The best Pro Circuit transfers so far

After the first two Masters tournaments, we can already start picking the best personnel moves of the season so far.

Especially since the final of the recently concluded Chengdu Masters featured an incredibly intense head-to-head match between the two players at the top of our list.

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1. Killer - Filip Kaluđerović (Ub)

Chengdu Masters MVP - it speaks for itself. 31 years old, 192 cm tall shooter from Serbia, played for Hangzhou past season. He’s fit right in with a team made up entirely of champions. He’s stepped into the shoes of Dejan “Maestro” Majstorovic and complements the team’s other star striker, Strahinja Stojacic, perfectly. He made 40% of his 2s in China, grabbing majority of offensive rebounds after his own distant misses. That’s how he beat another player from this list in the semifinal:

2. Semi Truck - Dorde Simeunovic (Liman)

World Tour leading scorer as of today (total points). 29 years old, 200 cm tall all around player from Serbia, played for Taipei past season. Two Masters finals in a row and crazy stats: 73% inside the arc, 39% from the outside, 86% from free throw line. 100+ kg of muscles and shooting guard touch, almost impossible to move defending under the basket. Yes, you should start to be afraid. Both above mentioned players clashed during fantastic, classic 3x3 Serbian final in Chengdu, must see game:

3. Robin - Nauris Miezis (Ulaanbaatar)

Olympic Champion, 35 years old, 190 cm tall slasher from Latvia, played for Chongming past season. This man is already a legend, check this YouTube playlist dedicated entirely to him (not a single mixtape - playlist - mixtape video would be probably few hours long). One of the best handles in FIBA3x3 history. Two weeks ago we wrote about him and his new team, Ulaanbaatar…

The only things missing were a bit of finesse, a player who could create his own shot out of nothing, and a true clutch player who makes the most important shots. Now they’ve got it all in one person - Nauris Miezis, Olympic Champion. To say that this might work well is a massive understatement.

… and still, looks like it was a massive understatement. Miezis averaged 8,5 points and 2,8 assists per game, shooting 67% inside and 39% outside and basically did whatever was needed:

4. Vonni - Jevonnie Scott (Shinagawa)

25 years old, 200 cm tall forward from Canada, played for Ishikawa past season. One man army with both animal energy and soft touch. 11 points per game in Chengdu, 83% percent inside the arc, 3/6 from outside. Here you can see him in action against… Miezis:

Number 5 is open for discussion. Who should be added to the list, in your opinion? We would love to see some youngsters here!

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