Basket rumors

Thomas Scrubb signs with Monbus Obradoiro

Monbus Obradoiro and Thomas Scrubb have reached an agreement for the 2021/22 season.

The forward comes from JL Bourg, where he averaged 8.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in the French league and 9.8 points with 3.9 rebounds in Eurocup.

BMSlam Stal Ostrow signs Terry Larrier

BMSlam Stal Ostrow announced the signing of Terry Larrier.
The player comes from Dolphins in Sweden where he won the domestic league averaging 17ppg and 5rpg.

Crailsheim Merlins sign Richmond Aririguzoh, agreed with TJ Shorts, part ways with Bell-Haynes

Crailsheim Merlins announced the signing of Richmond Aririguzoh.
The big man comes from Horsens IC in Denmark.

The German team has also reached an agreement with TJ Shorts, as reported by Robert Heusel and confirmed to Sportando.
He averaged 14.3ppg, 2.8rpg and 5.3apg in Bundesliga with Hamburg Towers.

Merlins also announced the departure of Trae Bell-Haynes that averaged 18ppg and 7apg.

Fonte: Crailsheim Merlins.

Isaiah Reese to join London Lions for 2021-22 season

The London Lions continue to unveil their impressive additions to the new season roster with the latest signing of guard Isaiah Reese to the men’s team.

The 6-foot-5 Miami-born player arrives in London with three years of NCAA basketball to his name and two years’ experience in the NBA G-League playing with the Santa Cruz Warriors. Averaging 7.39 points, 2.89 rebounds and 3.14 assists over 56 games with the Warriors, Reese was named the 2018-19 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year and sixth Overall Pick in the 2019 G-League Draft.

Reese made his entry into basketball at Canisius College where he earned 1,033 career points, averaging 11.87 points, 4.98 rebounds and 3.91 assists during his three years with the Golden Griffins.

Reese now arrives in London with a strong resume and scoring ability that looks set to add a powerful edge to the Lions’ roster.

Vince Macaulay, Head Coach of the London Lions comments on Reese’s signing:

“Reese has some very impressive credentials for his young age. He’s got a great scoring record and shows a lot of energy on the court – we feel confident he’s going to add a very interesting element to the team. We’re very much looking forward to having him onboard this season.”

Fonte: London Lions.

Darrun Hilliard has already agreed to terms with Bayern Munich

Darrun Hilliard has already agreed to terms with Bayern Munich and only official announcement is missing.

Hilliard will play in Germany after two seasons with Cska.

VL Pesaro reportedly in talks with Caio Pacheco

VL Pesaro is in talks with Caio Pacheco as reported by Italian newspaper Corriere Adriatico.

Pacheco, who greeted yesterday his former club Bahia, could  play for his NT head coach Aza Petrovic in the Italian team.

Brazilian point guard played only three games in ACB last season with Murcia averaging 3 points and 2 assists. In La Liga he averaged 16.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists with Bahia.

Levi Randolph, NZ Breakers parting ways

Levi Randolph will not be returning to the New Zealand Breakers this upcoming season and he is weighing all options at the moment, his agent, Charles Misuraca of SLASH Sports, told Sportando.

Randolph averaged 14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 15 games in the NBL for the Breakers.

Trey Kell joining Pallacanestro Varese

Former San Diego State guard Trey Kell has signed a deal with Pallacanestro Varese in the Italian Serie A, his agency, SLASH Sports, told Sportando.

Kell is coming off a strong season in Poland where he was a key contributor for BMSLAM Stal in their championship run as he averaged around 16 points, five rebounds and five assists per game.

CSKA Moscow close to signing Alexey Shved

Alexey Shved is very close to returning to CSKA Moscow where he has played till 2012 before landing in the NBA, sources tell Sportando.
The Russian combo guard spent the past seasons with Khimki Moscow but the team out of VTB League and EuroLeague due to financial problems, he is ready to re-join the powerhouse coached by Dimitris Itoudis.

Evrostavka first reported the news.

Germani Brescia close to a deal with John Petrucelli

Germani Brescia is close to a deal with John Petrucelli, sources tell to Sportando and Nicola Lupo.

Petrucelli played this season with ULM averaging 7.4 points in BBL.

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Ryan Kriener joining Ehime Orange Vikings

Former Iowa center Ryan Kriener has reached an agreement on a deal with the Ehime Orange Vikings in Japan, sources told Sportando.

Kriener is coming off a strong rookie season in Belgium where he averaged 19 points and seven rebounds per game for the Leuven Bears and was one of the Belgian league’s MVP finalists.

Galatasaray agrees to terms with Dee Bost

Galatasaray agrees to terms with Dee Bost, a source tell Sportando.

After considering offers also from EuroLeague teams, Bost accepted a lucrative deal in Turkey with Galatasaray.

American point guard averaged 13.8 points, 4.5 assists in EuroCup with Monaco last season.

Bayern signs Paul Zipser to contract extension

He has already wore the FC Bayern Basketball jersey for five seasons and last season showed what was probably the best basketball of his career, including as top scorer in the Munich Cup, before not only his team missed him painfully in the BBL finals in 2021: Paul Zipser , 27-year-old national player of FCBB, is slowly working back after his operation in June due to a brain hemorrhage and has made a clear decision regardless of the undefined comeback time: He sees his sporting home at FC Bayern in the future, Zipser has one new contract signed until 2024. When the winger can return to the court is still open.

Paul Zipser
“I feel very much at home in Munich and in the club, which is also very supportive now.”
The former NBA professional had already agreed on his long-term stay in Munich with managing director Marko Pesic and sports director Daniele Baiesi before his sudden illness. Shortly before the planned signature, on the morning of the first final of the series against Berlin (1: 3), Zipser had a benign tumor removed. Pesic had informed the team and staff about the diagnosis at the time, and coach Andrea Trinchieri also kept his team up to date after the successful operation.

“There is no better place in the world for me”

“I feel very much at home in Munich and in the club, which is also very supportive now,” said Zipser, who started his rehab almost three weeks ago. “Every day, every step was and will be optimally designed, for which I am infinitely grateful to the association. We had already reached an agreement before the playoffs and now, during rehab, there is no better place in the world for me than here at Bayern. I’ll try to get back to my old strength as soon as possible. We already achieved great things with the team last season and now want to go one better and finally win the championship again. That also applies to me, because in 2014 I only had short assignments – I want to finally celebrate this title in Munich. ”

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Bayern Managing Director Marko Pesic said: “We appreciate Paul as a mature player who played a big part in our successful season. But he is just as important to us as a person and that’s why we want nothing more than that he calmly continue his recovery process. It is very lucky that he survived everything so well and we all at the club will continue to support him on his way. Right now we are keeping our word and giving Paul all the time in the world to come back to us as a player. ”

And sports director Daniele Baiesi added: “Incidents like Paul’s, which we witnessed so closely, form inseparable connections and relationships between people, and that’s exactly what happened here. In addition to his qualities as a player and his talent, he has taught us over the past few weeks what endurance and resilience really mean. He fought so hard to hold on and come back like we all did all year, but of course in a completely different context. We will continue to help him all together and are convinced that he will return stronger than before. “