German center Maik Zirbes returns to Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, the club announced today. Both sides have agreed to a one-year deal, with an option to extend the partnership for an additional season (1+1).
The 31-year-old spent last season in Dubai and represented Shabab Al Ahli. His last team in Europe was Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, which Zirbes was a member of in the 2019-20 campaign.
Zirbes played for Crvena Zvezda from 2014 to 2016. He was also a member of the Red Star in the 2018-19 season.
During his career, the 2.08 m center also represented FC Bayern Munich, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, Brose Bamberg, and Gladiators Trier.
Zirbes averaged 5.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 6.9 PIR over 13.9 minutes in his last season with Cedevita in the Adriatic League.
The center had his best year in the EuroLeague in the 2015-16 season, when he wore the Crvena Zvezda jersey. Zirbes accumulated 12.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 14.3 PIR over 25.2 minutes that year.
Current roster
 | Crvena Zvezda MTS Belgrade | |
| Position | Player | Status |
| PG | Nate Wolters (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PG | Aleksa Uskokovic | Signed until 2024 |
| PG | Nikola Ivanovic | Signed until 2022 |
| SG | Branko Lazic | Signed until 2022 |
| SG | Ognjen Dobric (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| SG/SF | Austin Hollins (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| SF | Stefan Lazarevic (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| SF | Marko Simonovic | Signed until 2022 |
| SF | Dejan Davidovac | Signed until 2022 |
| SF | Aleksa Radanov | Signed until 2022 |
| PF | Aaron White (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| PF | Luka Mitrovic | Signed until 2023 |
| PF | Nikola Kalinic (story) | Signed until 2022 +1 |
| C | Ognjen Kuzmic | Signed until 2023 |
| C | Nik Popovic | Signed until 2024 |
| C | Maik Zirbes (story) | Signed until 2022 +1 |
| Coach | Dejan Radonjic | |
| Expired contract | Jordan Loyd (not coming back), Landry Nnoko (not coming back), Duop Reath, Marko Jagodic Kuridza | |
| Rumored to leave | ||
| Interested | Stefan Jovic, Stefan Markovic, Greg Monroe | |
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