Scotty Wilbkin is in advanced negotiations with the new Turkish champion, Fenerbahce. The American of Maccabi Tel Aviv also had contacts with Barcelona, ​​but it seems that he will eventually return to Turkey, where he played for Drushpaka in the years 2015-2018. Fenerbahce who won last week In the Turkish championship, it still has to reach an agreement with Maccabi Tel Aviv as well.
Immediately at the end of the season, with the relegation by Bnei Herzliya in the playoff semifinals, Wilbkin seems to be starting to part with Maccabi Tel Aviv. The star’s contract has an exit clause. Fenerbahce has already expressed interest in him a few weeks ago – also due to the fact that he has a Turkish passport – and now it seems that she has decided to shift gears.
Wilbkin (29, 1.88) has played for Maccabi for the past four years and has won three Israeli championships with it, but the team has only reached the playoffs in the Euroleague once. Last season he averaged 15.4 points and 4.1 assists.
Fenerbahce has won the Turkish championship 13 times, most recently as mentioned this week. In her closet there is also the Euroleague Cup from the 2016/17 season and 7 Turkish Cups.