Four-time EuroLeague champion Kyle Hines has enjoyed a special honor in his hometown of Sicklerville, New Jersey, this week before preparing to fly across the Atlantic to join EA7 Emporio Armani Milan for what will be his 14th consecutive season in the competition. Hines saw his jersey retired at his alma mater, Timber Creek Regional High School, where he was a part of the first class of students when school opened in 2001.

 'Kyle Hines is a miracle' 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“There is no place like home.”<br><br>Thank you Timber Creek High School for making this a special day. <br><br>I’m honored and humbled to have my high school jersey #42 retired today. <br><br>More videos and photos coming soon!! <a href="https://t.co/vFOoIFQyYr">pic.twitter.com/vFOoIFQyYr</a></p>&mdash; Kyle Hines (@SirHines) <a href="https://twitter.com/SirHines/status/1691263390994345984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

### A mother's emotional memories

The most emotional moment of the ceremony was Hines's mother, Deidre Ledgister, recounting that she had lost one child already before doctors had told her she was unlikely to bring her latest pregnancy to term, either. But born Hines was, or course, two-and-a-half months premature, although his severely bowed legs led doctors to then tell his mother that he might not ever walk properly. 

"They wanted to break my son's legs to straighten his legs out," she said. "They said even if they do that, he's probably not even going to walk properly.

"Every time that boy ran across the floor, every time he passed the ball, every time he took a rebound, every time he made a dunk, that was like amazing, because he was not supposed to be able to do any of that. 

"So Kyle Hines is not only a special person. Kyle Hines is a miracle."

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### Hines Academy gives back to the community

Hines's connection to the community where he grew up has been constant even as he traveled the globe to star in the EuroLeague and started his own family. He started the Team Hines Basketball Academy in 2011 in his hometown of Sicklerville and spends weeks there each summer helping to develop young players. The academy has served more than 2,000 young players over the years and is built on six principles – integrity, competence, personal conduct, respect, responsibility and athlete's interest – that any EuroLeague fan who has watched him will recognize immediately in Hines himself.

'Kyle Hines is a miracle'

 ASVEL gets 2023-24 EuroLeague training camps rolling! 

The 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season is already starting for many of the stars who will be thrilling fans once the first games tip off exactly eight weeks from today! 

[LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/roster/asv/) was the first club to hit the ground running this week as both its local French players and foreigners started streaming into town.

[Check out ASVEL's 2023-24 EuroLeague games to watch!](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne-2023-24-games-to-watch/)

### Familiar faces are back

It was especially nice as workouts started for ASVEL to see veteran center [Joffrey Lauvergne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/joffrey-lauvergne/004194/) suited up after he missed all but three EuroLeague games last season due to a knee injury. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">1er jour de la saison 2023-2024 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/9syE4JIz85">pic.twitter.com/9syE4JIz85</a></p>&mdash; Joffrey Lauvergne (@1JOLOLO) <a href="https://twitter.com/1JOLOLO/status/1691514010800119810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

The same can be said for shooting guard [Edwin Jackson,](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/asvel-and-edwin-jackson-reunite-for-a-third-time/) who had started his European career with ASVEL in the EuroCup way back in 2007 and returns to Villeurbanne for a third stint this season after having played in the EuroLeague with the team in 2019-20, his last season in the competition.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Familiar face 😁<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LDLCASVEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LDLCASVEL</a> <a href="https://t.co/d2Pc6UoYgG">pic.twitter.com/d2Pc6UoYgG</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1691421151468142592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 


### New faces bring NBA pedigree

Among as many as eight new faces on the ASVEL roster, the guard tandem of [Paris Lee](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/paris-lee-signs-for-ldlc-asvel/) and [Frank Jackson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/ldlc-asvel-brings-frank-jackson-from-the-nba/) will be one to watch, for sure. Jackson is making his first pro steps outside the NBA, which is almost the case for forward [Mike Scott](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/ldlc-asvel-completes-move-for-mike-scott/), who played more than 600 games there until 2021. Both will be making their EuroLeague debuts in the upcoming season.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New faces 😁<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LDLCASVEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LDLCASVEL</a> <a href="https://t.co/dopHVGkZ44">pic.twitter.com/dopHVGkZ44</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1691850572545085509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 



### ASVEL's friendly games start soon

ASVEL is due to play its first friendly exhibition game as early as one week from now, Thursday, August 23, with local club Lyon So Basket, and shows as a highlight on its preseason schedule a September 9 date with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in the City of Cagliari tournament in Sardinia, Italy. Depending on that outcome, ASVEL could face Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in the tournament's second game. Should that happen, it would be quite the learning experience for when [ASVEL travels to the Serbian capital to open its EuroLeague season less than a month season vs. Zvezda](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/games/asv/?season=2023-24) on Thursday, October 5.

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne news

ASVEL gets 2023-24 EuroLeague training camps rolling!

Sasha Vezenkov was chosen as the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP, becoming the 17th player to receive the award since the current awards structure was introduced before the start of the 2004-05 season. In fact, only one player has been able to win the award twice: Anthony Parker, who was chosen as the EuroLeague MVP in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 EuroLeague campaigns.

 

Parker was also the first player to win the EuroLeague MVP award. Theo Papaloukas claimed the award in 2007, followed by Ramunas Siskauskas, Juan Carlos Navarro, Milos Teodosic, Dimitris Diamantidis, Andrei Kirilenko, Vassilis Spanoulis, Sergio Rodriguez, Nemanja Bjelica, Nando De Colo, Sergio Llull, Luka Doncic, Jan Vesely, Vasilije Micic and Nikola Mirotic, who received it in 2022.

Anthony Parker - Maccabi Tel Aviv - EuroLeague 2004-05

Anthony Parker - Maccabi Tel Aviv - EuroLeague 2005-06

Theo Papaloukas - CSKA Moscow - EuroLeague 2006-07

Ramunas Siskauskas - CSKA Moscow - EuroLeague 2007-08

Juan Carlos Navarro - FC Barcelona - EuroLeague 2008-09

Milos Teodosic - Olympiacos Piraeus - EuroLeague 2009-10

Dimitris Diamantidis - Panathinaikos Athens - EuroLeague 2010-11

Andrei Kirilenko - CSKA Moscow - EuroLeague 2011-12

Vassilis Spanoulis - Olympiacos Piraeus - EuroLeague 2012-13

Sergio Rodriguez - Real Madrid - EuroLeague 2013-14

Nemanja Bjelica - Fenerbahce Istanbul - EuroLeague 2014-15

Nando De Colo - CSKA Moscow - EuroLeague 2015-16

Sergio Llull - Real Madrid - EuroLeague 2016-17

Luka Doncic - Real Madrid - EuroLeague 2017-18

Jan Vesely - Fenerbahce Istanbul - EuroLeague 2018-19

Vasilije Micic - Anadolu Efes Istanbul - EuroLeague 2020-21

Nikola Mirotic - FC Barcelona - EuroLeague 2021-22

Sasha Vezenkov - Olympiacos Piraeus - EuroLeague 2022-23

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP Gallery

Valencia Basket will play a third consecutive Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, a first in the club's history, with the aim of reestablishing itself as a playoff contender, albeit without some familiar faces. Emblematic inside anchor Bojan Dubljevic left after 11 seasons, as did long-time point guard Sam Van Rossom after 10. In their absence, Valencia will try to build on a solid first season under head coach Alex Mumbru, which ended four victories shy of the playoffs, and give fans big expectations for when the club's new 15,600-seat arena opens in 2024.

 Valencia Basket: 2023-24 Games to Watch 

Valencia Basket will play a third consecutive Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, a first in the club's history, with the aim of reestablishing itself as a playoff contender, albeit without some familiar faces. Emblematic inside anchor [Bojan Dubljevic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/valencia-parts-ways-with-club-legend-bojan-dubljevic/) left after 11 seasons, as did long-time point guard Sam Van Rossom after 10. In their absence, Valencia will try to build on a solid first season under head coach Alex Mumbru, which ended four victories shy of the playoffs, and give fans big expectations for when the club's new 15,600-seat arena opens in 2024.

Check out [Valencia's full schedule](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/valencia-basket/games/pam/?season=2023-24)

### An opener to set the tone

[Round 1 vs. AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/valencia-basket-as-monaco/E2023/9/#roster)

Four home losses by a total of eight points that could have changed the team's fortunes last season makes it imperative for Valencia to quickly establish La Fonteta as a no-win zone for visitors. The first of those is AS Monaco and new addition Kemba Walker, the former NBA star. If Valencia can hold serve on opening day against last season's Final Four qualifiers, it will lay down an early psychological marker that will also boost the confidence of a roster with at least six new players in key spots.

Following their long-awaited return to EuroLeague, Valencia set sights on another major scalp after downing Olympiacos when they confront a dynamic Monaco squad that are setting sights on the summit since soaring to five conquests in six attempts.

Valencia Basket vs AS Monaco - Round 7 - Highlights

### A crucial home stretch

[Round 15 vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/valencia-basket-partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/E2023/130/#roster)

Partizan, one of just three teams that Valencia beat twice last season, visits to open a string of six games at La Fonteta in eight rounds between December 19 and January 19. That could make or break Valencia's season, and how the home team opens that stretch will be crucial. Having a 2-0 record against Partizan mastermind Zeljko Obradovic will certainly help with Valencia's confidence and that of Coach Mumbru, but the hosts will have to somehow contain what was the third-highest scoring team in the EuroLeague last season.

In a battle between direct rivals just outside the playoffs places, injury-hit Valencia try to overcome the odds once again when confronting a resolute Partizan team boasting one of EuroLeague's most potent offenses, which has scored at least 83 in each of their last four games.

Valencia Basket vs Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade - Round 20 - Highlights

### Mid-season measuring stick

[Round 23 @ Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz-valencia-basket/E2023/207/#roster)

Fierce rivals forever in Spain, these teams have been trading knockout blows in heated EuroLeague confrontations of late. A 39-point loss in Vitoria-Gasteiz against its own former coach, Joan Penarroya, was Valencia's low-point last seasons. Two teams that have interchanged plenty of players over the year have few secrets between them but a good measure of Valencia's chemistry and mid-season readiness to compete will be whether it comes to play, win or lose, on its next EuroLeague visit to Buesa Arena.

Two teams tied at 13-12 go head-to-head in an all-Spanish and all-important showdown. Long-range shooting could be significant with Baskonia has attempting the most three-pointers in the league (29.6 ppg), whereas Valencia are second via 28.9 shots from beyond the arc.

Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs Valencia Basket - Round 26 - Highlights

### Old friends return

[Round 32 vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/valencia-basket-maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/E2023/283/#roster)

If Valencia is where it wants to be late in the season – fighting for a playoff spot – this game will likely be crucial. It will also mark the return of frontcourt players [James Webb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/maccabi-spins-james-webb-into-frontcourt/) and [Jasiel Rivero](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/jasiel-rivero-heads-to-maccabi-tel-aviv/), who wore orange Valencia jerseys last season. Valencia has just a 2-8 record all-time against Maccabi and got swept by the Israeli team last year. The opportunity to change that narrative will be another motivation for the hosts. The backcourt duel between Chris Jones and the Maccabi duo of Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin will be worth the price of admission.

Valencia have surged towards the playoff-places with five straight wins. Awaiting them are fellow postseason-hopefuls Maccabi, who are on an opposite trajectory and require a reverse in fortune if they're to avoid a premature exit.

Valencia Basket vs Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv - Round 23 - Highlights

 Valencia Basket news

Valencia Basket: 2023-24 games to watch

Experienced NBA guard Sterling Brown will make the jump to Europe with ALBA Berlin, the club announced on Tuesday. Brown (1.96 meters, 28 years old) appeared for the Los Angeles Lakers in four games last season and spend the rest of it with Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. Including last season, he has appeared in a total of 268 NBA games over six seasons beginning in 2017. I

 ALBA brings on NBA veteran Sterling Brown 

Experienced NBA guard Sterling Brown will make the jump to Europe with ALBA Berlin, the club announced on Tuesday. Brown (1.96 meters, 28 years old) appeared for the Los Angeles Lakers in four games last season and spend the rest of it with Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. Including last season, he has played in a total of 290 NBA games over six seasons beginning in 2017. In that span, he has posted 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16.6 minutes on average. Brown, who signing a two-year deal, will make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut. He is the third new guard that ALBA has added in the offseason, after [Matt Thomas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/alba-picks-up-sharpshooter-matt-thomas/) and [Matteo Spagnolo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/alba-signs-promising-guard-matteo-spagnolo/).

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<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Can‘t wait to see you play in 🟡 and 🔵, Sterling Brown! 🤩<br><br>Nach 292 NBA-Spielen und 30 Partien in der G-League wechselt der 28-jährige Flügelspieler nach Berlin. Bei uns hat <a href="https://twitter.com/thatnegus_sb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thatnegus_sb</a> einen Zweijahresvertrag unterschrieben. ✍️<br><br>Alle Infos: <a href="https://t.co/3c6xnPIahD">https://t.co/3c6xnPIahD</a> <a href="https://t.co/ld0tfKxK7S">pic.twitter.com/ld0tfKxK7S</a></p>&mdash; ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/albaberlin/status/1691382868008693761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

### Five busy NBA seasons

After being a second-round draftee in 2017, Brown spent his first three pro seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, appearing in at least 52 games in each of them. In his best scoring season in Milwaukee, he averaged 6.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists. After moving to the Houston Rockets, his minutes jumped to 24.1 per game and his numbers to 8.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in the 2020-21 season. The following season, he played 49 games with the Dallas Mavericks, putting up 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds on average.

### Family tradition in the NBA

Brown is the younger brother by nine years of Shannon Brown, who won two NBA titles with the Lakers, in 2009 and 2010, and retired in 2018. Before that happened, though, he reunited on the court with his younger brother. Sterling had begun his pro career that same season with the Milwaukee Bucks, but was assigned at times to the team's G League affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd, which brought the two together in late 2017 during what was that team's innaugural season. 

ALBA brings on NBA veteran Sterling Brown

FC Bayern Munich starts a new era with head coach Pablo Laso, who led Real Madrid back to the very elite of European basketball and intends to do so with his new club. Laso is the cornerstone of an ambitious project that will keep bringing good talent to Munich, as Bayern tries to earn what has been an elusive first Final Four appearance. Here are some of the key games Bayern will play during the regular season.

FC Bayern Munich: 2023-24 games to watch

FC Bayern Munich starts a new era with head coach Pablo Laso, who led Real Madrid back to the very elite of European basketball and intends to do so with his new club. Laso is the cornerstone of an ambitious project that will keep bringing good talent to Munich, as Bayern tries to earn what has been an elusive first Final Four appearance. Here are some of the key games Bayern will play during the regular season.

Check out [Bayern's regular-season schedule](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/games/mun/?season=2023-24)

### A season-opening German derby

[Round 1: FC Bayern Munich vs. ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/fc-bayern-munich-alba-berlin/E2023/3/#comparison)

The German derby in the season-opener could be the teams' last EuroLeague showdown at Audi Dome. The brand new SAP Garden, 12,500-seat indoor arena, is set to be completed in 2024. There are always lot of crossed paths between these teams, with many players having worn the opponents' jersey in the past. Even Bayern general director Marko Pesic played for ALBA back in the late 1990s and early 2000s. For the first time, two Spanish coaches will be leading the teams: Laso and ALBA's Israel Gonzalez. Bayern is 6-1 in the EuroLeague against ALBA, whose only win came last season, 75-76, on a go-ahead dunk by Yanni Wetzell in the next-to-last second.

A German derby awaits on the continental stage with Bayern out to reform defensively after conceding over a century to Olympiacos, whereas rock-bottom ALBA go in search of respite from a troublesome campaign and amend a concerning sequence of a solitary win in ten EuroLeague outings.

FC Bayern Munich vs ALBA Berlin - Round 29 - Highlights

### Coach faces old rival

[Round 4: FC Barcelona vs. FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/fc-barcelona-fc-bayern-munich/E2023/34/#comparison)

There are more similarities to Barca ([@FCBbasket](https://twitter.com/FCBbasket)) and Bayern ([@FCBBasketball](https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball)) than the teams' Twitter handles. Barca and Bayern faced each other in a hard-fought playoff series in 2022, in which both teams won at home and on the road. Barca ended up winning Game 5 at Palau Blaugrana, 81-72. Last season, Barca beat Bayern twice, but once again, the game at Blaugrana went down to the wire. Cory Higgins made the go-ahead jumper in a 72-70 win in which Bayern had the final shot to win the game at the buzzer. Of course, it will be Coach Laso's first game in Barcelona since leaving Real, which adds more anticipation to this exciting showdown.

### Laso's return to Madrid

[Round 14: Real Madrid vs. FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/real-madrid-fc-bayern-munich/E2023/119/#comparison)

Real fans will have their first opportunity to thank Coach Laso for what he accomplished during his 11 seasons with *Los Blancos.* With Laso holding the reins, Real won six Spanish League, six Spanish Cup and seven Spanish SuperCup titles, as well as the 2015 Intercontinental Cup. Above all, Laso led Real to EuroLeague championships in 2015 (the club's first since 1995) and 2018, as well as title game appearances in 2013, 2014 and 2022. In short, Laso made Real great again and fans at WiZink Center should not miss the opportunity to give him a well-deserved standing ovation before the game because once the ball goes up, nobody's friends anymore!

He can’t play anymore, so Pablo Laso is doing what he likes best: coaching. Proud of what he’s already accomplished with Real Madrid, Laso has his team aiming high again this season.

Focus on: Pablo Laso, Real Madrid

### A budding rivalry

[Round 19: EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/ea7-emporio-armani-milan-fc-bayern-munich/E2023/168/#comparison)

Bayern made history by becoming the first German team to reach the EuroLeague Playoffs in the 21st century. Since then, each and every game against Milan has been special, forging a new rivalry. Back in 2021, Milan took a 2-0 lead in the series, winning the opener 79-78 on a buzzer-beating alley-oop layup by Zach LeDay. Bayern tied the series with back-to-back wins in Munich behind an amazing Vladimir Lucic, but Milan won Game 5 and went to its first Final Four in 29 years. Milan has prevailed in the team's last three showdowns. Take in to account that this will be the second clash between the teams in 30 days.

Milan once appeared consigned to a premature EuroLeague exit, yet seven wins from eight has them surging up the standings, whilst Bayern have wounds to heal since becoming undone in the German derby and are unlikely candidates to advance beyond the regular season.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs FC Bayern Munich - Round 30 - Highlights

FC Bayern Munich news

Anadolu Efes Istanbul continued adding depth to its roster by signing power forward Burak Can Yildizli to a one-year contract on Monday. Yildizli (2.04 meters, 29 years old) last played with another Istanbul club, Besiktas, averaging 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 30 Turkish League games last season.  Yildizli also played the 2020-21 EuroCup with Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul, putting up 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 8 games as a starter. 

 Efes adds power forward Burak Can Yildizli 

Anadolu Efes Istanbul continued adding depth to its roster by signing power forward [Burak Can Yildizli](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/players/burak-yildizli/004093/) to a one-year contract on Monday. Yildizli (2.04 meters, 29 years old) last played with another Istanbul club, Besiktas, averaging 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 30 Turkish League games last season. Yildizli also disputed the 2020-21 EuroCup with Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul, putting up 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 8 games as a starter. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Başarılı oyuncu <a href="https://twitter.com/byildizli11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@byildizli11</a> ile 1 sezonluk sözleşme imzaladık! ✍️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ho%C5%9FGeldin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HoşGeldin</a> Burak Can <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouseOfBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouseOfBlue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/UIz5Ez5NT0">pic.twitter.com/UIz5Ez5NT0</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1691052225571778560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 


### A product of the Efes system

Yildizli came up in the Efes system between 2010 and 2015, playing three games for the club in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament, but spent most of that time with Pertevniyal Istanbul in the Turkish second division before making the jump to first-division side Buyukcekmece for the 2015-16 season. He stayed there for three years before joiing Besiktas for the next two, reaching highes of 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in the 2019-20 season. He then played the last three successive seasons with Bahcesehir, Pinar Karsiyaka and, again, Besiktas prior to getting the call from Efes to make his EuroLeague debut next season.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul news

Efes adds power forward Burak Can Yildizli

Anadolu Efes Istanbul has added youth, size and skill in the frontcourt by inking Ercan Osmani to a one-plus-one contract, the club announced on Monday. Osmani (2.13 meters, 25 years old) arrives from another Istanbul club, Darussafaka, with whom he posted 9.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 22 minutes per game in 32 Turkish League appearances last season

 Efes lands young big man Ercan Osmani 

Anadolu Efes Istanbul has added youth, size and skill in the frontcourt by inking Ercan Osmani to a one-plus-one contract, the club announced on Monday. Osmani (2.13 meters, 25 years old) arrives from another Istanbul club, Darussafaka, with whom he posted 9.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 22 minutes per game in 32 Turkish League appearances last season. He averaged 10.1 points, 6.5 boards and 1.0 assists in the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Osmani is currently playing for the Turkish national team in the ongoing Olympic Pre-Qualifying tournament in Istanbul.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Başarılı oyuncu <a href="https://twitter.com/erxhanosmani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@erxhanosmani</a> ile 1+1 sezonluk sözleşme imzaladık. ✍️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ho%C5%9FGeldin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HoşGeldin</a> Ercan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouseOfBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouseOfBlue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/5skTvLWxan">pic.twitter.com/5skTvLWxan</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1690999349621268481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Osmani, who was born in Albania, started playing in the lower divisions in Turkey with Bandirma Kirmizi and graduated with the team to the Turkish League in 2016, when he averaged 8.1 points and 5.2 rebounds as an 18-year-old starter playing in 26 games. He boosted those numbers to 12.9 points and 8.4 rebounds the next season before moving to Banvit in the same city, Bandirma, and posting 20.7 points and 11.4 rebounds in the 2019-20 season. His next stop was Besiktas, where he put up 9.8 points and 4.4 rebounds over two seasons before spending the last one with Darussafaka.

Efes lands young big man Ercan Osmani 

European basketball prowess took center stage as Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and Dirk Nowitzki were part of the 2023 class inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, Massachusetts early on Sunday.

Pao Gasol, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki inductions make for historic Hall of Fame night

European basketball prowess took center stage as [Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and Dirk Nowitzki were part of the 2023 class inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/european-giants-gasol-nowitzki-parker-to-enter-hall-of-fame/) is located in Springfield, Massachusetts early on Sunday.

Gasol began and ended his pro career in the EuroLeague with FC Barcelona while Parker is the current owner of EuroLeague club LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and Nowitzki hails from Germany. The trio won seven NBA titles between them and were chosen for a total of 26 NBA All-Star teams. On the international stage they combined for 17 Olympics, World Cup and EuroBasket medals as team leaders for Spain, France and Germany, respectively. 

### Inspired by pioneers

To add to the European flavor of the ceremony, Gasol chose as one of his presenters three-time EuroLeague champion Toni Kukoc and Parker did the same for former EuroLeague champion Manu Ginobili.

"Toni was a great player, heckuva player," Gasol said, addressing Kukoc in his Hall of Fame speech. "He inspired so many European players growing up. I looked up to you and you inspired me to follow your steps."

Gasol also thanked EuroLeague icon Juan Carlos Navarro, his long-time friend and a current FC Barcelona basketball executive, as well as the many Europeans who paved the way to NBA success, among them Kukoc.

"Being from where I am from, from Europe and Spain, I wanted to give a special mention to those first Europeans who came here, across the ocean, who took a chance and opened doors for players like myself: Fernando Martin -- the first Spanish player to ever play in the NBA – Drazen Petrovic; Sarunas Marciulionis, Detlef Schrempf, Arvydas Sabonis, Toni Kukoc, Vlade Divac, Dino Radjo, Rik Smits."

Pau Gasol's Hall of Fame speech

### A historic night

The Hall of Fame class of 2023 also included Dwayne Wade, Becky Hammon and six coaches; Gregg Popovic, who coached both Parker and Gasol, as well as his fellow coaches Gene Bess, David Hixon, Gene Keady, Gary Blair and the late Jim Valvano.

At a press conference earlier in the weekend, Gasol summed up the historic nature of Saturday's ceremony, which saw more Europeans enter the hall at once than ever.

"For European basketball, I think this class is an incredible accomplishment; for international basketball, as well," he said. "I think the game has grown so much since we first started playing and came to the NBA. I think we can be proud of having taken the international game to a higher lever and I'm very proud of seeing how the present  and current players are talking it to the next level. So, it's very special to share this moment with Dirk and Tony, because it's remarkable. It's just something that was unthinkable not too long ago. It's beautiful to show and share the message that things are possible, that things do change, things do improve, things are exciting and allow any kid, boy or girl, to dream."

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Gasol, Parker, Nowitzki inductions make for historic Hall of Fame night