Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade made a big splash on Tuesday by inking veteran playmaker Milos Teodosic to a one-year deal. Among the biggest stars in European basketball this century, Teodosic (1.95 meters, 36 years old) arrives from Virtus Segafredo Bologna where he spent the past four seasons. During his time with Virtus, where he landed after a stint in the NBA, Teodosic led the team to the 2022 7DAYS EuroCup title as the EuroCup Finals MVP and the 2021 Italian League crown as the playoff finals MVP, too.

 Crvena Zvezda brings home legend Milos Teodosic 

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade made a big splash on Tuesday by inking veteran playmaker [Milos Teodosic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/milos-teodosic/jdr/) to a one-year deal. Among the biggest stars in European basketball this century, Teodosic (1.95 meters, 36 years old) arrives from Virtus Segafredo Bologna where he spent the past four seasons. During his time with Virtus, where he landed after a stint in the NBA, Teodosic led the team to the 2022 7DAYS EuroCup title as the EuroCup Finals MVP and the 2021 Italian League crown as the playoff finals MVP, too.

"By signing for his Crvena Zvezda, Milos fulfilled his long-time wish and finally will put on the red and white jersey of his beloved club, which he has supported since childhood," the club's statement said. "The club would like to thank him for the great desire he expressed during the negotiations, in every sense, in order to reach a final agreement and sign the contract to mutual satisfaction."

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Proslavljeni srpski košarkaš i jedan od najtrofejnijih igrača u istoriji naše zemlje, Miloš Teodosić, novo je pojačanje KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet!<br><br>Dobro došao, <a href="https://twitter.com/MilosTeodosic4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MilosTeodosic4</a>! <br><br>Detaljnije: <a href="https://t.co/PHcWnuP0YC">https://t.co/PHcWnuP0YC</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreTheTeam</a> <a href="https://t.co/DBVt8BJNZo">pic.twitter.com/DBVt8BJNZo</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1678730778383876097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

### Teodosic ranks high all-time in assists, triples

Last season, Teodosic ranked second in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with 6.0 assists per game and also averaged 10.3 points. In his first season in the competition since 2017, he added to his career tallies and moved a few spots up the all-time rankings in several categories. Teodosic now [ranks fifth all-time among all EuroLeague players with 527 three-pointers made](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoalsMade3) in his career. He is also [seventh in assists](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=assistances) (1,281) and [13th in scoring](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score) (3,076) all-time.

Milos Teodosic Top Plays of the 2022-23 Regular Season

Milos Teodosic s top plays of the 2022-23 season

### Teodosic goes home to Serbia

Teodosic now returns to his native Serbia to play for the first time for his favorite club. He began his professional career with nearby club FMP and spent a season at Borac Cacak before heading abroad in 2007 to play for Olympiacos Piraeus. Teodosic spent four seasons there, helping the Reds reach the Final Four twice, and was chosen as the 2010 EuroLeague MVP when he led Olympiacos to club's first EuroLeague Championship Game in 13 years. A year later, he signed with CSKA Moscow, with whom he reached six Final Fours in as many seasons and won the 2016 EuroLeague crown. His six All-EuroLeague nods – including three first-team selections – are tied for third-most in EuroLeague history.

Teodosic’s trophy case also includes two Russian League titles, six VTB United League triumphs, two Greek Cups and two Serbian Cups. As a member of the Serbian national team, he has won silver medals at the Basketball World Cup (2014), Olympic Games (2016) and EuroBasket (2009). Teodosic has also played for Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA.

Crvena Zvezda brings home legend Milos Teodosic

Real Madrid and one of its iconic veterans, three-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Rudy Fernandez, are staying together for another season, until the end of 2023-24 campaign, the club announced on Tuesday. Fernandez (1.96 meters, 38 years old) is coming off his 13th season in the competition and 12th with Real, one in which he averaged 4.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20 appearances off the bench, helping Los Blancos on the way to another continental crown. Fernandez was instrumental, too, in the club winning the EuroLeague in 2015 and 2018, Real's first such trophies in two decades. They have reached three other EuroLeague Championship games as well, in 2013, 2014 and 2022.

Real retains veteran icon Rudy Fernandez for next season

Real Madrid and one of its iconic veterans, three-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion [Rudy Fernandez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/rudy-fernandez/bmt/), are staying together for another season, until the end of 2023-24 campaign, the club announced on Tuesday. Fernandez (1.96 meters, 38 years old) is coming off his 13th season in the competition and 12th with Real, one in which he averaged 4.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20 appearances off the bench, helping Los Blancos on the way to another continental crown. Fernandez was instrumental, too, in the club winning the EuroLeague in 2015 and 2018, Real's first such trophies in two decades. They have reached three other EuroLeague Championship games as well, in 2013, 2014 and 2022.

### Rudy ranks with the best

Just nine players in competition history have [played in more EuroLeague games](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=gamesPlayed) (325) than Fernandez, who started his professional career with Joventut Badalona and made his competition debut with that club in 2006. He [ranks third all-time](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=steals) among EuroLeague players with 345 steals in his career, fourth with [571 three-pointers made](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoalsMade3), and 18th in scoring [with 2,958 points.](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score)

Rudy Fernandez Top Plays from 10/01/2022 to 06/14/2023

Tribute to the champs Rudy Fernandez

### Accolades and medals

Fernandez earned All-EuroLeague First Team honors twice, in 2012-13 and 2013-14, and was on the second team for 2014-15. He was chosen the EuroLeague Rising Star in 2007 and also won the EuroCup title with Joventut in 2008 as MVP of the Final. During his career, he also played in the NBA with Portland and Denver between 2008 and 2011. With the Spanish national team Fernandez has been world champion twice, in 2006 and 2019; European champion four times, in 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2022; and Olympic medalist three times, with silvers in 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2016.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">🤍 <a href="https://twitter.com/rudy5fernandez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rudy5Fernandez</a> 🤍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rudy2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rudy2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/Skqlt6aOGq">pic.twitter.com/Skqlt6aOGq</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1678716190384857088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Real retains veteran iconic Rudy Fernandez for next season

Virtus Segafredo Bologna has made Devontae Cacok its second signing today, agreeing on a two-year deal. Cacok (2.01 meters, 26 years old) joins the club from CSKA Moscow, where he posted 9.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 20 VTB League games last season. The 2022-23 campaign was his first year outside of the United States, as he spent the first three seasons of his career playing in the NBA and the G League. Cacok will make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut next season.

Devontae Cacok heads to the EuroLeague with Virtus Bologna

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">🔏 DEVONTAE CACOK ARRIVA A BOLOGNA, UNO DI NOI!<br><br>Welcome to Bologna ⚪️⚫️<a href="https://twitter.com/Vontae__15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vontae__15</a> <a href="https://t.co/T21wIJ4JMb">pic.twitter.com/T21wIJ4JMb</a></p>&mdash; Virtus Segafredo Bologna (@VirtusSegafredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VirtusSegafredo/status/1678404151691165696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

### From the NBA to Europe

Cacok began his professional career in 2019 with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he mainly spent time with the team's G League franchise, the South Bay Lakers, in the 2019-20 campaign. The next season, 2020-21, the American appeared in 20 NBA games, playing an average of 4:90 minutes and posting 2.0 points and 1.6 rebounds. In October 2021, the San Antonio Spurs claimed Cacok off waivers and he went on to play 15 games for the team in the 2021-22 NBA season, averaging 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8:10 on the floor. That season, he also played 36 games for the Austin Spurs, posting 18.9 points, 11.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals in almost 30 minutes. Then, in the 2022-23 campaign, having averaged 18.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steals in 28 G League games with the Motor City Cruise, the Detroit Pistons' affiliate team, Cacok decided to head to Europe and see out the remainder of the season with CSKA. Now, he gets a chance to showcase his talents in the EuroLeague.

New Virtus Segafredo Bologna signing Devontae Cacok during his time playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Devontae Cacok heads to the EuroLeague with Virtus 

Panathinaikos Athens has landed Jerian Grant, the 2022-23 EuroCup MVP. Grant (30 years old, 1.96 meters) arrives from Turk Telekom Ankara. He becomes Panathinaikos's sixth addition to its playing roster this summer, following the arrivals of Kostas Antetokounmpo, Dimitris Moraitis, Mathias Lessort, Luca Vildoza and Kostas Sloukas.

Panathinaikos acquires EuroCup MVP Jerian Grant

Panathinaikos Athens has landed [Jerian Grant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jerian-grant/011204/), the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup MVP, on a one-year deal, the club announced Monday. Grant (1.96 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Turk Telekom Ankara, which he guided to last season's EuroCup Final. Across 22 games in the competition with Turk Telekom, the American guard averaged 14.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.3 steals and an 18.7 PIR. Now, Grant prepares to head back to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, where he played in the 2021-22 season for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. He becomes Panathinaikos's seventh addition to its playing roster this summer, following the arrivals of Kostas Antetokounmpo, Dimitris Moraitis, Mathias Lessort, Luca Vildoza, Konstantinos Mitoglou and Kostas Sloukas.

Jerian Grant | Best Plays | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup

### His family and early beginnings in the NBA

A member of a famed basketball family in which his father, uncle and two of his brothers played (and still play) professionally, Jerian played five seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, the Washington Wizards and the Orlando Magic. He spent time in the G League with the Windy City Bulls and the Capital City Go-Go, too.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome to Athens, <a href="https://twitter.com/JerianGrant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JerianGrant</a>! 🤝☘️<br><br>Read More 👉 <a href="https://t.co/kqWl3T5bul">https://t.co/kqWl3T5bul</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobc</a> <a href="https://t.co/TcVLNBiY0D">pic.twitter.com/TcVLNBiY0D</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/paobcgr/status/1678399049894854660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

### Jerian Grant's journey to OAKA

Then, on December 31, 2020, Grant signed a deal to come to Europe for the first time with Promitheas Patras. He took to European basketball like a duck to water, averaging 14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.2 steals in 27 Greek League games. Those performances caught the attention of Milan, which gave him a chance to appear in the EuroLeague for the first time. In mainly a bench role across his 26 appearances in the 2021-22 EuroLeague season, Grant averaged just 2.8 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.3 steals in 12:23 minutes on the court. Yet, in the Italian League, those averages improved to 7.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.9 steals in 21:50 minutes across 36 games, with Grant helping the team lift the league title that year.

Last season, he joined Turk Telekom and found his feet once again, shining in both the EuroCup and the Turkish League. In addition to his statistics of 14.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.3 steals and an 18.7 PIR in the EuroCup, he averaged 16.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.2 steals in Turk Telekom's domestic games. Now, Grant has the chance to make amends in the EuroLeague as part of Panathinaikos's new project, which is being led by two-time champion head coach Ergin Ataman.

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Panathinaikos Athens has signed Jerian Grant, who was named last season's 7DAYS EuroCup MVP due to his stellar play with Turk Telekom Ankara.

Panathinaikos acquires EuroCup MVP Jerian Grant 

The fans of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv have spoken loud, clear and yellow once again! With almost three months left until the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague starts, they have already scooped up all season-ticket subscriptions for the season, the club announced on Monday. And that's before the EuroLeague calendar has even been announced!

Maccabi announces 2023-24 season-ticket sellout!

The fans of [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/roster/tel/?season=2023-24) have spoken loud, clear and yellow once again! With almost three months left until the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague starts, they have already scooped up all season-ticket subscriptions for the season, the club announced on Monday. And that's before the EuroLeague calendar has even been announced!

Of course, those same fans filled the 11,192-seat Menora Mivtachim Arena game after game last season to give Maccabi a big enough advantage that the team finished with the EuroLeague's best home record, 15-2.

[One year ago, Maccabi made the same announcement, but one month later](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/maccabi-sells-out-season-tickets/), making this season's season-ticket renewal pace one of the highest in club history and likely in European basketball history, as well.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">💥SOLD OUT!💥 <a href=https://t.co/QTZRx12QNM>pic.twitter.com/QTZRx12QNM</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) <a href=https://twitter.com/MaccabitlvBC/status/1678369634985164800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset="utf-8"></script> 

In this year's announcement, Maccabi assured those who couldn't get season subscriptions that individual tickets will still be available to those on waiting lists, who will for the first time receive priority to purchase those seats before they go on sale to the public.

Congratulations to Maccabi and its fans for making sure so soon that Menora Mivtachim Arena will be one of the greatest places in the world to watch a basketball game next season, too!

Virtus Segafredo Bologna and aggressive forward Awudu Abass have agreed to stay together for a fourth consecutive season, the club announced on Monday. Abass (1.98 meters, 30 years old) played only seven Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season after coming back from a long-term injury, averaged 6.7 points on stellar shooting in those. In games that he appeared fr more than 20 minutes, his scoring average was 11.3 points. Abass has spent his entire career in his native Italy, going from Cantu to Olimpija Milano and Brescia before joining Virtus in 2020.

 Virtus, forward Awudu Abass stay together 

Virtus Segafredo Bologna and aggressive forward [Awudu Abass](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/awudu-abass/003527/) have agreed to stay together for a fourth consecutive season, the club announced on Monday. Abass (1.98 meters, 30 years old) played only seven Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season after coming back from a long-term injury, averaged 6.7 points on stellar shooting in those. In games that he appeared in for more than 20 minutes, his scoring average was 11.3 points. Abass has spent his entire career in his native Italy, going from Cantu to Olimpija Milano and Brescia before joining Virtus in 2020.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">🔊 𝐀𝐁𝐈 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒<br>Carattere e determinazione al servizio della 𝐕 💪<br><br>Awudu Abass rinnova con la Virtus Segafredo Bologna ❗<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Abi2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Abi2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/z2MaqdgsTF">pic.twitter.com/z2MaqdgsTF</a></p>&mdash; Virtus Segafredo Bologna (@VirtusSegafredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VirtusSegafredo/status/1678331246013718529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

### Strong comeback from long-term injury

Abass's arrival to Bologna coincided with Virtus winning its first Italian League title in more than 20 years in 2021. But in September of that year he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and missed the next year-and-a-half, during which Virtus became the EuroCup champion and rejoined the EuroLeague after a long lapse. On [his first night back in the competition after a five-year absence](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/awudu-abass-euroleague-return-the-stuff-of-hollywood-dreams/), Abass had 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block to help Virtus down Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 88-83. He finished last EuroLeague season having shot 57.1% on two-pointers and 58.8% on threes in his 117 minutes on the floor for Virtus.

All told, Abass has 32 career EuroLeague games with Cantu, Milan and Virtus, with averages of 4.0 points and 1.8 rebounds while making a reputation as a defensive stopper. In the EuroCup, he's averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds over 72 career games with Cantu, Brescia and Virtus.

Virtus, forward Awudu Abass stay together

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has a new big man in the paint after signing a two-year deal with Marko Simonovic, the club announced on Saturday night.

Crvena Zvezda gets bigger with Marko Simonovic

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has a new big man in the paint after signing a two-year deal with Marko Simonovic, the club announced on Saturday night. Simonovic (2.13 meters, 24 years old) has spent the last two seasons between the Chicago Bulls in the NBA and Windy City in the G-League. He appeared in 16 NBA games over that two-year period, while mostly playing in the G-League where last season Simonovic played in 42 games for Windy City and averaged 14.8 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

Simonovic now returns to the Serbian capital where he previously spent two season in a jersey of Mega Belgrade. In his last season there, the 2020-21 campaign, Simonovic led Adriatic League in rebounding with 9.1 boards per game.

A man who can play both as a power forward and a center, moved from his native Montenegro as a teenager, and played in Italy with San Mauro for two years and Siena for a season, both in Italian League second division. In 2018, Simonovic moved to Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana of Slovenia, and stayed there for a year before joining Mega.

Simonovic has been a member of the Montenegrin national team, and this upcoming season he is set to make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Crnogorski centar i bivši igrač <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chicagobulls</a> Marko Simonović, novo je pojačanje KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet! <br><br>Detaljnije: <a href="https://t.co/HzJEHxo7L1">https://t.co/HzJEHxo7L1</a><br><br>Dobro došao, Marko!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeCan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeCan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreTheTeam</a> <a href="https://t.co/GKBDL2Aod6">pic.twitter.com/GKBDL2Aod6</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1677787319770775552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Three-time EuroLeague champion Kostas Sloukas has crossed the Olympiacos-Panathinaikos divide by signing a three-year contract with the Greens, sending shockwaves across Europe in the process. Sloukas (1.90 meters, 33 years old) has always been associated with Olympiacos, having spent 10 years of his career with the Reds, but he will now represent Panathinaikos in one of the surprise moves of the summer.

Kostas Sloukas switches Olympiacos for archrival Panathinaikos

Three-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) has crossed the Olympiacos Piraeus-Panathinaikos Athens divide by signing a three-year contract with the Greens, a move that has sent shockwaves across Europe. Sloukas (1.90 meters, 33 years old) has always been associated with Olympiacos, having spent 10 years of his career with the Reds, but he will now represent Panathinaikos in one of the surprise transfers of the summer. 

### Thirteen years after Spanoulis

Panathinaikos has already made a lot of noise in this offseason, first with the appointment of Ergin Ataman and then with the signings of Luca Vildoza and Mathias Lessort, but its capture of Sloukas – a legend of Olympiacos – is another level altogether. Now, 13 years after Vassilis Spanoulis made the reverse switch, going from Panathinaikos to Olympiacos, Sloukas has now gone the other way to OAKA.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του αθλητή Κώστα Σλούκα για τα επόμενα τρία χρόνια. <br><br>Καλό καλοκαίρι σε όλους τους Παναθηναϊκούς!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobc</a> <a href="https://t.co/lWed3y4Sq7">pic.twitter.com/lWed3y4Sq7</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/paobcgr/status/1677662339733004290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sloukas is coming off a season with Olympiacos in which he averaged 11.0 points, 2.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists and a 14.7 PIR across 36 EuroLeague games. He ranked fourth in the EuroLeague in assists (5.6 apg.) and took his team to the championship game, having kept the Reds alive by scoring a game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer in Game 3 of its playoff series against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. He also helped Olympiacos win the Greek League and Cup double in the 2022-23 season.

Kostas Sloukas | Best Plays | 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

### The history of Kostas Sloukas

Born in Thessaloniki, Sloukas started his career with local clubs Megas Alexandros and Mandoulides before joining Olympiacos in 2008. In his first stint with the Reds, Sloukas helped Olympiacos win back-to-back EuroLeague titles in 2012 and 2013, while he also lifted the Intercontinental Cup trophy in 2013, two Greek League titles (2012, 2015) and a Greek Cup crown (2010) before joining Fenerbahce in 2015.

The Greek guard added to his EuroLeague success by bringing a first-ever championship to Fenerbahce in 2017, and the team reached the EuroLeague Championship Game in both 2016 and 2018, too. Sloukas won three consecutive Turkish League titles from 2016 to 2018, as well as three straight Turkish Cup crowns from 2018 to 2020.

In the summer of 2020, Sloukas returned to Olympiacos. Over the last three seasons with the Reds, Sloukas won back-to-back Greek league and cup doubles in 2022 and 2023. The team also had back-to-back appearances in the EuroLeague Final Four, with the Reds falling in the semifinals to eventual champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul – led at the time by new Panathinaikos boss Coach Ataman – in 2022 and then in the final to Real Madrid in 2023. He also played for Aris Thessaloniki in the 2010-11 season, having been sent out on loan by the Reds.

Kostas Sloukas | The EuroLeague Gunslinger!

### His numbers in the EuroLeague

In addition to having three EuroLeague championships, Sloukas was chosen to the 2018-19 All-EuroLeague First Team and he also earned 2021-22 All-EuroLeague Second Team honors. He has taken part in seven EuroLeague Championship Games and made it to the Final Four nine times: five with Olympiacos and four with Fenerbahce. Sloukas ranks eighth all-time in games played (353), ninth in scoring (3,265 points), fourth in assists (1,511), eighth in fouls drawn (1,034) and 13th in free-throw percentage (89.1%). His overall nightly averages stand at 9.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and an 11.4 PIR.

Sloukas has also been a member of the Greek national team and was successful at youth level, leading his country to respective gold medals at the 2008 U18 European Championship and the 2009 U20 European Championship. He also got silver medals at the 2007 U18 European Championship, the 2009 U19 World Cup and the 2010 U20 European Championship.

Kostas Sloukas in action for Olympiacos Piraeus during the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

After 13 seasons in the EuroLeague, Gigi Datome has announced his decision to retire from the sport of basketball. The 35-year-old hangs up his sneakers following a trophy-laden career, which included becoming a EuroLeague champion with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in 2017. Datome saw out the final days of his career playing for Olimpia Milano, having returned to his native Italy in the summer of 2020. Now, three years on, Datome has decided to call time on his playing career.

Gigi Datome, a EuroLeague champ in 2017, announces his retirement

After 13 seasons in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, [Gigi Datome](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/luigi-datome/ccd/) has announced his decision to retire from the sport of basketball at the end of this, his last summer playing for the Italian national team. The 35-year-old is ending his professional club career with a string of trophies that included becoming a EuroLeague champion with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in 2017. Datome saw out the final days of his career playing for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, having returned to his native Italy in the summer of 2020.

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### Datome in the EuroLeague

For fans of the EuroLeague, Datome has felt like a constant presence. After all, the forward made his competition debut all the way back in the 2004-05 season with Montepaschi Siena – just seven days after his 17th birthday – and since then he has gone on to appear in 273 games. Datome's EuroLeague title means that he will forever be held in the highest regard at Fenerbahce, while he also has an All-EuroLeague Second Team honor to his name from the 2015-16 season, when he posted 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a 13.3 PIR as the Turkish side reached the championship game, losing to CSKA Moscow.

Of his 273 appearances in the EuroLeague, Datome played 17 games with Siena across the 2004-05 and 2005-06 campaigns, 26 with Virtus Roma between 2008 and 2011, 159 with Fenerbahce between 2015 and 2020, and 69 in the colors of Milan over the last three seasons. In that time, he scored a total of 2,278 points, he grabbed 869 rebounds, he dished 248 assists, he had 131 steals and he blocked 64 shots. As such, his averages across those fixtures read as 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and a 7.8 PIR, but Datome was so much more than the numbers.

### More than a basketball player

In sports, everybody loves a charismatic player – and that's exactly what Datome has been. His love for art and music is well publicized, as the EuroLeague Documentary team was able to discover while filming a feature on him during his Fenerbahce days, and he was always a popular player among fans of every team that he played for during his 20-year playing career. In particular, Fenerbahce fans will always remember the images of Datome getting his famous long hair cut on the parquet of Ulker Sports and Event Hall by teammate Pero Antic, following the team's EuroLeague Championship Game triumph over Olympiacos Piraeus. He has regularly been involved with One Team, Euroleague Basketball's corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, throughout the years, too.

### Incredible domestic success

Following a career that saw him suit up for Siena (2003-07), Scafati (2007-08), Virtus Roma (2008-13), the Detroit Pistons (2013-15), the Boston Celtics (2015), Fenerbahce (2015-20) and Milan (2020-23), as well as the Italian national team, Datome has a trophy cabinet that he can be proud of. In addition to winning the Italian League (2004, 2022, 2023) and the Turkish League (2016, 2017, 2018) on three occasions each, he also lifted the Italian Cup twice (2021, 2022), the Turkish Cup three times (2016, 2019, 2020) and a couple of Turkish Super Cup titles (2016, 2017). Individually, he has been named the 2013 Italian League MVP, as well as the 2021 Italian Cup MVP, the 2016 Turkish League Finals MVP, the Turkish Cup Final MVP (2019, 2020) and the 2017 Turkish Super Cup MVP, among others. All in all, quite the list of achievements.

Today, EuroLeague fans say goodbye to a modern-day legend in Gigi Datome. At least he now has more time to enjoy some of his passions, like traveling, music and art. Here's to a unique career, Gigi!

Gigi Datome, then of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, poses with the 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague trophy.

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