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26/07/202221:57

Rockets Re-Sign Bruno Fernando

The Houston Rockets today announced they have re-signed center Bruno Fernando.

The Rockets acquired Fernando as part of a trade with Boston on Feb. 10, 2022.  He appeared in 10 games over the remainder of the season for Houston while averaging 6.9 points and 4.0 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game.  In a combined 30 games for the Rockets and Celtics last season, Fernando averaged 20.8 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per 36 minutes played.

Fernando scored in double-figures in four of his 10 games as a Rocket, while recording two double-doubles.  He shot 70.7% from the floor for Houston, including 8-of-8 in 23 minutes of play vs. Dallas on March 11.  Fernando was originally the 34th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft following his sophomore season at the University of Maryland and spent his first two seasons with Atlanta.

26/07/202221:01

Paris Basketball lands Tyrone Wallace

Paris Basketball has announced the signing of Tyrone Wallace for the upcoming season.

The California product last season averaged 20.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists with Long Island in G League.

Coach Weaver’s comment: “Tyrone is a versatile guard that can defend any position & will help us play fast by creating turnovers & rebounding the ball. We are thrilled to welcome him & his young family to Paris.”

26/07/202220:23

Asvel signs Yves Pons until 2024

Asvel announced the arrival of Yves Pons with a contract until 2024.

The athletic French forward returns to Europe after four seasons at Tennessee and a rookie year spent as a Two-Way player for the Memphis Grizzlies.

 

26/07/202208:22

Shareef O’Neal signs a six-figure contract with Ignite

Shareef O’Neal signs a six-figure contract with Ignite in G League.

O’Neal averaged 4 points, 3 rebounds with Los Angeles Lakers in last Nba Summer League.

25/07/202217:52

Tyrone Wallace close to signing with Paris Basketball

Tyrone Wallace is close to signing with Paris Basketball.

American guard played last season 6 NBA games with Pelicans and averaged 20.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists with Long Island in G League.

24/07/202221:12

Damien Inglis joins CB Gran Canaria

CB Gran Canaria announced the arrival of Damien Inglis.

Inglis spent last season with Surne Bilbao Basket, where he averaged 11.5 points (55% FG, 61% FT), 5.7 rebounds and 2 assists in 24 games.

 

24/07/202219:24

Turk Telekom lands Tyrique Jones

Tyrique Jones signed a deal with Turk Telekom Ankara, the Turkish team announced.

Last season Tyrique Jones was among the best players in the Italian league with VL Pesaro (13.1 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 0.9 BPG, 65% FG, 57% FT).

The Xavier product played in the Las Vegas Summer League with the New Orleans Pelicans.

24/07/202215:36

Hapoel Eilat lands Eric Griffin

Hapoel Eilat announced the signing of Eric Griffin.

The American forward spent last season in Greece with AEK Athens averaging 10ppg and 4.3rpg in Israeli league and 13.3ppg in Basketball Champions League.

Eric Griffin’s signing with Hapoel Eilat is a return considering that the player has been with the Israeli top division basketball team in 2017-2018 averaging 10.9ppg and 4.8rpg.

24/07/202214:53

Zalgiris Kaunas signs Ignas Brazdeikis

Lithuanian powerhouse Zalgiris Kaunas signs Ignas Brazdeikis.

Zalgiris Kaunas bolsters its roster with the signing of Ignas Brazdeikis. The most titled club in Lithuania struck a deal on a 1+1 contract with the Kaunas-born player, who left the country to Canada at a young age.

The 23-year-old 198 cm tall swingman regained his Lithuanian citizenship last year, and put on the Lithuanian men’s national team jersey for the first time.

Brazdeikis made his debut in the Lithuanian national team under Zalgiris Kaunas head coach Kazys Maksvytis and averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1 assist in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers games against Bulgaria and Czech Republic.

“We have been following Ignas for a few years now and wanted to see him in a Zalgiris jersey. Ignas is from Kaunas, he has regained his Lithuanian citizenship and now we will see him wearing the Zalgiris jersey. Coach Maksvytis has already worked with him, so there are no doubts about his abilities anymore,” noted Zalgiris CEO Paulius Motiejunas.

In the 2019 NBA Draft, the future Zalgiris player was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the 47th pick, and was immediately traded to the New York Knicks. Last season, Brazdeikis spent time between the Orlando Magic and its G-League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic. He averaged 5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 13 minutes of action in the NBA, and 20.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in the G-League.

23/07/202222:45

Tim Soares expected to join Sydney Kings

Tim Soares has reached an agreement with the Sydney Kings, a source told Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia and Israeli reporter Yakov Meir.

The center spent last year in Israel with Ironi Nes Ziona, where he averaged 14 points (60% FG, 54% 3P, 83% FT), 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.

Soares played in the Las Vegas Summer League with the Milwaukee Bucks.

23/07/202222:14

Tremont Waters joins Metropolitans 92

Tremont Waters is a new player of Metropolitans 92, as announced by the French team.

The LSU product was the 51st pick of the 2019 NBA Draft.

Waters last played in BSN with the Carolina Gigantes, where in 28 games he produced 17.8 points and 7.8 assists (second best passer in the league) per game and was named best Rookie of the year.

Waters will play alongside super NBA prospect Victor Wembanyama.

23/07/202222:02

Youn Makoundou signs 4-year deal with AS Monaco

AS Monaco continues to announce all the new additions to the team that will approach next season with major ambitions. The latest, but only in order of time, is Yoan Makoundou, who has signed a 4-season deal.

The 21-year-old power forward arrives from Cholet, where last year he averaged 10.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 23 minutes per game.

 

23/07/202221:45

Casademont Zaragoza lands Marcel Ponitka

Casademont Zaragoza made official the arrival of Marcel Ponitka with a contract for the 2022-23 season.

The 24-year-old Polish guard spent last year between Parma Basket Perm and Fraport Skyliners (10 PPG, 4.5 APG, 1.7 SPG in BBL).

 

23/07/202220:32

Allianz Trieste lands Frank Bartley IV

Frank Bartley IV is a new player of Allianz Trieste, as announced by the Italian team.

Bartley IV spent the past year between Denmark and Israel (16.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 3.4 APG).

23/07/202219:18

Kenny Kadji joins Hapoel Holon

Kenny Kadji is a new player of Hapoel Holon, the Israeli team announced.

The veteran big man spent last year in France with BCM Gravelines, averaging 11.2 points and 4.7 rebounds in 19 minutes per game in BetClicElite.

Kadji previously played in Spain, Greece, Germany, Italy and Turkey

23/07/202219:10

Sagaba Konate signs 2-year deal with Ratiopharm Ulm

Ratiopharm Ulm announced the arrival of Sagaba Konate on a two-year deal.

The big man last year produced 8.8 points, 6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game with Allianz Trieste.

Konate will make his Eurocup debut.

 

23/07/202208:33

Reyer Venezia reportedly targeting Yankuba Sima

Eurocup and LBA side Umana Reyer Venezia is targeting Spanish center Yankuba Sima, according to newspaper Il Gazzettino

Sima, since 2018 at Manresa, has a contract extension offer in hand but could play abroad for the first time in his career, with Venezia looking for a seventh foreign player to strenghten its Eurocup roster

22/07/202218:19

Valencia Basket signs Kyle Alexander

ACB and EuroLeague team Valencia Basket signs Kyle Alexander for next season.

Valencia Basket has reached an agreement to incorporate Canadian center Kyle Alexander (2.08, North York, 10/21/96, 25 years old) to its men’s first team for the next season. The player comes from Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, where he has played the last two seasons. This year he has averaged 9.8 points and 5 rebounds for 12.1 efficiency credits in Liga Endesa, adding 1.5 blocks per game, a figure that has helped him to be the second best player in the competition in this facet.

Long college career

Alexander began his career at the University of Tennesee-Knoxville, where he played 4 years with the Tennesee Volunteers. In this team he went from less to more, finishing his last year with an average of 7.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. That last season, the Tennesee Volunteers were among the top 16 college teams in the country in the NCAA tournament.

Career in the United States

After not being drafted in 2019, the Miami Heat gave him the opportunity to participate in the Summer League, where he averaged 4.8 points, 6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.

After this performance, Miami decided to offer him a contract in their G-League team, where he had numbers of 10.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. In addition, he was also able to debut in the NBA, where he participated in two games.

This year he repeated experience in the Las Vegas Summer League with the Portland Trail Blazers, where Xavi Albert, coach of Valencia Basket LEB Plata last season, also participated, winning the final title. Kyle participated in 4 games averaging 7.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 16.4 minutes on average, highlighting also his two-point shooting percentage (76.5%).

Spain as his first European experience

Liga Endesa is his first experience in Europe. In December 2020 he signed a contract with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, where he has competed the past two seasons. His averages have been 9.8 points, 5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game playing an average of 21 minutes.

A great defender under the hoops

Alexander has established himself as one of the best blockers in the Endesa League during the past two seasons, being among the top five in this aspect in both years in Fuenlabrada. Since the 2015-2016 season, the Canadian has been averaging more than one block per game. He is also prodigious when it comes to smashing the rim, being the fourth player with the most dunks last season.

Valencia recently signed Jonah Radebaugh.

22/07/202217:39

Astoria Bydgoszcz signs Ben Simons

Astoria Bydgoszcz announced the signing of Ben Simons.

The 31year old shooter spent last season in Spanish Leb Gold with Gipuzkoa averaging 11.6 points and 3 rebounds per contest.

The contract with the Polish team is for one season.

Marek Popiołek : “I am very happy that Ben Simons will join our team. He is a highly experienced player who has played at various levels in Europe. Among other things, he has played in strong leagues – such as Spanish and German, where he successfully played in European Cups. We hope that his maturity in the game will help us a lot. A player with such experience will also be a very good example to be followed by the younger players we have in the squad and will give us things that are not measurable in the statistics. When it comes to the sports side, his great advantage is the three-pointer  During his career, he was a small and strong forward, which means that he is tactically advanced on both the offensive and defensive side.. 

22/07/202215:14

Fenerbahce signs Nigel Hayes

Fenerbahce signs Nigel Hayes for the next season.

The American big comes from Barcelona.

The press release of Fenerbahce on Nigel Hayes’ signing.

Born on December 16, 1994 in Westerville, Ohio, the played for Wisconsin in his college career. Nigel Hayes-Davis averaged 14.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 2016-17, the season he graduated from Wisconsin.

Nigel Hayes-Davis, who had experience in the NBA Summer League with the New York Knicks in the summer of 2017, had short-term contracts with the NBA teams New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and Sacramento Kings in the same season, but he had the most serious chance with the Westchester Knicks, one of the G-League teams.. 

Nigel Hayes-Davis decided to come to Europe in the summer of 2018 and signed a contract with Galatasaray. Having a very successful season in his first European experience, the US forward averaged 12.6 points (50.68% two points, 37.40% three points), 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the Basketball Super League, and 15.7 points (57.4% two points) in the EuroCup. , 43.2% three points), 5.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 17.8 PIR stats.

The successful performance of Nigel Hayes-Davis in his first season in Europe opened the doors of the EuroLeague to him. He signed a contract with Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas in the summer of 2019, Hayes scored 6.3 points (43.8% two points, 37.2% three points), 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in his first season in EuroLeague with this team; In his second season, he averaged 9.5 points (44.3% two points, 44.3% three points), 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists. With Zalgiris, Hayes-Davis won the Lithuanian Cup in 2020 and 2021, and the Lithuanian League in 2021.

The forward transferred to Barcelona in the summer of 2021, coached by his former coach Sarunas Jasikevicius. Nigel Hayes-Davis, who appeared in 37 EuroLeague games with the Spanish team, averaged 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 6.7 PIR. While Hayes won the Spanish Cup with Barcelona, ​​he also played in the EuroLeague finals.

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