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Russ Smith signs contract with professional team in Turkey

After failing to land a contract with an NBA team this summer, Russ Smith has signed on to play the upcoming season for Galatasaray Odeabank, a professional team based in Istanbul, Turkey. The official announcement of the signing is expected to be made tomorrow.

Yeni oyun kurucu transferimiz hayu0131rlu0131 olsun. Resmi açu0131klama Galatasaray resmi sitesinden yaru0131n yapu0131lacak.

— Omer Yalcinkaya (@dky1996) July 26, 2016

Just trust me, that's what's being talked about here.

Galatasaray is the reigning EuroCup champion, and finished third in the most recent season of the Turkish Basketball Super League.