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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

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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.

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Zalgiris Kaunas has completed the signing of forward Arnas Butkevicius, who has penned a two-year contract.

Zalgiris inks Butkevicius

Zalgiris Kaunas has completed the signing of forward [Arnas Butkevicius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/arnas-butkevicius/002676/), who has penned a two-year contract. Butkevicius (1.96 meters, 29 years old) joins from Rytas Vilnius, with which he was the Lithuanian League Finals MVP last season as Rytas won the Lithuanian League title for the first time in 12 years. This will be his second time playing in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, having previously featured in the competition in 2014-15 for Neptunas Klaipeda.

Butkevicius started out at Neringos Kursiai and then moved to Sakalai Vilnius, where he stayed for the next two years. He then joined Lietkabelis Panevezys ahead of the 2012-13 season before signing for Neptunas, with which in the EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup in 2014-15 and 2015-16. In 2017, Butkevicius opted to join Rytas, playing the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons in the EuroCup. Now, he returns to Europe's premier club basketball competition with Zalgiris.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome aboard, Arnas! Zalgiris signs a two-year deal with Lithuanian international Arnas Butkevicius! ✍️<br><br>📰: <a href="https://t.co/rjEU50ekhk">https://t.co/rjEU50ekhk</a> <a href="https://t.co/LFV384ATGj">pic.twitter.com/LFV384ATGj</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1542851669758812160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Valencia Basket and [Martin Hermannsson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/martin-hermannsson/008780/) are set to keep working together until the end of the 2023-24 season, the club announced on Friday. Hermannsson (1.90 meters, 27 years old) averaged 8.7 points on 43.9% three-point shooting across 20 games, while he ranked eighth in assists at 5.3 per night. In the 2021-22 season, his second at Valencia, Hermannsson helped his team reach the 7DAYS EuroCup semifinals. In his team's final game of the Spanish League campaign, however, he broke the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee and is expected to be out for the best part of the 2022-23 campaign.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">🧡 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PuesMeQuedo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PuesMeQuedo</a><br><br>Cas 👉 <a href="https://twitter.com/hermannsson15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hermannsson15</a> seguirá dos temporadas más en Valencia Basket <a href="https://t.co/ZQYEPOlvWs">https://t.co/ZQYEPOlvWs</a><br><br>Val 👉 Martin Hermannsson seguirà dues temporades més a Valencia Basket <a href="https://t.co/9Ubq0haHaK">https://t.co/9Ubq0haHaK</a><br><br>Eng 👉 <a href="https://t.co/FG0Eqm9kn7">https://t.co/FG0Eqm9kn7</a> <a href="https://t.co/Uwg4Wn03lk">pic.twitter.com/Uwg4Wn03lk</a></p>&mdash; Valencia Basket Club (@valenciabasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/valenciabasket/status/1542787756644073472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Hermannsson joined Valencia from ALBA Berlin, where he made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut. He helped ALBA win the German League and Cup titles in 2020. He was the MVP of the German Cup and averaged 14 points in the league finals as ALBA ended a 12-year drought as national club champion. In 2019, Hermannsson and ALBA reached the EuroCup Finals, losing against Valencia.

Martin Hermannsson Top Plays of the 2021-22 Regular Season and of the 2021-22 Playoffs

2021-22 season highlights Martin Hermannsson Valencia_6078552.mp4

He started his career with KR Reykjavik of his native Iceland. He has also played for Long Island University in the NCAA, as well as for Etoile Charleville-Mezieres and Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket of France. He is also a regular member of the Icelandic national team.

Valencia re-signs guard Hermannsson 

The quest to earn a place among the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague elite by surviving the most intense 7DAYS EuroCup season ever lies at the heart of "Road to Greatness". The newest Insider Euroleague Basketball Documentary focuses on two favorites to lift the trophy: Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Partizan NIS Belgrade, led by iconic head coaches Sergio Scariolo and Zeljko Obradovic, respectively. A novel single-elimination, do-or-die playoff system produced major upsets, Cinderella stories and unpredictability every step of the way to the championship game. Go backstage for exclusive interviews with all the protagonists and learn exactly what it feels like to be on the "Road to Greatness".

Panathinaikos OPAP Athens has announced the arrival of guard Paris Lee, who has signed a two-year deal.

Panathinaikos signs Paris Lee

Panathinaikos OPAP Athens has announced the arrival of guard [Paris Lee](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/paris-lee/011225/), who has signed a two-year deal. Lee (1.83 meters, 27 years old) arrives from AS Monaco, where last season he made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut. In 36 games, mainly off the bench, Lee contributed 7.2 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals to help Monaco reach the playoffs in the team's first EuroLeague campaign.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός ΟΠΑΠ ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Πάρις Λι για τα δύο επόμενα χρόνια.<br><br>Welcome <a href="https://twitter.com/_plee1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_plee1</a> ☘✍<br><br>Διάβασε περισσότερα εδώ: <a href="https://t.co/TNbwv0lu3I">https://t.co/TNbwv0lu3I</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/panathinaikosbcopap?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#panathinaikosbcopap</a> <a href="https://t.co/VixY8KXDJW">pic.twitter.com/VixY8KXDJW</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/paobcgr/status/1542828710742597632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lee played college ball at Illinois State from 2013 to 2017. The very next season he crossed the pond to pursue a pro career in Europe, as he joined Antwerp of Belgium, with which he played a total 83 games in two seasons and was also named MVP of the league. He then moved to Germany to play with Brose Bamberg in the 2019-20 season before landing in France, where he played with Orleans in 2020-21 prior to arriving at Monaco.

One of the best centers in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history switched teams on Friday, as Jan Vesely signed a three-year with FC Barcelona. 

FC Barcelona lands former MVP Vesely

FC Barcelona has signed former EuroLeague MVP [Jan Vesely](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/jan-vesely/000925/) for the next three seasons. Vesely (2.13 meters, 32 years old) arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, where he spent the last eight seasons and helped lead the club through an unprecedented golden age. Vesely played a key role as Fenerbahce reached four consecutive Final Fours from 2015 to 2018 and became teh first Turkish team to win the EuroLeague in 2017. They also reached the championship game in 2016 and 2018. Last season, Vesely averaged a career-high 13.6 points on 63.1% two-point shooting, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 22 EuroLeague games. In his time with Fenerbahce, Vesely also helped the team win four Turkish League titles and three Turkish Cup trophies.

Jan Vesely's best plays at Fenerbahce

Vesely has earned plenty of individual awards during his EuroLeague career. He was named the 2018-19 EuroLeague MVP and chosen to the All-EuroLeague First Team in the 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns. Vesely has also earned MVP of the Month honors three times - in January 2016, December 2018 and January 2021. He ranks 11th all time in scoring (3,008 points), seventh in rebounds (1,378), eighth in blocks (177), ninth in steals (271) and sixth in PIR (3,837). In 276 EuroLeague career games, Vesely has averaged 10.9 points and 5.0 rebounds.

He started his career with Slovan Ljubljana in Slovenia and soon joined Partizan Belgrade, which he led to three consecutive Serbian League, Serbian Cup and Adriatic League titles from 2009 to 2011. He helped Partizan reach the EuroLeague Final Four in 2010. Vesely has also played for Washington and Denver of the NBA and is a member of the Czech Republic national team.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">Benvingut a Barcelona, <a href="https://twitter.com/JanVesely24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JanVesely24</a> 🚀 <a href="https://t.co/Y9ZKQCXLjH">pic.twitter.com/Y9ZKQCXLjH</a></p>&mdash; Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBbasket/status/1542810343134662657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

AX Armani Exchange Milan 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: AX Armani Exchange Milan

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 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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Greens bring in Kalaitzakis

Panathinaikos OPAP Athens has signed small forward [Panagiotis Kalaitzakis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/panagiotis-kalaitzakis/011209/) on a two-year deal with an option for a third season, the club announced Saturday. Kalaitzakis (2.00 meters, 23 years old) arrives from Lietkabelis Panevezys of Lithuania, where last season he had a breakout campaign in the 7DAYS EuroCup. In 19 EuroCup games with Lietkabelis, Kalaitzakis averaged 13.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in almost 28 minutes on court to help the team reach the playoffs.

"I feel very happy and blessed for the opportunity given to me to play for one of the biggest teams in Europe", Kalaitzakis said. "What I have to do now is to work hard with my teammates and coaches to succeed. A big dream of mine has come true, I am part of the big Panathinaikos family and I can't wait to compete in the green shirt".

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός ΟΠΑΠ ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Παναγιώτη Καλαϊτζάκη για τα τρία επόμενα χρόνια (2+1). ☘✍<br><br>Διάβασε περισσότερα εδώ: <a href="https://t.co/caj302KMGA">https://t.co/caj302KMGA</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/panathinaikosbcopap?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#panathinaikosbcopap</a> <a href="https://t.co/NJW90VZSLM">pic.twitter.com/NJW90VZSLM</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/paobcgr/status/1543167409099620353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Kalaitzakis grew up in the Aris Thessaloniki youth system and played there until 2018. After that, he moved to Holargos in Greece and then made the move to Lithuania one season later to Nevezis Kedainiai. In March 2021, Kalaitzakis joined Lietkabelis and made his EuroCup debut last season. He has a twin brother, Georgios Kalaitzakis, who was his teammate at Aris and Nevezis and more recently has played in the NBA. 

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