Efes GM Alper Yilmaz comments on Micic's status, explains why he picked Erdem Can / News - Basketnews.com

Anadolu Efes' general manager Alper Yilmaz confirmed Vasilije Micic's intention to play in the NBA next season and broke down the process that led to Erdem Can being chosen as the team's next head coach.

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Anadolu Efes Istanbul are experiencing a summer of great changes, which began with the departure of Ergin Ataman to Panathinaikos.

Free throws this season

82%13,4Points made:13,4Accuracy:81,9%Place in standings:14Record max:24Record min:4Most made FTs:Will ClyburnTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Erdem Can has taken over and the new squad is beginning to take shape. The club's general manager, Alper Yilmaz, spoke to beIN Sports about everything that is happening at the club right now, starting with the future ofVasilije Micic.

The Serbian point guard is one of the Efes players with options to go to the NBA and has traveled to Oklahoma, where he can negotiate his future since the NBA Draft was held.

"Vasilije Micic and Will Clyburn have contracts," Yilmaz said. "However, Micic has an NBA-out clause. We are following the events after the Draft. Micic really wants to go to the NBA. He has an option on his contract until July 20. I don't know if he will make another request. For now, we are waiting for him," Yilmaz continued.

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The Turkish GM pointed out that Clyburn and Ante Zizic will stay with the team.

"We managed to keep Rodrigue Beaubois and Elijah Bryant on the team. Amath M'Baye's status will be known in a week. Chris Singleton came to help us for the last 6 months, but he had an unfortunate illness and we sent him back to his country. We thank him.

Tibor Pleiss has a contract. It looks like we're getting a power forward and a center right now. We also follow our guards' NBA options. We will see if we can make changes or not."

Just a couple of days after the interview, Efes announced the signing of Derek Willis on a 1+1 deal.

Regarding the appointment of Erdem Can, Yilmaz admitted that there were several other names on the list.

"We interviewed four or five coaching candidates. I was also involved in the process between Ergin Ataman and our president Tuncay Ozilhan," he revealed.

Vasilije Micic

Team:Anadolu Efes IstanbulPosition:PG, SGAge:29Height:195 cmWeight:92 kgBirth place:Kraljevo, SerbiaProfileNewsStatistics

"Under the leadership of Mr. Tuncay, together with our board of directors, we thought about who could be the best option for us. Of course, this has many dimensions. We talked about factors such as being a Turkish citizen, being very open to development, names in Europe, and compatibility with the remaining or arriving players. Finally, we decided to continue with a Turkish coach who had a very good season," he explained.

"Although Erdem Can is still at the beginning of his coaching career, he had a very successful season and became EuroCup Coach of the Year. We have always achieved our goals with Turkish coaches. We believe that we can achieve more with a new Turkish coach."

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

Position Player Status PG Shane Larkin Signed until 2024 PG Vasilije Micic Signed until 2023 +1 PG Dogus Ozdemiroglu(story) Signed until 2025 PG/SG Rodrigue Beaubois(story) Signed until 2024 +1 SG Erten Gazi Signed until 2023 +1 SG/SF Elijah Bryant(story) Signed until 2025 SF Will Clyburn Signed until 2024 SF Erkan Yilmaz(story) Signed until 2025 PF Amath M'Baye Signed until 2023 +1 PF Derek Willis(story) Signed until 2024+1 PF/C Tyrique Jones(story) Signed until 2025 C Ante Zizic Signed until 2024 +1 C Tibor Pleiss Signed until 2024 Coach Erdem Can(signed until 2025) Expired contract Ergin Ataman (will not return), Bryant Dunston, Dogus Balbay (will not return), Egemen Guven, Chris Singleton (will not return), Egehan Arna (will not return) Rumored to leave Vasilije Micic, Bugrahan Tuncer (will not return) Interested

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