points), 22nd all-time in assists (833), and 33rd all-time in rebounds (979).

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Con este video termina un viaje increíble, un viaje que ni mucho menos pensaba vivir hasta los 39 años como jugador profesional de BALONCESTO. <br>Me RETIRO con la sensación de haber sido un jugador comprometido con cada equipo o club en el que he estado. <br>Nunca soñé con volar tan… <a href="https://t.co/iDcQLhUJOt">pic.twitter.com/iDcQLhUJOt</a></p>&mdash; Rudy Fernandez (@rudy5fernandez) <a href="https://twitter.com/rudy5fernandez/status/1824386463510770102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Rudy was selected as the EuroLeague Rising Star in his first year in the competition, which came with Joventut. He was later named to the All-EuroLeague First Team in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, as well as the All-EuroLeague Second Team in the 2014-15 campaign.

In addition to his EuroLeague exploits, Fernandez also became a BKT EuroCup champion with Joventut in 2007-08, earning Finals MVP honors in the process. He made a total of 42 appearances in the competition over four seasons (2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2007-08), with career averages of 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.9 steals.

### One of Spain’s best-ever players

Outside of the Euroleague Basketball umbrella, the Real legend is also recognized around the world for his achievements with the Spanish national team. Fernandez won two FIBA World Cup titles with *La Roja* and four EuroBasket trophies, in addition to two silver medals and one bronze medal at the Olympic Games. Recently, in Paris, he set a new overall record with six appearances in six different Olympic Games with the Spanish national team.

Domestically, he has lifted seven Spanish League trophies with Real, six Spanish Cups – one with Joventut (2007-08) and five with Real – and nine Spanish Super Cups, all with Real. He also became a FIBA EuroChallenge champion with Joventut in 2005-06, while he helped Real lift the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 2014-15.

Fernandez spent four seasons in the NBA, too, playing 267 games in the association. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2008-09 after an impressive rookie campaign with the Portland Trail Blazers, in which he averaged 10.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 78 regular-season games and 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.3 steals in six playoff games. Rudy suited up 236 times for Portland across the 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons – on 218 occasions in the regular season and 18 in the playoffs – before playing 31 games for the Denver Nuggets in the 2011-12 campaign.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">24 years of representing Spain 🇪🇸<br><br>Rudy Fernandez puts an end to his glorious <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/basketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#basketball</a> career at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <br><br>Muchas gracias, Rudy! 👏 <a href="https://t.co/azzxtUmgYP">pic.twitter.com/azzxtUmgYP</a></p>&mdash; FIBA (@FIBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBA/status/1819423935609688186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Rudy Fernandez in action for Real Madrid in a previous Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The Real Madrid legend has retired after featuring at the Olympics with Spain

FC Bayern Basketball has confirmed the signing of Johannes Voigtmann on a three-year deal.

Johannes Voigtmann returns to Germany, joins Bayern

FC Bayern Munich has announced the signing of [Johannes Voigtmann](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/johannes-voigtmann/007201/), who has penned a three-year deal at the club.

Voigtmann (2.11 meters, 31 years old) is back in Germany after playing in Spain, Russia and Italy over the last eight years. Last season, he averaged 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 34 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐔𝐒, 𝐉𝐎 👋<br><br>🥳 Johannes Voigtmann returns to Germany after eight years abroad and signs with us until 2027: <a href="https://t.co/oFPBTrHyD9">https://t.co/oFPBTrHyD9</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Voigtmann2027?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Voigtmann2027</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kaderupdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kaderupdate</a></p>&mdash; 🏆 Deutscher Meister 🏆 (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1823632247997567288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The German big man is heading into his ninth EuroLeague campaign, having spent three years at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2016-19), three years at CSKA (2019-22) and two years with Milan (2022-24).

At Bayern, Voigtmann will join up with [new Bayern head coach Gordie Herbert](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fc-bayern-basketball-tabs-world-champion-gordie-herbert-as-head-coach/), who he played under with the Skyliners Frankfurt (2013-16) and the German national team (2021-24).

The best plays of new FC Bayern Munich signing Johannes Voigtmann while playing for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Voigtmann's top plays in 2023-24

His professional career began with Science City Jena, where he featured between 2010 and 2012 before heading to Frankfurt. He had one year at Frankfurt prior to the arrival of Coach Herbert.

A key member of the German national team, Voigtmann was part of the squad that won the 2023 FIBA World Cup title. He also helped his nation secure a bronze medal at EuroBasket 2022 and a fourth-placed finish at the 2024 Olympic Games.

In 249 EuroLeague games, Voigtmann's career averages stand at 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

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New FC Bayern Munich signing Johannes Voigtmann roars during an EA7 Emporio Armani Milan game in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague last season.

He has spent the last eight years playing outside his country

LDLC ASVEL has announced the signing of Theo Maledon, who returns to the club after four years in the NBA.

ASVEL brings Theo Maledon back home

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne fans will get to see one of its former prodigies suit up for the team next season after [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) signed a deal to return to the Lyon-based club.

Maledon (1.93 meters, 23 years old) made quite the impact in his first and only Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign five years ago, averaging 7.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 22 games for ASVEL in 2019-20.

More recently, the French point guard split last season between the Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns in the NBA. With Charlotte, he posted 4.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in over 15 minutes per game across 13 appearances. He then averaged 1.3 points, playing just three minutes per night, for Phoenix in four games.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">𝐓𝐡𝐞́𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚̀ 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 ! <br><br>Après quatre saisons passées de l’autre coté de l’Atlantique, le meneur international français fait son retour à LDLC ASVEL.<br><br>✚ d&#39;infos : <a href="https://t.co/v1LCwVXn4d">https://t.co/v1LCwVXn4d</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LDLCASVEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LDLCASVEL</a><br><br>Le… <a href="https://t.co/Wb4OjrNRJW">pic.twitter.com/Wb4OjrNRJW</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1823624208913469580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Following an impressive breakout EuroLeague season in the 2019-20 campaign, Maledon was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 34th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft before having his draft rights traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in December 2020.

Maledon's rookie season in the NBA, 2020-21, proved to be his most productive as he averaged 10.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 65 games for the Thunder. His numbers then dropped a little in his second year, posting 7.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 51 appearances as more of a backup.

His next stop saw him head to the Hornets, where he averaged 6.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 44 games in 2022-23, but again in more of a backup role. After starting the 2023-24 season with Charlotte, he finished the campaign with Phoenix.

The best plays of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne guard Theo Maledon in the 2019-20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Maledon's top plays in 2019-20

Now that he is back in his native France and at a club he knows well, having played at ASVEL between 2017 and 2020, Maledon will be hoping to reach his potential upon his return to the EuroLeague.

Just 23 years old, the French point guard still has time on his side and will get to spend the coming season learning from one of his country's greatest-ever players, [Nando De Colo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nando-de-colo/002100/).

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Theo Maledon in action for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in the 2019-20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The 34th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft is back in Lyon after spending four years in the U.S.

AS Monaco Basket has confirmed that talented guard Matthew Strazel has signed a new contract extension until the end of the 2026-27 season.

Monaco locks down Matthew Strazel until 2027

AS Monaco has confirmed that guard [Matthew Strazel](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/matthew-strazel/008099/) has penned a new contract at the club, with his new deal running until the end of the 2026-27 season.

Strazel (1.84 meters, 22 years old) averaged 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games in a backup role for Monaco last season, his second campaign in the principality. 

This summer, he was a part of the France side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🔒 Tʀᴏɪs ᴀɴs ᴅᴇ ᴘʟᴜs ᴘᴏᴜʀ Mᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ ! 🇲🇨 <br><br>🤝 Tout juste vice-champion olympique, Matthew Strazel prolonge l&#39;aventure à Monaco jusqu&#39;en 2027 ! 💎<br><br>🗣 Communiqué et interview à retrouver sur notre site 📝<br>👉<a href="https://t.co/12uc9XFBQa">https://t.co/12uc9XFBQa</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocaTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RocaTeam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DagheMunegu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DagheMunegu</a> <a href="https://t.co/KLChT9k1wf">pic.twitter.com/KLChT9k1wf</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket/status/1823615752869417318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Since joining Monaco from LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in the summer of 2022, Strazel has been able to learn from the team's lead guards, most notably the EuroLeague's all-time top scorer, [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/). 

This coming campaign, he will also get to play alongside the EuroLeague's assists king, [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/monaco-tabs-euroleague-assists-king-nick-calathes/).

Strazel's first season at Monaco in 2022-23 saw him post 2.5 points per game across 25 EuroLeague appearances as the club reached the Final Four for the first time.

The best plays of AS Monaco guard Matthew Strazel in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Strazel's top plays in 2023-24

His EuroLeague career began with ASVEL, where he played 66 times between 2019 and 2022. 

To date, Strazel has appeared in 108 EuroLeague games and has career averages of 3.5 points and 1.4 assists in 12:40 minutes per night.

Domestically, the talented guard has won four straight French League titles – two with ASVEL and two with Monaco – as well as the French Cup with ASVEL in 2020-21 and with Monaco in 2022-23.

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Matthew Strazel in action for AS Monaco during the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs.

The talented Frenchman has committed his future to the Monegasque club

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul announced on Tuesday signing guard Mert Eksioglu to a new two-year contract.

Fenerbahce re-signs Mert Eksioglu

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul announced on Tuesday signing guard [Mert Eksioglu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mert-eksioglu/008174/) to a new two-year contract. Eksioglu (1.82 meters, 22 years old) grew up with Fenerbahce, but is yet to make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut.

Last season, Eksioglu appeared in 29 Turkish League games, and averaged 2.2 points. He also had 30 appearances for Fenerbahce's second team in the Turkish Second division and posted 8.2 points, 2.7 assists and 2.4 rebounds.

Eksioglu is now set to remain with the club until the end of the 2025-26 season.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Mert Emre Ekşioğlu iki yıl daha Fenerbahçe Beko’da! ✍️💛💙<br><br>👉 <a href="https://t.co/9m7Rp95VBf">https://t.co/9m7Rp95VBf</a> <a href="https://t.co/AouOalXx5V">pic.twitter.com/AouOalXx5V</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1823299603019497673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Guerschon Yabusele of Real Madrid was one of the star performers at the 2024 Olympic Games as he helped France come away with a silver medal.

Yabusele showed the world his quality at the Olympics

Twenty-four years after the United States’ Vince Carter inflicted "le dunk de la mort" on France’s Frederic Weis at the 2000 Olympic Games, [Guerschon Yabusele](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/guerschon-yabusele/010357/) was able to exact revenge by posterizing one of the best players of all time, LeBron James, during the 2024 Olympic final.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">😤✊🏾🖤<br><br>📸 <a href="https://twitter.com/CatSteenkeste?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CatSteenkeste</a> <a href="https://t.co/F9zh6M7rWg">pic.twitter.com/F9zh6M7rWg</a></p>&mdash; Guerschon Yabusele (@yabusele28) <a href="https://twitter.com/yabusele28/status/1822676798661861655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

NBA fans watching on from the States will remember Yabusele for his time playing with the Boston Celtics in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, yet they were likely left surprised – and impressed – by the way in which he was able to dominate against the [so-called “Avengers”](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10131542-lebron-james-gives-avengers-nickname-to-team-usa-after-olympics-gold-medal-win). For Turkish Airlines EuroLeague viewers, though, they already knew what the 28-year-old is capable of.

Yabusele has established himself as one of the finest players in the EuroLeague over the last few years, particularly since joining Real Madrid in the summer of 2021. Since landing in the Spanish capital, the French forward has had a key role in guiding the club to three successive Final Four appearances, even if he didn’t play in the 2022 edition due to suspension. So, it was no shock to see him stealing the spotlight in Paris.

Notably, the Real player really took his game to another level in the knockout stages of the Olympics – it wasn’t just in the final where he left his mark. Much of the talk leading into the tournament surrounded Victor Wembanyama and whether he could inspire a France side that had underwhelmed somewhat in its warm-up games. It was Yabusele, however, who rose to the occasion in the win-or-go-home games that ultimately guided the home nation to a silver medal.

Guerschon Yabusele (center) poses with his France teammates after winning a silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games. (PHOTO: FIBA)

In the final, Yabusele finished with 20 points, the third most in the game after Wembanyama with 26 and Stephen Curry with 24. Looking at the knockout fixtures as a whole, which includes the quarterfinal, semifinal and final, Yabusele led France in points with 19.7 points per game. Wembanyama, the talk of the NBA all season long, averaged 14.7 points over those three contests.

Many expected Canada to eliminate France in the quarterfinals, with the North American country able to count on an all-star backcourt of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray. What happened? Yabusele scored 22 points, his highest mark at the 2024 Olympics, and countryman [Isaia Cordinier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/isaia-cordinier/009549/) of Virtus Segafredo Bologna erupted for 20 points, which was also his best scoring night in the tournament. France ended up winning 82-73 to set up a semifinal tie with Germany, the team that had beaten Vincent Collet’s men 71-85 in the final group-stage game.

Well, Yabusele again paced France with a team-high 17 points, followed by Cordinier with 16, as the hosts came out with a 73-69 victory to eliminate the 2023 FIBA World Cup champion. Once again, Yabusele had provided more evidence that he is the man for the big occasion.

Guerschon Yabusele in action against the United States in the men's final of the 2024 Olympic Games basketball tournament. (PHOTO: FIBA)

That was particularly true in the final against the United States. Steve Kerr’s group was full of all-NBA players, including James, Curry and Kevin Durant, among many others, yet Yabusele and – for the first time in the knockout stages – Wembanyama ensured the game went down to the wire. Come the final buzzer, the French duo had combined for 46 of France’s 87 points, with Yabusele netting 20 and Wembanyama 26, but it was the USA that managed to win 87-98.

There were tears and frustration afterward, but Yabusele’s heroics in the quarterfinals, semifinals and final ensured that the France players ended the tournament with a silver medal around their necks. Yabusele was one of six EuroLeague players to feature for France in the Olympic final, and he should receive a hero’s return when he heads to the arenas of Paris Basketball, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and AS Monaco this coming EuroLeague season.

After showing his quality on the world stage at the Olympics, EuroLeague fans will once again get to see Yabusele demonstrate his talent on a week-by-week basis in the 2024-25 campaign. There are just 52 days until Yabusele and Real will be back in action, with *Los Blancos* – last season's runners-up – travelling to take on FC Bayern Munich at the brand-new SAP Garden in Round 1.

The Real Madrid forward shined bright in the knockout stages

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv announced the signing of Daryl Macon for the coming season. 

Maccabi adds scorer Daryl Macon

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv announced on Sunday the signing of [Daryl Macon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/daryl-macon-jr/011236/) for the coming season. The deal includes an option for a second year. 

Macon (1.88 meters, 28 years old) played for the Shenzhen Leopards last season and averaged 18.9 points and 6.1 assists before suffering a season-ending knee injury in January.

Macon returns to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after spending the 2021-22 season with Panathinaikos Athens. He averaged 13.1 points and 3.6 assists over 31 games. He was the Round 6 MVP after he scored 34 points on 9-of-12 three-point shooting against Anadolu Efes Istanbul.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">לכל הפרטים &gt; <a href="https://t.co/88lQpg5Ctj">https://t.co/88lQpg5Ctj</a><a href="https://twitter.com/_dmacon4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_dmacon4</a> <a href="https://t.co/2TNeAKNWA9">pic.twitter.com/2TNeAKNWA9</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 🇮🇱​ (@MaccabiTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabiTLVBC/status/1822576939959210407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


After playing college basketball at the University of Arkansas, Macon began his professional career in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks and also played for the Mavs’ G-League affiliate, Texas Legends. The following year he split time between the Miami Heat in the NBA and their affiliate, Sioux Falls Skyforce. Macon first came to Europe in 2020 to play for Galatasaray Istanbul and he joined AEK Athens midway through that season. He has since played for Panathinaikos, UNICS Kazan in Russia and Shenzhen in China. Macon helped UNICS win the VTB United League in 2023.

Best of Daryl Macon: 2021-22

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He returns to the EuroLeague after playing for Panathinaikos in 2021-22

13 EuroLeague players bring home Olympic medals

The men's basketball tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris came to a close of Saturday night with a baker's dozen players from the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague wearing medals. Six were from France, which finished with the silver medal, and the other seven played for Serbia, which bested Germany for the bronze medal.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">bUt tHeY LosT tHeiR preSeAsoN gAmEs 😭<br><br>Congratulations to Matthew Strazel and France for winning the SILVER medal in the Olympics 🥈🔥 <a href="https://t.co/06Cjfnqwrj">pic.twitter.com/06Cjfnqwrj</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket EN (@asmonaco_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/asmonaco_en/status/1822386725399753137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The list for France includes a reigning EuroLeague champion, [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/) of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, and a former champion, [Guerschon Yabusele](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/guerschon-yabusele/010357/) of Real Madrid. They were joined by [Isaia Cordinier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaia-cordinier/009549/) of Virtus Segafredo Bologna, [Nando De Colo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nando-de-colo/002100/) of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, [Frank Ntilikana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/frank-ntilikina/006591/) of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and [Matthew Strazel](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matthew-strazel/008099/) of AS Monaco. France guard [Andrew Albicy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/andrew-albicy/003425/) of Dreamland Gran Canaria was the lone player in the BKT EuroCup to win a medal.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">🥈 <a href="https://twitter.com/yabusele28?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yabusele28</a> logra la medalla de plata en los Juegos Olímpicos.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/HelhpuDa1N">pic.twitter.com/HelhpuDa1N</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1822388330077601835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

For Serbia, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade had three representatives with [Dejan Davidovac](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dejan-davidovac/007960/), [Ognjen Dobric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ognjen-dobric/004007/) and [Uros Plavsic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/uros-plavsic/006240/). The first two had already won a silver medal last year in the Word Championships after falling to Germany in the final. The bronze is Plavsic's first major accolade as he gets ready to make his EuroLeague debut in 2024-25 with Zvezda.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="sr" dir="ltr">Бронза за Србију на <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Olympics</a> у Паризу! Браво 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Srbija?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Srbija</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZemljaKosarke?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZemljaKosarke</a> <a href="https://t.co/ck9oajzChR">pic.twitter.com/ck9oajzChR</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1822226138623602868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Olympiacos Piraeus contributed two players to the bronze medalists - big men [Nikola Milutinov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-milutinov/003941/) and [Filip Petrusev](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/filip-petrusev/011194/). Both of them also won that silver medal at the 2023 Worlds, meaning that the Serbian team has found a continuity that is bringing results. This is the second major accolade for each of them at the senior national team level, even if both had already won hardware with the youth categories of the national team.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🥉🙌🏽 Congratulations Nikola Milutinov and Filip Petrusev on winning the bronze medal at Paris Olympic Games 2024 with the Serbian National Team!!!<br><br>Well deserved!!! <br><br>We are Proud of you!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://t.co/igOYuxhKAf">pic.twitter.com/igOYuxhKAf</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1822230247900651805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Vanja Marinkovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/vanja-marinkovic/004761/) joined Partizan this summer and was another member of the team that won silver in 2023. Veteran [Marko Guduric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/marko-guduric/004004/) of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has won the fourth major medal of his successful career. He won EuroBasket silver medals in 2017 and 2022 and, of course, he also won the silver last year at the Worlds. The Olympic bronze is his latest triumph in a fruitful career.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Oyuncumuz Marko Guduric evine Olimpiyat madalyası ile dönüyor. 🥉<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/DrvWLAejOL">pic.twitter.com/DrvWLAejOL</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1822250429402529853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Six Serbs add Olympic bronze to 2023's silver at Worlds