Pablo Laso (Vitoria, 58 years old) was announced this Saturday, officially and after much rumors, as the new coach of the Ephesus Turkish. The Basque, without a bench since he was fired by Baskonia last August and after losing the race … For the position of national coach against Chus Mateo, he will lead his fourth Euroleague team and is committed to the Istanbul team until June 2027.
“We have signed a contract with Pablo Laso, who has won two Euroleague championships in addition to numerous league championships and national cups throughout his career as a coach, until the end of the 2026-2027 season,” the club said on social networks.
On the banks of the Bosphorus, the Basque will meet a team full of talent, where figures such as Larkin, Osmani, Cordinier, Weiler-Babb o Poirierwhom he already managed during his time at Real Madrid. Carats that, however, have not shined in the first stages of the campaign.
We signed a contract with Pablo Laso, who won two EuroLeague championships as well as many league and local cup championships throughout his coaching career, until the end of the 2026 – 2027 season.
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In fact, the Ephesus They are currently second to last in the top international competition with only five wins in 15 games. Furthermore, in the national league the sensations are equally irregular, as it occupies seventh place. Results that led to the dismissal at the end of November Igor KokoskovLaso’s predecessor.
Now it’s up to the Basque to apply his magic, the same one that made him one of the most successful coaches in Madrid’s dense history, with which he won two Euroleagues among many other national titles. An unrepeatable success that he has not known how to apply to his next destinations.
Al Bayern Munich He arrived in 2023 and, despite winning the league and the German Cup in his first year, he ended up leaving the Bavarian discipline in 2024 citing personal reasons. His actions were worse Baskoniawith whom he signed in the summer of that same year. He did not even qualify for the Copa del Rey and was sacked 12 months after his arrival. Now, Efes returns him to the bench.
