After four straight defeats, Ephes signed former Bucks guard Ilya Bryant

UEFA Champions last season, Anatolian Ephesus, has opened the door to the new season and has lost four consecutive games and is currently at the bottom of the table. To get out of the way, Ephes moved swiftly, announcing the signing of Ilya Bryant, who had just been cut by the Bucks, who signed the U.S. guard to a two-year contract.

Ilya Bryant, 26 years old, 1.96 m, double-powered, lost the 2018 draft. He has played in Israel for two and a half years, including one season at Eilat Shapoel and one and a half seasons at Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the end of last season, he joined the Bucks, played in 1 regular season and 11 playoff games, played a total of 82 minutes, and finally won the NBA championship with the team. Earlier this month, he was awarded a ten-day training camp contract from the Bucks. In four warm-up games, he averaged 20 minutes per game and contributed 10.8 points (58.3 percent from three-point range) and 3.3 rebounds. However, in the end, he was abandoned by the Bucks.

Last season, Bryant averaged 20 minutes per game in the Europa League and averaged 8.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2 assists. His experience in the Europa League will help him integrate into the team very quickly. At present, Ephes already has four main defenders in the team of Larkin, Mišic, Bobois and Klunosrav Simon, and now with the arrival of Bryant, it depends on how manager Attaman uses them reasonably.