Anadolu Efes sign Kostas Vasileiadis

The Greek player moves to Turkey

Anadolu Efes Istanbul signed one of the best shooters in basketball, Kostas Vasileiadis. He arrives from Bilbao Basket, which he led to the Eurocup title game last season. Vasileiadis (2.00 meters, 29 years old) earned All-Eurocup First Team honors last season after averaging 14.5 points and making a number of clutch shots. Efes will mark his fifth Euroleague club in as many seasons in the competition. Born in Thessaloniki and raised at Greek powerhouse PAOK, Vasileiadis made his Euroleague debut as a 16-year-old with PAOK in 2000. By age 20, he averaged 13.9 points for PAOK in the 2004-05 Eurocup. Vasileiadis went on to join Unicaja Malaga of Spain and reach the Final Four in 2007, then played the following Euroleague season at Olympiacos Piraeus. After a year split between PAOK and Montegranaro of Italy, Vasileiadis returned to Spain for Xacobeo Obradoiro in 2009 and played the past three seasons with Bilbao. He helped Bilbao make the 2011 Spanish League finals, the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoffs and the 2013Eurocup title game. Vasileiadis has also played for the Greek junior and senior national teams.