Georgios Papagiannis, the 2.20-metre Greek pivot, has confirmed that he will play with AS Monaco in the 2024-2025 season.
After contributing to Greece’s qualification for the Paris Olympics, Papagiannis said: ‘The main reason for my choice to continue my career in Monaco is Nick (Calathes),’ explaining the importance of his teammate in his decision.
Demetre Rivers is a new player of Germani Brescia, as announced by the Italian club.
The forward spent last year between Givova Scafati (10.3 PPG, 4 RPG, 41% 3P) and Zalgiris Kaunas (8.4 PPG, 50% 3P in 15 MPG).
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘!
Pallacanestro Brescia è lieta di comunicare di aver raggiunto un accordo con Demetre Rivers, ala statunitense di 202 cm.
📄 Leggi il comunicato https://t.co/Spw2cxd0GI pic.twitter.com/RYdCn2R3e7
— Pallacanestro Brescia (@GermaniBrescia) July 7, 2024
Juan Núñez will soon be announced as a new Barcelona player. The young point guard has signed a long contract with the Blaugrana club, which includes an option to leave for the NBA next summer, having recently been selected in the draft.
Núñez’s move to Barcelona had already been pre-agreed at the end of May, but lacked the resolution of his rights in Spain, which belonged to Real Madrid, the club where he trained. After turning down a renewal with the blancos in 2022 to move to Ratiopharm Ulm, Núñez is now free to join Barça thanks to the agreement reached between the two clubs last Friday.
Georgios Papagiannis approached by SDNA to Monaco. The transfer of the Greek centre to the Principality would free Donatas Motiejunas in the direction of Olimpia Milano.
The news is awaiting confirmation. Fenerbahce, which signed Nicolò Melli, is rewriting the longs department, as Motley has already signed in the EuroCup in Tel Aviv.
The same fate should befall Papagiannis, who only a year ago left Panathinaikos for Turkey. With this move, Monaco will exit the contract with Motiejunas, destined for Olimpia Milano. The operation should close in the next few hours.
Sasha Vezenkov has signed a legendary contract with Olympiacos, which could become the largest in the club’s history as reported Sport24. The Bulgarian player, MVP of the EuroLeague for the 2022/23 season, has agreed to a five-year deal worth a total of €17 million, potentially reaching €20 million with bonuses.
Olympiacos demonstrated a strong interest in bringing Vezenkov back, offering a contract that surpasses Josh Childress’s 2008 deal. Childress’s contract was $20 million over three years but included exit clauses he used to return to the NBA.
If Vezenkov fulfills his contract, it will surpass all previous offers in total compensation, setting a new record for Olympiacos.
Barcelona and Anaolu Efes target Alec Peters, a source told to Sportando.
American forward has a contract with Olympiacos until 2026.
Monaco is on Shaquielle McKissic, SDNA reports.
The player has a contract for another season, but according to the portal (close to Panathinaikos), the Monegasques are ready to offer 1.3 million euros per year, just under double what McKissic received in Greece.
Virtus Bologna is expected to exercise the exit option on Bryant Dunston’s contract today. This was reported by Corriere dello Sport.
According to the newspaper, the club has decided to bet on Devontae Cacok, who could return to work with his teammates at the start of summer preparation.
Chris Jones announced on his social channels his decision to stay with Valencia next season, with a very clear message, ” Remain loyal to those that are loyal to you.”
Jones had long been on the radar of several teams due to Valencia’s exclusion from the Euroleague, but in the end he decided to honor his deal with the Taronjas.
Last season the point guard scored 12.6 points with 4.2 assists per game in Euroleague, and 12 points with 4 assists in ACB.
Is Sasha Vezenkov about to return to Olympiacos? The news, also reported in recent days by Sportando, seems to find confirmation in these minutes.
Vezenkov picked Olympiacos and awaits the Toronto Raptorshttps://t.co/CLlMB9KxwD
— Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) July 4, 2024
According to Eurohoops, the agreement between the parties is confirmed. A decision is awaited from the Toronto Raptors, who as an official position would like to test the 2023 EuroLeague mvp in pre-season.
Sasha Vezenkov is set to return to Olympiacos after a season in the NBA 🔥
Olympiacos fans, are you excited about Vezenkov’s return? 🤩 pic.twitter.com/3fszBc51K1
— BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) July 4, 2024
According to gazzetta.gr, a Greek portal, it’s done deal. Vezenkov has reportedly already informed Panathinaikos that he has chosen Olympiacos and is only waiting for the final details to resolve his contract with the Toronto Raptors.
Sasha Vezenkov is guaranteed over $6 million for the 2024-2025 NBA season. According to Sportando’s report on 29 June, Olympiacos would put a four-year, €16 million deal on the table. The parties reportedly met on Sunday in Sofia.
Nigel Hayes-Davis will sign a three-year extension with Fenerbahce. The current deal expired in 2025, so credibly the extension will run until 30 June 2028.
Last season the forward produced an average of 13.8 points and 4.6 rebounds in the EuroLeague.
Nigel Hayes-Davis finalizing a 3-year extension with Fenerbahce Istanbul, per sources.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) July 4, 2024
BREAKING: Fenerbahçe Beko is making one of the MOST IMPORTANT moves of the summer of 2024.
Despite the interest and offers from NBA teams, Fenerbahçe is close to reaching an agreement on a new long-term contract with Nigel Hayes-Davis.
More on @EurohoopsTR & @Eurohoopsnet pic.twitter.com/jjknPH47Eq
— Buğra Uzar (@bugrauzar24) July 4, 2024
Reyer Venezia is moving on the market with Xavier Munford as the main candidate to replace Rajyon Tucker in the shooting guard role, the player arriving from a season with Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Munford finished the Eurocup with an average of 14.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. The Venetian team is also considering other options, including Langston Galloway.
Source: La Nuova Venezia
Stanley Johnson arrives in Europe for the first time in his career after eight seasons in the NBA and one in the G League, to become one of Anadolu Efes’ top players.
The parties have reached an agreement, according to Mike Scotto.
The former Arizona forward last year produced over 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game in G League with the Stockton Kings.
Valencia Basket could soon exercise the exit clause in the contract with former Olimpia Milano centre Brandon Davies. Nevertheless, the club could negotiate a new deal with Davies for a lower sum if both parties wish.
The club has until the end of this week to decide whether to break the contract, which currently ties Davies to the club until June 2025, by paying a penalty.
With the arrival of three new in-house players, Nate Sestina, Ethan Happ and Matt Costello, Davies’ expected salary increase in the second season would significantly reduce Valencia’s room for manoeuvre to complete the squad.
Davies, who is almost 33 years old and holds a Ugandan passport, does not occupy an extra-community place in the Liga Endesa. This season he has averaged 15 points, five rebounds and two assists in the ACB and 12 points, four rebounds and two assists in the Euroleague.
Olimpia Milano’s big market target, Donatas Motiejunas, is not hiding. These are the Lithuanian centre’s full statements to the local press before last night’s match against Mexico in San Juan.
‘If Monaco does not tell us anything in the next few days, we will have to move to Milan’. Very clear words in short, much clearer than those given by the media yesterday.
‘At the end of the season it was said that Monaco wanted to keep me, but for a month and a half the silence has been total. During this period I had no confrontation with the GM, with the coach, with anyone. I waited a long time, in the end Milan came forward. I had a chat with Messina, he explained his vision. We’ll see, we’re in the final stages’.
Sterling Brown officially leaves Alba Berlin. American guard exercised an exit clause in his two-year contract.
Brown averaged 11.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists last season in EuroLeague.
Thank you, @thatnegus_sb! 🤜🤛⁰ ⁰Sterling Brown macht von einer Ausstiegsklausel in seinem Zweijahresvertrag Gebrauch und verlässt uns nach einer Saison im ALBA-Trikot. ⁰⁰All the best, Sterling! 💛💙
⁰📸 Tilo Wiedensohler / Florian Ullbrich pic.twitter.com/FWyvYw96r5— ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) July 3, 2024
According to reports in Catalonia by Sport, Partizan is facing strong competition for Chima Moneke.
Barcelona, in fact, has shown great interest in the Nigerian player, becoming the main contender.
Barcelona was close to a deal with Unicaja’s Dylan Osetkowski, but unforeseen problems complicated the operation.
The Catalan club therefore turned its attention to Moneke, who is currently under contract with Baskonia, with a €1.5 million termination clause.
However, both Barcelona and Partizan hope to negotiate a lower price with the Vitoria club.
Giorgios Skindilias and Christos Bafes, vice-president and sports director of Olympiacos respectively, met with Sasha Vezenkov and his family in Sofia on Sunday.
The player, already a EuroLeague mvp, is in the Piraeus team’s sights in case of a farewell to the NBA. Vezenkov still has one year guaranteed with the Toronto Raptors but has yet to meet with the franchise to understand his expected space next season.
Greek sports daily Live Sport reveals the meeting.
🚨Στη Σόφια ταξίδεψαν τη Κυριακή οι κ.κ Σκινδήλιας, Μπαφές και συνάντησαν τον Vezenkov μαζί με τους γονείς του.
Σημειολογικής σημασίας κι όχι μόνο, ότι η συζήτηση ήταν σε οικογενειακό κλίμα.
Πληροφορίες και εκτιμήσεις στο ρεπορτάζ της Live SPORT!#Olympiacosbc #vezenkov #paobc pic.twitter.com/lvtOEFbqja
— Sh⭕t Vetakis (@TheShot71) July 3, 2024
Anadolu Efes close to a deal with Stanley Johnson.
A 201-centimetre forward, in the NBA from 2015 to 2023, he produced an average of 15.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in the G League last season with the Stokton Kings.
#NBA veteran Stanley Johnson (28, 2,00) is near a deal with Anadolu Efes.
More on @Eurohoopsnet and @EurohoopsTR
— Aris Barkas (@arbarkas) July 2, 2024
According to a report by Achilleas Mavrodontis of sport24.gr, Olympiacos is seriously considering Svi Mykhailiuk to strengthen the team.
Although Evan Fournier remains the top target, the difficulty of his recruitment is prompting the Greek club to consider alternatives.
Mykhailiuk, known for his shooting skills, is currently a free agent after playing with the Boston Celtics. Olympiacos coach Georgios Bartzokas thinks highly of the Ukrainian player, believing he can contribute significantly to the team.
Developments are awaited, especially in relation to the Fournier case.
These are the decisive hours of the negotiation between Olimpia Milano and Donatas Motiejunas, the Lithuanian centre destined, according to Ettore Messina’s idea, to complete the red and white department with Josh Nebo.
Monaco has a renewal option on the player’s contract. But according to BasketNews there have been no developments.
Meanwhile, the Lithuanian version of BasketNews has picked up this statement from the Lithuanian centre: ‘If Monaco does not respond in the next few days, we will have to do it”.
Valencia Basket and Matt Costello will be able to sign a contract, once the deadline for Baskonia to match the taronja offer, subject to the right of first refusal, has expired.
Likewise, the Levante club and Ethan Happ will be able to sign a contract, as Dreamland Gran Canaria did not match the taronja offer, subject to the right of first refusal.
A point guard with EuroLeague experience will play for Zalgiris Kaunas in the upcoming season. Sylvain Francisco will come to Kaunas on a 1+1 contract.
The 26-year-old 185 cm tall Frenchman wore a Bayern Munich jersey last season and made his debut in the old continent’s top tournament.
“I feel great and I am happy to be here. I really wanted to play for Andrea Trinchieri. I knew Zalgiris was a good club. In fact, for me it is one of the best clubs in Europe. I felt that I had to be somewhere where I could get more responsibility and play in a great atmosphere,” said Francisco.
Francisco averaged 10.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 19 minutes on the court during last EuroLeague season.
In the German league, the new Zalgiris player averaged 12.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
“Sylvain adapted quickly to the EuroLeague and impressed our organization as a EuroLeague rookie with a solid debut season. It is very important for us to see the potential of our players and to show it, and in this situation there is a lot of room for that,” said Zalgiris GM Gediminas Navickas.
Francisco has also worn the jersey of the French national men’s basketball team.
Before moving to the EuroLeague, he also played for Athens Peristeri (Greece), Manresa (Spain), Chorale Roane, Paris Basketball and Paris Metropolitans 92 (France).
According to “encestando,” Real Madrid Basketball has nearly finalized its roster for the upcoming season, with only the potential arrival of Usman Garuba remaining. Garuba, currently in the NBA, might decide to return to Europe, with an agreement already in place with the Madrid club.
The current roster includes new signings Andrés Feliz (2+1 contract), Serge Ibaka (one-year deal), and Xavier Rathan-Mayes (two-year contract), along with the renewals of Walter Tavares and Mario Hezonja. Despite the departures of veterans like Rudy Fernández and Sergio Rodríguez, Chus Mateo, who has extended his contract for two years, will need to integrate the new additions and redefine the team’s roles.
The status of Fabien Causeur remains uncertain, while it is yet to be seen if Hugo González will secure a spot in the first team. The possibility of adding a specialist shooter like Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk is still under consideration.
Besiktas announced the signings of two former NBA players, guard Kelan Martin and big man Emanuel Terry.
Martin last year defended the colors of Pinar Karsiyaka (13.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 53% FG, 45% 3P in BSL), while Terry played with Manisa (12.9 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 64%FG between BSL and FIBA Europe Cup).
Emanuel Terry Beşiktaş Fibabanka’da
Beşiktaş Fibabanka Takımımız, Emanuel Terry ile sözleşme imzaladı.
2024-2025 sezonu transfer çalışmalarını sürdüren Beşiktaş Fibabanka Takımımız, Birleşik Amerikalı basketbolcu Emanuel Terry’i kadrosuna kattı.
Emanuel Terry, son olarak… pic.twitter.com/6jFlSx16gy
— Beşiktaş Fibabanka (@BJK_Basketbol) June 28, 2024
Rio Breogan announced the arrival of big man EJ Onu to reinforce the roster under the basket.
The player, recently likened to Varese, spent his first season in Europe with Brose Bamberg.
Onu produced averages of 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 18 minutes per game, finishing as the third-best shot blocker in the German league.
O Río Breogán incorpora ao pívot EJ Onu
Benvido!! #ForzaBreo https://t.co/a0LFuC2jmk pic.twitter.com/QngpzeqL0c— Río Breogán (@CBBreogan) June 28, 2024
Jeff Brooks is a new player of Pallacanestro Trieste, as announced by the Italian team.
The forward spent the last 3 seasons with Reyer Venezia.
BENVENUTO A TRIESTE, JEFFREY BROOKS! ⚪️🔴
📰 Leggi qui il comunicato ufficiale: https://t.co/q0Ix1bPqpN pic.twitter.com/HiQhg8PfDE
— Pallacanestro Trieste (@PallTrieste) June 29, 2024
Sasha Vezenkov is close to return to Europe by signing a four-year deal with Olympiacos.
No Panathinaikos then: agreement for 16 million euros. The formalities are awaited.
But there is one condition to return to Europe: Vezenkov would have to find a buyout agreement with the Raptors as there is a $6.6 million salary for the 2024-25 NBA season involved.
An agreement between the parties is in the works.
What future for Awudu Abass? According to Sportando, it is now choice time for the national team and Virtus Bologna forward.
1 July 2024 as the key date. On the table, for Awudu Abass, four options: the permanence in Virtus Bologna, Olimpia Milano’s interest, Trapani Shark’s offer and the foreign option, Hapoel Jerusalem.
In an interview with the Gazzetta, Valerio Antonini, president of Trapani Shark, confirmed the court to the player: ‘I have also made an important offer to Awudu Abass: if he accepts he would become the king of Trapani, as well as the perfect player to demonstrate the seriousness of the project and ambitions.
Bayern Munich is working to choose a replacement for Pablo Laso, as of today and for three years coach of Baskonia.
Among the hot names, that of Greece coach Vassilis Spanoulis, who has just finished two excellent seasons with Peristeri, is also surfacing.
According to @RobertHeusel and myself Vassilis Spanoulis is one candidate at Bayern. There has been contact. But still no decision. pic.twitter.com/JUMBKiEnLM
— Rupert Fabig (@rupertfabig) June 28, 2024
