Branko Lazic remains with Crvena Zvezda for his 13th year in a row / News - Basketnews.com

Lazic has extended his contract with Crvena Zvezda for one more season, his 13th with the club. A holder of multiple team records, he has played in 86 Belgrade derbies, and will take on a leadership role once again.

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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade' captain Branko Lazic is set to stay in the organization.

The Serbian club announced that the 34-year-old veteran has extended his contract with the team for one more season.

Synonymous with the red-and-whites, Lazic has spent the last 12 seasons of his professional basketball career playing for Crvena Zvezda.

In 25 games in the EuroLeague last year, Lazic averaged 2.7 points and 1.2 rebounds for 1.4 PIR. His numbers were slightly better in the ABA League - 3.9 points and 1.3 rebounds for 3 PIR.

Known to be a leadership figure both on and off the court, Lazic will take veteran duties on the roster once again. A holder of multiple team records, he has played in 86 Belgrade derbies, the club notes.

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Position Player Status PG Milos Teodosic (story) Signed until 2024 PG Shabazz Napier(story) Signed until 2025 PG Yago dos Santos (story) Signed until 2026 PG Aleksa Uskokovic Signed until 2024 SG Nemanja Nedovic Signed until 2025 SG Filip Radakovic Signed until 2026 SG Nikola Topic Signed until 2027 SG/SF Branko Lazic Signed until 2024 SG/SF Adam Hanga (story) Signed until 2025 SF Stefan Lazarevic (story) Signed until 2026 SF Dejan Davidovac (story) Signed until 2026 SF Rokas Giedraitis (story) Signed until 2024 SF/PF Dalibor Ilic Signed until 2026 PF Luka Mitrovic (story) Signed until 2025 +1 PF/C Marko Simonovic(story) Signed until 2025 PF/C Joel Bolomboy (story) Signed until 2024 C Ognjen Kuzmic (story) Signed until 2025 C Nik Popovic Signeduntil 2024 C Mike Tobey(story) Signed until 2024 Coach Dusko Ivanovic (signed until 2024) Expired contract John Holland (will not return), Filip Petrusev (will not return), Ben Bentil (will not return), Ognjen Dobric (will not return), Nikola Ivanovic (will not return), Stefan Markovic (will not return) Rumored to leave Facundo Campazzo (will not return), Luca Vildoza (will not return), Ognjen Dobric (will not return), Hassan Martin (will not return) Interested

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