Filip Petrusev to Anadolu Efes is official / News - Basketnews.com

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EuroLeague champions have officially announced the acquisition of the Serbian big man on Tuesday. The deal is for one season.

Filip Petrusev

Position:CAge:21Height:210 cmWeight:107 kgBirth place:SerbiaProfileNewsStatistics

Filip Petrusev (21, 2.11) was selected with the 50th overall pick by thePhiladelphia 76ersin the 2021 NBA Draft.

Recently he made his NBA Summer League debut. In four games Petrusev averaged 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 17 minutes of playing time.

Last season he spent with Mega Soccerbet (Adriatic Basketball League) where he averaged 23.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in 21 games. He was named regular season MVP.

This summer Petrusev was one of the leaders of the Serbian national team. In the FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Serbia, Belgrade, he averaged 15.5 points and 5 rebounds in 19 minutes of playing time.

Current roster

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

Position Player Status PG Vasilije Micic(story) Signed until 2022 +1+1 PG Shane Larkin Signed until 2022 PG Dogus Balbay Signed until 2023 SG Rodrigue Beaubois Signed until 2023 SG James Anderson Signeduntil 2022 SF Krunoslav Simon Contract option +1 SF Tolga Gecim Signed until 2022 SF Bugrahan Tuncer Contract option +1 PF Chris Singleton Signeduntil 2022 +1 PF Adrien Moermann Signeduntil 2022 PF Yigitsan Saybir (story) Signeduntil 2022 C Filip Petrusev (story) Signed until 2022 C Bryant Dunston Signeduntil 2022 +1 C Tibor Pleiss Signeduntil 2022 +1 Coach Ergin Ataman Expired contract Sertac Sanli (will not return) Rumored to leave Shane Larkin (has NBA out) Interested

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