Fenerbahce close to finalizing a deal with Scottie Wilbekin / News - Basketnews.com

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After winning the Turkish Basketball League (BSL) Finals against the reigning EuroLeague champions Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul are not ready to stop.

Scottie Wilbekin

MIN:28.98PTS:15.4 (52.11%)REB:2.11As:4.11ST:1.51BL:0TO:2GM:35ProfileEuroLeague2021/2022

According to Moses Barda from Israeli news outlet One, the Turkish powerhouse is close to signing Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv superstar point guard Scottie Wilbekin. BasketNews sources have confirmed the information.

The team is finalizing the deal at the moment, according to reports, with the main object of negotiations being the details of the buyout.

Wilbekin has undeniably been the main player of Maccabi for the last several years. The American guard averaged 15.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists for 15.1 PIR in the EuroLeague for the team this season.

Wilbekin scored the most points in a single EuroLeague game this year with 37 points against AS Monaco. Scottie is also the youngest player to reach 400 three-pointers made in EuroLeague's history and the second-fastest ever to do it.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

Position Player Status PG Pierria Henry Signed until 2022 +1 PG Ismet Akpinar Signed until 2022 +1 SG Sehmus Hazer Signed until 2024 SF Marko Guduric Signeduntil 2023 SF Dyshawn Pierre Signeduntil 2023 +1 SF/PF Metecan Birsen Signed until 2023 + 1 PF Achille Polonara Signed until 2023 +1 C Devin Booker Signeduntil 2023 Coach Aleksandar Djordjevic Expired contract Nando De Colo, Melih Mahmutoglu, Tarik Biberovic, Danilo Barthel, Jan Vesely, Ahmet Duverioglu, Jehyve Floyd, Markel Starks Rumored to leave Jan Vesely (story), Aleksandar Djordjevic, Pierria Henry, Danilo Barthel, Markel Starks Interested Johnathan Motley (story), Naz Mitrou-Long (story), Nick Calathes (story), Dimitris Itoudis, Jordan Mickey (story), Nikola Milutinov, Samet Geyik (story), Scottie Wilbekin Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.