Fenerbahçe Ulker: Ιvkovic, Teodosic and Joey Dorsey

Fenerbahce burned tones of money last summer, investing in the project of coach Simone Pianigiani and bringing established players from Euroleague in Istanbul. The plan failed, the team reached just the Top16 and on Wednesday night its season in TBL ended in the first round of the play offs.

It’s time for a reboot, but with coach Dusan Ivkovic on the bench. Fener has offered him the keys of the team and at this point it seems to be a matter of time for the final deal to be sealed. After leaving Olympiacos last summer, Duda said that he probably will not return to the bench of a club, but after a year off the court, this changed.

And as always Ivkovic has a plan, that seems to include his latest favorite “son”, Milos Teodosic. Despite the rumors, it’s not an easy task to get him, since he has a contract with CSKA Moscow. However, if the Russian powerhouse decides to release him – something the GM Andrei Vatutin denied recently – then Ivkovic can be once again his mentor and the coach that will finally help him reach his full potential.

There is also one more face familiar to Ivkovic that may also end up in Istanbul. After a great season in Gaziantep, Joey Dorsey is a free agent and can fill the void in Fener’s paint, specially in defense.