Alex Hamilton leaves Israel for Parma Perm.
Alex Hamilton played the 2023-2024 season with Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Winner League. He averaged 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game in 33.5 minutes of play.
Alex Hamilton is leaving Israeli league to sign with Parma Perm.
— Artem Komarov (@art_basket) July 13, 2024
Virtus Bologna has its eyes on Carsen Edwards, an American point guard from Bayern Munich, who averages 10 points per game in the Euroleague.
The team, which will start the new season on 19 August, is looking to complete the roster with a point guard, an outside player and a centre.
Edwards’ arrival will also depend on the possible departure of Ognjen Dobric.
Source: Il Resto del Carlino Bologna
Johannes Thiemann leaves the Euroleague for Japan. After a successful season with ALBA Berlin, the German player has decided to sign a lucrative contract with a Japanese B.League club.
Thiemann, 30, averaged 12.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in the 2023-24 Euroleague, confirming himself as one of the best big men in the competition. Thiemann’s new team will be the Gunma Crane Thunders.
Source: BasketNews
Lithuanian centre Donatas Motiejunas has decided to stay at AS Monaco, according to BasketNews sources, who therefore confirm the rumours of the past few hours.
Despite talks with Olimpia Milano, Motiejunas has opted for a new deal with Monaco that will see him committed for another two years.
Last season in the EuroLeague, Motiejunas averaged 8.8 points (60.9% from 2, 37.7% from 3), 3.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists in less than 18 minutes per game.
AS Monaco is preparing to lose some of its key players. Jordan Loyd (1.93m, 30 years old) is expected in Tel Aviv to sign a two-year contract with Maccabi. Loyd, who has played for the Roca team for the past two years, will be a key pawn in Maccabi Tel-Aviv with a salary of €1.1m for 2024-2025 and €1.2m for 2025-2026.
Donta Hall (2.06m, 26 years old) is also leaving. Having arrived in Munich in 2021, Hall could move to Baskonia, which has already made him an initial offer. John Brown III (2.03 m, 32), known for his defensive skills, will not have his contract renewed due to concerns about his shoulder. Munich has already replaced him with Vitto Brown (2.03 m, 28 years old).
Il y aura au moins 3️⃣ départs de marque à Monaco sur cette intersaison 👇
✈️ Jordan Loyd ➡️ Maccabi Tel-Aviv
✈️ Donta Hall ➡️ Baskonia ?
🤔 John Brown ➡️ ?En revanche, Donatas Motiejunas pourrait prolonger. #BetclicELITE X #EuroLeague https://t.co/16aidX0DMJ
— Gabriel Pantel-Jouve (@GabrielPJ_) July 11, 2024
According to Aris Barkas, BAXI Manresa is close to finalizing the signing of Emanuel Cate.
The 26-year-old Romanian power forward could then return to the ACB after a two-year stint with Cluj (11.4 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.8 APG last year between Romanian Championship and Eurocup).
Cate previously played with Real Madrid’s Under 18, then with Murcia and Real Betis.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is in talks with forward Collin Malcolm, according to Arel Ginsber.
The player could leave Paris Basketball, where last year he scored 12.5 points (56% FG) with 3.7 rebounds per game in the Eurocup.
The Israeli team is also on the market for a point guard to replace Lorenzo Brown, while at the guard position Loyd will most likely be the substitute of Baldwin IV.
Pinar Karsiyaka announced the signing of James Webb III, a forward who spent last year with Maccabi Tel Aviv (6.2 PPG, 3.2 RPG in Euroleague).
Also, according to Donatas Urbonas, the Turkish club has reached an agreement to retain Errick McCollum.
The experienced guard last season produced over 18 points (49% FG, 39% 3p, 85% FT) and 5 assists per game between BSL and BCL.
Son olarak Maccabi Tel Aviv takımında forma giyen James Webb III Pınar Karşıyaka’mızda! 💚❤️ 🔭 #WelcomeJamesWebbIII @WassupWebb pic.twitter.com/msgKW3K7D1
— Pınar Karşıyaka (@KSKBasket) July 11, 2024
Kevarrius Hayes has decided to stay with Zalgiris Kaunas for the 2024-25 season, according to BasketNews.
Despite speculation about his future, the 27-year-old, 2.06-metre American-Centric player has exercised his contract extension option.
Hayes averaged 5.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 0.7 steals in less than 19 minutes per game in the EuroLeague.
During the season, he reached his career highs with 17 points against Baskonia and a PIR of 26 against Virtus.
Source: BasketNews
According to Italian reporter Fabrizio Lorenzi, Jordan Loyd is close to reach an agreement with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The guard has an option to terminate his current deal with AS Monaco.
Loyd averaged 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 35% from three-point range and 90% from the free throw line in 22 minutes per game in the last EuroLeague season.
Jean Montero has signed a three-year contract with Valencia Basket, as announced by the Spanish team.
The 20-year-old Dominican point guard has been voted best young player of the Endesa League for the past two seasons.
Last year Montero scored 15.7 points with 5 assists and 2 steals per game with MoraBanc Andorra.
Cas 👉 Jean Montero, (@jeanmontero03) talento ofensivo joven para las próximas tres temporadas en Valencia Baskethttps://t.co/Qjj0JOH5sx
Val 👉 Jean Montero, talent ofensiu jove per a les pròximes tres temporades a Valencia Baskethttps://t.co/VfeWNwR2ox… pic.twitter.com/HT2u9luwGb
— Valencia Basket Club (@valenciabasket) July 9, 2024
Real Madrid is not yet certain to sign French player Fabien Causeur. In fact, according to reports by Carlos Sanchez Blas on his X account, the player is still considering whether or not to accept the Madrid club’s offer. At the age of 37 and after 7 seasons at Madrid, the journalist reports that Causeur’s will would be to remain at Los Blancos next season. Despite this, the club would have offered the player a one-year contract (as per club policy) at significantly lower figures. Hence the uncertainty of the Frenchman, who will have to make a non-trivial decision in the coming days or weeks.
Gordon Herbert is reportedly set to become Bayern Munich’s new coach despite a previous contact with Paris Basketball.
A few hours ago the announcement of the break-up between the outgoing coach of Germany and the Chiba Jets in Japan was made.
Even if Paris met him in June, Gordon Herbert is more likely to sign for Bayern Munich, I was told. The German team needs a new coach since Pablo Laso joigned Baskonia.
➕ Paris must announce its coach very soon.#EuroLeague
— Gabriel Pantel-Jouve (@GabrielPJ_) July 10, 2024
Barcelona has signed Juan Núñez from Real Madrid for 400,000 euros, preventing Madrid from exercising their matching rights. Núñez, a 20-year-old point guard, has signed a multi-year contract with Barcelona, which includes a clause allowing him to leave for the NBA at the end of each season. Núñez’s salary will be 1.5 million euros per year. This move follows his two seasons with Ratiopharm Ulm and marks Barcelona’s second major signing after Kevin Punter.
Isaac Bonga leaves Bayern Munich to join Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. After two seasons with Bayern, where he won one German League title (2024) and two German Cups (2023 and 2024), the German international moves to Serbia.
Last season, Bonga averaged 5.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game in 31 appearances.
Fonte: Basket News
Ish Wainright has signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the next two seasons. Wainright, 29, with a height of 1.98 metres, has played in the NBA mainly with the Phoenix Suns and has experience in the European leagues with Strasbourg and Rasta Vechta.
איש וויינרייט חתם בהפועל “שלמה” תל אביב לשתי העונות הקרובות!
ווינרייט, 29, 1.98, שמשחק בעמדות 3 ו-4, רשם בשלוש העונות האחרונות כ-130 הופעות ב-NBA, בעיקר בפיניקס סאנס, ובמהלכן שיחק גם תקופה קצרה בליגת הפיתוח.
הפורוורד האמריקני שיחק לפני כן בשטרסבורג הצרפתית שם העמיד ממוצעים של… pic.twitter.com/BX2zR7d0G3
— Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) July 10, 2024
AS Monaco has made official the signing of Georgios Papagiannis on a one-year contract.
The 27-year-old Greek big man arrives from Fenerbahce, where last year together with the other new signing Nick Calathes won the BSL title, the Turkish Cup and reached the Euroleague Final Four.
Papagiannis in the last Euroleague produced averages of 5.7 points (48.8% from three) , 3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 16 minutes per game.
💪 Gᴇᴏʀɢɪᴏs Pᴀᴘᴀɢɪᴀɴɴɪs ᴇsᴛ Mᴏɴᴇ́ɢᴀsϙᴜᴇ ! 🇲🇨
🧨 Le pivot grec (2m20, 27 ans) vient renforcer la raquette du Rocher ⚔️
🗣 Communiqué et interview à retrouver sur notre site 📝
👉https://t.co/jwyQlnNAgj#RocaTeam #DagheMunegu pic.twitter.com/t3hNQNk3AC— AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) July 9, 2024
Justin Anderson leaves Valencia Basket, the parties agreed not to extend the contract that expired at the end of last season.
In his European debut, the athletic forward out of Virginia played 51 games between Breogan Lugo (11.6 points in ACB, 14.7 with 2.2 steals in BCL) and Valencia (8.8 points in ACB, 6.1 in Euroleague).
In recent days Anderson has been linked to Barcelona by some Spanish media.
Good luck, @JusAnderson1 🧡
Cas 👉 Justin Anderson se desvincula de Valencia Baskethttps://t.co/qZmtXPi5iK
Val 👉 Justin Anderson es desvincula de Valencia Baskethttps://t.co/vMT4EhlLxW
Eng 👉 Justin Anderson leaves Valencia Baskethttps://t.co/rCV468o2y7 pic.twitter.com/yaYfsMVYsP
— Valencia Basket Club (@valenciabasket) July 9, 2024
Buducnost strengthens the frontcourt with the signing of Juwan Morgan.
The forward from Indiana spent last season in the VTB League, between Runa (13.5 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1 BPG) and Zenit (7.5 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.6 APG).
Jack of all trades✍️https://t.co/z98bCv1aMF#KKB #HukMorače pic.twitter.com/QVTI20nOqM
— KK Budućnost VOLI (@KKBuducnostVOLI) July 8, 2024
Hapoel Holon announced the signing of Dakarai Tucker for the upcoming season.
The guard made his Winner League debut last year with Hapoel Haifa, producing averages of 13.9 points, 2 assists and 1.6 steals.
זר סגול חדש 💜
מועדון הכדורסל הפועל ‘קבוצת נתנאל’ חולון שמח להודיע על החתמתו של דאקארי טאקר לעונה הקרובה.
דאקארי, 30, 1.96מ’, גארד/פורוורד הגיע במהלך העונה החולפת להפועל חיפה והיה מהגורמים המרכזיים להתאוששותה. >> pic.twitter.com/cNGUGj86Zr
— Hapoel Holon (@HapoelHolonBC) July 8, 2024
Nikolaos Chougkaz, 24 years old and 2.08 metres, will continue his career in the Spanish La Liga after reaching an agreement with Andorra.
The official announcement is expected on Wednesday, 10 July. Chougkaz, recently released by Panathinaikos AKTOR, played on loan at Peristeri bwin in the 2023/24 season, averaging 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
Partizan could submit a super offer for Aleksej Pokusevski.
The Serbian forward produced an average of 7.4 points with 4.4 rebounds in 18 games with the Charlotte Hornets.
🚨🚨I can tell that Aleksej Pokusevski is a top candidate for Partizan Belgrade and they’re seriously following his case!
Pokusevski is gaining significant interest from Partizan and they’re planning to make him a big offer
Full Season Highlights – https://t.co/CoidYkjYzz#kkp pic.twitter.com/Q30eF61hpM
— Arel Ginsber (@ArelGinsber8) July 9, 2024
Maccabi Tel Aviv has made an official offer to Jordan Loyd, a 30-year-old guard standing 1.93 meters tall, who has a mutual exit option from his contract with Monaco. The offer is worth one million dollars per season, aiming to make Loyd the third foreign player to sign with the club this summer, following Levi Randolph and Jaylen Hoard.
Loyd, who previously played in Israel with Hapoel Eilat, has spent the last two seasons with Monaco. If he accepts, Loyd would become the highest-paid player in Oded Kattash’s roster. In the last EuroLeague season, Loyd averaged 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 35% from three-point range, and 90% from the free-throw line in 22 minutes of play.
Hapoel Tel Aviv has made significant progress in negotiations with Ish Wainright, who is close to becoming the team’s fifth foreign signing this summer.
After attracting interest from Maccabi Tel Aviv, which did not make an official offer, Hapoel has presented a substantial proposal to the 29-year-old forward. Standing at 1.97 meters, Wainright spent the last three seasons in the USA, playing 118 games with the Phoenix Suns.
In the 2022/23 season, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Wainright also has experience in Europe, having played in Germany and France, where he demonstrated strong skills both offensively and defensively.
Source: Sport5
Andrej Kostić signed a four-year contract extension with Crvena Zvedza, the Serbian team announced.
The promising swingman from next season will be part of the first team.
КК Црвена звезда Меридианбет обавештава јавност да је наш талентовани јуниор Андреј Костић потписао уговор са клубом на четири сезоне!
Andrej Kostić signs first professional 4 year contract with Crvena zvezda Meridianbet! 🔴⚪️#kkcz #WeAreTheTeam #CrvenoBelaPorodica pic.twitter.com/WLCt6v7mW3
— KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) July 8, 2024
J.J. O’Brien has agreed to a new deal with Tofas.
The forward last year averaged 12.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game between BSL and BCL.
3 days ago the Turkish club also announced the signing of Kris Bankston.
According to Telesport, Partizan has finalized all the details for the arrival of Brandon Davies on a two-year contract.
The big man in recent days parted ways with Valencia after a season with over 15 points per game in ACB and 12 in Euroleague.
Davies will be the fourth new addition for the Serbian club, following Vanja Marinković, Iffe Lundeberg and Frank Nilikina.
Joe Wieskamp is a new player of the South East Melbourne Phoenix, as announced by the Australian club.
After two seasons spent between the Spurs and Raptors, the forward from Iowa played in the G League last year.
Wieskamp, the No.41 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, will compete in the Las Vegas Summer League with the Timberwolves.
Welcome to the Heartland Joe! ✍️💚 @JWieskamp21
We’ve added small forward and NBA experienced Joe Wisekamp as our second import for NBL25.
🪪 NBL25 Memberships: https://t.co/783pVKLKP3
— South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) July 8, 2024
La Laguna Tenerife has agreed to a deal for the upcoming season with shooting guard Payton Willis.
The new Canarian player (1.93 | 26 years old) arrives from Estra Pistoia Basket, where last year produced 15.7 points (39.2% shooting from three-point range), 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
OFICIAL | La Laguna Tenerife ficha a Payton Willis ➡️ https://t.co/jjVFc8CUNp
👋 ¡Bienvenido, Payton! #WelcomePayton
💛 🖤 #VamosCanarias #YourTeam #TuEquipo pic.twitter.com/JmC7L5Wxvr
— La Laguna Tenerife (@CB1939Canarias) July 8, 2024
Real Madrid and Dzanan Musa have reached an agreement to extend the player’s contract, who will remain with the team in the upcoming season.
Musa won five titles in the two seasons he played for the Blancos: 1 Euroleague, 1 Spanish championship, 1 Copa del Rey and 2 Spanish Super Cups.
Last year, the 25-year-old forward proved to be one of Europe’s most efficient scorers, recording an average of 13.9 points per game between ACB and Euroleague, shooting 52% from the field, 40% from beyond the arc and 82% from the free-throw line.
