Partizan signs Kyle Allman, Milton joins Hapoel
Kyle Allman has signed a two-year deal with Partizan, and on the same day Sheik Milton left the Humska Street club for Hapoel Jerusalem and coach Sasa Obradovic.
Two announcements on the same day, one from Humska Street in Belgrade and one from Jerusalem. In the first, Kyle Allman Jr. signed with Partizan for two years. In the second, Sheik Milton left the black and whites after a single season and joined Hapoel Jerusalem. One day, one new name in the backcourt.
Partizan confirmed the Allman deal on July 31, 2026. Milton’s exit was announced by the Israeli club, whose statement also carried a welcome from head coach Sasa Obradovic.
The seventh name of the summer
We wrote recently about Derek Willis, the sixth summer signing and also a two-year addition. Allman is the next name on that list, and given his position, the first who walks straight into the rotation with the ball in his hands.
He was born on September 2, 1997 in Brooklyn, stands 191 centimetres and plays both guard spots. He spent last season at Turk Telekom, reaching the EuroCup semifinals.
What does Allman bring to the rotation?
Scoring, and mostly scoring he creates for himself. In the 2025-26 EuroCup he averaged 14.3 points and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 45 percent from the field. A guard who converts close to half his attempts while carrying most of his team’s offence has never been surplus to requirements in Humska Street.
That number still needs a footnote. The EuroCup is Europe’s second tier and averages rarely carry over one for one into the EuroLeague. Realistic expectations sit somewhere in between, and that is the yardstick this transfer will be judged by come May.
Allman also holds a Montenegrin passport and has played for the Montenegro national team. At EuroBasket 2025 he averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game, so he did not disappear at the highest international level either.
He has already toured the continent. Before Turk Telekom he wore the jerseys of:
- Besiktas
- Darussafaka
- Paris
- Riga
- Lavrio
Why is Milton leaving after only one season?
Because the numbers never matched the expectations. Last season he averaged 6.9 points, 2.4 assists and 1.4 rebounds in the EuroLeague, and 11.9 points, 3 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game in the ABA League. The gap between those two columns tells the whole story of his year in Belgrade: he ran the offence in the regional competition, and had a far smaller role in the EuroLeague.
In Jerusalem he was met by a coach who wanted him. Milton commented on the move in his new club’s statement.
“I am excited and happy to have become a member of Hapoel. I am coming in with great hunger”
Obradovic was more specific about what he expects on the floor.
“His versatility, his shooting and his ability to create points represent a significant addition”
For Partizan this closes one of last summer’s more expensive lines in the budget. For Milton it delivers what he lacked in the black and white shirt, minutes and the ball in his hands at the top level.
What still needs sorting out
The backcourt now looks settled, the roster does not. Seven signatures in one summer means the team that shows up for the first practice session will bear little resemblance to the one that finished in April, and chemistry is not something a contract buys.
The measure is simple. If two thirds of those 14.3 EuroCup points survive the step up to the EuroLeague, Partizan has a starter and the job is done. The first real look comes in the preseason friendlies, with the honest answer arriving in the opening EuroLeague round.
