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18/07/202316:41

Hassani Gravett joins Slask Wroclaw

Guard Hassani Gravett has been added to Slask Wroclaw’s backcourt for the 2023–24 season, the team announced Tuesday. In 19 German League games for EWE Baskets Oldenburg past season, Gravett (1.88 meters, 27 years old) averaged 8.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. In the 2022–23 season, Oldenburg was his third team after starting with Memphis in the G-League and Raptors 905.

In addition to playing for Orlando in the NBA and MZT Skopje Aerodrom of North Macedonia, Gravett began his professional career with Lakeland in the G League. In 2021, he assisted Skopje in capturing both the North Macedonian League and Cup. Prior to that, Gravett assisted the University of South Carolina in reaching the Final Four of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

18/07/202308:22

Kevin Pangos may stay with Olimpia Milano: team reshuffle ahead with new line-up on the horizon

The future of Olimpia Milano’s direction could also have a familiar face. As reported yesterday on realolimpiamilano.com, Kevin Pangos might remain with the red-and-white team, despite the numerous departure rumors in recent weeks.

Born in 1993, he comes from a challenging season. His physical issues in November significantly affected his performance, as the team had secured Shabazz Napier, who then became crucial in the EuroLeague “restart” and in winning the thirtieth championship.

Kevin Pangos averaged 7.9 points in the LBA with 3.4 assists, a spectator in the finals after playing a game against Pesaro, and two against Sassari, in the playoffs. Meanwhile, he averaged 8.9 points in the EuroLeague with 3.4 assists. His peak was 21 against Real Madrid with 5/9 from 3.

This prompted rumors of a departure, which never materialized, despite a contract set to expire on June 30, 2024. However, the failure to renew Shabazz Napier’s contract may have reshuffled the pointguard spot. According to realolimpiamilano.com, the playmakers for the red-and-whites, as of today, would consist of Kevin Pangos, Maodo Lo, and Diego Flaccadori. The latter two will be announced shortly, but agreements have been fully reached.

17/07/202313:49

Donatas Motiejunas reportedly close to re-sign with AS Monaco

Donatas Motiejunas is very close to renewing with AS Monaco. This was specified by the player himself to BasketNews upon his arrival at the Lithuanian national team camp. Motiejunas, 32 years old, was on an expiring contract with Monaco, the team that brought him back to EuroLeague after a 10-year break in the summer of 2021. Last EuroLeague season, Motiejunas averaged 8.5 points (2FG: 63.5%; 3FG: 25.0%), 3.7 rebounds, and 9.9 PIR over 41 games (17 minutes).

Motiejunas expressed optimism, stating: “My contract negotiations haven’t concluded yet, but I believe everything will be finalized in the next few days”

When asked to confirm his stay in the EuroLeague next season, Motiejunas responded with the following line: “I can’t say it’s definite right now, as the signatures haven’t been set, but all indications point towards a ‘yes.'”

It should be noted that Panathinaikos was interested in the player.

16/07/202315:27

Rayjon Tucker joins Reyer Venezia

Rayjon Tucker is a new player of Umana Reyer Venezia, as announced by the italian team.

The guard spent last year in NBL with the Melbourne United, where he produced 17.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

16/07/202314:37

Casademont Zaragoza reportedly close to Jahlil Okafor

Casademont Zaragoza is close to finalizing the arrival in Europe of Jahlil Okafor, the second overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft.

The news was reported by Olga Lorente.

The former Duke center has not played in the NBA since 2021, but last season he made his mark in the G League with  the Mexico City Capitanes -20.4 points, 8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game- .

16/07/202310:26

Marco Baldi: The rumors about Maodo Lo are persistent

Marco Baldi, long-time GM of Alba Berlin, also spoke about the negotiations between Olimpia Milano and Maodo Lo in Bild.

“I know that the hearts of the fans always suffer in these situations. The rumors about Maodo Lo are persistent, but I won’t comment on every update. The fact that he is being courted is not a new situation for us.”

16/07/202309:53

Crvena Zvezda reportedly targets Toko Shengelia

Crvena Zvezda is targeting Toko Shengelia. According to the Corriere di Bologna, the Serbian club would make a move for the Georgian player if Nikola Mirotic transfers to Partizan.

As stated by the newspaper: “Segafredo has not put (Shengelia, ed) on the market, but it would not hold him back forcibly: his sale would result in a total savings of nearly 3 million”.

Shengelia is coming off a season with an average of 9.4 points (first time not in double digits since 2015-2016), 3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in the EuroLeague.

16/07/202309:32

Olimpia Milano reportedly targets Alex Poythress

Olimpia Milano targets Alex Poythress to complete his front line.

Alexander Poythress has previously played in Europe for Galatasatay (averaging 13+7 in EuroCup), Zenit (with averages of 9+4 the first year, and 8+4 the second), before moving to Maccabi. There, last season, he posted 7.8 points and 3.6 rebounds but was halted by a serious injury in November and only returned to the court in mid-April.

An injury to his wrist undermined a significant season, though it ended on a high note in the national playoffs, with six out of eight performances in double figures.

Poythress can play both as a “4” and a “5”, bringing added physicality to Ettore Messina’s big man unit.

15/07/202320:03

Gran Canaria keeps Nicolas Brussino

Nicolas Brussino signed a new deal with Gran Canaria, the spanish team announced.

The argentine guard last year produced 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game between ACB and BCL.

15/07/202319:40

Deshaun Thmas reportedly close to join Joventut Badalona

Deshaun Thomas is in advanced talks with Joventut Badalona, Encestando reports.

The Ohio State product spent last season with Olimpia Milano.

 

15/07/202312:19

Crvena Zvedza announces the deal with Rokas Giedraitis

Rokas Giedraitis is a new player of Crvena Zvedza.

The Lithuanian forward has signed a deal for next season.

Giedraitis is headed to Serbia after 3 years with Baskonia, the last one with 10.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game between ACB and Euroleague.

 

15/07/202311:28

Fenerbahce officially signs Georgios Papagiannis

Center Georgios Papagiannis is a new member of Fenerbahce, as announced by the Turkish club.

The Greek player signed a two-year contract.

Papagiannis spent five seasons with Panathinaikos, the last one with 9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.

 

15/07/202311:08

Nutribullet Treviso inks Ky Bowman

Ky Bowman is a new player of Nutribullet Treviso, the Italian team announced.

The Boston College product made his European debut last year in Italy with Happy Casa Brindisi, averaging 11.8 points per game with 4 rebounds, 1.7 steals (first in LBA) and 2.7 assists.

15/07/202309:30

Kyle Guy joins Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos BC announces the signing of Kyle Guy (26, 1.88 meters) on a 2 years contract.

Guy is a basketball player, born on August 11, 1997 in Indianapolis, USA. He is a guard who last played for Joventut Badalona.

He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers as a shooting guard for three years and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player during his junior season before declaring for the draft. In high school, he was Indiana Mr. Basketball and a McDonald’s All-American.

Kyle Guy was drafted in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks before being traded to Sacramento. The Kings signed him to a two-way contract on July 7, 2019, to split time between the NBA Kings and their NBA G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. He scored 42 points for Stockton in a win over the Iowa Wolves on December 1. He made his NBA debut on January 10, 2020, against the Milwaukee Bucks. On January 18, Guy scored 37 points and hit seven three-pointers for Stockton in a 147–117 loss to the Oklahoma City Blue.

On February 21, 2021, Guy scored 9 points in 9 minutes off the bench for the Sacramento Kings against the Milwaukee Bucks, on 4-for-5 shooting.

In August 2021, Guy joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2021 NBA Summer League roster. He debuted with 15 points in 17 minutes off the bench while 4-for-10 from the field, as well as 3-for-7 from three-point range against the Orlando Magic. On September 27, 2021, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was waived on October 16. On October 23, he signed with the Cleveland Charge as an affiliate player.

On December 30, 2021, Guy signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat via the hardship exemption. On January 10, he signed a second 10-day contract. In his first game after signing the 10-day contract, Guy scored 17 points and hit four three-pointers. On January 17, 2022, Guy signed a two-way contract with the Heat. On March 24, he was waived by the Heat and four days later he returned to the Cleveland Charge.

After the end of the season Guy moved to Spain for the 2022-23 season, signed by Joventut Badalona. Averaging 11.8 points, 2.6 assists, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.5 steals per game over 21 appearances in the 7DAYS EuroCup, his contributions helped his side reach the Semifinals of the second-tier club continental competition of Euroleague Basketball. At the domestic level, tallying 12.8 points, 2.1 assists, and 1.8 rebounds per contest over 40 appearances pushed the team coached by Carles Duran to the Semifinals of the Liga Endesa Playoffs.

15/07/202308:49

Crvena Zvedza signs Joel Bolomboy , Mike Tobey

Crvena Zvedza announced the arrivals of Joel Bolomboy and Mike Tobey.

Bolomboy spent the last season with Olympiacos (4.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG).

Tobey leaves Spain for first time since 2016, last year with Barcelona the big man produced 5.2 points and 3 rebounds per game between ACB and Euroleague.

 

14/07/202319:11

Panathinaikos agreed to terms with Kyle Guy

Kyle Guy will join Panathinaikos, as reported by SDNA.
Panathinaikos and Joventut Badalona reached an agreement for the shooter wanted by coach Ataman.

14/07/202319:03

Olimpia Milano agreed to terms with Maodo Lo

Maodo Lo will join Olimpia Milano on a two-year deal.

The German point guard comes from Alba Berlin and will get €1 million in two seasons with the reigning Italian champions.

14/07/202316:31

Imminent contract termination between Nikola Mirotic and Barcelona: player’s future decisions await

We’re close to a resolution between Nikola Mirotic and Barcelona. According to Marc Mundet of radio station RAC1, the parties have come closer in recent hours, and the contract termination is imminent.

The future of Nikola Mirotic could therefore reach its first decisive phase by the end of the weekend, at the latest by Monday. At that point, having reached an exit agreement with the Blaugrana, it will be time for him to choose a new team.
As we’ve reported in recent days, Partizan appears to be in the lead, although there is still the matter of agreeing on salary. There are talks in Serbia of a decisive contact between Obradovic and the player.

 

14/07/202312:20

Juancho Hernangómez: My dream has always been to play in the NBA and for this, I will continue

Juancho Hernangómez is a major target for Barcelona to complete their roster. However, the acquisition of the Madrid-born player cannot be taken for granted, as the player himself emphasized in an interview given this Friday to the newspaper Marca. “It’s normal for speculation to occur because my brother signed with Barcelona. But speculation is just speculation. People take things for granted that are not true”.

The dream is still NBA: “It’s a dream come true that I’ve never stopped fighting for despite any obstacles that have been put in my way. My dream has always been to play in the NBA and for this, I will continue”.

14/07/202309:20

Olimpia Milano targets former Alba Berlin Maodo Lo

“Olimpia Milano Sets Sights on Maodo Lo,” headlines La Gazzetta dello Sport. The German point guard’s name appears to be more than just an option for Olimpia Milano as a backup playmaker.

The italian newspaper goes as far as to say that an “agreement is just around the corner”. Born in 1992 in Berlin, Maodo Lo is a 191-centimeter athlete with a solid defensive presence.

Having trained at Columbia University, he returned to Germany with Alba Berlin under Andrea Trinchieri after Brad Wanamaker’s departure. Effectively, in the BBL, he’s donned the jerseys of the three most important teams: after two years in Bamberg (thus also with Olimpia Milano’s captain Nicolò Melli), he played two seasons for Bayern and three for Alba.

In the 2021-2022 season, he had his best year: 13.3 points in the EuroLeague with 3.7 assists. In the last season, these numbers were 11.6 and 2.8, which became 9.4 and 3.8 in the top German league.

14/07/202308:10

Georgios Papagiannis reportedly leaves Panathinaikos to sign with Fenerbahce

Plot twist in Athens. Center Georgios Papagiannis breaks off renewal negotiations with Panathinaikos.

The player will continue his career at Fenerbahce, who just yesterday announced the signing of Sanli Sertac. The future of the Turkish team thus has a sensational trio under the boards, not forgetting the athletic Johnathan Motley.

Georgios Papagiannis, 220 centimeters tall and born in 1997, averaged 8.5 points and 5.7 rebounds in the last season.

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