Hassan Martin signs a deal with a club in Japan

2023-06-29 06:56

Martin will play for the Shimane Susanoo Magic in Japan. It will be his second time playing in the country after he started his professional career in 2017 with the Ryukyu Golden Kings.

Credit: ABA League j.t.d./Emilija Jovanovic
Credit ABA League j.t.d./Emilija Jovanovic

After a season in Serbia with Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, Hassan Martin is now moving to Asia.

The 27-year-old will play in Japan next season, his agent Misko Raznatovic announced on Twitter. Martin's next stop - Shimane Susanoo Magic.

In 23 games for the team in the EuroLeague, Martin averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds for 5.7 PIR. He played 26 games in the ABA League, averaging 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds for 6.8 PIR.

Hassan Martin

Hassan  Martin
Hassan  Martin
MIN: 14.16
PTS: 4.91 (60.91%)
REB: 2.96
As: 0.48
ST: 0.52
BL: 0.43
TO: 0.78
GM: 23

This will not be Martin's first stint in Japan. He played for the Ryukyu Golden Kings during the 2017-18 season in his first year of professional basketball.

Crvena Zvezda now face a barrage of expired contracts after the 2022-23 season with multiple starting-five players either set to leave the club or uncertain for the future. Most recently, Luca Vildoza officially joined Panathinaikos Athens. Facundo Campazzo reportedly has a deal in place with Real Madrid, Luka Mitrovic's contract negotiations have reportedly stalled, while Filip Petrusev has serious interest from the NBA.

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade

Position Player Status
PG Facundo Campazzo Signed until 2024
PG Aleksa Uskokovic Signed until 2024
PG/SG Nemanja Nedovic Signed until 2025
SG Filip Radakovic Signed until 2026
SG/SF Branko Lazic
Signed until 2023 +1
SF/PF Dalibor Ilic Signed until 2026
C Nik Popovic Signed until 2024
Coach Dusko Ivanovic (signed until 2024)
Expired contract John Holland (will not return), Filip Petrusev, Ben Bentil, Luka Mitrovic, Ognjen Dobric, Nikola Ivanovic, Stefan Markovic (will not return), Ognjen Kuzmic
Rumored to leave Facundo Campazzo, Luca Vildoza (will not return), Ognjen Dobric (story), Hassan Martin (will not return)
Interested Nikola Mirotic, Nikola Kalinic, Luka Mitrovic (story)

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