Devon Dotson is sticking with a team he already knows well.
The former Kansas point guard has signed a one-year deal to remain with Besiktas GAIN Istanbul for the 2026-27 season, the club announced. Dotson, now 26, is coming off a productive run in Turkey and will return after helping Besiktas push deep into the postseason.
Last season, Dotson played 27 games in the Turkish Super League and averaged 10.7 points, 4.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. He shot 47.3% from the floor, went 32 of 83 from 3-point range for 38.6%, and connected on 80.5% of his free throws.
His impact carried into EuroCup play as well. In 17 games, he averaged 10.2 points, 4.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds.
Then he took over in the semifinals, earning 2025-26 EuroCup semifinals MVP honors after putting up 16.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds in a two-game sweep of Bahcesehir College Istanbul. Besiktas ultimately fell in the Turkish League playoff finals.
Dotson’s path to Turkey started at Kansas, where the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Chicago native played during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. In his sophomore year, he averaged 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
After going undrafted in 2020, he signed a two-way deal with the Chicago Bulls and later logged 28 NBA games across three seasons with the Bulls and Washington Wizards before moving overseas.
His top scoring night in the NBA came in the regular-season finale of the 2020-21 season, when he scored 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 1-of-5 from 3, while adding four assists and finishing at plus-13. In the G League, his best scoring game was a 34-point performance for Chicago against Grand Rapids in February 2022, when he made 14 of 27 shots.
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