Overview
- Galatasaray announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement to sign Aleksej Nikolić for the 2026-27 season, with the club not disclosing contract length or financial terms.
- Nikolić arrives off a strong 2025-26 campaign with Cedevita Olimpija in which he averaged 15.4 points and 3.8 assists in EuroCup play and helped win the Slovenian league title and Supercup.
- The 1.91 m point guard has wide experience across Europe, having played in Germany, Serbia, Italy, France, Spain, and Slovenia and competed in the EuroLeague, EuroCup, Champions League, and the Adriatic League.
- He is a long-time member of the Slovenian national team, including the EuroBasket 2017 title squad and Olympic participation, giving Galatasaray proven international leadership at the point guard position.
- Nikolić joins a reworked Galatasaray roster under coach Gianmarco Pozzecco that includes recent signings such as Dyshawn Pierre, Şehmus Hazer and Chimezie Metu, and he is expected to stabilise the backcourt and mentor younger guards.