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20/07/202217:20

Telekom Baskets Bonn re-signs Jeremy Morgan

Telekom Baskets Bonn re-signed Jeremy Morgan.
The player averaged 13.1ppg, 3.8rpg and 1.8apg in Bundesliga.

20/07/202217:13

Ratiopharm Ulm lands Yago Dos Santos

Ratiopharm Umm announced the signing of Yago Dos Santos.
The Brazilian point guard penned a two-year deal.
Dos Santos comes from Flamengo where he averaged 12.9ppg and 5.9apg in Brazilian League and 13.3ppg and 5.1apg in BCL Americas.

20/07/202215:57

Virtus Bologna reportedly interested in Iffe Lundberg

Virtus Bologna is targetingh Effe Lundberg, according to Twitter account Home of Glory.
The Danish guard started the season with CSKA Moscow befogging moving in the NBA where he wore the jersey of the Phoenix Suns.

 

Fenerbahce also showed interest in him.

20/07/202210:30

SIG Strasbourg showing serious interest in Stan Okoye

SIG Strasbourg is showing serious interest in Stan Okoye.

Former Varese ended his season in December for an injury. He averaged 10.4 points and 3.9 rebounds with Zaragoza in ACB.

19/07/202221:39

Aek Athens adds Cameron McGriff

Aek Athens announced the arrival of Cameron McGriff.

The American forward signed a contract for the 2022-2023 season.

Last year the Oklahoma State product had the opportunity to play in NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers, where he managed to record an average of 4.7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in 3 games. McGriff then moved to the G League and the Greensboro Swarm, where he averaged 12.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 27 games, before ending the season with a short stint with Puerto Rico (Capitanes de Arecibo).

19/07/202221:30

Beysu Konyaspor signs Roko Badzim, Rasheed Sulaimon

Beysu Konyaspor announced the signings of Roko Badzim and Rasheed Sulaimon.

Badzim, a 24-year-old Croatian swingman, arrives in BSL after two seasons in Hungary (13.3 PPG, 3.1 APG in 2021-22).

Sulaimon spent last year with JL Bourg-en-Bresse, scoring 13.5 points with 3.2 assists per game in Eurocup, and 13.2 with 2.9 assists in BetClic Elite.

 

19/07/202220:36

Sacramento Kings sign Chima Moneke

The Sacramento Kings have announced the arrival of Chima Moneke.

The Nigerian power forward spent last year with BAXI Manresa, averaging 14.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game in ACB, and 13.8 points with 6.2 rebounds in BCL.

Moneke was also named MVP of the Basketball Champions League.

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19/07/202219:50

KK Crvena Zvedza lands Filip Petrusev

KK Crvena Zvedza bolsters the frontcourt with the signing of Filip Petrusev.

The big man, whose NBA rights belong to the 76ers, spent last year with Anadolu Efes, where he found space mostly in the BSL (15.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.2 BPG, 68% FG, 84% FT).

 

19/07/202219:16

Youssoupha Fall extends with ASVEL until 2024

Youssoupha Fall has extended his contract with LDLC ASVEL until 2024, the French team announced.

Last year the big man averaged 5.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in Euroleague, and 9.6 points with 5.5 rebounds in BetClic Elite.

 

19/07/202219:10

Giordano Bortolani joins BAXI Manresa

BAXI Manresa has made official the arrival of Giordano Bortolani, on loan from Olimpia Milano for the 2022/23 season.

BAXI Manresa sporting director Xevi Pujol: “Bortolani is a young player who has already tasted the first European level; we are very happy to add him to the roster for next season; He is a remarkable threat from over 6.75; we hope that with daily work he will help us to be competitive on both sides of the court.”

Bortolani last season was named the Best Young Player in the Basketball Champions League.

19/07/202214:50

Mario Hezonja, Unics Kazan part ways

Mario Hezonja and Unica Kazan have officially parted ways.
The Croatian player is now joining Real Madrid on a two-year contract.

19/07/202214:43

Devyn Marble joins Legia Warszawa

Devyn Marble is a new player of Legia Warszawa.
The former Orlando Magic player spent the season in Poland with MKS Debrowa Gornicza averaging almost 19ppg and with Zielona Gora scoring 10.6ppg.

19/07/202213:24

Giordano Bortolani signs in Spain with BAXI Manresa on loan

Giordano Bortolani signs in Spain with BAXI Manresa as reported by eventipress.com, basketnews and Oscar Herreros.

Last BCL Rising star averaged 14.4 points last season with Treviso and has a contract until 2025 with Olimpia Milano.

18/07/202221:27

Legia Kosz inks Jonathan Stark

Jonathan Stark is a new player of Legia Kosz, as announced by the Polish team.

The pointguard spent last year in Hungary with Alba Fehervar (12.7 PPG, 4.8 APG, 45% FG, 36% 3P, 85% FT).

18/07/202219:50

Sydney Kings sign Justin Simon for NBL23

One of the NBL’s best defenders is back and this time he’s a Sydney King. 

The NBL21 Defensive Player of the Year and former Illawarra Hawks star Justin Simon will bring his talents to the Sydney Kings in NBL23. 

The 26-year-old, 196 cm wing is the Kings second import signing, joining import point guard Derrick Walton Jr on the Kings roster. It leaves just the final import spot open. 

Speaking from his home in California, Simon said he was excited to return to Australia and join the Kings as we defend our NBL22 Championship. 

“I feel amazing,” he said. 

“I can’t really describe it. I’m pumped and hyped.  It’s an unreal feeling and I can’t wait to get there.  

“The Kings are an unbelievable organisation. I love that brand of basketball they are playing, it’s obvious coach (Chase Buford) knows what he’s doing and I know I can fit into that system. It’s something I wanted to be a part of.” 

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Simon was a defensive force in his debut NBL season with the Hawks, winning the 2020-21 Damian Martin Award as the NBL’s Best Defensive Player, and regularly putting the clamps on the league’s best guards such as Bryce Cotton and our own Casper Ware. 

Last season he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany’s top-level Bundesliga and while again winning the league’s defensive player of the year award, demonstrated his offensive abilities in Europe’s Champions League. 

He took the club to third place in the Champions League and scored 27 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals against Hapoel Holon, becoming the first player in league history to score more than 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. He also set a new record for points in a Champion’s League final four game.
“The year I had in NBL21 as far as winning defensive player of the year was great and then going into the German league and winning it again … I wanted to show I could be ‘that guy’ every night,” he said. 

“But offensively in Germany was able to showcase that side of my game and show I could contribute at that end a lot more than I did last time around.  

“I think I’m growing as a professional and that’s something more that attracted me to Sydney, the people they have on the coaching staff and the skill development they can give me.” 

Having played in Freeway Series games for the Hawks, Simon fully understands the rivalry between the Kings and Hawks and the frosty reception he is likely to receive from the fans in Wollongong. 

“You can feel that energy between the fans and both clubs, but that’s an environment I want to be in and I’m excited to experience that first game between the two clubs,” he said. 

Coach Chase Buford said Justin was “the perfect fit” for a Kings team in pursuit of back-to-back championships. 

“He is someone that can guard multiple positions and can really disrupt any ball handler. The combination of X (Xavier Cooks) and Justin is as intimidating of defensive pairing as there is in the league, and one that will propel us to be an elite unit on that end once again this season,” Buford said.  

“On the other end he is also a great compliment for our group. His ability to get out in the open floor and put pressure on the rim will be a great match for Kings basketball.”  

Kings CEO Chris Pongrass said Kings fans should be rightfully excited by the signing. 

“We’ve already seen what Justin is capable of doing defensively in this league. He prides himself on locking up the best player on the opposing team night in and night out. He is exactly the piece we were after,” Pongrass said. 

“We believe we can take Justin’s game to the next level and showing what he can really do in the NBL on both sides of the ball. Kings fans will love his energy, passion and desire to win.” 

Simon joins Walton Jr, Xavier Cooks, Shaun Bruce, Dejan Vasiljevic, Angus Glover, Biwali Bayles, Jaylin Galloway, Jordan Hunter, Kouat Noi and Jackson Makoi on the Kings’ list for upcoming season.    

The NBL23 schedule is expected to be released soon. 

18/07/202219:42

Javontae Hawkins joins Limoges CSP

Javontae Hawkins has signed a one-year contract with Limoges CSP, the French team announced.

The versatile swingman last year defended the colors of Telekom Baskets Bonn (15.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 44% FG, 37% 3p, 74% FT).

 

18/07/202219:20

Medi Bayreuth lands Sasha Grant

Medi Bayreuth has announced the arrival of Sasha Grant on loan from Bayern Munich for the 2022/23 season.

Grant played for Scaligera Verona in the Italian Serie A2 last year, producing 5.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 18 minutes per game.

18/07/202219:09

Ed Daniel to join San Severo

San Severo has finalized the signing of Ed Daniel for next season, sources tell Sportando.

The big man last year helped Givova Scafati moving up to LBA with 10.6 points (57 % FG, 73 % FT), 8.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23 minutes per game.

 

18/07/202216:44

Hapoel Tel Aviv lands Xavier Munford

Gearing up for its 7DAYS EuroCup debut, Hapoel Tel Aviv has put scoring power in its backcourt by signing guard Xavier Munford for the 2022-23 season, the club announced on Monday. Munford (1.93 meters, 30 years old) last played with South East Melbourne in Australia where he averaged 16.6 points, 4.2 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals in the NBL. Munford now returns to the EuroCup after making his debut in the 2020-21 campaign, playing 10 regular season appearances with Frutti Extra Bursaspor and posting 13.4 points, 3.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds.

18/07/202216:39

Valencia signs Jonah Radebaugh to two-year contract

Valencia Basket has reached an agreement to incorporate American point guard Jonah Radebaugh (1.91, United States, 17/06/1997, 25 years old) to its men’s team for the next two seasons. The player competed the last two seasons with German MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, where he averaged 14.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 17.2 efficiency per game in the easy credit BBL last season. He is a versatile player, capable of providing offensive talent and physicality on defense at any of the outside positions.

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