Basket rumors

Happy Casa Brindisi interested in bringing D’Angelo Harrison back

Happy Casa Brindisi is trying to sign D’Angelo Harrison, sources tell Sportando and Israeli reporter Yakov Meir.
The American has left Ukrainian team Prometey and is a free agent.

The Italian team made an offer to Harrison and is trying to convince him to rejoin the club where he has played last season averaging 16.8ppg in Serie A and more than 18ppg in BCL.

Harrison was averaging 15ppg in both BCL and Ukrainian Superleague this season.

UNICS Kazan reportedly suing Jarrell Brantley for $250,000 after player departure

UNICS Kazan is reportedly suing forward Jarrell Brantley for $250,000, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Begley adds that the Russian club has reportedly expressed “disappointment” for the player’s departure from the team and that Brantley is trying to sign in G-League, with UNICS is making an effort to stop the transfer

Brantley averaged 3.3 ppg and 1.6 rpg in 23 Euroleague games in his first experience overseas

Malcom Brogdon reportedly leaning towards playing for Poland NT

Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon would like to suit up for Poland’s national team in future international competitions, according to Lukasz Ceglinski of Sport.pl. Former Rookie of the Year is interested into accepting Polish citizenship and the Polish Basketball Federation is working to make the move happen. Poland will play Serbia, Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, and Netherlands in Prague in the upcoming Eurobasket group

Brogdon, whose wife has Polish roots, visited Poland last summer. He’s averaging 18.9 ppg and 5.9 apg over 31 games this season with the Pacers

Daniel Hackett to join Segafredo Virtus Bologna

Daniel Hackett is parting ways with CSKA Moscow. The USC product will sign a multi-year agreement with Virtus Bologna.

Hackett hadn’t played in the Italian league since 2015.

Virtus Bologna has verbal agreement with Hackett through June 2024 but no deal yet with CSKA

Virtus Bologna and Daniel Hackett have reached a verbal agreement till June 2024, sources tell Sportando.

The Italian reigning champions has been pursued Hackett since weeks (Hackett has not been offered) and they are close to signing him but there is no deal yet.

Virtus Bologna and CSKA Moscow are negotiating the release of the Italian International but there is no agreement between the two sides, sources added. The buyout requested by CSKA Moscow is too high and the two clubs continue the talks.

The contract of Hackett with Virtus would be fully guaranteed till June 2024.

Luca Baraldi on Daniel Hackett: Time is running out. He is our only target in this transfer window

Virtus Segafredo Bologna CEO Luca Baraldi talked about the rumors on Daniel Hackett with Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport: Daniel Hackett was offered to us. He interests us immediately or in June, for the next season. We have time until 8 March, time is running out. He is our only target in this transfer window».

Segafredo Virtus Bologna reportedly monitoring Jordan Mickey

As reported by George Zakkas, Virtus Bologna is not only working on the arrival of Daniel Hackett.

In fact, the Italian club has also targeted Zenith St. Petersburg big man Jordan Mickey.

Like Hackett, Mickey also has his contract expiring at the end of the season.

The reporter explains that the Italian team will make a move only if they will terminate the contract with their respective teams.

According to Orazio Cauchi of Basketnews ‘the plan of the Italian team is to add both a backcourt and a frontcourt player.

Fos Provence signs Egidijus Mockevicius, Deishuan Booker

Fos Provence announced the arrivals of center Egidijus Mockevicius and guard Deishuan Booker.

 

Mockevicius spent last season at Le Mans (5.2 points per game, 4 rebounds), while Booker played with the same French team this year (7.2 ppg, 3 apg, 1 spg in BetClic Elite).

 

Archie Goodwin joins Maccabi Rishon

Maccabi Rishon has announced the signing of Archie Goodwin with a contract until the end of the season.

The Kentucky product was playing in Ukraine with BC Budivelnik (16.2 ppg, 6 rpg, 2 spg).

Dante Exum stays with Barcelona until the end of the season

Barça and Dante Exum have reached an agreement to extend the Australian guard’s contract until 30 June 2022. Exum’s current contract ended on Monday 28 February.

Valuable asset

Since his arrival in December 2021, Exum has featured in 17 matches, 11 in the Euroleague, three in the Endesa League and three in the Copa del Rey. In Europe he averages 16 minutes with six points, (53% in three pointers) and 2.7 rebounds whilst in domestic competition he averages 17 minutes with 6.3 points and a valuation of 8.3.

His best game came against Real Madrid in the Euroleague with 13 points, 3 rebounds and a valuation of 19.

Fenerbahce reportedly interested in Scottie Wilbekin for next season

Israeli reporter Yakov Meir in a recent article talked about the relationship between Scottie Wilbekin and Maccabi Tel Aviv, indicating Fenerbahce as the team most interested in the former Florida point guard.

Apparently Wilbekin, under contract for about $ 1.5 million a season until 2023, would not have taken the firing of Ioannis Sfairopoulos well.

In addition, the Florida product, who also has a Turkish passport, would not be at all satisfied with the team’s performance over the last two years.

Two of the reasons that could push him to leave Maccabi after 4 seasons.

A return to Turkey seems the main option, as – passport aside – next summer both Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahce will most likely have important players to replace in the backcourt.

Wilbekin is the third best scorer in Euroleague with 16 points per game, behind only Mirotic and Micic.

Ray McCallum signs with BCM Gravelines

BCM Gravelines has announced the arrival of Ray McCallum.

For the point guard, who will replace the injured Brandon Taylor, it is the third team this year after Hamburg and Fuenlabrada.

Cameron Oliver joins Unicaja Malaga

Unicaja Malaga has announced the signing of Cameron Oliver with a contract until the end of the season.

The forward played 2 games for the Atlanta Hawks this season, scoring 23 points in 43 minutes.

The Nevada product averaged over 13 points and 7 rebounds per game in G League with the South Bay Lakers.