Xavi Pascual will remain at the helm of Zenit St. Petersburg for another year, as reported by the website Sport-Express.
The Spanish coach will honor his three-year contract with the Russian club despite being excluded from European cups.
Basket rumors
23/06/202309:35
Luca Vildoza reportedly to sign with Panathinaikos
As has long been established, the crucial hours are now upon us for Luca Vildoza’s transfer to Panathinaikos.
The Argentine point guard will undergo a medical check before signing a two-year contract with Ergin Ataman’s new team.
This season, Vildoza played with Red Star Belgrade, with whom he lost game-5 of the ABA Finals 2023 last night.
‼️ Pending medical exams, #LucaVildoza has a done deal with #PanathinaikosBC. He will sign for two years. Official announcement expected in upcoming days
✍️ More on @EurohoopsGR & @Eurohoopsnet
— StavrosBarbarousis (@sta_ba11) June 22, 2023
23/06/202300:21
Karsten Tadda returns to Bamberg
Brose Bamberg announced the return of Karsten Tadda.
The German penned a two-year deal with the team.
Tadda comes from Bonn where he won the BCL.
Tadda has played 292 games with Bamberg early in his career winning five Bundesliga titles and two Cups.
22/06/202320:20
Unics Kazan keeps Jalen Reynolds and Louis Labeyrie
Unics Kazan has announced that Jalen Reynolds and Louis Labeyrie will remain on the roster for next season.
Reynolds won the best sixth man award in the VTB League this year.
Labeyrie, who signed new a 2-year deal, ended last season with 11.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
22/06/202311:11
Fenerbahce parts ways with Ismet Akpinar
Fenerbahce has parted ways with Ismet Akpinar.
The Turkish player was with the powerhouse in the past two seasons.
İsmet Akpınar’a teşekkürlerimizle!
Fenerbahçe Beko’nun 2021-22 ve 2022-23 sezonu kadrolarında yer alan sporcumuz İsmet Akpınar ile yollarımız ayrılmıştır.
Fenerbahçe Ailesi'ne verdiği katkılardan dolayı İsmet Akpınar’a teşekkür eder, kariyerinin yeni döneminde kendisine… pic.twitter.com/Hax6O5tslI
— Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) June 22, 2023
22/06/202310:36
Anadolu Efes Istanbul extends Elijah Bryant two more seasons
Anadolu Efes Istanbul officially extended the contract of Elijah Bryant for two more seasons.
The American averaged 14ppg, 4.7rpg and 3.3apg in BSL and 8.5ppg and 4.1rpg in EuroLeague.
Şampiyon oyuncumuz @Elijah_Bryant3, iki sezon daha ailemizin parçası olacak! 👊#HouseOfBlue #BenimYerimBurası pic.twitter.com/YqSInwmH4A
— Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) June 22, 2023
22/06/202310:29
Zalgiris Kaunas, Tyler Cavanaugh part ways
Zalgiris Kaunas and Tyler Cavanaugh have parted ways after two years.
Cavanaugh averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in LKL while in EuroLeague he scored 5.9 points and 4.3 rebounds.
Thank you for the two years, @tycav34! 💚 pic.twitter.com/TZVdkHJtxh
— BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) June 22, 2023
22/06/202310:19
Nelson Weidemann and Danko Brankovic return to Bayern Munich
Nelson Weidemann and Danko Brankovic will play for Bayern Munich next season.
The two players will return from loan and be part of Pablo Laso’s roster.
Nelson Weidemann played in Chemnitz averaging 8.7 points, 2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in Bundesliga.
Danko Brankovic was with Mega Bemax where he scored 12.7 points with 6 rebounds in ABA Liga.
22/06/202310:13
Pallacanestro Varese interested in Giordano Bortolani (if they get wild card to play in BCL)
Pallacanestro Varese is waiting for a wild card to play in the next Basketball Champions League.
If BCL awards the Italian team with a wild card, Varese will try to sign Giordano Bortolani, as reparted by La Prealpina.
Bortolani has a contract with Olimpia Milano through June 2025 but the Italian reigning champions have option to part ways by June 30.
Bortolani has three options for his future.
Milano opt out of his deal and he becomes a free agent and will choose his future.
Milano opts in and will loan Bortolani to Varese.
Milano opts in and keeps him in the roster for next season.
Bortolani spent the season with Verona averaging 9.9 points. He started the year in Spain with Manresa scoring 10.1ppg in 7 ACB games.
22/06/202310:08
Osvaldas Olisevicius not anymore in Pallacanestro Reggiana’s plans for the future
Osvaldas Olisevicius is not in Pallacanestro Reggiana’s plans anymore, as reported by Il Resto del Carlino.
The Lithuanian forward has a contact through 2024 so Reggio Emilia has to find an agreement to part ways with him.
Also Nate Reuvers is not in Reggio Emilia’s plans for next season but both sides are ready to part ways.
21/06/202316:22
Slask Wrocław part ways with coach Erdogan
Slask Wroclaw has opted out of deal with coach Ertugrul Erdogan for next season.
The Turkish coach won’t be at the helm of the Polish powerhouse.
Erdogan led Slask Wrocław to PLK Finals.
20/06/202312:30
Panathinaikos hires Ataman as head coach
Panathinaikos made official the hiring of Ergin Ataman as head coach for the next two seasons.
Ataman comes from Efes where he won EuroLeague for two years.
Let’s make it official 🙌 ☘️
Panathinaikos BC announces the two-year agreement with Coach Ergin Ataman!#WeTheGreens #paobc pic.twitter.com/jvCKGOuI5z
— Panathinaikos BC (@Paobcgr) June 20, 2023
20/06/202309:34
JL Bourg lands JeQuan Lewis
JL Bourg is a new player of JL Bourg.
The point guard comes from Rostock Seawolves in Germany where he averaged 16ppg, 6.9apg and 3.4rpg.
JeQuan Lewis avec nous ! ✍️
En provenance du championnat allemand 🔛 nouvelle signature à la mène aujourd'hui 🔥
𝟏𝟔𝐩𝐭𝐬, 𝟔,𝟗 𝐩𝐝𝐬, 𝟑,𝟒 𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐.𝟐𝟑, 𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 !
Plus d’infos
✚ https://t.co/8PQ9P0G09A#WeRedy pic.twitter.com/O8RPa95uzQ— JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) June 19, 2023
20/06/202309:27
Zach Auguste signs with Seahorses Mikawa
Zach Auguste will continue his career in Japan with Seahorses Mikawa. The American/Greek spent last season in Turkey with Bursaspor averaging 12.2 points in BSL and 12.8ppg in EuroCup.
【新加入選手のお知らせ】
この度、 #ザック・オーガスト 選手と2023-24シーズンの選手契約が決定したことをお知らせします。ザック・オーガスト選手コメントhttps://t.co/0DqE9Qjb8I#シーホース三河 #Bリーグ pic.twitter.com/J7bzoIhKmE
— シーホース三河 (@go_seahorses) June 20, 2023
20/06/202308:55
Olimpia Milano pursuing Darius Thompson
Olimpia Milano is pursuing Darius Thompson, as reported by La Prealpina.
The American/Italian guard is expected to play for Italbasket in the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup and that would give him the Italian status in the next Serie A.
Thompson spent the season with Baskonia and has a $600k buyout in his contract.
Olimpia Milano is searching a guard that can help Shabazz Napier and Thompson is the no.1 target of the Italian reigning champions.
Fenerbahce is reportedly interested in Thompson as well and Baskonia is also in the pursuit of Nico Mannion for next season.
19/06/202316:42
Felipe Dos Anjos extends with Andorra
Felipe Dos Anjos has extended the contract with MoraBanc Andorra for two more seasons.
The player averaged 11.6ppg in ACB.
19/06/202315:24
Germani Brescia signs Miro Bilan
Miro Bilan is a new player of Germani Brescia. The big man penned a two-year deal with the Italian team.
Bilan spent last season with Peristeri. He has played in Italy with Dinamo Sassari.
19/06/202314:36
AS Monaco reportedly made proposal to Nikola Milutinov
AS Monaco wants Nikola Milutinov and offered him €2.5 million per year, as reported by SDNA.
The French team wants to build a EuroLeague contending team and is pursuing the Serbian center who parted ways from CSKA Moscow.
Olympiacos is interested in Milutinov as well but can offer €1.5 million for him.
19/06/202312:24
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana announces the signing of Amadou Sow
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana announces the signing of Amadou Sow. He is the third acquisition of the Slovenian-based club following Justus Hollatz and Aleksandar Šaškov.
Amadou Sow, a 206 centimeter tall forward, spent the 2022/23 season with the French team Blois, where he averaged 13.8 points in 32 games, along with 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 53.8% from the field and 41.9% from three-point range.
V Ljubljani se nam bo pridružil Amadou Sow!@amadou_sow23, dobrodošel v Zmajevem gnezdu! 💚🧡#ZmajevoSrce pic.twitter.com/4xAoxlwaKu
— Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (@KKCedOL) June 19, 2023
19/06/202312:04
Hapoel Jerusalem reportedly made an offer for Yovel Zoosman
Hapoel Jerusalem has made an offer for Yovel Zoosman, according to Robert Heusel.
The Israeli forward, who has a Polish passport, is coming off a season averaging 6.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague with Alba Berlin.
Hapoel Jerusalem made an offer to ALBA Berlin for Yovel Zoosman according to my colleague @rupertfabig.#EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/3s10NJIG0c
— Robert Heusel (@RobertHeusel) June 18, 2023
19/06/202310:10
GeVi Napoli reportedly targets Parker Jackson-Cartwright
The big dream of GeVi Napoli’s new era, marked by the signing of Igor Milicic, is Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
The American point guard was crucial in saving Besiktas, led in the just-concluded season by the coach of Poland’s national team.
After leaving Asvel, Parker Jackson-Cartwright produced 17.9 points and 7.7 assists in BSL. The name is reported by Cronache Napoli, but it is unlikely that the player will now choose a destination without European cups.
18/06/202322:00
Joventut Badalona to extend Vladimir Brodziansky
Vladimir Brodziansky and Joventut Badalona have reached an agreement for the next two seasons, according to Mario Gomez.
The Slovakian big man this year scored 7.4 points per game in ACB and 8.1 in Eurocup.
𝗩𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆
Fuentes internas informan que la propuesta de renovación enviada por el club días atrás, ha sido aceptada. Con este acuerdo, el ala-pívot internacional eslovaco seguirá en las filas del Joventut las 2 próximas temporadas. pic.twitter.com/yKVhcCLZU6— Mario Gómez (@gomezmario7) June 17, 2023
18/06/202320:04
Wayne Selden joins Gigantes de Carolina
The Gigantes de Carolina announced the signing of Wayne Selden to replace Jaron Johnson.
The former Kansas shooting guard headed to Puerto Rico after recent experiences between Italy, Turkey and the Philippines, where he scored over 31 points per game.
Johnson was released after five games averaging 11.6 points and 3 assists.
17/06/202320:22
Peristeri BC signs Kenny Williams, Elijah Mitrou-Long
Peristeri BC strengthens the backcourt with the arrival of shooting guard Kenny Williams and point guard Elijah Mitrou-Long.
Both players spent last year in Greece, Williams with Aek Athens (11.5 PPG, 1.8 APG, 37 % from three) and Mitrou-Long with Aris (10 PPG, 3 APG, 1.1 SPG).
Η ΚΑΕ Περιστέρι bwin ανακοινώνει τη συμφωνία της με τον αθλητή Κένι Γουίλιαμς (27χρ., 1.93), ο οποίος θα φοράει την φανέλα του συλλόγου για την αγωνιστική περίοδο 2023-2024.
🖥 https://t.co/QGZNuc3Jnj pic.twitter.com/6NaU4e1vIO
— Peristeri BC (@peristeribc) June 17, 2023
Η Κ.Α.Ε. Περιστέρι bwin ανακοινώνει τη συμφωνία της με τον αθλητή Ελάιζα Μήτρου-Λονγκ (27χρ., 1.87), ο οποίος θα φοράει την φανέλα του συλλόγου για την αγωνιστική περίοδο 2023-2024.
📷 https://t.co/P6rEe5vGCZ pic.twitter.com/1fp3thTr9C
— Peristeri BC (@peristeribc) June 16, 2023
17/06/202320:05
Miro Bilan finalizing two-year deal with Germani Brescia
Despite recent rumors about a deal with Reyer Venezia, a source told Sportando that Croatian center Miro Bilan is finalizing the last details of a two-year contract with Germani Brescia.
Bilan spent last year in Greece with Peristeri (12.6 PPG, 8.3 RPG).
17/06/202311:34
Bertram Derthona extends Mike Daum
The link between Bertram Derthona and Mike Daum continues: in fact, the club has extended the deal of the American forward until June 30, 2025.
Daum ended last season with 10.7 points (47% FG, 84% FT) and 5.8 rebounds in 23 minutes per game.
UFFICIALE ✍️ Mike Daum con noi fino al 2025 🤍🖤
Il comunicato 👉 https://t.co/BWHGVlULjO pic.twitter.com/RWYo7Ej139
— Derthona Basket (@DerthonaBasket) June 17, 2023
17/06/202308:24
Miro Bilan reportedly agrees to a deal with Reyer Venezia
According to La Prealpina, Reyer Venezia has reached an agreement to bring center Miro Bilan back to Italy.
The Croatian big man had an excellent year in Greece with Peristeri, where he produced 12.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in the Greek league and 11.4 points with 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in the BCL.
16/06/202319:48
Virtus Bologna is considering Ognjen Dobric for the next season
Virtus Bologna is considering Ognjen Dobric for the next season. This is reported by the Israeli journalist Moses.
The Serbian forward, born in 1994 and 200 centimeters tall, averaged 9.9 points this season with Red Star in the EuroLeague.
I’m told Ognjen Dobric is getting some serious heat from Virtus Bologna who are expected to finalize the deal with the Serbian wing.
— Moses (@MosesB1) June 16, 2023
16/06/202319:09
Igor Miličić is officially the new head coach of GeVi Napoli
Igor Miličić is officially the new head coach of GeVi Napoli.
Polish and croatian coach said: “I am very happy to join the Napoli Basket family. I arrive with commitment and determination to bring Napoli among the big Clubs. I am ready and charged to do something extraordinary with Napoli Basket.”
16/06/202316:53
Leandro Bolmaro reportedly agreed to terms with Bayern Munich
Leandro Bolmaro will continue his career in Germany with Bayern Munich. The Brazilian comes from Tenerife where he has finished the season.
Bolmaro, a former Barcelona player, has also played in the NBA before returning to Spain.
📷 Imago: Pacific Press Agency
— Robert Heusel (@RobertHeusel) June 16, 2023
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