Hapoel Tel Aviv, after completing its first season in the EuroLeague with a sixth place finish and a victory against Real Madrid in the playoffs, does not dismantle its structure. Instead, it expands it with ten new signings and a long-term contract strategy that extends until 2030, consolidating a project designed to compete on two fronts.
The Fenerbahçe faces the new EuroLeague season after a summer of transformation. After finishing fourth in the previous regular season with just +53 in point differential, the Turkish organization has focused on strengthening its offensive capabilities with nine significant signings, while maintaining the defensive core that characterized it.
Olympiacos, champions of Europe after winning the final against Real Madrid in May, has completed its transfer market with four strategic signings without touching the core that lifted the trophy in Athens. Jean Montero and Codi Miller-McIntyre are the star signings of a summer that has been the most expensive in the recent history of the Greek club.
Baskonia completed its summer transformation on September 14, days before the debut. After winning the Copa del Rey in February by defeating Real Madrid, Barça, and La Laguna Tenerife, the Vitoria club lost its two best performers from that final: Trent Forrest left for Fenerbahçe and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot signed with Real Madrid.
Luka Doncic evoked the most hostile environments of his time in European basketball during his three seasons with Real Madrid. The guard recalled his spectacular decisive three-pointer against Red Star in Belgrade, the deafening OAKA Pavilion in Athens, and the rivalry with Barcelona.
Valencia experienced its best European season, finishing second in the regular phase and reaching the Final Four in Athens. However, the departure of its three key players —Jean Montero, Pedro Martínez, and Brancou Badio— necessitates a deep reconstruction, with Nikola Mirotic as the main offensive asset.
Maccabi Tel Aviv faces the new EuroLeague season after dominating Israel with 24 wins and 2 losses, but with the urgency to improve in the continent where it finished twelfth and was eliminated from the play-in. The club aims to strengthen its inside game and defense, its main weakness in European competition.
Tony Parker's ASVEL faces the 2026-27 season with an almost entirely new roster following the financial problems that forced the dismantling of the initial project. Twelve new faces, a debuting coach, and a newly formed coaching staff will try to rise from the bottom after finishing last in the previous campaign.
Valencia Basket has completed the signing of Montenegrin interior Nikola Mirotic for the next season. The player, an international with Spain, arrives as a free agent after parting ways with AS Monaco, a team with which he won four titles last season and competed in the EuroLeague Playoffs.
Anton Gavel returns to Bayern Munich as head coach with a three-year contract, eight years after retiring as captain following the German double. The Slovak coach arrives from Bamberg with the task of reversing a disappointing season in EuroLeague and Bundesliga, supported by six signings and the expected recovery of his best players.
Negotiations are progressing to resolve the financial dispute and complete the administrative procedures.
Baskonia is advancing in negotiations with 33-year-old Ukrainian center Alex Len to strengthen their interior game. The player arrives after a brief and unproductive stint at Real Madrid, where he was unable to establish himself under the orders of Chus Mateo.