Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade continued adding new names to its roster for the next season on Friday, as it also announced Luka Mitrovic for the following campaign

Zvezda brings back Mitrovic

Mitrovic (2.06 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Montenegrin champ Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, where he averaged 2.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 14 7DAYS EuroCup games last season, his first at Buducnost. Mitrovic already played at Zvezda from 2012 to 2017, and later he also played with Bamberg of Germany, Murcia and Manresa of Spain and Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel. He made his pro debut at Hemofarm Vrsac of Serbia in 2011. Mitrovic played in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague five seasons and this will be his comeback in the competition since 2018.

<div style="display: grid; place-items: center;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/mitar_mitar9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mitar_mitar9</a> je u Crvenoj zvezdi podigao 10 trofeja. Srce šampiona i stare navike zovu ga nazad kući jer kod kuće je najbolje. Dobro došao Luka! 🔴⚪️🧬<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeStand</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CrvenoBelaPorodica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CrvenoBelaPorodica</a> <a href="https://t.co/LbuWxX4TCT">pic.twitter.com/LbuWxX4TCT</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1405966363915689991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade continued adding new names to its roster for the next season on Friday, as it also announced Luka Mitrovic for the following campaign.

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Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade has started building its team for the future by signing experienced point guard Nikola Ivanovic for the next two seasons. Ivanovic (1.91, 27 years old) brings a wealth of know-how form his seven seasons since 2012 in the 7DAYS EuroCup with Buducnost VOLI Podgorica of his native Montenegro. During that run, he debuted in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with Buducnost, playing eight games of the 2018-19 season with averaged of 7.0 points and 3.6 assists. Those numbers are consistent with his 92-game EuroCup career, during which Ivanovic has put up 9.2 points and 2.5 assists per game. He helped Buducnost reach the quarterfinals this season before losing to eventual champion AS Monaco. Ivanovic started his career in Mornar Bar and has gone abroad from Montenegro to Mega Leks in Serbia for one season, 2015-16, splitting the following one between AEK Athens of Greece and Capo d'Orlando of Italy.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Jedan od najboljih organizatora igre na ovim prostorima potpisao je u petak u večernjim časovima dvogodišnji ugovor sa crveno-belima i predstavljaće veliko pojačanje za crveno-bele! 🔴⚪️🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeStand</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreTheTeam</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZnEVLWJUw4">https://t.co/ZnEVLWJUw4</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1405951579346419715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Zvezda brings in experienced Ivanovic

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CSKA Moscow reached a new agreement with forward Nikita Kurbanov, who re-signed his contract for one more season with an option until the 2022-23 campaign, the club announced Friday. Kurbanov (2.02 meters, 34 years old) is in his third stint with CSKA and is set to enter his 13th season with the Russian powerhouse. Born in Moscow, Kurbanov started his career with CSKA and made his EuroLeague in the 2005-06 season, helping his team win its first continental crown in 35 years. He left CSKA to play for UNICS Kazan and Spartak St Petersburg, returned to CSKA from 2009 to 2012 but left again to play for Spartak, UNICS and Lokomotiv Kuban. Kurbanov started his third stint with CSKA in 2015, and helped the Russian powerhouse win two more EuroLeague titles in 2016 and 2019. In his time with CSKA, Kurbanov helped his team win 8 VTB League titles and 6 Russian League crowns. He lifted the Russian Cup trophy five times - with CSKA in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, and with UNICS in 2014. Kurbanov has been present in 8 Final Fours with CSKA and has been a member of the Russian national team. In 267 EuroLeague career games with CSKA, Kurbanov amassed 1,224 points (4.6 ppg.) and 810 rebounds (3.0 rpg.).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Captain stays! 🔴🔵<br><br>Forward Nikita Kurbanov (34 y.o., 202 cm) signed new &quot;1+1&quot; contract with our club. <a href="https://t.co/lrN2mVqnpm">pic.twitter.com/lrN2mVqnpm</a></p>&mdash; CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/cskabasket/status/1405800698877517831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

CSKA keeps team captain Kurbanov

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul reached an agreement with guard Ismet Akpinar to work together for the next season and the option for another one, the club announced Friday. Akpinar (1.93 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul, where he averaged 10.8 points and 2.1 assists in 9 7DAYS EuroCup games this season. He joined Bahcesehir from FC Bayern Munich, where he averaged 3.0 points and 1.5 assists in 3 German end-of-season tournament games in 2020. He started the 2019-10 campaign with Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul, averaging 10.9 points on 94.8% free throw shooting and 2.3 assists in 20 Turkish League games before joining Bayern. Akpinar, whose brother Mutlu also plays professional basketball, started his career with Hamburg Tigers and played for other German teams such as SC Rist Wedel, ALBA Berlin and ratiopharm Ulm before joining Besiktas in 2019. He helped ALBA win a German Cup title in 2016, and has been a member of the German national team. He played the 2014-15 EuroLeague with ALBA, averaging 1.6 points in 5 games.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">İsmet Akpınar Fenerbahçe Beko&#39;da! ✍️💛💙<br><br>👉 <a href="https://t.co/8xHF3Z5wJZ">https://t.co/8xHF3Z5wJZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/8qM2BApbzb">pic.twitter.com/8qM2BApbzb</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1405812834446069760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Fenerbahce brings in guard Akpinar

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul reached a new agreement with power forward Adrien Moerman to keep working together next season, the club announced on Friday

Efes, Moerman agree again

Moerman (2.02 meters, 32 years old) averaged 6.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 41 EuroLeague games last season, helping Efes conquer its first continental crown. In his three seasons with Efes, Moerman has also won Turkish League titles in 2019 and 2021 and reached another EuroLeague Championship Game in 2019, losing against CSKA Moscow. He started his career in his native France, playing for Chorale Roanne, Nanterre 92, Entente Orlanaise and SLUC Nancy. Moerman then played for Bilbao Basket and FC Barcelona of Spain, Limoges CSP of France, as well as for Banvit Bandirma and Darussafaka Istanbul of Turkey. He won the French League title twice, with Roanne in 2007 and Limoges in 2015. Moerman also lifted the French Cup trophy with Orleans in 2010, won the Spanish Cup crown with Barcelona in 2018, got the French Semaine des As title with Roanne in 2007 and took Bilbao to the 7DAYS EuroCup Championship Game in 2013. He has also been a member of the French national team. He led France to respective gold medals at the 2004 U16 European Championships and the 2006 U18 European Championships, as well as getting a bronze medal at the 2007 U19 World Cup.

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul reached a new agreement with power forward Adrien Moerman to keep working together next season, the club announced on Friday.

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The 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague will feature all of the strongest teams on the continent, including 10 current or former champions. The new additions for this season will be 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup champion AS Monaco, which will compete in Europe's premier competition for the first time, and EuroCup runner-up UNICS Kazan, which returns to the EuroLeague for the first time since 2016-17.

There will be teams from 11 countries, including three each from Russian and Spain. Istanbul and Athens will be the only metropolitan areas with multiple teams. Monaco's debut in the competition means that this season will make the first time in eight years that there are two clubs from the French League in the EuroLeague. 

The 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague will feature all of the strongest teams on the continent, including 10 current or former champions. 

Here are the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams!

Real Madrid has reached a new agreement with head coach Pablo Laso to extend his contract for two more years, until the end of the 2022-23 season, the club announced on Friday. Laso, age 53, joined Real before the start of the 2011-12 season and has led the club to a new golden era. In 10 seasons with the club, Laso has led Real to six Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Fours, winning the competition in 2015 and 2018. He guided Real to two more EuroLeague Championship Games, in 2013 and 2014, losing against Olympiacos Piraeus and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, respectively, the latter in overtime. Laso won the Aleksandar Gomelsky EuroLeague Coach of the Year award in 2015 and 2018, becoming one of its four multiple winners, along with Zeljko Obradovic, Ettore Messina and Dimitris Itoudis.

 With Laso leading the team, Real has also won five Spanish League titles and six Spanish Copa del Rey crowns. They have also lifted the Spanish SuperCup trophy six times together and won the Intercontinental Cup title in 2015. Laso recently surpassed Lolo Sainz as the person who has coached the most games with Real. He has a 214-93 EuroLeague record (69.7%), all on the bench of the Spanish powerhouse. Laso also played for Real, winning the 1997 Saporta Cup title and reaching the 1996 EuroLeague Final Four. He remains the Spanish League's runaway all-time leader in assists (2,896) and steals (1,218). 

Real, Coach Laso together two more years

Zenit St Petersburg showed its faith in center Arturas Gudaitis by signing the player to a contract extension through the end of the 2022-23 season, the club announced Thursday. Gudaitis (2.08 meters, 28 years old), who was already under contract for the coming season, had a strong first year with the club. He averaged 9.9 points on 60% field goal shooting and 4.1 rebounds in 30 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season games before suffering an injury in Game 1 of the playoffs against eventual runner-up FC Barcelona.

Gudaitis started his professional career in his native Lithuania, where he played for Gargdzai Bremena, Laivite Klaipeda, Zalgiris Sabonio, Zalgiris Kaunas and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius. He joined AX Armani Exchange Milan in 2017 and had a terrific 2018-19 season, in which he averaged 12.5 points on 63.9% two-point shooting, 7.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 21 EuroLeague games before going down with a knee injury. Gudaitis helped Zalgiris win consecutive Lithuanian League titles in 2014 and 2015 and also won back-to-back Lithuanian Cups – with Zalgiris in 2015 and Rytas in 2016. Gudaitis also won the Italian League title with Milan in 2018 and has been a member of the Lithuanian national team.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🖊️ <a href="https://twitter.com/GudaitisAG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GudaitisAG</a> signs an extension.<a href="https://t.co/ZdLeYa5gS1">https://t.co/ZdLeYa5gS1</a> <a href="https://t.co/FbHmSoYnqL">pic.twitter.com/FbHmSoYnqL</a></p>&mdash; Basketball club Zenit (@zenitbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/zenitbasket/status/1405456219079327745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Zenit, Gudaitis extend deal through 2022-23

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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul bolstered its frontcourt by signing center Devin Booker to a two-year deal, the club announced on Wednesday. Booker (2.05 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Khimki Moscow Region, where he averaged 13.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 15 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season, his second with the club. Before that, he spent the previous three seasons with FC Bayern Munich and was an All-EuroCup First Team selection in the 2017-18 campaign. During his three seasons in Munich, Booker helped Bayern win a pair of German League championships and one German Cup and reach the 2018 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals.

Booker began his professional career with SLUC Nancy and JL Bourg Basket in France. He was the French League MVP for the 2015-16 season when he played for Elan Chalon. In 59 EuroLeague career games with Bayern and Khimki, Booker has averaged 11.2 points on excellent shooting percentages (60.2% 2FG, 42.0% 3FG) plus 4.6 rebounds.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Devin Booker Fenerbahçe Beko&#39;da! ✍️💛💙<br><br>👉 <a href="https://t.co/uNb9F90zoH">https://t.co/uNb9F90zoH</a> <a href="https://t.co/mENQK3p7qC">pic.twitter.com/mENQK3p7qC</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1405087982646874114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Fenerbahce adds Booker to frontline

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