Fan favorite Boban Marjanovic signs with Turkish team after nine seasons in the NBA

This season, the love of basketball is making its way to Turkey. Marjanovic has officially signed with the Turkish powerhouse and Euroleague team Fenerbahçe. The news was originally reported by Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com and has since been confirmed by EuroHoops and renowned basketball insider Marc Stein.

Fenerbahce Beko has reached an agreement with Boban Marjanovic as his agent Misko Raznatovic hinted!

Serbian giant is joining Istanbul giant! pic.twitter.com/QuYPddqLud

— Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) September 17, 2024

Marjanovic's agreement does have a December opt-out window where, if an NBA team did call, the Serbian center could return to the NBA. It's also unlikely to happen.

Marjanovic, 36, played nine NBA seasons, starting with the Spurs but including stops with the Pistons, Clippers, 76ers, Mavericks, and the past two seasons with the Rockets. He established himself as a situational player and a solid third center in the NBA who could bring some bulk and rim protection to the court when called upon, averaging 5.5 points and 3.6 rebounds a game in the limited minutes he did play (he did start 25 games but never averaged more than 11.7 minutes a game in any season).

Marjanovic heads to a stacked Fenerbahçe squad where he will likely play behind former NBA center Khem Birch.

What we all hope to see after his playing days is more Boban the actor. He had a role in "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" (where Keanu Reeves famously kills him) and a great moment in Adam Sandler's "Hustle" plus a spot in Hulu's "Self Reliance." We need more of the big man on the big screen.