Fenerbahce has added one of many EuroLeague’s most achieved forwards, asserting on Friday the signing of veteran American Will Clyburn to a one-year contract. The 36-year-old joins the reigning Turkish champions after spending the 2025-26 season with FC Barcelona.
Clyburn arrives following one other productive EuroLeague marketing campaign. In 31 video games for Barcelona, he averaged 13.8 factors, 5.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a 15.1 efficiency index score whereas capturing 45.3% from the sphere and 37.3% from three-point vary. He additionally contributed 12.1 factors and three.7 rebounds in Liga ACB motion.
The transfer provides important expertise to a Fenerbahce squad that’s present process main modifications after reaching the 2026 EuroLeague Remaining 4. Fenerbahce completed fourth within the common season with a 24-14 report earlier than defeating Zalgiris 3-1 in the playoff quarterfinals. Their season ended with a 79-61 semifinal loss to eventual champion Olympiacos.
Clyburn strengthens a roster that has seen a number of departures this summer time. Veterans Nando De Colo, who retired, Devon Hall, Khem Birch, Bonzie Colson, Mikael Jantunen, Tarik Biberovic, Arturs Zagars, Brandon Boston Jr., Armando Bacot, Jilson Bango and Metecan Birsen have all left the membership.
Fenerbahce has responded by aggressively reshaping its roster round head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius. Along with Clyburn, the membership has signed Shane Larkin, Shavon Shields, Trent Forrest, Braxton Key, Sertac Sanli, Marcus Bingham Jr. and Ignas Sargiunas, giving the crew one of many busiest offseasons in Europe.
Clyburn brings an intensive successful résumé. After starting his skilled profession with ratiopharm Ulm and later starring for Darussafaka, he emerged as one among Europe’s elite forwards throughout 5 seasons with CSKA Moscow. He earned All-EuroLeague First Group honors in 2018-19, led CSKA to the EuroLeague championship that season and was named Remaining 4 MVP. Throughout his time in Moscow, he additionally gained three VTB United League titles.
His success continued after returning to Turkey with Anadolu Efes in 2022. Clyburn averaged 16.7 factors and 5.7 rebounds within the 2022-23 EuroLeague season whereas serving to Efes seize the Turkish League championship. He later gained the Italian League title with Virtus Bologna in 2024-25 earlier than becoming a member of Barcelona.
Throughout 208 EuroLeague appearances, Clyburn has persistently produced at a excessive degree. He owns profession EuroLeague averages of 13.5 factors, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists whereas demonstrating the flexibility to play each ahead positions.
