Following the arrival of Filip Petrusev, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade have strengthened their frontcourt line even more.
The Serbian powerhouse has agreed to a deal with Ben Bentil, according to Mozzart Sport. Shortly after, the club officially announced the addition.
The 27-year-old Ghanaian big man parted ways with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan on July 14.
Benjamin Bentil
| Team: |
AX Armani Exchange Milan |
| Position: | PF |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 206 cm |
| Weight: | 107 kg |
| Birth place: | Ghana |
He spent almost one season with the Italian squad winning the Italian Cup and Italian championship this past campaign.
The 2.04-meter athlete averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 4.3 PIR over 24 EuroLeague games last season.
Milan acquired Bentil during the previous campaign from Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul.
Prior to Turkey, Bentil had a two-year tenure with Panathinaikos Athens.
Bentil was the No. 51 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. He has also played for Peristeri, Bilbao, and Chalons-Reims, after short stints in the NBA G-League, Chinese League, and NBA with the Dallas Mavericks.
Current roster
 | Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade | |
| Position | Player | Status |
| PG | Aleksa Uskokovic | Signed until 2024 |
| PG | Nikola Ivanovic | Signed until 2023 |
| PG | Stefan Markovic | Signed until 2023 |
| PG/SG | Nemanja Nedovic (story) | Signed until 2025 |
| SG | John Holland (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| SG | Ognjen Dobric | Signed until 2023 |
| SG | Filip Radakovic (story) | Signed until 2026 |
| SG/SF | Branko Lazic (story) | Signed until 2023 +1 |
| SF/PF | Dalibor Ilic (story) | Signed until 2026 |
| PF | Aaron White | Signed until 2023 |
| PF/C | Luka Mitrovic | Signed until 2023 |
| C | Hassan Martin (story) | Signed until 2024 |
| C | Filip Petrusev (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| C | Ognjen Kuzmic | Signed until 2023 |
| C | Nik Popovic | Signed until 2024 |
| C | Ben Bentil (story) | Unknown |
| Coach | Vladimir Jovanovic (story) | |
| Expired contract | Dejan Radonjic (will not return), Nate Wolters (will not return), Nikola Ivanovic, Austin Hollins (will not return), Stefan Lazarevic, Marko Simonovic (will not return), Dejan Davidovac (will not return), Alesa Radanov, Nikola Kalinic (will not return) | |
| Rumored to leave | Maik Zirbes (will not return) | |
| Interested | Shabazz Napier (story), Chris Singleton (story) | |
See all the EuroLeague transfer market news here.
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