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Two important core players, Branko Lazic and Ognjen Kuzmic, will stay with Crvena Zvezda.

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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgradehave been working full steam these days. Nine new players have been signed, in addition to Nikola Topic's first professional contract, while the two extensions agreed with Luka Mitrovic and Stefan Lazarevic raise the number of active players to 12.

Ognjen Kuzmic

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The Serbian club made a big splash this offseason, signing Shabazz Napier, Milos Teodosic, Rokas Giedraitis, Joel Bolomboy, Mike Tobey, Adam Hanga, Yago dos Santos, Marko Simonovic, and Dejan Davidovac.

At the session of the club Assembly on Wednesday afternoon, itwas revealed during the Assembly that €12,000,000 were assigned for player salaries for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

However, that wasn't the only thing to come out of the Assembly. According to Mozzart Sport, it was pointed out that captain Branko Lazic and veteran big man Ognjen Kuzmic remain in the team.

Lazic signed a two-year cooperation (1+1) a year ago, while Kuzmic's contract expired this summer.

Lazic will play his 13th season with Zvezda, while the center from Doboj first came to the team in 2016. After one season, he moved to Real Madrid. He returned in 2019, and was briefly on loan at FMP. Kuzmic was also part of numerous titles, having won three ABA League and four Serbian league trophies, as well as four domestic cups with the club.

Lazic, 34, is the most decorated player in the history of the team since he joined it in 2011. He's won six ABA League titles, eight Serbian championships and seven cups. He was named the ABA League's Best Defender twice in a row (2021, 2022).

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade

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 2023 +1 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 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, Ognjen Dobric, Nikola Ivanovic, Stefan Markovic (will not return), Ognjen Kuzmic Rumored to leave Facundo Campazzo (will not return), Luca Vildoza (will not return), Ognjen Dobric (will not return), Hassan Martin (will not return) Interested Cory Higgins

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