By Stavros Barbarousis/ info@eurohoops.net
Saben Lee is expected to join Anadolu Efes on Monday, per Eurohoops sources.
Efes is expected to cover his current contract for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
🇹🇷🚨 Saben Lee is returning to Turkey, leaving Olympiacos for Anadolu Efes, per eurohoops sources.
💸 The Turkish team is expected to cover the remainder of the contract for the 26-year-old guard until the end of the season. pic.twitter.com/cCUWVaT1w1
— Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) December 29, 2025
The 26-year-old combo guard is staying in the EuroLeague, looking to bounce back from an uneventful spell with the Greek side.
This season in Europe’s premier club competition, he tallied 3.4 points, 1.4 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.4 rebounds, and 0.1 blocks per contest over 11 appearances, all off the bench. Between the Reds and his earlier spell with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, he is a veteran of 32 appearances. Earlier in his career, he made his way to 134 NBA games with the Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, and Philadelphia 76ers.
Since joining the team coached by Giorgos Bartzokas last February, his efforts were rewarded with domestic titles in the 2024-25 Stoiximan GBL championship and the 2025 Super Cup. Logging ten games played in the ongoing edition of the Greek League, he averaged 10.2 points, 2.9 assists, 1.7 rebounds, 0.4 steals, and 0.3 blocks per contest.
From Olympiacos to Efes, Pablo Laso’s side is seeking a way back in the postseason picture of the EuroLeague. Currently sitting 6-12, the distance from the Play-In Showdown zone is four games. Meanwhile, a 7-6 record in the Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi is tied for sixth, six games away from undefeated leader Besiktas GAIN.
With two games in the Turkcell Basketball Development Center this week, his new team hosts Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet in EuroLeague Round 19 on Friday and Mersin Spor in BSL Round 14 on Sunday.