The Philadelphia 76ers have signed Filip Petrusev and Azuolas Tubelis to contracts. Details of the contracts were not disclosed, in accordance with team policy.
Filip Petrusev, a 6-foot-11 big man, was selected as the No. 50 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. He played college basketball at Gonzaga from 2018 to 2020 and was named the league MVP while playing for KK Mega Basket in the Adriatic Basketball Association in Serbia.
In the following season, he played for Serbian club Crvena zvezda, averaging 11.0 points and 4.9 rebounds, shooting 57.3 percent.
Petrusev joined the 76ers' team in the Las Vegas Summer League, where he showcased his skills by shooting 61.1 percent, averaging 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in two games.
Azuolas Tubelis, a 21-year-old undrafted rookie, was a second-team All-American in the 2022-23 season while playing for Arizona. Standing at 6-foot-11, Tubelis averaged team-highs of 19.8 points and 9.1 rebounds in 35 games (34 starts) for the Wildcats.
He was also named first-team All-Pac 12 and earned the title of most outstanding player in the conference tournament.
The signings of Petrusev and Tubelis add promising young talents to the 76ers' roster, bolstering their depth and potential for the upcoming season.
(With Reuters inputs)
