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Nicolo Melli has officially returned to Europe for Olimpia Milano, as the team announced earlier. The Italian national signed a three-year deal with the EuroLeague powerhouse.

Milano forced releasing Zach LeDay in order to make room for the the veteran forward, who returns to Italy for the first time since 2015.

“I told you it was an “Arrivederci”, Milano. There’s obviously a lot of happiness coming back six years later to a club that represents so much in my development: here I came as a kid, here I played the first high-level games, here I won an unforgettable championship,” Melli said after signing the three year deal.

Melli also played for Bamberg and Fenerbahce, before he made the jump to the NBA the last two season. In two years, he has played 105 NBA games with 529 points scored