Xavi Pascual won't join Efes, Vassilis Spanoulis among frontrunners / News - Basketnews.com

Despite the recent rumors, Xavi Pascual won't become the new Anadolu Efes head coach. Meanwhile, Dusan Alimpijevic and Vassilis Spanoulis are considered to be the frontrunners for the Efes coaching job.

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Despite multiple rumors about Xavi Pascual joining Anadolu Efes Istanbul, a deal between the two sides is not expected to happen, multiple sources have told BasketNews.

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The Turkish team had initially reached out to the coach and offered a contract, which Pascual was considering with a positive attitude. However, during the process, Efes decided to move in a different direction, renouncing the idea of hiring Pascual, sources have told BasketNews.

Tomislav Mijatovic strongly finished the season, taking the team to the play-in games after replacing Erdem Can, but despite the results he is not expected to stay on the bench of the Turkish side.

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Currently, Dusan Alimpijevic and Vassilis Spanoulis are considered to be the frontrunners for the Efes coaching job, multiple sources have told BasketNews.

Xavi Pascual will remain one of the hottest names on the coaching market as his deal with Zenit will expire at the end of the season.

Efes will also be engaged in contract negotiations to extend the deals of Shane Larkin and Will Clyburn, both currently on expiring deals.

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