Bayern Sign Dutch Guard Van der Wurst from Joventut
Bayern strengthen their backcourt with 24-year-old Van der Wurst as Europe's clubs play a heavy pre-season friendly card featuring Olympiacos vs Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Basketball clubs across Europe worked through a heavy pre-season friendly card on 13 September, headlined by Olympiacos against Maccabi Tel Aviv and Partizan hosting Besiktas.
Barcelona had already finished their fixture by the time the rest of the day's matches kicked off, beating Força Lleida 96:87. The remaining ties were spread through the evening at Moscow-time throw-offs: Fenerbahce against Balkan Botevgrad at 18:00,, and Bayern against Hapoel Tel Aviv at 21:30.
The club has just added to its backcourt, signing 24-year-old Dutch guard Van der Wurst from Joventut after a loan spell in Turkey in which he averaged 12.4 points and topped the league's assist charts.
Comes in the same week the club moved to the next stage of its bid for a permanent EuroLeague licence, aiming to join Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv among the competition's full members.
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