Anadolu Efes nearing a deal with the Serbian talent Filip Petrusev / News - Basketnews.com

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Anadolu Efes Istanbul is expected to add the Serbian big man to their roster, according to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando.

Filip Petrusev was selected with the 50th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2021 NBA Draft.

Recently he made his NBA Summer League debut. In his first game, a 95–73 win against the Dallas Mavericks, the 21-year-old (2.10) had 5 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 19 minutes.

Last season he spent with KK Mega Basket (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 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 Filip Petrusev (story)

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