Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and small forward Ioannis Papapatrou are set to keep working together until the end of the 2022-23 season, the club announced Sunday. Papapetrou (2.03 meters, 27 years old) averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 27 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague last season. In his three seasons with the Greens, Papapetrou has helped Panathinaikos win three consecutive Greek League titles, and also lifted the Greek Cup trophy in 2019 and 2021.

Before that, Papapetrou played for archrivals Olympiacos Piraeus for five years. He helped Olympiacos reach – and played in – the EuroLeague championship game in both 2015 and 2017. Papapetrou played high school basketball in Florida and one year of college basketball at the University of Texas before beginning his professional career with Olympiacos. His trophy case with Olympiacos includes a pair of Greek League titles in 2015 and 2016. Papapetrou has also suited for the Greek national team at the junior and senior levels.



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Panathinaikos re-signs Papapetrou

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A long relationship got extended even longer as on Saturday LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne announced that veteran guard David Lighty will play for the team until the end of the 2025-26 season. Lighty (1.95 meters, 31 years old) averaged 11.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 33 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances last season, 25 of them as a starter. Lighty first joined ASVEL in 2014, and after a couple of seasons there, he moved to Italy in 2016-17. However, after that season he moved back to Lyon, and has played with ASVEL since. When the contract comes to an end, Lighty will have played a total 11 seasons with the club and he will play there until the end of his career, as the club announced.

Lighty has won three French League titles, including one this season, three French Cup titles and was also named MVP of the French final last month. He has played a total 371 games with the ASVEL jersey and has become a fan favorite that has been vocal about his attachment to the city of Lyon. "It could not have happened any other way." club president Tony Parker said. "When absolutely everyone told me 'We must keep him' we do everything we can to achieve just that. David will end his career with us, have his jersey retired, and we will celebrate everything he has brought us... but before all that, he will continue to win titles and bring us joy every day!"

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ASVEL, Lighty together until 2026

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One of the top 15 performers in the competition last season, Wade Baldwin IV, is switching Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams as Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on Saturday announced the signing of the high-flying point guard for the 2021-22 season

Baskonia lands Baldwin in backcourt

Baldwin (1.93 meters, 25 years old) wowed a lot of observers in his second full season by averaging 15.3 points, ninth-best in the EuroLeague, while helping FC Bayern Munich become the first German team to reach the playoffs this century. Baldwin also put up 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 27 minutes per game for an average PIR of 13.4, which was 15th best among all EuroLeague players. Baldwin had debuted in the EuroLeague a year earlier with 5.5 points and 1.8 assists on average in 17 minutes per game. After two years at Vanderbilt University, Baldwin had begun his pro career in the NBA, playing parts of three seasons with Memphis and Portland, appearing in 62 total games.

One of the top 15 performers in the competition last season, Wade Baldwin IV, is switching Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams as Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on Saturday announced the signing of the high-flying point guard for the 2021-22 season.

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Greek big man Ioannis Bourousis announced on Friday his retirement from active basketball after 20 years of career. Bourousis started his pro career in AEK Athens in 2001 and played up to last season, when he joined Peristeri of his native Greece. In between, Bourousis became one of the best big men in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague of the last two decades, and his highlight was a EuroLeague title with Real Madrid in 2015. He was also named to the All-EuroLeague First Team in 2009 and 2016. In fact, 2015-16 was probably his most successful season at an individual level. Playing with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, he was EuroLeague MVP of the Month for March of 2016 as he also led the team to its first EuroLeague Final Four in eight seasons. That same season he was also named MVP of the Spanish League and was included in the All-Spanish League First Team.

During his career Bourousis also played with FC Barcelona, Olympiacos Piraeus, AX Armani Excange Milan, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and Herbalife Gran Canaria. He spent two seasons also in China with the Zhejiang Lions from 2017 to 2019. Bourousis also won two Greek League titles, 3 Greek Cup titles, two Spanish King's Cup titles and two Spanish SuperCup titles. He was also named to the All-Greek League First time on three occasions in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Also a member of the Greek national team, Bourousis won a EuroBasket gold in 2005 and a bronze in 2009.

Bourousis ranks 10th overall in EuroLeague games played, with a total 284. In those he scored 2,408 points (24th), pulled 1,603 rebounds (3rd), had 194 blocks (6th) and made 726 2-point shots (18th).

Bourusis wrote a message in Greek to all his fans in his personal Instagram account:

*"All good things come to an end, no matter how much one wants to accept it. After 21 years in which I gave my soul in the stadiums, it is time to say my own goodbyes.*

*"The small child from Karditsa lived more than he could dream of, through his journey with the "orange goddess". Great joys, titles and distinctions, recognition and acceptance by the elite of the sport in Europe, but also disappointments, because they are also part of life.*

*"A full career that I could not dream of starting playing basketball in my hometown.*

*"All these years in my sports journey I have had the joy and the honor to wear the jersey of top teams in Europe and that makes me proud."*

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Greek big man Ioannis Bourousis announced on Friday his retirement from active basketball after 20 years of career.

Former EuroLeague champ Bourousis retires

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UNICS Kazan announced on Friday evening extending forward Dmitrii Uzinskii to a one-year deal. Uzinskii (2.00 meters, 27 years old) averaged 1.7 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12 minutes per game last season, helping UNICS reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals. He also averaged 3.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in VTB League, where UNICS also reach the finals. That was Uzinksii's second year with the club. He started his career with Spartak Primorie Vladivostok and also played for PSK Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk before spending three years with Nizhny Novgorod. Uzinskii is now set to make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ru" dir="ltr">Дмитрий Узинский продолжит карьеру в составе УНИКСа✅<br>⠀<br>Соглашение с игроком рассчитано на один год. В прошлом сезоне баскетболист провёл 55 матчей за УНИКС. <a href="https://t.co/jRCS2qTnqI">pic.twitter.com/jRCS2qTnqI</a></p>&mdash; BC UNICS Kazan (@unicsbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/unicsbasket/status/1413549403160338438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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UNICS re-signs forward Uzinskii

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AS Monaco reached an agreement with do-it-all guard Marcos Knight to keep working together next season, the club announced Friday.

Monaco re-signs guard Knight

Knight (1.88 meters, 31 years old) was one of Monaco's main pillars last season, helping his team win the 7DAYS EuroCup title. He averaged 13.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 23 EuroCup games. He led AS Monaco with 3.8 defensive rebounds per game, set a EuroCup Finals record with 10 defensive boards in Game 2 of his team's sweep of UNICS Kazan and helped his team triumph in both finals games with decisive rebounds. His 12 rebounds in that game also matched the EuroCup Finals record held by Alen Omic of Unicaja Malaga (2017) and Lazaros Papadopoulos and Antonis Fotsis of Dynamo Moscow (2006).

Knight started his professional basketball career with Bike-Cafe Messingschlager Baunach of the German third division. He also played for MLP Academics Heidelberg, Science City Jena and MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg of Germany, Ayfon Belediyespor of Turkey and Baloncesto Zaragoza of Spain. He helped Ayfon promote to the Turkish first division in 2018 and previously did the same with Jena, winning the German second division in 2016. Knight also helped Ludwigsburg reach the German League finals in 2020. He is set to make his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut with Monaco in the 2021-22 campaign.

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AS Monaco reached an agreement with do-it-all guard Marcos Knight to keep working together next season, the club announced Friday. 

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Baskonia-Vitoria Gasteiz continued adding pieces to its roster for this and future seasons by inking versatile forward Simone Fontecchio to a three-year deal, the club announced Friday

Baskonia adds versatility with Fontecchio

Fontecchio (2.03 meters, 25 years old) arrives from ALBA Berlin and is coming off the best season of his career. Fontecchio started in 24 of his 29 appearances and averaged 10.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists. Fontecchio also posted 11.9 points on 42.0% three-point shooting, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in the German League, helping ALBA win the title. New Baskonia forward made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut with AX Armani Exchange Milan of his native Italy in 2016-17 season, but has made only 17 appearances over three seasons there. He started his career with Virtus Segafredo Bologna, and also place with Vanoli Cremona and Reggio Emila before joining ALBA.



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="pt" dir="ltr">👀 Il nuovo ragazzo!<br><br>🏀🖊 Simone Fontecchio baskonista para las próximas 3 temporadas.<br><br>Benvenuto, <a href="https://twitter.com/simofonte13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@simofonte13</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoazenBaskonia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoazenBaskonia</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1413421905755975682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Baskonia-Vitoria Gasteiz continued adding pieces to its roster for this and future seasons by inking versatile forward Simone Fontecchio to a three-year deal, the club announced Friday.

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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and point guard Antoine Diot agreed to keep working together until the end of the 2023-24 season, the club announced Friday. Diot (1.93 meters, 32 years old) averaged 5.9 points and 3.0 assists in 30 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague last season, in which he helped ASVEL win the French League and the French Cup titles. He returned home to France after spending four years with Valencia Basket in Spain, winning the 7DAYS EuroCup title in 2019. That is added to his 2016-17 Spanish League title with Valencia, as well as a gold medal in the 2013 EuroBasket with France and bronze at the next year's World Cup. Diot has 85 previous games of EuroLeague experience, as a teenager with Le Mans between 2007 and 2009, and then during the 2013-14 season for Strasbourg and finally with ASVEL with career averages of 5.1 points and 2.8 assists. He has played another seven seasons in the EuroCup with those teams and Valencia winning the title this spring, with career averages of 8.8 points and 2.7 assists.

<div style="display: grid; place-items: center;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">❗ Effectif 2021-2022 👉 Antoine DIOT prolonge l’aventure !<br><br>Déterminant dans le doublé Coupe - Championnat réalisé cette saison, Antoine DIOT a prolongé son contrat avec LDLC ASVEL jusqu’en 2024 ! <br>✍ <a href="https://t.co/aIivtLDNue">https://t.co/aIivtLDNue</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LDLCASVEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LDLCASVEL</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1413467835632951299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

ASVEL extends point guard Diot

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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne added fire power to its roster by inking combo guard Elie Okobo to a one-year deal, the club announced Friday. Okobo (1.91 meters, 23 years old) arrives from Long Island of the G League, where he averaged 8.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 14 games last season. He started his career with JSA Bordeaux Basket and Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez of his native France. Okobo also played for Phoenix of the NBA and Arizona of the G League, and has also been a member of the French national team. "He is a player that we have followed for many years, and whose game has always appealed to us," ASVEL president Tony Parker said after the agreement. "Seeing him leave the United States and choose our club to return to France is another strong sign, that our project makes sense and speaks to French players who want to be involved."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">❗ Effectif 2021-2022 👉 Elie OKOBO rejoint LDLC ASVEL ! <br><br>Le meneur de jeu International (23 ans, 1m91) a choisi LDLC ASVEL pour faire son retour en France et sera l’un des cadres de l’effectif villeurbannais à la rentrée. <br>✍ <a href="https://t.co/QavWuzo059">https://t.co/QavWuzo059</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LDLCASVEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LDLCASVEL</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1413392446361329664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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