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Derek Willis signed a contract with Efes, the team announced Sunday via its official Twitter account.

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Anadolu Efes Istanbul have officially announced the transfer of Derek Willis from Umana Reyer Venezia. The American forward has signed a 1+1 year deal with the Turkish powerhouse.

Derek Willis

Team:Umana Reyer VeneziaPosition:PFAge:28Height:206 cmWeight:104 kgBirth place:Louisville, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

The player, born in 1995, is 2.06 m. and plays in the power forward position. Derek Willis, who graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2017, signed his first professional contract with the Grand Rapids Drive in the G-League.

After a season spent there, he made his way to Germany's BG Goettingen team for his first abroad experience. Moving to another German team Ratiopharm Ulm after a season, Willis played for Italy's Brindisi in the 2020-21 season, Spain's Joventut Badalona in the 2021-22 season and Italy's Umana Reyer Venezia in the 2022-23 season.

Willis competed with Umana Reyer Venezia jersey in the Eurocup last season in 19 matches with 25:14 minutes, averaging 12.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. In the Italian League, the American player averaged 24.5 minutes in 34 games, averaging 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

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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