By Aris Barkas / info@eurohoops.net
After Kevin Punter’s departure from Partizan, another major player in Zeljko Obradovic‘s team is set to leave the black-and-white side of the Serbian capital.
Moving from Milan to Belgrade in the summer of 2021, Zach LeDay now has a two-year deal to come back to Ettore Messina’s team, according to Eurohoops sources. The American forward with Azeri passport will be released from Partizan after three seasons with the club.
In the 2023-24 season, despite not making it to the EuroLeague Playoffs, the 30-year-old forward put up 10.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague. In the ABA League, where they eventually lost in the Finals to Crvena Zvezda, he had 12.3 points and 5.2 boards per encounter.
Joining the Italian team ahead of the 2020-21 season, he was one of the main protagonists of Ettore Messina’s team trajectory to the EuroLeague Final Four in Cologne, where Milan ended in 3rd position.
Before signing with Milan, where he is supposed to return, the Virginia Tech product had his first overseas experience with Hapoel Gilboa Galil. He then joined Olympiacos and Zalgiris Kaunas in consecutive seasons.
Zach LeDay is released from Partizan and has a two-year deal with Milan. Only the paperwork remains for hid return to Italy.
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— Aris Barkas (@arbarkas) June 18, 2024
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