Overview
- Kosner Baskonia announced that it has reached an agreement to end its relationship with guard Markus Howard and Eurohoops reports his next destination is Zenit Saint Petersburg where he would reunite with coach Dusko Ivanovic.
- Howard has been left out of multiple EuroLeague matchday rosters in recent games and was absent from team kit at his last appearance, a sign that club and player were negotiating his exit.
- The move hinges on settling Howard's current contract, which sources say runs through 2028 with a reported €2 million salary for this season, so the clubs and the player must agree on a contract-resolution formula before any registration is completed.
- Kosner Baskonia has also sidelined guard Clément Frisch while the sporting direction explores a loan, and coach Paolo Galbiati has said Frisch’s situation is a club decision.
- The split reshapes Baskonia’s EuroLeague roster this season and could affect registration timing, salary accounting, and rotation plans, so the next steps to watch are the formal contract settlement and any official registration by Zenit.