2022-23 EuroLeague signings

Georgios Printezis, Thank You!

#### From a childhood fan of Olympiacos Piraeus to its hero and captain during a stellar career, he and his teammates and coach talk about the unique journey of recently retired EuroLeague icon Georgios Printezis.

Printezis, teammates reflect on his unforgettable journey

Top 10 Long-Shots | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Top 10 Long Shots | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Just one month ago today, the basketball world was abuzz waiting for tipoff of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game. That sweet anticipation hit a crescendo with the pre-game floor show, Space 4 Glory, a cosmic-themed spectacle with DJs falling out of the sky and flames shooting up to it, 30 million pixels of video magic, 150 kilowatts of musical power, and the most energetic and effervescent of choreography and dancers. It hyped you then and it'll hype you again with this new take culled from footage taken from cameras throughout Stark Arena. The previous season's Final Four pre-game show won an international award, and this year was no less breathtaking. Check it out!

Re-watch the season finale’s pre-game show from all angles!

Top 10 Alley-Oops | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Final Four MVP Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul reflects on all the team and individual successes of the just finished 2021-22 season.

Interview: Vasilije Micic, Anadolu Efes Istanbul

Interview: Vasilije Micic

Top 10 Assists | 2021-22 | Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Top 10 Blocks | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Anadolu Efes Istanbul head coach Ergin Ataman talks about his championship team, key moments from the Final Four and looks ahead to next season in this exclusive interview.

Interview: Coach Ergin Ataman

Coach Ataman on his championship team

The desire to get to the rim and score no matter what inspired some high-flying heroics from EuroLeague players. Here's a look at the 10 best dunks of the 2021-22 season!

Top 10 Dunks | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Reexperience the highlights of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Semifinals game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona with EuroLeague TV’s Ronald Macintosh and Joe Arlauckas on the mic.


Broadcaster highlights from the Final Four: Real vs Barcelona

Reexperience the highlights of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Semifinals game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona with EuroLeague TV’s Ronald Macintosh and Joe Arlauckas on the mic.

Top 10 Game-Winners | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Don't miss to take a look at the most exciting game-winners of the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign!

How EuroLeague TV experts called the Olympiacos-Efes semifinalIf you ever wondered how broadcast announcers look while making their calls in the biggest games, check out the entertaining outtakes of play-by-play man Liam Canny and color commentator Jiri Zidek working this season's spectacular semifinal between Olympiacos Piraeus and Anadolu Efes Istanbul.

How EuroLeague TV experts called the Olympiacos-Efes semifinal

Olympiacos Piraeus v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2022-05-19T16:00:00.000Z)

2021-22 was a season to remember. Let’s go back and review what made this season so special.

2021-22 Season in Review

MVP Micic and coach Ataman are answering journalists' questions at the post-game pressc onference when the teams arrive to celebrate again!

Efes players celebrate at the press conference!

FC Barcelona v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2021-05-30T18:30:00.000Z)

Countless highlights were produced during the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. Here's a look at the 5 best plays of Belgrade 2022!

Top 5 Plays | Final Four | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Latest videos

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne finished its 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign. Check this Slide Show with its best 10 pictures! 

Top 10 Photos of the 2021-22 Season: LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Elie Okobo - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Victor Wembanyama - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 

Chris Jones - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Charles Kahudi - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Paul Lacombe - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

James Gist - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Youssoupha Fall - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Dylan Osetkowski - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

William Howard - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Kostas Antetokounmpo- LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv has a new weapon in its backcourt after signing point guard Lorenzo Brown to a two-year contract, the club announced on Wednesday. 

Maccabi signs Brown at point guard

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv has a new weapon in its backcourt after signing point guard [Lorenzo Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/lorenzo-brown/009622/) to a two-year contract, the club announced on Wednesday. Brown (1.96 meters, 31 years old) spent last season with UNICS Kazan with which he ranked second in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in assists with 6.1 per game in 24 appearances. He also tallied 13.8 points and 3.6 rebounds and ranked fourth with 1.5 steals per game last season.

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This will be the fourth EuroLeague club in as many seasons for Brown. He made his competition debut with Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in the 2019-20 season and played for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in 2020-21. In 88 career appearances, he has averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals. Brown played parts of five seasons in the NBA and the G-League at the start of his career with Philadelphia, Minnesota, Phoenix and Toronto. Brown also played in China for two seasons for Zhejiang and Guangzhou.

“I'm excited to join the Maccabi family," Brown told the club's website. "I’m looking forward to being a part of the legacy that’s been created and also playing in front of the wonderful fan base.”

Brown is league leader with 6.1 assists, having dished 6 or more assists in 12 games, but he has performed at a high level and starred with his all-round contributions. Brown ranks fourth in average performance index rating (18.1) this season, and ranks eighth in scoring (14.1 ppg.) and sixth in steals (1.5 spg.).

2021-22 EuroLeague MVP candidate: Lorenzo Brown

Maccabi lands playmaker Brown

AX Armani Exchange Milan strengthened its backcourt by signing shooting guard [Billy Baron](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/billy-baron/005775/) to a two-year deal, the club announced on Tuesday. Baron (1.88 meters, 31 years old) arrives from Zenit St Petersburg, where he spent the past two season. He averaged 11.2 points in 23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season, mostly off the bench. Baron helped Zenit win the VTB United League title for the first time in club history. In 88 career EuroLeague games, Baron has averaged 10.6 points while making 40.6% of his three-point shots and 85.1% of his free throw attempts.

Baron joined Zenit from Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, where he debuted in the EuroLeague in the 2019-20 campaign. He also led Zvezda to the 2019 Serbian League championship with a game-winning buzzer-beating layup in the title-clinching 75-76 win over Partizan NIS Belgrade. Baron also helped Zvezda win the Adriatic League. He started his career with Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius of Lithuania and also played for Spirou Charleroi of Belgium, UCAM Murcia of Spain and Eskisehir Basket of Turkey before joining Zvezda. Baron has been a member of the USA national team, with which he won a gold medal at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">📝L&#39;Olimpia aggiunge 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻: &quot;Giocare a questi livelli era il mio obiettivo, farò tutto quello che posso&quot;➡<a href="https://t.co/KMObSYKJsA">https://t.co/KMObSYKJsA</a><br><br>📝Here is Billy Baron: &quot;It’s been a goal of mine to play for a club of this level&quot;➡<a href="https://t.co/Nve3L2d8Lh">https://t.co/Nve3L2d8Lh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/insieme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#insieme</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeBilly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeBilly</a> <a href="https://t.co/SjIQ8wjaBB">pic.twitter.com/SjIQ8wjaBB</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1541739579392331777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Milan tabs sharpshooter Baron

FC Bayern Munich finished its 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign. Check this Slide Show with its best 10 pictures! 

Top 10 Photos of the 2021-22 Season: FC Bayern Munich

Nick Weiler-Babb - FC Bayern Munich

Deshaun Thomas - FC Bayern Munich

Corey Walden - FC Bayern Munich

Othello Hunter - FC Bayern Munich 

Ognjen Jaramaz - FC Bayern Munich

Vladimir Lucic - FC Bayern Munich

Andreas Obst - FC Bayern Munich

Augustine Rubit - FC Bayern Munich 

Darrun Hilliard - FC Bayern Munich

Gavin Schilling - FC Bayern Munich

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv announced the signing of small forward Rafi Menco, who arrives from fellow Israeli club Hapoel Holon. Menco (2.00 meters, 28 years old) helped Holon win the Israeli championship last season when he averaged 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists He also helped Holon reach the semifinals of the Basketball Champions League.

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Menco began his professional career with Hapoel Jerusalem and also played for Hapoel Gilboa Galil, Hapoel Eilat and Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel. He won the Israeli Cup in 2016 with Jerusalem. Menco also spent the 2020-21 campaign in France with Elan Chalon. He has been a regular on the Israeli national team, too.

Maccabi adds Menco at forward

 Joe Arlauckas hosts the Efes title-game star on the podcast's season finale

Back-to-back champ Tibor Pleiss joins The Crossover

Joe Arlauckas always like to talk to the big men, so who would make a better guest to conclude the 2021-22 season of The Crossover than Anadolu Efes Istanbul center Tibor Pleiss? Not only did Pleiss win his second consecutive EuroLeague crown, but he played a huge role down the stretch in the recent Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game in Belgrade, which the two discussed at length.

Of course, they started at the beginning. Pleiss grew up in Cologne, Germany – the home of the 2021 Final Four. Long before his dream of becoming a champion could become a reality, Pleiss's frustration with the time and effort that went into playing as a teenager almost caused him to walk away. 

\[13:45\] "I had two times consideration when I was playing for the young teams where I was thinking about quitting basketball... It was when I was 14-15," Pleiss revealed. "I drove like one and a half hours to practice. But I didn't play at all. I was traveling with the team. I think I was one of the best scorers on the team, but I had less playing time than anybody else. I had this moment where I was thinking, is this all worth it?"

Fortunately, Pleiss stayed with basketball and, by the time he was 17, was already training with the professional team in Cologne and even traveling to EuroCup games abroad. He was still a teenager when he left Cologne to play for Brose Baskets, where he made his EuroLeague debut. Pleiss would go on to play for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, FC Barcelona and Valencia in Spain, Utah in the NBA and Galatasaray in Turkey, which is where he first linked up with Efes head coach Ergin Ataman.

\[28:25\] "He called me at that time and said, 'Hey Tibor, I know you had a tough season, but if you come to me, we can do something good. I'll give you your free time. You can play. You can do whatever you want.' I think that's what made my decision even easier. So I moved to Gala."

One of Pleiss's great weapons has been his ability to stretch the floor with his long-range shooting, forcing opposing centers out to guard him on the perimeter. At first, however, it was not easy to convince Ataman to let him fire away from deep.

\[29:10\] "Go to the three-point line and give me 6 three-point shots in a row. If you make 6 three-point shots in a row, I'll give you 1 shot every game," Ataman said to Pleiss in a preseason practice in 2016. "I went to the three-point line and I think I made 8 in a row, or 9." 

Pleiss joined Ataman and Efes in 2018 and was a part of the big turnaround that saw the team go from last place the season before to the 2019 EuroLeague Championship Game. The following season, Efes was flying high and dead-set on winning the title when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. 

\[39:00\] "We just thought that this season was different. We had a great shape. We have to continue, so everybody tried to stay in shape," Pleiss recalled of the period when the 2019-20 season was first suspended. "And then of course, when they decided not to continue the season anymore, it was kind of like a hit."

Efes finally got the chance to win the title at the 2021 Final Four in his hometown. Even though he did not have a big part in the rotation when that Final Four rolled around, Pleiss showed his team spirit and character even from the bench.

\[45:30\] "I knew already that I had done my part as well. At the beginning of the season, I had some good games as well. I played good. And I felt like now, I don't care. Of course, I wanted to be on the court, but on the other \[hand\], I wanted to win the championship," Pleiss explained. "I told myself, I don't care who is playing, I want to go out, I want to leave and hold the cup in my hands."

The Final Four in Belgrade was Pleiss's third and he was physically and mentally ready for the challenge. So when the opposition focused more on his star teammates Shane Larkin and Vasilije Micic, Pleiss was ready to take advantage. Among his highlights was a play that got Arlauckas out of his seat!

\[1:11:10\] "I got the ball, I wanted to shoot, I saw like Rudy \[Fernandez\] flying by. I was like, 'Have a good flight. Have a good take-off.' Just a little dribble and, I don't know, I took the shot and the ball went in," Pleiss relayed calmly. 

That shot, which Arlauckas considered the play of the game, helped Efes maintain control. Efes went forward to win it all for a second straight season and put Pleiss's name in the history books.  

With a one-hour format of exclusive one-on-one interviews, The Crossover with Joe Arlauckas goes well beyond the playing court with each podcast to delve into the life experiences that have made his guests protagonists and legends of the EuroLeague. The Crossover debuted in 2018 and has featured such current stars as Mike James, Guerschon Yabusele, Nicolo Melli and Vasilije Micic, coaching greats such as Georgios Bartzokas, Pablo Laso and Zeljko Obradovic, and legends like Theo Papaloukas, Nikola Vujcic and Mike Batiste, among others.

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Printezis, teammates reflect on his unforgettable journey

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Top 10 Alley-Oops | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Interview: Vasilije Micic

Top 10 Assists | 2021-22 | Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Top 10 Blocks | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Interview: Coach Ergin Ataman

Top 10 Dunks | 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

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