Vanoli Basket Cremona announced the agreement for the 2024/2025 season with American athlete Tajion Jones.
Jones spent his rookie year in the Netherlands with ZZ Leiden, producing 15.1 points (48% FG, 42% 3P), 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals between BNXT and FIBA Europe Cup.
Bertram Derthona announced the arrival of Christian Lucien Vital, a guard born in ’97 who last season was the best scorer in the FIBA Europe Cup wearing the Legia Warsaw jersey.
Vital last year made his debut in Europe with Legia Warsaw. In Poland he showed off his skills as a great scorer: with over 20 points per game he contributed to the victory of the Polish Cup and was included in the first-team of the tournament.
Vital was also the top scorer of the FIBA Europe Cup with 21.9 points per game.
On June 6, he signed with the Henan Golden Elephants of the Chinese National Basketball League, debuting with 44 points and 10 rebounds and producing 48 points and 9 rebounds in his last match. From next season he will be a Bertram Derthona player, thus starting another chapter in his career.
“We welcome Christian Vital to our team – the words of Marco Picchi, President of Bertram Derthona -. He is a player with strong scoring skills, as he has shown during his already successful career, and he will be able to give us a great contribution next season.”.
UFFICIALE 💣 Il capocannoniere dell’ultima @FIBAEuropeCup arriva al Derthona ✍️
Benvenuto Christian Vital 🦁
Leggi il comunicato 👉 https://t.co/8pA2Ke4kCM
🇮🇹 @Italbasket #goDerthona pic.twitter.com/hGvR5M87tb
— Derthona Basket (@DerthonaBasket) June 22, 2024
Hamburg Towers are reportedly ready to sign Kur Kuath.
The big man Sudanese, mvp of the Leb Gold finals, comes from a 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds average season.
Wie @givati_tomer und ich erfahren haben, stehen die @hamburgtowers vor der Verpflichtung von LEB-Gold-Finals-MVP Kur Kuath.
Al parecer, Kur Kuath está a punto de trasladarse a Hamburgo.https://t.co/uOL68N6m5X
— Rupert Fabig (@rupertfabig) June 21, 2024
Basketball Loewen Braunschweig close to signing German-American centre Gavin Schilling for next season.
Schilling, 28 years old and 206 cm, returns to Braunschweig after starting the season at VL Pesaro, where he averaged 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in four games.
Wenn alles glatt läuft, trägt Gavin Schilling künftig wieder das Trikot der @BBLoewenBS. pic.twitter.com/Hk7dHjdOd3
— Rupert Fabig (@rupertfabig) June 21, 2024
Bayern Munich reportedly reached an extension agreement with Elias Harris.
The German forward has made 44 appearances in the BBL this season, and played 14 games in the EuroLeague with an average of 4.9 points and 2.6 rebounds.
Elias Harris and Bayern Munich agreed on a extension of the expiring contract according to my information.#EuroLeague https://t.co/Rea6AL7kU7
— Robert Heusel (@RobertHeusel) June 21, 2024
Germani Brescia signs with a contract extension the Croatian big man Miro Bilan until 30 June 2026.
The previous agreement would have expired on 30 June 2025, but clauses for possible mutual exits have been retained.
Source: Bresciacanestro
Galatasaray announced the signing of Roberts Blumbergs.
The Latvian forward spent last season in Greece with Aris BC (8.2 PPG, 3.2 RPG with 41% from three between the Greek league and Eurocup).
https://x.com/GSBasketbol/status/1803865509764698406
DeWayne Russell is the new playmaker of Aliaga Petkimspor, as announced by the Turkish team.
Russell comes to Turkey after a two-year stint with Oldenburg (last season 18.5 points and 8.1 assists per game in BCL, 14.3 points plus 6.2 assists in BBL).
🎙| Ailemize hoş geldin DEWAYNE RUSSELL!
Geçtiğimiz sezon Almanya temsilcisi EWE Baskets Oldenburg forması giyen ve BCL’de 18.5 sayı, 8.2 asist ortalaması tutturan point guard DeWayne Russell, #BirlikteHedefe yolculuğumuz için aramıza katıldı.
Welcome! @weezyRussell00 pic.twitter.com/xpX4lFAj3q
— Aliağa Petkimspor (@Petkimspor) June 20, 2024
According to Superbasket, Dinamo Sassari has finalized the signing of Nate Renfro, the final piece of the roster for the upcoming season.
The 27-year-old big man spent 2023/24 in Greece with Peristeri, producing 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 18 minutes per game between the Hellenic league and BCL.
Virtus Bologna CEO Luca Baraldi announces on TRC the closure of the women’s first team and talks about plans for the men.
ON GIVING UP THE WOMEN’S TEAM
“A painful, suffered and meditated choice, but one that will prove to be a winner. We will not participate in the women’s Serie A, part of these resources will be directed to the youth sectors, both men’s and women’s. We will also give a structure to the women’s youth sector’.
ON THE EUROLEAGUE WILD CARD
“It was an excellent conquest that was not taken for granted, and Valencia, which is an excellent club with a great sports hall, was not taken”.
ON THE BUDGET
“An adequate budget to support a competitive team at least like this year. We are evaluating some renewals, others already have contracts, we are studying new arrivals, Ronci and Banchi are working on it’.
ON TOKO SHENGELIA
“Shengelia’s contract has but exit options, we will look for the economic agreement to renew him’.
Nikola Kalinić returns to Crvena Zvezda, signing a three-year contract with the Serbian club. This will be Kalinić’s third stint with the red and white team, after playing in the 2014/2015 and 2021/2022 seasons, both of which ended with the team winning the triple crown.
Following a period with Barcelona, Kalinić is set to become a key player in the squad led by Giannis Sfairopoulos. The club has already officially signed Isaiah Canaan and Uroš Plavšić, and confirmed the extensions of players like Branko Lazić, Miloš Teodosić, and Rokas Giedraitis, bringing the roster to 13 members.
Xavi Pascual will remain on the Zenit bench. The parties have almost agreed on all the details of the new contract, which will be officially announced shortly.
Pascual will coach the St Petersburg club from February 2020. During this time he has won the VTB United League, the Russian Cup and two VTB Super Cups with the club. Under Pascual’s leadership, the team reached the Euroleague playoffs for the first time.
In the season just ended, ‘Zenit’ finished third in the VTB League.
Source: SE
Monster contract for Mario Hezonja at Real Madrid, at least according to Siro Lopez of Colgados del Aro.
ℹ️ INFORMACIÓN DE @sirolopez
Mario Hezonja ha renovado con el @RMBaloncesto por 5 temporadas a razón de 2,5 M€ netos por temporada.
📹 @colgadosdelaro pic.twitter.com/aXT88TJVvp
— BaloncestoEC (@EcBaloncesto) June 19, 2024
According to the journalist, the player signed a five-year contract for 2.5 million euros net per season. Figures, and duration, out of science fiction for European basketball.
Usman Garuba, currently a Golden State Warriors player and Spanish international, said that at the moment he is only focused on the Spanish selection and not on his future in Europe or the NBA.
“Right now I’m only thinking about the national team,” said Garuba, emphasising the importance of the Valencia Pre-Olympic for qualification for Paris 2024.
Asked if Real Madrid, his former club, would be a priority should he return to Europe, he replied: ‘Let’s say yes, I hope so; as long as things materialise. But nothing is clear yet, as of today I am still in the United States, on 1 July I will officially be a free agent and we will see.”
Nico Mannion would only consider the EuroLeague as an alternative to staying in Varese.
According to La Prealpina, it is therefore no to Bahcesehir’s court. Instead, there is potential interest from Alba Berlin and Partizan.
Nico Mannion has in his contract with Varese a EuroLeague Escape that expires at the end of the month.
Virtus Bologna is looking for creativity and points on the perimeter for next season. With the farewell of Iffe Lundberg taken for granted, the club is looking for at least two new outside players.
One of the names in contention is Luca Vildoza, outgoing from Panathinaikos. The Italian-Argentinean, although he has had difficulties under Ergin Ataman, remains a high-level profile.
Besides Vildoza, Virtus is also aiming at Jordan Loyd, outgoing from Monaco, to further strengthen the guard department.
However, many decisions will depend on the exits and confirmations of current players, such as Dobric, who could receive a second chance despite injuries.
Source: Corriere dello Sport Bologna
Nikola Ivanovic is a new player of Germani Brescia, the Italian team announced.
The 30-year-old point guard spent last year in the VTB League with Runa, where he scored 14 points with 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
After a super season at the helm of Peristeri under coach Spanoulis, Joe Ragland returns to Israel to sign with Hapoel Tel Aviv, one of the teams that will participate in the upcoming Eurocup.
The 34-year-old point guard in Greece produced averages of 14.2 points and 8.1 assists per game between the Hellenic league and BCL.
“כל עוד עולה הבוקר
כל עוד נכתב הלוח
כל עוד הולך לו בן
ואב בעקבותיו
כל עוד שרים הילדים
על שנה חדשה
כל עוד הכל מתחיל פה שוב מהתחלה”מועדון הכדורסל הפועל “שלמה” ת”א מודיע על החתמתו של ג’ו רגלנד.
רגלנד, 34, 1.82, שמשחק בעמדת הרכז, העמיד בעונה האחרונה בפריסטרי מהליגה הראשונה ביוון… pic.twitter.com/DfGeLtSP3c
— Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) June 19, 2024
Melo Trimble signed a contract extension with CSKA Moscow until 2026, as announced by the russian team.
The guard finished the VTB League season with averages of 14.6 points and 3.9 assists in 25 points per game and was also named MVP of the Playoffs.
Two more years with Melo! 🔴🔵
✍️ Guard Melo Trimble (29 years old, 188 cm) signed a new two-year contract with our club. pic.twitter.com/OP6JkOkxcU
— CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) June 18, 2024
Brian Fobbs is a new player of Dinamo Sassari, the Italian club announced.
The guard spent last season in Germany with Telekom Baskets Bonn (12.4 PPG, 1.6 APG between BBL and BCL).
La Dinamo annuncia con grande soddisfazione di aver firmato 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐬, guardia americana di Rochester New York, classe 1998, 196 cm per 100 kg.
Leggi la news completa: https://t.co/DQCEuJLLiQ#dinamosassari #sardegna #lba #giganti #lamagliadiunisola pic.twitter.com/zvPpEeoZcY
— Dinamo Sassari (@dinamo_sassari) June 19, 2024
Tofas announced the arrival of Alex Perez with a deal for the upcoming season.
The pointguard spent last year in Turkey with Buyukcekmece, scoring 14.2 points with 6.8 assists per game.
✍️ 2024-2025 Sezonu kadro yapılanma çalışmaları kapsamında Meksika asıllı Amerikalı oyun kurucu 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘇’i kadromuza kattık #WelcometoFamily 🔵🟢 #WeStayTOGETHER #BirlikteZaferlere
🔗👉 https://t.co/NUQZgydvPx pic.twitter.com/8J1s2NYDnA
— TOFAŞ Spor Kulübü (@TofasSporKulubu) June 19, 2024
Jaron Blossomgame remains at AS Monaco. According to BasketNews sources, the 30-year-old American has decided to extend his contract with the Roca Team for another two years, despite talks with Barcelona.
In his first two EuroLeague seasons with Monaco, Blossomgame became a key part of the team, contributing to reaching the Final Four in 2023 and Game 5 of the playoffs in 2024.
In his last EuroLeague season, he averaged 6.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and a performance index of 6.4 in 20 minutes per game.
Source: BasketNews.
Isaiah Canaan signed with Crvena Zvezda on the day of his farewell to Olympiacos.
The player signed a two-year contract with the Belgrade team.
Detaljnije ⤵️https://t.co/vyYUQygfXN
— KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) June 19, 2024
Virtus Bologna is considering Jordan Loyd as a possible reinforcement for next season. Loyd, a guard coming out of Monaco, is a target Virtus had already considered in the past.
The operation could be cheaper than other players like Valencia’s Chris Jones, whose salary and buyout are particularly onerous. Loyd’s arrival will also depend on the decisions regarding Toko Shengelia’s contract and other players currently in the balance.
Source: Corriere di Bologna
Panathinaikos AKTOR owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos has ignited excitement among fans by announcing on Instagram the imminent arrival of Lorenzo Brown. In two stories, Giannakopoulos jokingly asked his cat if, with the signing of Brown, 34, and another unspecified player, the “Greens” could win the EuroLeague undefeated.
Lorenzo Brown, currently with Maccabi Tel Aviv, has announced his departure from the Israeli club due to the geopolitical situation between Israel and Palestine. Over the past two seasons, Brown has established himself as one of the top point guards in Europe, averaging 13.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 6.1 assists in the EuroLeague this year.
Brown’s transfer to Panathinaikos is a significant market move and raises expectations for the upcoming season.
Tenerife would be the main candidate to sign Payton Willis after the break with Zaragoza.
This season Willis has produced over 15 points with Nicola Brienza’s Estra Pistoia.
ÚLTIMA HORA: La Laguna Tenerife, principal candidato para incorporar a Payton Willis. Escolta de 1.93 m. y 26 años, procede del Pistoia italiano donde ha promediado 15,7 puntos.
La Laguna Tenerife is the main option to sign Payton Willis (1.93 m.; 26 y.o.).
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) June 18, 2024
Toko Shengelia still at the centre of Virtus Bologna’s market. The Corriere dello Sport writes about it today, not excluding the Georgian forward’s departure.
Panathinaikos and Real Madrid are interested. For Vu, the hypothesis of depriving themselves of the player, but also of a two million euro per season contract, in order to have more salary space to build the new roster.
Luca Muleo concludes his analysis as follows: ‘In short, he and the club will have to talk to each other to clarify if there is the will to try to win together, where winning means reaching the goals of the beginning of the season and this time with an extra step, playoffs on one side and the Scudetto on the other’.
Zach LeDay will sign a two-year contract with Olimpia Milano. Today Partizan could announce the termination with the American forward, with whom there was another year of guaranteed contract.
According to reports from RealOlimpiaMilano, the negotiation would have picked up speed on Monday evening, when the red and white club decided to untie the deal with the 2021 Final Four wing to that of Nicolò Melli’s renewal.
Meanwhile, the red-and-white captain reached the Italbasket training camp on Tuesday without having yet decided on his future.
A lot of rumors surrounding Payton Willis, a player who seemed to be one step away from Zaragoza, but instead the deal fell through at the best of times. According to reports from Chema De Lucas, the player who shone in the LBA with Estra Pistoia last season could still end up in Spain. The main option for his future would be Laguna Tenerife, a team that thus becomes the main candidate to win the performance of Payton Willis.
Kevin Punter will sign a one-year contract with Barcelona. The salary will be $3 million net, according to Eurohoops.
This season he produced an average of 15 points in the EuroLeague with Partizan.
✍️ The deal between #Barça and 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 is for one year. It’s near to $3Μ net!
🏀 More on @Eurohoopsnet
— StavrosBarbarousis (@sta_ba11) June 18, 2024
