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Will Weaver expected to join Paris Basketball

Will Weaver is expected to join Paris Basketball, sources tell Sportando.

Will Weaver is an American professional basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Australian national basketball team.

In 2020 he finished as runner-up for the Oklahoma City Thunder head coaching job

Kings expected to sign BCL MVP Chima Moneke

Former UC Davis star Chima Moneke is signing with the Sacramento Kings, according to Sean Cunningham

In 2021/22 Moneke shined in ACB side Manresa, being awarded the MVP of the Basketball Champions League season

Jalen Reynolds joins Unics Kazan

Jalen Reynolds is a new player for Unics Kazan.

The Xavier product signed a 1+1 contract with the Russian team.

 

Panathinaikos reportedly working to bring Georgios Kalaitzakis back to Greece

Panathinaikos is working to bring Georgios Kalaitzakis back to Greece, George Zakkas reports.

The Greek forward last year played 13 games in NBA between Milwaukee and Oklahoma City, where he averaged 17.5 points, 3 assists and 2.5 steals.

Kalaitzakis also played in G League with the Oklahoma City Blue (10 PPG, 2.1 APG).

Derrick Williams reportedly to sign with Panathinaikos

Derrick Williams will signs with Panathinaikos for next season.

Wiliams averaged 9.4 points and 3.1 rebounds last season in EuroLeague with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Adrien Moerman reportedly returning to France to join Monaco

According to Gabriel Pantel-Jouve, AS Monaco has convinced Adrien Moerman to return to France.

Initially the negotiation seemed to break down, with the experienced power forward inclined to accept an offer from China, but eventually the two sides managed to reach an agreement.

Moerman spent four seasons with Anadolu Efes, the last with 8.3 points (41% from three) and 5.3 rebounds per game in the Euroleague.

Trey Kell joins South East Melbourne Phoenix

The South East Melbourne Phoenix have added another piece to their  roster, signing import shooting guard Trey Kell to a one-year deal.

The guard spent last year in Italy between Openjobmetis Varese (15.3 PPG, 3.1 APG) and Olimpia Milano (5.3 PPG).

Kell is currently playing with the Phoenix Suns at the Las Vegas Summer League.

 

Andrew Andrews reportedly joining Panathinaikos

According to a report by George Zakkas, Panathinaikos has reached an agreement with Andrew Andrews.

The talented guard out of Washington was reportedly among Reyer Venezia’s targets for the backcourt.

Last year Andrews had a successful season with Bursaspor, scoring over 14 points and 4 assists per game between BSL and Eurocup.

Phil Booth joins KK Buducnost Voli

KK Buducnost Voli announced the arrival of Phil Booth.

The Villanova product spent his first season in Europe with Telenet BC Oostende, where he posted averages of 13.7 points (47% FG, 39% 3P, 81% FT) and 3.2 assists per game between BNXT and BCL.

 

Panathinaikos lands Marius Grigonis

Panathinaikos BC OPAP has signed Marius Grigonis (28, 1.98 meters) for the next 2 years.

Panathinaikos BC OPAP would like to thank the management of CSKA Moscow for their cooperation in completing a complex transfer.

Grigonis is a basketball player, born on April 26, 1994 in Kaunas, Lithuania. He is a guard-forward who last played for CSKA Moscow.

Before starting his professional career, Grigonis played in the NKL with the Zalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school for four seasons.

On 15 May 2013, Grigonis was brought into the main Zalgiris roster for a game against BC Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League.

For the 2013–14 season, Grigonis he was loaned to the Spanish second division team Penas Huesca.

On 14 August 2014, Grigonis signed a two-year deal with Bàsquet Manresa of the Liga ACB. After spending two seasons with Manresa, he signed a “2+1” deal with Iberostar Tenerife on 28 July 2016. He was named the Final Four MVP of the Basketball Champions League 2016–17 season. On 13 July 2017, he signed with German club Alba Berlin.

In July 2018, he returned to Zalgiris Kaunas when he signed a three-year contract. He averaged 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in the first 10 games of the 2019–20 season.

On 12 June 2021, Grigonis signed with CSKA Moscow. He averaged 8.5 points, 1.9 assists, and 1.4 rebounds per game in Euroleague.

Grigonis represented Lithuania in the U–16, U–18, U–19 and U–20 youth tournaments. He led his team to two silver medals and a bronze medal while participating in four tournaments. In 2014, coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Grigonis in the preliminary 24–player candidate list for the senior national basketball team. Though, he was invited to the national team training camp for the first time only in 2016 and immediately qualified into the Olympic roster.

Mike James signs 2-year extension with AS Monaco

Mike James has signed a two-year extension with AS Monaco.

The point guard last year led the French team to a historic qualification to the Euroleague playoffs.

James was also included in the All-Euroleague First Team.

 

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