In search of his replacement Scotty Wilbekin has been for a few days n Fenerbahceafter the serious injury suffered by the American guard in the Euroleague premiere game against the Olympicwhere the explosive ace suffered a cruciate ligament tear.
And while the people of the Turkish club had allegedly singled out his case Saben Lee of Manila, however, the player ends up at Israel and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
According to the Italian journalist, Matteo Andreani, Sarunas Jasikevicius’ team has NBA player Dennis Smith Jr. high on their transfer list!
As he characteristically notes, Fenerbahce pressures the player to accept its offer and to come to Europe for the first time, with the 26-year-old American ace not having responded yet, waiting for a contract from the NBA.
During last season, the No.9 pick of the 2017 draft, competed in the magical world of the NBA in the jersey of Brooklyn Netscounting 6.6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds averaged over 56 games. In his career, he has 9.7 points, 4.2 assists and 3 rebounds. in a total of 326 appearances in the NBA.
Fenerbahce is on the market after Scottie Wilbekin’s injury.
Saben Lee is heading to Maccabi.
Dennis Smith is one of the names on the list (also other names from the European market).
He’s still waiting for the NBA, but Fener is pushing to convince him.#EuroLeague #Transfers https://t.co/jtMjT5dIZo pic.twitter.com/xFsVGeoSmW
— Matteo Andreani (@matty_vanpersie) October 7, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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