{"id":780491,"date":"2026-07-05T11:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/780491\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T11:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:44:11","slug":"jean-montero-officially-leaves-valencia-basket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/780491\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Montero officially leaves Valencia Basket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valencia Basket confirmed the departure of star guard Jean Montero following a contract buyout. Montero exits after a dominant 2025-26 season where he earned All-EuroLeague First Team honors and swept championship and playoff MVP awards, impressing in both domestic and European competitions.<\/p>\n

Officially official, Jean Montero has left Valencia Basket.<\/p>\n


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\n MIN
\n 23\n <\/p>\n

\n PTS
\n 14.4\n <\/p>\n

\n FG%
\n 54.4%\n <\/p>\n

\n REB
\n 3\n <\/p>\n

\n AS
\n 4.8\n <\/p>\n

The latest news were confirmed by the club in a press release<\/a> on their website.<\/p>\n

Valencia noted that the full amount of a buyout clause that was inside of his contract was paid in order to let him go.<\/p>\n

Dominican guard spent two years with Valencia and thoroughly impressed during his stint in Spain.<\/p>\n

He became a key piece in achieving the club\u2019s best-ever EuroLeague finish and securing Valencia’s second Liga Endesa title.<\/p>\n

In the 75 games he played during the 2025-26 season, Jean averaged 15.2 points on 36.2% three-point shooting, 2.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals for an average performance index rating of 18.4.<\/p>\n

Montero continued to add to his list of individual accolades by being selected to the All-EuroLeague First Team, being named EuroLeague Playoffs MVP and earning the EuroLeague Rising Star award.<\/p>\n

In Liga Endesa, he was once again selected to the All-Liga Endesa First Team and was named MVP of the Finals Playoffs, which ended with Valencia Basket lifting its second acb championship title.<\/p>\n

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