By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Returning from a long assignment at Neptunas as the most valuable player of Lithuania’s Betsafe LKL, Azuolas Tubelis was confirmed by LKL champion Rytas for the 2024-25 season. Last season, he tallied 17.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per contest. Earlier in the offseason, his hometown team officially placed Savion Flagg, Martynas Paliukenas and Ignas Sargiunas on the roster.
Double champion in Latvia, VEF Riga welcomed Issuf Sanon, the 44th pick of the 2018 NBA draft. The 24-year-old Ukrainian point guard signed a one-year contract to join forces with new head coach Martins Gulbis. Back in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, he made his way to 15 BCL games with Petrol Olimpija, since merged into Cedevita Olimpija.
The champion of Belgium for 13 years in a row, Filou Oostende announced that 23-year-old Haris Bratanovic and 25-year-old Servaas Buysschaert are returning for the next season. As confirmed earlier in the offseason, Estonian Matthias Tass is running it back as well.
Qualifiers
The latest boosts for PAOK mateco on the way to the Qualification Rounds, 25-year-old Rocky Kreuser and 24-year-old Cedric Henderson Jr. penned one-year contracts. Frank Bartley IV, Dimitris Katsivelis, Kostas Papadakis, and Shavar Reynolds Jr. were earlier arrivals for new head coach Massimo Cancellieri.
After DeWayne Russell, Troy Selim Sav, and Breein Tyree, Aliaga Petkimspor added 28-year-old Wesley Van Beck. The latest newcomer, a former player of Houston in the NCAA, is coming off the 2023-24 FIBA Europe Cup championship with Niners Chemnitz.
Fellow Qualifiers outfit, Kalev/Cramo retained 27-year-old Kregor Hermet for the next season. Before the veteran of ten BCL appearances, Leemet Bockler, Tanel Kurbas, Gregor Kuuba, and Hugo Toom were confirmed on the 2024-25 roster.
Meanwhile, 25-year-old Desmond Cambridge Jr. boosted the bid of Trepca to move from the Qualifiers to the Regular Season.
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