{"id":507650,"date":"2026-07-28T14:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=507650"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:02:41","slug":"partizan-belgrade-officially-signs-derek-willis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/partizan-belgrade-officially-signs-derek-willis\/","title":{"rendered":"Partizan Belgrade officially signs Derek Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:3479cb54-70d7-4572-ad99-fa24c895fae7-0\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3479cb54-70d7-4572-ad99-fa24c895fae7-0\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:3479cb54-70d7-4572-ad99-fa24c895fae7-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1c44db35-7c37-4a87-a2fe-60a1f4f22906\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1834\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Partizan Belgrade has officially announced the signing of Derek Willis. The American power forward, born in 1995 in Louisville, has agreed to a two-year contract with the Serbian powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1834\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Willis arrives from Paris Basketball, where he played last season, bringing versatility and international experience to Zeljko Obradovic&#8217;s roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1834\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">During his professional career, he has also suited up for Anadolu Efes, Reyer Venezia, Joventut Badalona, Happy Casa Brindisi, Ulm, G\u00f6ttingen, and the Denver Nuggets&#8217; G League affiliate. 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