Olympiacos officially announced his first transfer of the season!
The Piraeus signed for the following three years him Tyler Dorseywho returns to SEF after two seasons, offering a great solution in his hands Giorgos Bartzokas.
The American with a Greek passport is since Saturday (06/29) at Hellas in order to complete the formal part of his transfer. All that remained to be announced was to remain free and formally from the Turkish club, which was done earlier on Sunday (30/06).
We remind you that Nikos Zervas he had revealed long ago on his air News Bulletin 247 the imminent acquisition of the American with a Greek passport, while a few days ago he had mentioned that only his release from Fener was left to be announced.
Dorsey played in the Olympic in the 2021-22 season, being instrumental in the team’s run up to Final Four of Belgrade. That season, he averaged 13.4 points per game on 40% 3-point shooting.
Then, he made an attempt to compete in the NBA and wore their jersey for just 3 games Dallas Mavericksspending most of his time in the G-League with the Texas Legends. Somehow, he made his way back to Europe and found himself at Fenerbahce.
Last season with the City team, it counted 8.9 points with 46% on 3-pointers in the Euroleague, but also 11.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in the Turkish league.
The announcement in detail:
“KAE Olympiacos announces the acquisition of Tyler Dorsey. The expatriate guard signed a three-year contract.
Who is who
Born: 18/02/1996 (California, USA)
Nationality: Greece – USA
Height: 1.96 m.
Position: Guard
Previous teams:
Oregon (2015–2017)
Atlanta Hawks (2017–2019)
Erie BayHawks (2017–2018)
Memphis Grizzlies (2019)
Memphis Hustle (2019)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (2019–2021)
OlympiacosBC 2021–2022
Dallas Mavericks 2022
Texas Legends 2022
Texas Legends 2023
Fenerbahçe 2023–2024
Last year’s numbers…
In the Euroleague in 38 games he averaged 17:36 minutes of participation, 8.7 points, 1.2 assists and 1.8 rebounds. In the Turkish league in 14 games he averaged 19 minutes of participation, 11.2 points, 2.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds.
DISCRIMINATION
Intercollegiate
Israel Champion (2020, 2021)
Champion of Greece 2022
2022 Greek Cup Winner
Turkish Champion 2024
Turkish Cup Winner 2024
Individual
MVP of the Greek Championship
Pac-12 All-Freshman team (2016)
Gatorade California Player of the Year (2015)’.
?????? KAE Olympiacos announces its acquisition @TDORSEY_1 . #OlympiacosBC #WeAreOlympiacos #TogetherWeFighthttps://t.co/2ogXmYpyZy
— Olympiacos BC (@Olympiacos_BC) June 30, 2024
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