Former NBA guard Jamaal Franklin has signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Shanghai Sharks, sources told Sportando.
Shanghai acquired his rights from his former team Shanxi in a trade earlier today, sources said.
Franklin’s return to China was made possible as the CBA is now allowing teams to sign foreign players for the 2021-22 season, which is going to be held in a bubble.
Adam Somogyi will play in Hungary with Falco this season.
The Hungarian has been loaned to the team by San Pablo Burgos.
Adam Somogyi was signed by Hereda San Pablo Burgos in August to a 1+2 deal.
Fonte: ACB.
According to Home of Glory, Mike James would be in advanced talks with AS Monaco.
The former Olimpia Milano playmaker is Free Agent after the termination of the contract with CSKA Moscow.
💣❗MIKE JAMES is advanced talks with AS Monaco Basket.
— Home of Glory (@thehomeofglory) September 11, 2021
Gustavo Ayon has reached an agreement with Capitanes de Arecibo, Rodrigo Rovar reports.
The veteran big man last year averaged over 17 points (66% FG, 77% FT), 9 rebounds and 5 assist per game in the mexican league with Astros de Jalisco.
Basquetbol 🏀 🇲🇽
Gustavo Ayón será nuevo jugador de Capitanes de Arecibo de la liga de Puerto Rico.
Pronto se hará el anuncio oficial.@CentralFOXMX @FOXSportsMX
— Rodrigo Tovar (@RodTovar) September 9, 2021
Eurocup champion Monaco is reportedly close to sign US-Georgian forward Will Thomas, as reported by MozzartSport
Thomas last played for Zenit St Petersburg. He signed earlier this summer with UNICS Kazan but later parted ways with the recent Eurocup finalist
MBC has announced the arrival of Jamel Morris.
The guard had signed with Bamberg in the summer, but the German team decided to replace him with a pointguard during the preseason.
Morris played last season between Orleans and Legia Warsaw.
In Poland he averaged 17.4ppg.
Die Lücke im Kader ist geschlossen: Bereits heute im Testspiel in Oldenburg wird US-Guard Jamel Morris (28 Jahre/1,93 Meter) sein Debüt im Wölfe-Dress feiern | We signed US-guard @jamel_morris24 (28 years, 193 cm) for 2020-21 season
👉 https://t.co/5Urex00xBc#easyCreditBBL pic.twitter.com/DgWPOOQ3Ek
— SYNTAINICS MBC (@syntainicsmbc) September 11, 2021
Yoeli Childs signed a one-year contract with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, the German team announced.
The former BYU big man spent his rookie season in G League with Erie BayHawks, averaging 8.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in 12 games.
Childs played the 2021 Las Vegas Summer League with the Los Angeles Lakers (7 ppg, 6.2 rpg).
Watch out for this: we've signed @yochilds22! Die 23-jährige @BYUMBB-Legende kommt, nach Stationen in der @nbagleague und @NBASummerLeague, zu uns nach Ludwigsburg. Unsere neue 2⃣2⃣ soll auf der Fünf für Furore sorgen ▶️ https://t.co/nAs4D0WGOG#ihrundwir | Foto: BYU. pic.twitter.com/cBGYYTHrtp
— MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (@MHP_RIESEN) September 11, 2021
CSKA Moscow and Mike James officially parted ways.
The Russian powerhouse announced that the parties have reached an agreement to terminate the contract of the former Olimpia Milano point guard.
Last season James averaged 19.3 points and 5.7 assists in 27 Euroleague games. The pointguard ended the season with the Brooklyn Nets, scoring 7.7 points with 4.1 assist in regular season, and 3.7 points with 1.3 assist in the Playoffs.
CSKA parts ways with James
Our club has come to an agreement with guard @TheNatural_05 to terminate the current contract. pic.twitter.com/9DCRZlcZ0m
— CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) September 11, 2021
Walt Lemon Jr is a new player of Ezzahra Sports, the Tunisian team announced.
The pointguard spent last year with Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he averaged 10.6 points, 4.2 assist and 1.4 steals per game.
Lemon Jr scored 14.3 points with 5 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 6 games with the Chicago Bulls during the 2018/2019 season.
MoraBanc Andorra announced the arrival of Victor Arteaga.
The big man, 8.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game with Estudiantes last year, will help the Spanish team to overcome Moussa Diagne’s injury.
Arteaga has signed a two-month contract.
https://mobile.twitter.com/morabancandorra/status/1435897713141469187
Daniel Utomi is a new player of Pistoia Basket 2000, the italian team announced.
The former USC forward spent last season between the French second league (11.9 ppg, 3 rpg in 24 games) and Finland (12.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg in 11 games).
Daniel Utomi è un nuovo giocatore della Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia! – https://t.co/uEbDoQTLGV pic.twitter.com/cWSfKhyRvy
— Pistoia Basket 2000 (@PistoiaBasket) September 11, 2021
Marc Loving is a new player of the Leicester Riders, the english team announced.
Loving joins the 2021-22 squad as the fourth American signing alongside Darien Nelson-Henry, Geno Crandall and Zach Jackson
🇺🇸✍️ Welcome to the Riders… Marc Loving! pic.twitter.com/AAfcyH2Cwt
— Leicester Riders 🏆 (@RidersBball) September 10, 2021
Amida Brimah has reached an agreement with Mets de Guaynabo, Scott Agness reports.
The former UConn big man spent last season between the Indiana Pacers (2.6 ppg in 5 games) and Fort Wayne Mad Ants (8 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.8 bpg).
Former Pacers/Mad Ants center Amida Brimah has signed with @mets_guaynabo in Puerto Rico, per source.
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) September 9, 2021
Lovro Gnjidić has signed a 3-year contract extension with KK Cibona, the croatian team announced.
Last year the twenty year old guard scored 6.2 points (49% FG, 42% 3P) per game with 2.1 assists in ABA Liga.
Nastavak je ovo dobrih vijesti za naše navijače https://t.co/oqOyF9TVGM
— KK Cibona (@kk_cibona) September 10, 2021
Hapoel Galil Elion has announced the arrival of Bryce Washington.
The forward last season produced over 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists per game in the second Israeli series.
After 4 seasons in the French top division, Travis Leslie leaves Europe and moves to BSN to play with the Leones de Ponce.
Leslie, the No.47 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, last year produced over 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game at Chalons-Reims.
Entendíamos que había 3 áreas a mejorar para cerrar la temporada;
– Mejorar al relevo de Murphy y/o Thompson y lo hicimos con la adquición de Benjamin Colón. (1/5)🧵 pic.twitter.com/2nO54jcXvI— Leones de Ponce BSN (@LeonesPonceBSN) September 9, 2021
Hapoel Galil Gilboa announced the arrivals of point guard Tom Maayan and big man Kaleb Wesson.
Maayan spent last season with Hapoel Beer Sheva.
Wesson played his rookie year in G League with the Santa Cruz Warriors, averaging 11.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
הפועל גלבוע/גליל השלימה את הסגל עם החתמתם של הרכז תום מעיין והסנטר קיילב ווסון pic.twitter.com/DORgsjjwJT
— Winner League (@WinnerLeague) September 9, 2021
Casademont Zaragoza has formalized the agreement signed with Adam Waczynski for next season.
The Polish forward spent 5 seasons with Unicaja Malaga, the last with 8 points and 2 rebounds per game between ACB and Eurocup.
OFICIAL | Adam Waczynski (@AWaczynski) refuerza el perímetro de #CasademontZaragoza
El alero 🇵🇱 llega con un contrato de tres meses prorrogable hasta final de temporada#LigaEndesa #FIBAEuropeCup | #NuncaMásSinVosotros🦁
— Casademont Zaragoza (@CasademontZGZ) September 9, 2021
BC Enisey announced the signings of 4 players in the last 2 days: Pointguard Casper Ware, guards Rion Brown and Brynton Lemar, and forward Darryln Willis.
Ware has played the last 6 seasons in the NBL.
Brown last year with KK Cedevita Olimpija averaged 10.3ppg in ABA Liga and 8.2ppg in EuroCup.
Lemar and Willis ended last season in Italy, the guard scored 12.2 ppg with Reggio Emilia, while the forward had over 10 points and 5 rebounds per game for Germani Brescia.
⚡ Даррал Уиллис – новый игрок «Енисея» ⚡
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Форвард Даррлин Дарнелл Уиллис (206 см, 102 кг) родился 21 июня 1996 года в Висконсине, США.
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Профессиональную карьеру Даррал начал в команде «Керавнос», был одним из лидеров в кипрской команде и помог ей з… https://t.co/HL1eh0gHBt pic.twitter.com/3xAojlZ9Bc— БК Енисей (@BC_Enisey) September 8, 2021
https://mobile.twitter.com/BC_Enisey/status/1435165294859800581
https://mobile.twitter.com/BC_Enisey/status/1435965571972096003
Adam Waczynski agreed to terms with Casademont Zaragoza.
Polish forward averaged last season 8.5 points in EuroCup with Malaga.
Hearing that Adam Waczynski to Zaragoza is a done deal
— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) September 9, 2021
Zhou Qi, the Chinese big man selected by the Rockets in the second round of the 2016 Draft, is a new player of South East Melbourne Phoenix.
The 2.17 center signed a two-year contract, with a player option in the second year of the deal.
Last year Zhou Qi produced over 20 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks per game in CBA.
Phoenix CEO Tommy Greer: “Zhou is an absolute superstar in China and to have him in the NBL is enormous. Zhou joining the NBL will literally add millions and millions of eyeballs to our team and the league”.
We’ve signed 7’1 Chinese star and former Houston Rocket, Zhou Qi (@officialzhouqi) to a two-year contract! 🇨🇳💚
Memberships: https://t.co/783pVL2NR3
— South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) September 8, 2021
Kaiser Gates is a new player of Hapoel Jerusalem, the Israeli team announced.
The power forward out of Xavier played the Las Vegas Summer League with the Brooklyn Nets, averaging 6.7 points and 5 rebounds in 4 games.
Last year Gates played 12 games (9 ppg, 5.7 rpg) with the Long Island Nets.
שנה טובה ואדומה לקייזר גייטס 🍎🚩 @Kaisergates pic.twitter.com/F6GgCENiRv
— Hapoel Jerusalem B.C (@JerusalemBasket) September 8, 2021
Olimpia Milano and Shavon Shields reached an agreement to extend the player’s contract until 2023.“I’m happy and thankful for the opportunity to continue with Olimpia Milan for two more years. Insieme!”, Shavon Shields said. “We knew that Shavon Shields was the right player and person for our team, and one year later we can say that the facts matched our expectations, so we are glad to be able to announce, before the original contract expiration date, that Shavon will continue to be part of our team,” Olimpia’s general manager Christos Stavropoulos said.
In his first season in Milan, Shavon Shields helped Olimpia win the Supercup by averaging 10.3 points per game, he then helped the team win the Italian Cup too. In the Munich EuroLeague game, he made the winning three-pointer with nine seconds left in overtime. He set his new career-high of 34 points when Olimpia defeated Bayern in Game 5 of the EuroLeague playoffs. He also had 41 of index rating, another personal best, like the 11 free throws made in that game. He was eventually named the EuroLeague MVP of the week. He finished the season averaging 13.8 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and shot 43.2 percent from three. He was also named to the All-EuroLeague second team. In the Italian league, ha set his personal best of points (35), three-pointers (seven) and rating (37).
Aris Leeuwarden signed Dikymbe Martin.
The guard played for UC Riverside and he had in his senior year an average of 20.8 minutes, 8.1 points, 3-pointers 38.9% and 1.3 assists.
The Brisbane Bullets are pleased to announce they have secured Chinese International, Chuanxing Liu – or “Big Liu” as he likes to be known – for the NBL22 season.
Standing at a commanding 7’5, Liu will be the tallest player in league history. His offensive efficiency and ability to be a defensive deterrent in the paint will bring an extra dimension to the Bullets roster.
Liu has signed under the NBL’s Special Restricted Player provision allowing the Club, and the league, to continue to build on strong relationships within the FIBA Asian region.
Liu is a member of the Chinese national team, having played in this year’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament and Asia Cup Qualifying Tournament.
The 24-year-old most recently played in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the Qingdao Eagles, where he averaged 9.7ppg, 8.3rpg and 1.1 bpg, shooting 66% from the field during the season. As the Eagles starting Centre, his output increased to 17.5ppg and 13rpg and 2.5 bpg during the playoffs. He was also selected to play in the 2021 CBA All-Star Game.
Tallest player in league HISTORY.
It's BIG LIU time.
"Securing 7'5 Big Liu gives us a player like no other in the NBL and the ability to play a variety of styles which we know will be difficult for other teams." GM of Basketball Sam Mackinnon.#NBL #BRISBANEBULLETS pic.twitter.com/yZEzIuP75m
— Brisbane Bullets (@BrisbaneBullets) September 7, 2021
Fonte: Brisbane Bullets.
Grant Jerrett signed a one-year contract with Avtodor Saratov, the russian team announced.
The former Arizona forward, who was the No.40 pick of the 2013 NBA Draft, spent last year with Darussafaka.
Jarrett averaged 12 points, 5.7 rebounds and a block in 38 games between BSL and BCL.
💣GRANT JERRETT – AVTODOR'S NEW CENTER📝
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Agreement with the big man (208 cm, 105 kg) is signed until the end of season 2021/22. With that signing the club finishes its pre-season transfer campaign.Details: https://t.co/okmavTFYGk pic.twitter.com/VoWGCxRHMq
— BC Avtodor Saratov (@AvtodorSaratov) September 6, 2021
Segafredo Virtus Bologna is close to an agreement with Ty-Shon Alexander, Superbasket reports.
The italian team is on the market to strengthen the backcourt.
Alexander spent his rookie year as a two-way player of the Phoenix Suns.
The guard averaged 9.3 points and 1.9 assist per game in G League with the Canton Charge.
Svetislav Pesic would be in advanced talks with Serbian Federation to replace Igor Kokoskov as reported Mozzartsport.
In his career Pesic won a Eurobasket and a World Cup with Serbian NT.
Former NBA player Zhou Qi is in advanced talks with South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Chinese big man averaged last season 20.7 points, 11.9 rebounds last season in CBA with Xinjiang.
Ex-@HoustonRockets and China NT center ZHOU Qi is finalizing a deal to join the @SEMelbPhoenix in Australia’s @NBL, sources say.
Zhou would join Ryan Broekhoff, Mitch Creek and Xavier Munford as former NBAers on the @SEMelbPhoenix roster.
More NBA: https://t.co/LGN9cVpeGP
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 7, 2021
Jordan Taylor is close to sign with Alvark Tokyo to replace Jordan Theodore.
American point guard averaged last season 14.5 points, 4.9 assists and 1.5 steals with Levanga Hokkaido Sapporo in Japan B1.
Jordan Taylor is joining Alvark Tokyo, sources tell @Sportando.
The point guard spent last season in Hokkaido averaging 14.6ppg, 4rpg and 5apg— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) September 7, 2021
