Valencia acquires center Yankuba Sima

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Antonis Stroggylakis

04/Jul/25 20:14

Eurohoops.net

Yankuba Sima moves from Unicaja Malaga to Valencia

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Valencia signed center Yankuba Sima to a three-year deal, the Spanish club announced. He’s bound to make his EuroLeague debut with the Taronja.

Sima arrives at Valencia as a back-to-back Basketball Champions League champion with Unicaja Malaga. Last season, he averaged 5.0 rebounds and 4.1 rebounds in the competition.

Per Valencia:

Valencia Basket has reached an agreement with Spanish international center Yankuba Sima (2.11 m, Girona, July 28, 1996, 28 years old) to join our first team after paying the release clause in his contract with his former club, Unicaja. The player has already signed his contract for the next three seasons, until June 30, 2028, after successfully completing his medical and physical examination at the QuirónSalud València Hospital.

 

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