Former Providence guard Maliek White has signed a contract with Egis Kormend in Hungary, sources told Sportando.
White is coming off a productive rookie season in Georgia where he averaged 16.2 points, a league-leading seven assists and 5.4 rebounds per game, helping Rustavi win the national championship.
Germani Brescia is in talks with Naz Mitrou-Long as reported by Bresciaoggi. Also Cedevita targets the player.
Mitrou-Long played last season in G League averaging 13.2 points with Fort Wayne.
A key Moment for the future of Fenerbahce. Today GM Maurizio Gherardini met with Sasha Djordjevic, a source told to Sportando.
A key Moment for the future of Fenerbahce. Today GM Maurizio Gherardini met with Sasha Djordjevic, a source told to @Sportando
Djordjevic is the front runner to replace Kokoskov
— 𝔸𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕠 𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕘𝕚 (@AlessandroMagg4) July 27, 2021
The coach who led Virtus Bologna to serie a Championship is the front runner to replace Kokoskov at the helm of the Turkish powerhouse.
Also Yağız Sabuncuoğlu reported the rumors.
Nikita Mikhailovskii is signing with Tasmania JackJumpers in NBL as reported by ESPN.
Mikhailovskii averaged 8.5 points last season in VTB with Avtodor.
Mikhailovskii is one of several European NBA draft prospects who have elected to play in the Australian NBL next year, which represents a shift from years past. He joins German big man Ariel Hukporti (per @OlgunUluc), as well as Ousmane Dieng and Hugo Besson from France.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) July 27, 2021
De’ Longhi Treviso made official the signing of Tomas Dimsa.
The Lithuanian guard comes from Gran Canaria where he averaged 10ppg in EuroCup.
Vanoli Cremona made official the signing of Haywood Highsmith.
The former 76ers player spent the season in Germany with CrailsheimMerlisn averaging 7.9ppgh and 4.4rpg.
The contract has an NBA escape for a guaranteed deal in the NBA or a two-way contract.
>The second foreign reinforcement for ERA Basketball Nymburk is American Demetre Rivers. Small forward or power forward measuring 203 centimeters comes from Kaposvár KK, where he was one of the biggest stars of the Hungarian league. The 25-year-old native of South Carolina also worked in Estonia and in G League. He signed an annual contract with Nymburk.
“We are very happy that we managed to bring Demetre to Nymburk. I want to thank my partner Nun Pedros from Flex Basketball Management for their great cooperation and also the management of ERA Basketball Nymburk for quick negotiations,” said agent Jan Hubálek, who helped make the transfer. “Demetre had a great season in Hungary last year, which brought him a lot of offers and interest from all over Europe (Romania, Greece, Germany, France and others). Demetre was very appealing to Nymburk’s style of play and is convinced that it will fit perfectly into the game system. He will help to further success in BCL and become one of the team leaders, “he added.
Rivers is a graduate of Mercer University. In 2018, he went to the G League, where he wore the Maine Red Claws jersey, but soon left for Europe, where he was hired by the Estonian team Pärnu, with whom he won third place in the Estonian league. He contributed to this by an average of 15.7 points and 4 rebounds per match. He even had averages of 17.2 points and 5.5 rebounds in the Estonian-Latvian league. He was included in the best line-up of the Estonian league.
In 2019 he moved to Hungary, where he first put on a Sopron jersey. He collected 13.6 points, 5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per match in her colors. He then moved to Kaposvár, where he was the busiest player in the Hungarian league. He played 36 minutes per game with averages of 17.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists with a shooting success rate of 62 percent and 40 percent for three points.
Dairis Bertans is a new player of Coosur Real Betis.
The Latvian guard penned a single-season deal with the Spanish team.
Bertans comes from Khimki Moscow.
Fonte: ACB.
Igor Kokoskov and Fenerbahce have officially parted ways.
The coach will return to the NBA where he will join the Dallas Mavericks.
Kokoskov has coached Fenerbahce only one season.
Fonte: Fenerbahce.
Former Maryland forward/center James Padgett has reached an agreement on a deal with Bulgarian team BC Rilski Sportist of the FIBA Europe Cup, sources told Sportando.
Padgett most recently played in Switzerland with SAM Basket Massagno, averaging 12.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
Vince Edwards is in advanced talks with Fortitudo Bologna as reported by Italian newspaper il Resto del Carlino.
The official announcement is expected soon.
Edwards father, Bill, played with Virtus Bologna in 1998-1999 season.
Purdue alumn averaged 7.4 points in G League last season with OKC Blue.
Karvel Anderson will play in Italy with Verona, a source told Sportando.
American guard averaged last season 13.5 points in BSL with Buyukcekmece.
Igor Kokoskov signs with Dallas Mavericks as assistant coach as reported by Yağız Sabuncuoğlu.
Serbian coach will leave Turkey today.
ÖZEL | Dallas Mavericks ile anlaşan Igor Kokoskov bugün saat 14.15’de ABD’ye uçuyor.
— Yağız Sabuncuoğlu (@yagosabuncuoglu) July 27, 2021
Former Xavier guard/forward Malcolm Bernard has signed a deal with BC Novosibirsk in the Russian Superleague, agent Benjamin Stevic of BDR Sports told Sportando.
Bernard spent last season in Slovenia and Belgium. He first averaged over 17 points, five rebounds and five assists per game for Rogaska and then moved to the Leuven Bears for the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign.
Olivier Hanlan is close to reach an agreement with Zielona Gora, Christos Tsaltas reports.
The former Boston College guard spent last season in Greece with Iraklis BC, averaging 15.1 points and 2.8 assist in 28 games between FIBA Europe Cup and the Greek league.
SDNA source: Canadian guard Olivier Hanlan is in advanced talks with Zielona Gora for the upcoming season. The deal is not done yet but both side working towards. @SdnaGr
Hanlan spent the last season in Greece and averaged 13.6 points and 3 rebounds per game with Iraklis BC.— Christos Tsaltas (@Tsaltas46) July 26, 2021
The Tofas has announced the arrival of Kasey Shepherd.
The point guard spent last season at Nizhny Novgorod, averaging 15.6 points and 3.9 assists between VTB League and BCL.
✍️ #BasketballCL 'de geçen sezon 'play-off'ların en değerli oyuncusu' ve 'sezonun en iyi beşi'ne seçilen Amerikalı guard 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗱 ile anlaşma sağladık 💪 #WelcomeToTofaşFamily 🤜 #𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 🤛
🔗 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗿; https://t.co/5IZgCKzZkF pic.twitter.com/rAEGDCI7NM
— TOFAŞ Spor Kulübü (@TofasSporKulubu) July 26, 2021
Jerai Grant reached an agreement to play another season with Promitheas, as announced by the greek team.
Last year Grant averaged 11.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game in the Greek League.
Παραμένει «Πατρινός» ο Jerai Grant!
Διαβάστε περισσότερα: https://t.co/E8Zkj7IpDK#promitheas #promitheaspatras #jeraigrant #ourpowerfulfamily pic.twitter.com/YaNO4Sok63— Promitheas Patras BC (@promitheasbc) July 26, 2021
Bnei Herzliya has announced the arrival of Courtney Fortson.
The veteran point guard has played in the CBA since 2016.
Fortson ended last season in the Chinese League with averages of over 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the Sichuan Blue Whales.
בונים קבוצה מנצחת!
אנחנו שמחים להודיע על החתמתו של הרכז האמריקאי קורטני פורטסון, שחקן מנוסה ומעוטר שנבחר לזר העונה של ליגת ה-VTB ולשחקן העונה של הליגה הסינית. זופי אבדיה: "קורטני יהיה המנהיג שלנו"לכל הפרטים על פורטסון והציטוטים הקליקו >> https://t.co/chKBRveHg3 pic.twitter.com/PXlZJyeJiO
— Bnei Herzliya (@BHerzliya) July 26, 2021
Panathinaikos OPAP announces the extension of it’s cooperation with Lefteris Bochoridis for one more year.
The point guard in the last Euroleague recorded averages of 4.4 points and 2.1 assists in 15 minutes per game.
Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός ΟΠΑΠ ανακοινώνει την ανανέωση της συνεργασίας της με τον Λευτέρη Μποχωρίδη για έναν ακόμη χρόνο.☘✍
Διάβασε περισσότερα εδώ: https://t.co/sbHVWC4HjW#paobc #panathinaikosbcopap #WeTheGreens #UnitedWeStand #panathinaikos pic.twitter.com/3EDJSbNU7o
— Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) July 26, 2021
Haywood Highsmith has accepted Vanoli Cremona’s offer and will make his LBA debut next season.
JD Shaw reported the news.
The forward comes from a season in BBL with Crailsheim, where he averaged 7.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 steals.
Former Sixers wing Haywood Highsmith (@haywood24_7) has agreed to a deal in principle with Vanoli Cremona in Italy, agents Jerry Dianis and Mason Ashe say.
— JD Shaw (@JShawNBA) July 26, 2021
Terran Petteway will remain another season with Peristeri, the greek team announced.
Last year the guard averaged 11 points and 2.1 assist per game in the Greek league.
🔶🏀🔷 Ο Τεράν Πέτεγουεϊ θα είναι για 2️⃣η συνεχή χρονιά ένα από τα βασικά επιθετικά όπλα 💣 του #PeristeriBC. 🔷🏀🔶#TogetherWeFly #StoiximanBasketLeague #BasketballCL https://t.co/dZUUwltUcQ
— Peristeri B.C. (@peristeribc) July 26, 2021
Gabriele Procida has signed a multi-year deal with Fortitudo Bologna, the italian team announced.
In the last Serie the 19-year-old guard was able to carve out important spaces in the Cantù rotation, playing 30 games with averages of 6.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 15.5 minutes, shooting 44% from the field and 39% from beyond the arc.
Hapoel Jerusalem announced the signing of Amit Gershon.
The player comes from Hapoel Galil Gilboa where he averaged 4.9ppg in Winner League and 8ppg in Balkan League.
— Hapoel Jerusalem B.C (@JerusalemBasket) July 26, 2021
Former UNLV big man Quintrell Thomas has reached an agreement on a deal with the Italian Serie A2 newcomer Pallacanestro Nardò, sources told Sportando.
Thomas spent last season in Qatar and the Israeli National League, averaging over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game in both stints.
Derthona Basket announced that Jamarr Sanders extended the contract for one more season.
The American averaged 12ppg in Serie A2 playoffs leading the team to the promotion in Serie A.
Anwil Wloclawek signed Austin Davis.
The rookie will have a tryout contract till the end of August.
Davis averaged 5.4ppg and 2.8rpg in NCAA with Michigan.
Fonte: PLK.
Darrin Govens signed a deal in France with Cholet.
The player with American and Hungarian passport comes from Szedeak-Szeged where he averaged 20.4ppg, 4.1rpg and 7apg.
Fonte: Cholet.
Haywood Highsmith is in advanced talks on a potential deal with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Serie A, sources told Sportando.
The 24-year-old forward spent the 2020-21 season in Germany with Crailsheim, where he played for Cremona’s newly-signed big man Jamuni McNeace. Highsmith averaged 7.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game in the German BBL.
Highsmith played five games in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018-19.
Cholet has announced the signing of Dominic Artis.
The former UTEP point guard last year had a positive season in Greece for Kolossos Rodi, with averages of 14.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
🚨 Info Recrutement 🚨
CHOLET BASKET est heureux de vous annoncer la signature du meneur américain Dominic ARTIS (28 ans – 1m92) pour une saison.
Plus d'infos 👉 https://t.co/PEmCT7cAM2#CBFAMILY #BetclicELITE #CB pic.twitter.com/nOeVXPHZbZ
— Cholet Basket (@CB_officiel) July 25, 2021
According to Donatas Urbonas, Zalgiris Kaunas is nearing an agreement with Emmanuel Mudiay.
The point guard, who was the No.7 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, played the 2019/20 season with the Utah Jazz, when Martin Schiller was on the bench of the Salt Lake City Stars.
In 5 NBA seasons Mudiay has recorded career averages of 11 points and 3.8 assists.
Zalgiris Kaunas in advanced talks with former No. 7 overall pick Emmanuel Mudiay, per sources.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) July 25, 2021
