The player Yankuba Sima has exercised his unilateral right of early termination of the contract that linked him to Unicaja, after paying his buyout. The center this decides to end his time in Malaga, in which he was proclaimed champion of the BCL twice (2024 and 2025), Copa del Rey twice (2023 and 2025) and the Intercontinental Cup and Supercopa in 2024.
Unicaja has reached an agreement to sign forward Chris Duarte (1.96 meters, 28 years old) for the next two seasons. The player, international with Dominican Republic, has played the last 4 seasons in the NBA. Selected in the 2021 Draft at number 13 by Indiana Pacers, he has also worn the jerseys of Sacramento Kings and Chicago Bulls. Duarte stands out for his scoring talent with a high shooting range and his defensive aggressiveness.
Tyson Carter will end his time at Unicaja after communicating to the Club that he will not accept his contract extension. It puts an end to the stage of a key player in the success of the team in the last three seasons. Unicaja wishes him all the luck in his professional and personal career.
The tenth edition of the Basketball Champions League is already underway. Unicaja, current champion of the competition, has been drawn in Group G with Filou Oostende from Belgium, Mersin Sports from Turkey and Karditsa Iaponik from Greece.
Alberto Díaz and Yankuba Sima have been called up by the Spanish National Team to prepare for Eurobasket 2025, these players are part of a list of 15 players that form an initial working group. In addition, Sergio Scariolo will have in his staff with Fran Vázquez, coach of our first team.
