By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Daniel Oturu is set to join Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv on a multi-year contract.
He has a done deal with the Israeli club, as reported by Moshe Barda and Reef Gross of Israeli media outlet ONE on Sunday.
Introducing himself to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the former Minnesota standout logged 60 appearances with Anadolu Efes over the last two years, including 8.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.0 blocks, 0.5 assists, and 0.5 steals in 38 games of the 2024-25 season.
His third year in the competition is expected to find him with the team based in Tel Aviv.
In addition to Oturu, Hapoel Tel Aviv is in advanced talks with PJ Dozier and Elijah Bryant from Efes.
Focusing on the Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi down the stretch of the season, Luca Banchi’s side completed a two-game sweep of Mersin Spor on Sunday. Moving to the Semifinals of the BSL Playoffs 2025, second-seeded Besiktas Fibabanka is the next opponent and has a homecourt advantage in an upcoming best-of-five series.
Play In Tournament
Galatasaray – Onvo Buyukcekmece 94-70
Bursaspor Yorsan – Turk Telekom 70-74
Onvo Buyukcekmece – Turk Telekom 73-84
BSL Playoffs
Quarterfinals (best of three)
1. Fenerbahce Beko – Turk Telekom 1-1 (89-68, 77-85)
2. Tofas – Bahcesehir Koleji 1-1 (94-80, 65-75)
3. Besiktas Fibabanka – Galatasaray 2-0 (91-75, 107-85)
4. Anadolu Efes – Mersin Spor 2-0 (92-71, 84-81)
Semifinals (best of five)
Fenerbahce Beko / Turk Telekom – Tofas / Bahcesehir Koleji
Besiktas Fibabanka – Anadolu Efes
Finals (best of five)
Winners of Semifinals