The Greek giants stayed behind the former Heat inside, but he could only serve as the third center in the new season?

According to Greek sports media SDNA, Greek league giant Panathinaikos has decided to leave behind Turkish inside player Omer Yurtseven with NBA experience, who will also serve as the team's third center in the new season. According to the contract, Panasinacos can choose to activate the jump option in the contract by July 30 and make Ultseven a free agent, but they will not do this. The decision was made by Panasinacos head coach Ergin Ataman.

Yultseven was born in June 1998 and is 27 years old, 211cm tall and weighs 125kg. He was the undraft in the 2020 NBA Draft. Yultseven played for the Miami Heat and the Utah Jazz in the NBA. He played 113 games in the NBA regular season, averaging 11.8 minutes per game, averaging 5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.4 blocks. He also had 0.7 turnovers and 1.3 fouls. He shot 53.5%, three-point shooting percentage 21.4%, and free throw shooting percentage 65.3%. Yultseven's performance in the NBA can only be considered sloppy, his scoring ability is not particularly ideal, his contribution to the defensive end is relatively limited, and he cannot take on more responsibilities on the court, which is also an important factor in his inability to get a stable NBA contract and had to leave the NBA last summer.

In the European court last season, Yultseven played 48 times for Panasinakos, averaging 16.9 minutes per game, averaging 9.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.9 blocks, and 1.4 turnovers and 1.6 fouls, shooting percentage of 62.6%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.5%, and free throw shooting percentage of 72.3%. Yultseven's performance in the European arena is actually quite good. He has good scoring ability at the basket, he even has certain shooting ability, and his performance on the defensive end is much better than in the NBA. It is not easy for him to maintain sufficient stability whether in the Greek league or in the Champions League.

However, the problem is that Panasinakos just signed former NBA player Thomas Bryant, and there are several strong inside players in the team's lineup. Yultseven wants to face fierce competition, and his playing time next season is also very worrying. Although Yultseven has the opportunity to stay in the team, we don’t know how much playing time and performance opportunities he will get next season.