Igokea is out of contention for the next round of the Basketball Champions League. Therefore, it was expected that the team from Laktasi would turn to a more financially “economical” model — selling the players who currently hold the highest market value.
That is why the idea emerged for Breein Tyree, the team’s leading scorer in the ABA League, to sign with Manresa. However, according to insider Chema de Lucas, this transfer might fall through due to what is reportedly an excessively high buyout requested by Igokea.
Claim Now UPDATE: Igokea, sin opciones en Basketball Champions League, exige un buyout importante y el fichaje de Breein Tyree por el Baxi Manresa se aleja.
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) December 6, 2025
El equipo que puja fuerte por él ahora mismo es el Bahçeşehir, equipo turco de Eurocup.
Bahçeşehir bids to sign Breein Tyree. https://t.co/CIXK5kHH0P
That does not mean that Tyree is not a highly sought-after player. In fact, a new team is already lining up to sign the guard who averaged 16.3 points per game in the ABA League — Bahcesehir.
Nemanja Bjelica, the club’s top executive in Istanbul, is a former teammate of Vuk Radivojevic, which could certainly make negotiations easier. Plus, Marko Barac, the former Igokea head coach, is also there, so Tyree could now be on his way to one of the top clubs in Turkey.
Breein Tyree recently spoke to Basketball Sphere and did not hide his reasons for joining Igokea, with one primary goal — for it to be just the next step on his path to the EuroLeague:
“I always watch EuroLeague. When I was in Italy, we beat Milano and Virtus, and in Turkey, we beat Fenerbahce and Anadolu Efes. This season, no matter who we play, I want to beat them. For me, the EuroLeague label doesn’t mean much — we have a good team, and basketball is about putting the ball in the basket. If we do that better than them, we’ll win.
My main goal is to play in the EuroLeague, maybe in a year or two, to prove I can compete at that level. Coach Stefanovic believes in me and thinks I can play there. That belief was one of the main reasons I joined Igokea — his vision and trust can help me get there.
The ABA League has three EuroLeague teams and several EuroCup clubs — it’s a great opportunity to compete and see where we stand. The most important thing in Europe is winning. If you win consistently, good things happen, and that’s what I’m focused on.”
