Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Chris Singleton and Rudy Fernandez battle for a rebound.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Chris Singleton scored 4 points in the championship game, both on two-handed dunks.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Shane Larkin attempts to drive past Guerschon Yabusele in the final minute of the championship game.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Vincent Poirier with a big second-quarter alley-oop dunk.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Tibor Pleiss pulled down 7 rebounds in the championship game, helping Efes finish the game with a 44-40 rebounding advantage.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Final Four MVP Vasilije Micic goes for a layup against Real big man Walter Tavares.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Guerschon Yabusele, in the crowd between Adrien Moerman and Tibor Pleiss, finished the game with 3 points.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Shane Larkin with a pass, defended by Walter Tavares.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Walter Tavares collected 14 points and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes of the championship game.

Top 10 photos: 2022 EuroLeague Championship Game: Micic drives past Alberto Abalde en route to a game-high 23 points.

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SEASON IN REVIEW

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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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bringing the heat 🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FireUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FireUp</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeLorenzo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeLorenzo</a> <a href="https://t.co/vwi4uLHC8Z">pic.twitter.com/vwi4uLHC8Z</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabitlvBC/status/1542058176736100355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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

 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.

The Crossover with Joe Arlauckas is available on Youtube, [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crossover-with-joe-arlauckas/id1440034922), [Audioboom](https://audioboom.com/channel/the-crossover-with-joe-arlauckas), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/6T1SYvGSpzyrYZpG9z2wjR), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/65962), [RadioPublic](https://radiopublic.com/the-crossover-with-joe-arlauckas-6NkdjJ), [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ4ODM3OTkucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiYzr_b78XtAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ), [TuneIn](https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports–Recreation-Podcasts/The-Crossover-with-Joe-Arlauckas-p1174586/), [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-crossover-with-joe-arlauckas), [CastBox](https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Crossover-with-Joe-Arlauckas-id1467328?country=gb), [iVoox](https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-the-crossover-with-joe-arlauckas_sq_f1629856_1.html) and other platforms.

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

Back-to-back champ Tibor Pleiss joins The Crossover 

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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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FireUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FireUp</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeMenco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeMenco</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/RafiMenco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RafiMenco</a> <a href="https://t.co/PWJiu9eMMF">pic.twitter.com/PWJiu9eMMF</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabitlvBC/status/1541683756322488323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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

Valencia Basket and playmaker Sam Van Rossom agreed to terms on a contract that keeps them together through the end of the 2022-23 season, the club announced Monday. 

Valencia, Van Rossom together for a 10th season 

Valencia Basket and playmaker [Sam Van Rossom](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/sam-van-rossom/lrq/) agreed to terms on a contract that keeps them together through the end of the 2022-23 season, the club announced Monday. Van Rossom (1.88 meters, 36 years old) will accordingly start his 10th consecutive campaign with the team. He averaged 8.8 points and 3.9 assists in 14 7DAYS EuroCup games last season, ranking sixth in three-point shooting (50.0%) and second in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.6). In his nine seasons with Valencia, Van Rossom helped the team win EuroCup titles in 2014 and 2019 and reach another final in 2017. He won the Spanish League with Valencia in 2017 and was named to the 2018-19 All-EuroCup Second Team.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Querido <a href=https://twitter.com/SamyV09?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@SamyV09</a>, han sido 9️⃣ años 𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 🥲 <a href=https://t.co/p7JbgyK0N8>pic.twitter.com/p7JbgyK0N8</a></p>&mdash; Valencia Basket Club (@valenciabasket) <a href=https://twitter.com/valenciabasket/status/1541417383222513664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset="utf-8"></script> </center>

Van Rossom has also played for Ostend of Belgium, Scavolini Pesaro of Italy and Baloncesto Zaragoza of Spain. In 113 EuroCup career games with Ostend and Valencia, Van Rossom has averaged 8.3 points and 3.3 assists. He ranks seventh all-time in the EuroCup with 378 assists and ninth in three-point shots made with 166. Van Rossom has also played 76 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games with Valencia, in which he's averaged 7.5 points and 4.1 assists. He also helped Ostend win back-to-back Belgian League titles in 2006 and 2007 and claim the Belgian Cup crown in 2008. He has been a member of the Belgian national team, too.

AX Armani Exchange Milan on Monday announced that it has signed Naz Mitrou-Long for the coming season. Mitrou-Long (1.93 meters, 28 years old) remains in Italy after starring for Germani Brescia last season with 17.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He was third in the Italian League in scoring and eighth in assists.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">📝𝗡𝗮𝘇 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂-𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 all&#39;Olimpia: &quot;A Milano nessun obiettivo è troppo alto, vorrei debuttare subito&quot;➡ <a href="https://t.co/hksKOE4otP">https://t.co/hksKOE4otP</a> <br><br>📝Olimpia has signed Naz Mitrou-Long: &quot;No goal too high when it comes to Milano team&quot;➡ <a href="https://t.co/AP8iV94hcU">https://t.co/AP8iV94hcU</a> <br><br>⚪🔴<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/insieme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#insieme</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeNaz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeNaz</a> <a href="https://t.co/aTEY9qcq3m">pic.twitter.com/aTEY9qcq3m</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1541392836750360576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

After playing college basketball at Iowa State University, Mitrou-Long began his professional career in the United States, where spent parts of two seasons in the NBA with Utah and a third with Indiana. He also played for Salt Lake City and Fort Wayne in the G-League. Mitrou-Long’s campaign in Brescia marked his first season in Europe.

“When people think of this Olimpia organization, they think of excellence," Mitrou-Long told the club's website. "I’m very excited to compete for this historic club. There’s no goal too high when it comes to Olimpia Milano and I’m thankful and motivated for just that reason. I can’t wait to play.”

Milan signs shooting guard Mitrou-Long

Valencia Basket announced on Monday that it has signed combo-guard Chris Jones, who comes off a breakout season with LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. 

Valencia signs Jones

Valencia Basket announced on Monday that it has signed combo-guard [Chris Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/chris-jones/010568/), who comes off a breakout season with LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. The contract is for one season. Jones (1.88 meters, 29 years old) averaged 13.1 points, 3.6 assists and was fifth in the EuroLeague with 1.5 steals per game last season with ASVEL. He also helped the club successfully defend the French league title.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🍊 <a href="<https://twitter.com/hashtag/ContigoEmpez%C3%B3Todo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ContigoEmpezóTodo</a><br><br>Cas> 👉 Chris Jones, primer fichaje del equipo masculino para la temporada 2022-23<a href="<https://t.co/PA5woN1z95">https://t.co/PA5woN1z95</a><br><br>Val> 👉 Chris Jones, primer fitxatge de l&#39;equip masculí per a la temporada 2022-23<a href="<https://t.co/pKfIJI202f">https://t.co/pKfIJI202f</a><br><br>Eng> 👉 <a href="<https://t.co/yQOArwSNFa">https://t.co/yQOArwSNFa</a>> <a href="<https://t.co/vjPkSB4yZh">pic.twitter.com/vjPkSB4yZh</a></p>&mdash>; Valencia Basket Club (@valenciabasket) <a href="<https://twitter.com/valenciabasket/status/1541377952688099329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June> 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="<https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js>" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jones debuted in the EuroLeague the season before with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, which he helped win the Israeli championship. He began his professional career in Switzerland with Starwings Basel, spent two seasons with Mons-Hainaut of France and another with Bursaspor in Turkey before coming to Tel Aviv.

Valencia signs Jones from ASVEL 

Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 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: Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

Daryl Macon JR - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

Georgios Papagiannis - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 

Eleftherios Bochoridis - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

Vasilis Kavvadas - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

Ioannis Papapetrou - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

Okaro White - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 

Nemanja Nedovic - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 

Jeremy Evans - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 

Howard Sant-Roos - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul added an anchor in the paint with the signing of center Tonye Jekiri, the club announced Monday. 

Fenerbahce puts Jekiri in the middle

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul added an anchor in the paint with the signing of center [Tonye Jekiri](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tonye-jekiri/009733/), the club announced Monday.  The deal is for one season with an option for a second. Jekiri (2.12 meters, 27 years old) arrives from UNICS Kazan where he ranked fourth in the EuroLeague with 6.5 rebounds per game and second with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game last season. In his 24 appearances, Jekiri also averaged 7.6 points on 63.1% two-point shooting along with 1.0 steals.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Tonye Jekiri Fenerbahçe Beko’da! ✍️<br><br>👉 <a href="https://t.co/IoisWhT0Rd">https://t.co/IoisWhT0Rd</a> <a href="https://t.co/FD4Cu77E2T">pic.twitter.com/FD4Cu77E2T</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1541345929541861379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jekiri was the second-best rebounder in the 2019-20 campaign, his rookie EuroLeague season, in which he posted 7.5 rebounds per game in an LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne uniform. The Nigerian big man also played a season with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, and has 81 career appearances in the competition, averaging 7.4 points and 6.3 rebounds.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Jekiri started his professional basketball career with Bandirma Kirmizi of Turkey. He also played for Telenet Ostend of Belgium and Gaziantep Basketbol of Turkey before joining ASVEL in 2019. He has been a member of the Nigerian basketball team, too.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv strengthened its backcourt with the signing of Austin Hollins for the coming season. 

Maccabi strengthens backcourt with Hollins

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv strengthened its backcourt with the signing of [Austin Hollins](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/austin-hollins/009917/) for the coming season. Hollins (1.93 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Crvena Zvezda mts Belgarde where he averaged 8.1 points and 1.0 steals per game last season. He also contributed 9.1 points and 1.5 steals in the Adriatic League and he helped the team win the Adriatic and Serbian League championships and the Serbian Cup. Last season was Hollins’s third EuroLeague campaign after debuting with Zenit St Petersburg in 2019. He played two seasons for Zenit and helped the team make the 2021 EuroLeague Playoffs.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fire in his heart, ice in his veins 🔥❄️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FireUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FireUp</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeHollins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeHollins</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/aHolli_20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@aHolli_20</a> <a href="https://t.co/jEbdQBiB1i">pic.twitter.com/jEbdQBiB1i</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabitlvBC/status/1541323888222773248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hollins started his professional career in the French second division, with Denain Voltaire, between 2014 and 2016. He spent the following season with Kauhajoen Karhu of Finland before heading to Germany, where Hollins played for Geissen 46ers then with Rasta Vechta. Hollins is the son of former NBA head coach Lionel Hollins.

“I am very excited about the vision of the coach and the organization," Hollins told the club's website. "I can’t wait to be a part of the history and tradition of the club.”

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>

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