Brandon Paul reached an agreement with Joventut Badalona, Chema de Lucas Reports.
The guard out of Illinois spent last season between NBL and CBA.
ÚLTIMA HORA: El Joventut ha cerrado el fichaje para la próxima temporada de Brandon Paul (1.93 m.; 30 años). Más información en @EurohoopsES.
Brandon Paul have signed a one-year deal with Joventut. @jordivs24 first to report about the interest. More information, on @Eurohoopsnet
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) July 7, 2021
Isaiah Canaan has signed a contract extension with Unics Kazan for next season.
The point guard from Murray State in his first season in Europe produced averages of 14.2 points and 2.7 assists between VTB and Euroleague.
Айзея Кэнаан продолжит карьеру в УНИКСе! Контракт игрока рассчитан на один год✅
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За этот сезон Айзея провёл 1278 минут на паркете в обоих чемпионатах, защищая цвета нашего клуба и набрал в сумме 682 очка🔥
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Увидимся в новом сезоне! pic.twitter.com/puc8Cfc3AF— BC UNICS Kazan (@unicsbasket) July 7, 2021
Panathinaikos defined the arrivals of scoring guard Daryl Macon and center Jehyve Floyd, George Zakkas reports.
Macon spent last year between Galatasaray (15.7 ppg, 5.4 apg in BSL) and AEK Athens.
In Greece he averaged 18.2 points and 3.7 assist.
Jehyve Floyd returns to Greece after a season in Israel, where he produced 11.4 points, 7.4 points, 1.8 assist and 1.7 blocks per game.
Jehyve Floyd signed his deal with Panathinaikos BC. It’s a done deal: He will play for the Greens next season. @SdnaGr, @IONIKOS1972 #paobc https://t.co/3oUgLvSqNV
— George Zakkas (@ZakkasGeorge) July 7, 2021
Daryl Macon is expected to join Panathinaikos BC this summer. He will sign his deal with the Greek champions and cup winners soon. @SdnaGr, @IONIKOS1972 #paobc
— George Zakkas (@ZakkasGeorge) July 7, 2021
Reyer Venezia is still looking for a point-guard for the 2021-22 season. According to what has been learned from Sportando, Stefan Markovic, Serbian playmaker fresh champion of Italy with Virtus Bologna, could be the right profile for the team of coach Walter De Raffaele.
Last year Markovic averaged 5.4 points, 4.4 assist and 1.3 steals per game in LBA.
The Cangrejeros de Santurce have announced the termination of Anthony Bennett’s contract, and the arrival of Dante Cunningham in his place.
The experienced power forward from Villanova will pair under the boards with Thomas Robinson.
Cunningham played 15 games in Fujian in the 2019/20 season, averaging over 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Última hora 🚨🚨🚨
Le damos la bienvenida al veterano de la NBA, Dante Cunningham🦀🔥👀
Cunningham cuenta con 12 temporadas de experiencia en la NBA.
Denle la bienvenida a Dante a la familia cangrejera en los comentarios ⬇️
Más detalles en https://t.co/bJiSMy8vUS pic.twitter.com/UuNVSDZ4O2
— Cangrejeros Basket (@CangrejerosB) July 6, 2021
MoraBanc Andorra announced the signing of Amine Noua to a two-year deal.
Last year the forward averaged 5.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in Euroleague, and 10.9 points with 3.5 rebounds in Jeep Elite.
👆🔥REQUETECHUMBABOOOOOOOM‼️
➡️ FITXATGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE‼️Arriba Amine Noua @NouAmine_12 💪⬇️🧐https://t.co/x6S70Biojo#BiodrAmine #MaiSol #MaiPor pic.twitter.com/IG97xYiMrJ
— MoraBancAndorra (@morabancandorra) July 7, 2021
Bahcesehir has formalized the signings of Jamar Smith and Ben Bentil.
Smith comes from a season in which he was Eurocup MVP with Unics Kazan, while Bentil spent two years at Panathinaikos, the last with 6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in Euroleague.
🔥 Jamar Smith, Bahçeşehir Koleji'nde!
🤝🏻 2020 – 2021 7DAYS EuroCup sezonunun en değerli oyuncusu Jamar Smith, artık Bahçeşehir Koleji'nin başarısı için ter dökecek.
🙋🏻♂️ Welcome to our family, @Jamar_Smith309 !
❤💙 #FlyHighTogether pic.twitter.com/82Ky6mdT9c
— Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü (@BKBasketbol) July 6, 2021
🔥 Ben Bentil, Bahçeşehir Koleji'nde!
🤝🏻 Geride bıraktığımız iki sezonda Panathinaikos forması giyen Ganalı uzun forvet, önümüzdeki sezondan itibaren Bahçeşehir Koleji forması giyecek.
🙋🏻♂️ Welcome to our family, Ben!
❤💙 #FlyHighTogether pic.twitter.com/v1uqS7sRfs
— Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü (@BKBasketbol) July 7, 2021
Joventut Badalona is close to a deal with Derek Willis as reportedy by Superbasket.
American forward averaged 11 points and 8.3 rebounds last season in LBA with Happy Casa Brindisi.
UCAM Murcia announced that Kostas Vasileiadis has signed a one-year contract extension with the team.
Vasileiadis has played more than 270 games in ACB.
Fonte: UCAM Murcia.
Baskonia announced the signing of Vanja Marinkovic.
The guard comes from Valencia and penned a three-year deal.
Done deal ✅
🏀🖊 Vanja Marinkovic lands in Vitoria-Gasteiz on a three-year deal#GoazenBaskonia pic.twitter.com/Glk97SJ3SV
— TD Systems Baskonia (@Baskonia) July 7, 2021
Zenit S. Petersburg announced the signing of Jordan Mickey.
The big comes from Khimki Moscow.
The contract is for one year.
Fonte: Zenit St. Petersburg.
Alba Berlin is showing serious interest in Daulton Hommes, sources tell Sportando.
The American forward spent his first season overseas with Vanoli Cremona averaging 16.4ppg in Serie A.
Hommes’ main goal is to try to find a deal in the NBA but now he has an offer from the German champions that will play in EuroLeague and is considering it.
Simone Fontecchio is leaving Alba Berlino to join Baskonia on a three year deal.
The Basque team has decided to pay the €250.000 buyout to free the Italian forward from the German champions.
The news was reported by Chema De Lucas.
Partizan Belgrade announced the signing of Zach LeDay for next season.
LeDay joins Kevin Punter who joined Partizan after leaving Olimpia Milano. Both played for the Italian team in 2020-2021z
Pallacanestro Brescia announced the return of Lee Moore.
The American guard has played with Brescia from 2016 to 2018.
He spent last season with MKS Dabrowa Gornicza, the Polish team coached by Alessandro Magro, now at the helm of Brescia.
Frutti Extra Bursaspor announced the signing of Dragan Milosvaljevic.
The Serbian ended the season with KK Mega where he returned to action after two years off due to injuries.
Welcome Dragan Milosavljevic 👋💚
Kulübümüz Sırp Milli oyuncu Dragan Milosavljevic ile anlaşma sağladı.
Kariyerinde Partizan, Alba Berlin ve son olarak Unicaja Malaga formaları giyen Milosavljevic'e hoş geldin diyor, başarılı bir sezon geçirmesini diliyoruz🤝🐊 pic.twitter.com/IyFc78H1Ri
— Frutti Extra Bursaspor (@BsBasketbol) July 6, 2021
Olimpia Milano has reached an agreement for two years with Giampaolo Ricci, born in Rome on 27 September 1991, 2.02 mt tall, power forward, coming from Virtus Bologna. “Ricci has the skills and the human traits to perfectly fit our team. He will make our frontline better and will help to promote the values we believe in,” Olimpia’s general manager Christos Stavropoulos said. “I’m happy and excited about being part of a great organization like Olimpia Milan. The call I got from Coach Messina made the difference and convinced me to accept this huge challenge. I’m coming from a very gratifying time, but I’m really determined to make sure that next season will be even better. That’s why I can’t wait to play at the Forum, full of energy.”
HIS CAREER – Giampaolo Ricci grew up in Chieti where he started playing basketball in the Magic Chieti club before moving to Pallacanestro Chieti and finally to Stella Azzurra Roma in 2007, remaining there until 2011. From 2011 to 2015, he played in A2 in Casalpusterlengo, then he spent one year in Verona and another one in Tortona where he averaged 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, earning the call from Cremona where he remained two more years, and helped the team win Italian Cup in 2019 (he averaged 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game). During the summer of 2019, he moved to Virtus Bologna where he remained for another two years, winning the Italian title in 2021. During the 2019/20 season, he averaged 9.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game; in 2020/21, he averaged 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. During the last season’s Eurocup, he started in 20 out of 21 games, averaging 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds.
NOTES – Ricci made his National Team debut on November 29, 2018, in Brescia, in an Italy win over Lithuania.
Olympiacos announced the signing of Michalis Lountzis.
The Greek International penned a three-year deal.
Lountzis comes from Promitheas.
Fonte: Olympiacos.
Greek side AEK Athens is expected to sign Argentinian forward Juan Pablo Vaulet, as reported by Eurohoops.
Vaulet comes off two seasons with Manresa. He averaged 9.1 ppg and 4.1 rpg in 14 BCL games in 2020-21.
The arrival of Kevin Hervey to Virtus Bologna will be finalized in the next few hours, a source told Sportando.
The official announcement is expected soon for the former Lokomotiv Kuban forward
Greek and Eurocup side Promitheas Patras is expected to appoint Spanish veteran Luis Casimiro as the new head coach of the team, as reported by pelop.gr and confirmed by Eurohoops
Casimiro comes off a brief spell with Zaragoza that followed a 3-year run in Malaga
Turkish side Gaziantep is expected to sign American guard/forward Jarmar Gulley, as reported by Ferhat Yeşiltaş and confirmed to Sportando.
Gulley averaged 8.9 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Darussafaka in an injury-plagued 2020-21 season
Brazilian forward Leonardo Demetrio is expected to join Italian side VL Pesaro, where he will be coached by Brazil NT coach Aza Petrovic, sources tell Sportando.
Demetrio spent the last two seasons with Flamengo, averaging 8.0 ppg and 4.5 rpg between all competitions
Jhonathan Dunn signed a contract with ZZ Leiden. The guard played last season also in c (Landstede Hammers) and he had in the DBL an average of 26.9 minutes, 16.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3-pointers 42.1% and 1.9 assists.
Panathinaikos made official the signing of Kendrick Perry.
The guard spent the season with KK Cedevita Olimpija averaging 16.1ppg, 6apg and 3rpg in EuroCup.
Fonte: Panathinaikos.
Olimpia Milan is thankful to Zach LeDay, for his professionalism, dedication, the results achieved, and the quality of his play expressed during the entire season that we spent together and wishes him all the best for his future.
Fonte: Olimpia Milano.
Coach Bert Samson extends his contract with The Hague Royals for 2 years. The club was last season newcomer in the Dutch Basketball League.
Monaco announced the signing of Jerry Boutsiele.
The big ma comes from Limoges where he averaged 13.6ppg and 6.9rpg in Jeep Elite and 13ppg and 9.5rpg in BCL.
✍️ 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗲 rejoint les rangs de la #RocaTeam 👊 Le pivot international 🇫🇷 (2m04, 28 ans) va apporter sa puissance dans la raquette 💪
👋 𝘽𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙚 @JBoutsiele 🇲🇨 pic.twitter.com/QwP0opS2bl— AS Monaco Basket (@ASMonaco_Basket) July 6, 2021
Nicolò Melli is joining Olimpia Milano again after six seasons. The captain of Italbasket and the Italian powerhouse are finalizing a deal for next seasons, Sportando has learned.
Melli, who has played with Pelicans and Mavericks in the past two seasons, will replace Zach LeDay with whom Milano opted out of the contract.
After leaving Milano, Melli has played in Europe with Brose Bamberg and Fenerbahce before moving overseas.
Olimpia Milano and Troy Daniels are close to reaching a deal for next season, sources tell Sportando.
Daniels is out since the season 2019-2020 when he has played 41 games for the Lakers (and awarded with the NBA ring) and some games with the Denver Nuggets.
Daniels has played seven seasons in the NBA and he will be at his first season overseas if the deal materializes.
