Zenit St. Petersburg have announced the arrival of Sergey Karasev.
The guard, who signed a one-year deal, returns to the club he played with from 2011 to 2019.
Karasev averaged 5.7 points and 2 rebounds in Euroleague last year with Khimki.
🖊️ Welcome, Sergey Karasev.https://t.co/3M5G7TH9v0 pic.twitter.com/8NNYJpsHu1
— Basketball club Zenit (@zenitbasket) June 7, 2021
According to SDNA, Olympiacos offered Aleksandar Vezenkov a two-year contract extension.
The forward, already under contract for next season, has also a Greek passport.
In the last season Vezenkov produced averages of 11.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in Euroleague, shooting with 46% from the field, 43% from three and 89% from the free throws line.
Fonte: SDNA.
A rumors about Olimpia Milano’s plans bounce from Greece.
According to ‘Fostonsport’ the team led by Ettore Messina and Christos Stavropoulos would be monitoring with interest the evolution of the relationship between Vassilis Spanoulis and Olympiacos.
At nearly 39, ‘Kill Bill’ produced 11.3 points and 4.6 assists per game in Euroleague for the Reds.
His contract is about to expire, and Milan would be ready to bet on him in case of separation with Olympiacos.
The article specifies that the player’s priority remains a contract extension with Olympiacos.
Fonte: Fosonline.
KK Borac Cacak has announced that Lautaro Lopez will remain with the team next season
Before arriving in Serbia, the 22-year-old Argentine averaged over 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in the Slovak league with Inter Bratislava.
Argentinac ostaje u Čačku još godinu dana…https://t.co/fOqsBUN8gF
— Košarkaški klub Borac Čačak (@BoracKlub) June 5, 2021
According to SDNA.gr, Shelvin Mack left Panathinaikos due to personal reasons.
The guard played 12 minutes in the game 2 defeat of the Greek championship finals against Lavrio.
Mack averaged 6.3 points and 3.8 assist in 49 games between Euroleague and Greek League.
Dusko Ivanovic will continue at the helm of TD Systems Baskonia next season, the spanish team announced.
Ivanovic has led Baskonia -in 3 different periods – in a total of 689 games between acb and EuroLeague, with 455 victories.
🚨 Breaking news‼
Dusko Ivanovic seguirá al frente de la nave azulgrana#GoazenBaskonia 🔵🔴
— TD Systems Baskonia (@Baskonia) June 5, 2021
Dutch national team player Leon Williams extends his contract with Donar for 3 years. The Dutch point guard played in Groningen since 2019. Last season he had in the DBL an average of 25.4 minutes, 8.8 points, 3-pointers 42.4% and 3.6 assists.
Adam Kemp is a new player of Legia Warszawa.
The player is back in Poland where he has already worn the jerseys of Lublin, Bydgoszcz and Gransk.
Fonte: PLK.
BM Slam Stal Ostrow announced the signing of Damian Kulig.
The Polish international comes from Polski Cukier Torun where he averaged 15.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Fonte: PLK.
Kyle Milling is the new head coach of Hiroshima Dragons.
The French-American coach is back in Japan where he has been at the helm of Yokohama B Corsairs.
【カイル・ミリング ヘッドコーチ 契約合意（新規）のお知らせ】
広島ドラゴンフライズは、カイル・ミリング氏と2021-22シーズンの契約に合意し、新たにヘッドコーチとして招聘いたしましたのでお知らせいたします。
詳細はこちら→ https://t.co/pjv0vP9inY#ドラゴンフライズ pic.twitter.com/JRWkigjJTV— 広島ドラゴンフライズ (@HIROSHIMADFLIES) June 5, 2021
Jake Toolson signs with Göttingen as reported by Dragan Jankovski.
Former Byu played one game this year in G League with Salt Lake.
Jake Toolson @jtoolgoinham will play next season in Germany as a member of Göttingen! #BeoBasket
— Dragan Jankovski (@DraganJankovski) June 4, 2021
Jared Sullinger close to a deal with Shenzen Aviators.
American forward played in China with Shenzen for two seasons after he left NBA and G League in 2018.
Former Ohio State inked in March with Anyang KGC in KBL after he averaged 27 points and 12.3 rebounds.
Shenzen and Jared Sullinger are in serious discussions for a return to the team he previously played for, sources tell @Sportando.
Sullinger spent the season in South Korea with Anyang KGC where he averaged 27ppg and 12.2rpg— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) June 4, 2021
After an excellent year in Euroleague with Zenit, Kevin Pangos will try to get a contract in the NBA.
According to Aris Barkas, the former Gonzaga has decided to wait for offers from the NBA, and therefore for now he will not accept any proposals from Europe.
Pangos averaged 13.6 points (45% FG, 39% 3p, 84% FT) and 6.6 assists in 39 Euroleague games.
Kevin Pangos remains one of the most coveted #EuroLeague free agents, however, he will wait for his #NBA options before taking any decision. It's going to be a long wait for his European suitors.
— Aris Barkas (@arbarkas) June 4, 2021
Pete Strobl is the new coach of Giessen 46ers, the german team announced.
Strobl signed a two-year contract.
JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers gehen mit Pete Strobl in die Saison – Neuer Cheftrainer erhält Zweijahresvertrag https://t.co/Rlvrr0I0hh pic.twitter.com/QS4bo7JrM0
— JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers (@GIESSEN46ers) June 4, 2021
Fortitudo Bologna is interested in Alessandro Lever, Corriere dello Sport reports.
The italian power forward ended his senior year at Grand Canyon with 13.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assist per game.
There is a full agreement between Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce and Italian forward Achille Polonara, as reported by Ugur Ozan
Polonara will leave Baskonia after two seasons and will be announced by Fenerbahce at the end of the current season.
Former Utah State wing Chris Smith has signed a deal with the Japanese defending champion Chiba Jets, sources told Sportando. Karol Wasiek of Sportowefakty first reported about Smith moving to Japan for next season.
Smith spent this season in Poland and was an important contributor for BMSlam Stal Ostrow in their run to the FIBA Europe Cup final and the Polish national championship. He averaged 15.4 points on 45% from 3-point range in the FIBA Europe Cup and Polish league.
Umana Reyer Venezia is in advanced talks with Codi Miller-McIntyre.
Former Wake Forest played in his career with Zenit and Cedevita and started this season with Partizan Beograd. The last stop of his season was JL Bourg where he averaged 10.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists in Elite ProA.
SIG Strasbourg has announced the arrival of Thomas Hieu-Courtois.
Hieu-Courtois comes from Lille, where he averaged over 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in Pro B.
The 25-year-old big man, who has signed an agreement until the end of the season, will replace the injured Yannis Morin.
🚨La SIG Strasbourg vous annonce la signature de Thomas Hieu-Courtois en tant que pigiste médical de Yannis Morin jusqu’à la fin de la saison.https://t.co/K0wvn0NMW9 pic.twitter.com/WHaVaSdZ9A
— SIG Strasbourg (@sigstrasbourg) June 2, 2021
According to Damiano Montanari, Fortitudo Bologna would be very interested in Tyler Cain, big man who had a positive year under new Fortitudo coach Jasmin Repesa with Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro.
In 26 LBA games, the 32-year-old center recorded averages of 11.2 points, 9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting 58% from the field and 57% from the from line.
BM Slam Stal Ostrow announced that Denzel Andersson will remain with the team for the 2021-22 season.
This year the Swedish power forward averaged 8.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in the polish league.
Kolejny Mistrz Polski 2021 zostaje w @BMSLAMStal 💛💙🥇🏆!
Nowy kontrakt podpisał szwedzki skrzydłowy @DenzelAndersson, którego transfer w trakcie sezonu był przysłowiowym strzałem w dziesiątkę. Witamy ponownie w ,,Stalówce"!@PLKpl @umostrow @crkostrow #plkpl#StalówkaMistrz pic.twitter.com/qrDo1lpt1z— Arged BMSLAM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 🏆 (@BMSLAMStal) June 2, 2021
FMP announced that they have appointed Nenad Stefanović as their new head coach.
Stefanović (36 years) is a very young coach who’s been making excellent results with youth selections of BC Žarkovo and BC Zemun in the past couple of years. He was also the head coach of BC Zemun senior team.
It is interesting to mention that Stefanović is actually returning to FMP as he played for the Panthers back in 2007.
FMP also announced that Stefanović will name his coaching staff in the next couple of days, while he will then start creating the 2021/22 first team roster.
OFFICIAL: @BCFMP appoint Nenad Stefanović as new head coach
Read more at: https://t.co/TmjpnhbEZZ #ABALiga pic.twitter.com/8J6SzYckM6
— ABA Liga (@ABA_League) June 2, 2021
Fonte: ABA Liga.
Hapoel Tel Aviv announced that James Young and JP Tokoto will remain with the team next season.
This year Young has averaged 16 points in 3 games, while Tokoto is producing over 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
עונת 21-22 מתחילה עכשיו!
אנחנו שמחים לבשר שג'יימס יאנג וג'יי פי טוקוטו חתמו על חוזה לעונה הבאה בה ילבשו את הגופיה האדומה.
מאמן הקבוצה דני פרנקו: "שמח שבתוך תלאות העונה הזו הצלחנו לדאוג גם להווה וגם לעתיד של הפועל תל אביב" pic.twitter.com/c37j2NsDKk
— Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) May 29, 2021
Michal Michalak signs with EWE Basket Oldenburg for the next season.
Michalak averaged 20.5 points this season in BBL with MBC and 24.3 in BBL Cup.
Michal Michalak, top scorer of @easyCreditBBL for @syntainicsmbc this season, will stay in Germany and sign a deal with @EWE_Baskets according to my sources.#easyCreditBBL #playoffsbaby pic.twitter.com/xAEzEkDavG
— Robert Heusel (@RobertHeusel) June 2, 2021
Zalgiris Kaunas has reached an agreement with Niels Giffey for the next season.
German forward averaged 8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in EuroLeague this season with Alba Berlin.
Zalgiris Kaunas has reached an ageeement with Niels Giffey, per sources.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) June 2, 2021
Nigel Williams-Goss is close to signing a deal with Real Madrid, according to Chema De Lucas.
The former NBA guard has played with Lokomotiv Kuban averaging 17.6 points and 6.2 assists per game.
French prospect Ousmane Dieng will play with New Zealand Breaker’s next season in NBL’s Next Stars program.
Per ESPN, Dieng, 18, is ranked No. 14 on ESPN’s rankings of best available prospects for the 2022 draft. ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony describes Dieng as an excellent passer who shows versatility as a shot-maker and defender. He played for Parisian Academy INSEP in France’s third division.
Dieng was heavily recruited to play major college basketball and join the NBA’s G League Ignite program ahead of his entry into the 2022 NBA draft.
Shanghai has a deal in place with Jamaal Franklin whose CBA rights are owner by Shanxi, a source told Sportando.
Franklin has played with Shanxi the past two seasons averaging 24.8ppg, 8.2rpg and 9.4apg in 2020-2021. Shanxi could ask Shanghai for a buyout to allow Franklin to sign with them
Adam Ramstedt has penned a deal with GTK Gliwice.
The Swedish big man comes from Norkopping Dolphins with whom he won the national league as MVP.
Ramstedt averaged 12.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 blocks per game.
Fonte: PLK.
UCAM Murcia announced that coach Sito Alonso has signed a contract extension.
The coach leads Murcia since 2018-2019.
Fonte: UCAM Murcia.
