Maccabi Tel Aviv is pursuing TJ Cline but the first proposal made by the Israeli powerhouse did not convince Germani Brescia, as reported by Il Giornale di Brescia.
The American-Israeli big has played in Winner League for three season with Hapoel before joining Brescia during the summer.
The two sides keep talking and news are expected in the upcoming hours.
Thoms Heurtel will inks a 1+1 deal with Real Madrid next season.
Heurtel left Barcelona today with a “no Acb” clause in his exit deal.
CERRADO 👇 https://t.co/IoIBwp9D9R
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) January 19, 2021
Maccabi Tel Aviv reportedly in talks with TJ Cline as reported by israelhayom.co.il.
Former Holon is playing in Italy with Germani Brescia averaging 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in EuroCup.
Corban Collins has agreed to a deal with the Helsinki Seagulls of the Finnish Korisliiga, sources told Sportando. Collins is parting ways with Italian club JB Monferrato and will move to Finland for the rest of the season.
The guard appeared in five games with JB Monferrato this season, averaging 12 points and 3.4 assists in the Italian Serie A2.
Fenerbahce is on the market for a big man and is negotiating with Kyle O’Quinn, according to Trendbasket.
O’Quinn has played 472 games in the NBA averaging 5.4 points and 4.6 rebounds.
The big man spent the 2019-2020 with the 76ers scoring 3.5 points in 29 contests.
Will Voigt is officially the new head coach of Telekom Baskets Bonn.
The head coach returns to Bonn where he was hired last February before pandemic stopped the season.
Voigt penned a deal through June 2022.
Fonte: Telekom Baskets Bonn.
Banco di Sardegna Sassari announced the signing of Ethan Happ.
The big man comes from Fortitudo Bologna where he has started the season.
Happ was averaging 13.5ppg, 9.1rpg and 3.1apg.
Fonte: Dinamo Sassari.
Germani Brescia GM Sandro Santoro talked about the next move on the transfer market with Il Giornale di Brescia: «We are looking for a player of personality to use as a weapon in our black-out moments. Michal Michalak? He is a profile that we know and like, but he plays for another team».
BC CBET Prienai announced the signing of Demetrius Treadwell.
The American spent last season with Hapoel Tel Aviv averaging 9.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
We’re proudly welcoming Demetrius Treadwell to our family! 💪#WeFight pic.twitter.com/Har0pa2sb3
— BC CBet Prienai (@bcprienai) January 17, 2021
Obi Enechionyia signed a contract with Iraklis in Greece, the team announced.
Enechionyia played in Spain with Real Betis earlier this season.
Rytas Vilnius parted ways with head coach Donaldas Kairys, the Lithuanian team announced.
Under Kairys, Rytas did not have a good start to the season as they were eliminated from the Basketball Champions League. They are 9-5 in the Lithuanian league.
Former Tulsa guard James Woodard, who is expected to leave Italian side Cantù, is finalizing a deal to play in Greece with Peristeri.
Woodard averaged 12.4 points per game on 40 percent from three in the Italian Serie A this season.
Fonte: SDNA.
Lithuanian side Rytas Vilnius is expected to fire the head coach Donaldas Kairys, according to Donatas Urbonas.
Rytas has been recently eliminated from Lithuanian Cup quarterfinals after a heavy loss to Juventus Utena, after failing to advance in BCL and being 3rd in the LKL.
Fonte: Donatas Urbonas.
Former Kansas guard Malik Newman signed a contract with Ironi Nahariya in Israel, the team announced.
Newman played in Turkey earlier this season, averaging 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists for Bursaspor in the EuroCup and Turkish BSL.
Fonte: Ironi Nahariya.
Former NBA guard Jawun Evans signed a contract with Promitheas Patras of the Greek A1 league, the team announced.
Evans has played 56 games in the NBA with the Clippers, Suns and Thunder. He spent the 2019-20 season in the G League with the Raptors 905.
Promitheas recently signed another former NBA player in Jerian Grant.
Fonte: Promitheas.
Spanish Liga ACB’s Monbus Obradoiro announced that the team has acquired Greek guard Antonis Koniaris on loan from Olympiacos for the remainder of the season.
Koniaris barely had playing time with Olympiacos in the EuroLeague as he appeared in just one game against Baskonia.
Fonte: Monbus Obradoiro.
According to the Gazzettino of Treviso, De’Longhi Treviso has decided to replace Jeffrey Carroll, who did not convince the technical staff during the first part of the season. Among the names circulating the good one could be Trevor Lacey, with whom the team is already in talks.
The former Pesaro and Sassari spent last season in the G League with the Wisconsin Herd.
According to BresciaOggi, Germani Brescia is interested in Michal Michalak.
The polish guard is under contract with Mitteldeutscher BC, where he’s producing 20.8 points per game in BBL, shooting 49% from the field and from beyond the arc.
Michalak played 1 game for the italian team in the 2016/17 season.
If the negotiation goes through, according to the newspaper, the Italian team could release Kenny Chery to make room for the Polish player
Khimki Moscow made official the firing of coach Rimas Kurtinaitis due to the season below expectations played by the Russian team.
The new head coach is Maltsev who was assistant coach of Kurtinaitis.
Due to unsatisfactory results of the team we parted ways with coach Rimas Kurtinaitis. pic.twitter.com/jHxV1qmHns
— BC Khimki (@Khimkibasket) January 15, 2021
Gaziantep is signing Kenny Hayes, as reported by Ferhat Yesiltas.
The American guard spent last two seasons with Buyukcekmece averaging 21.7ppg and 19.8ppg.
Gaziantep Basketbol, ligin deneyimli skorerlerinden Kenny Hayes ile anlaşma sağladı.
Ayrıca sezona Aliağa Petkimspor'da başlayan Alp Karahan da sezonun kalan bölümünde Gaziantep ekibinin formasını giyecek. pic.twitter.com/2hd5YCMbnL
— Ferhat Yeşiltaş (@NeoRock06) January 15, 2021
Peristeri announced the signing of Jorge Gutierrez.
The Mexican point guard with a brief experience in the NBA spent last season between Hamburg Towers and Capitanes Ciudad de Mexico.
Fonte: Peristeri.
Khimki Moscow and Rimas Kurtinaitis are parting ways.
The Russian powerhouse has a 2-18 record in EuroLeague and is at the bottom of the standings.
Andrey Maltsev will be the head coach ad interim.
Breaking: Rimas Kurtinaitis is leaving Khimki Moscow Region.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) January 15, 2021
Petteri Koponen signed a contract until the end of the season with UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia, the italian team announced.
Last year the guard averaged 7.6 points shooting 50% from beyond the arc in 54 games for Bayern Munich.
As reported by Donatas Urbonas, the American guard Steven Gray is joining Igokea. Gray is coming as a replacement for Antabia Waller.
31-year old Gra played for the Greek side Peristeri this season, where he averaged 21.3 points and 4.5 assists per game in the Basketball Champions League.
Fonte: Donatas Urbonas.
According to Il Resto del Carlino, Petteri Koponen reached an agreement with UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia.
The player has solved the last contractual problems with Bayern Monaco, the team with which he played the last two seasons
The official announcement is expected between today and tomorrow.
NBA G League’s Ignite team, the one composed of several former High School prospects and 2021 Draft candidates, has signed NBA veteran Jarrett Jack, reports Marc Spears of ESPN.
Jack has not played in the NBA since the 2017-18 season, when he was part of the New York Knicks.
Most likely Ethan Happ will replace Justin Tillman at Dinamo Sassari.
According to Unione Sarda.it, the big man out of Wisconsin is already in Sardinia for medical examinations, with Sassari wanting to check the condition of his elbow and the possibility of him playing at the Final Eight before signing the contract.
This year Happ has produced averages of 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals in LBA with Fortitudo Bologna.
Fonte: Unione sarda.
Dainius Adomaitis is the new coach of Hapoel Jerusalem.
The Lithuanian replaces Oded Katash, who left the Israeli team to sign with Panathinaikos
Welcome to Hapoel Coach 🚩🚩🚩 pic.twitter.com/YkQu6L3cQV
— Hapoel Jerusalem B.C (@JerusalemBasket) January 14, 2021
Tarik Black signed a contract until the end of the season with Zenith St. Petersburg, the russian team announced.
The center out of Kansas spent the past two seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Last year Black averaged 9.1 points (62% FG, 69% FT) and 4.8 rebounds in Euroleague.
Wellcome, @TarikBlack25
Тарик Блэк – новый игрок БК "Зенит"!https://t.co/xb1LBN4E5z pic.twitter.com/xPhaaOvIsq
— Basketball club Zenit (@zenitbasket) January 14, 2021
Panathinaikos OPAP announces the 1,5 year agreement with coach Oded Kattash. Lior Lubin is added as the assistant coach.
Oded Kattash was born on October 10nth, 1974 is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. During his playing career, at a height of 194 cm (6′ 4 1⁄2″) tall, he played at the point guard position. He was the 1998 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. He is currently working as the head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem and the senior Israel men’s national team. As a player, he won the EuroLeague title in the 1999–2000 season, while playing with Panathinaikos.
After Kattash retired from playing basketball, he took up basketball coaching, and he first coached Hapoel Galil Elyon. He was the head coach of Macabbi Tel Aviv, from summer of 2007, until January 1, 2008, when he resigned.
Shortly after, he returned to Galil Elyon, and helped the team stay in the Israeli first division. In 2009, he remained with Galil, leading them against the odds, to the Israeli League Final Four, and coming within a last shot of knocking out Maccabi Tel Aviv in the semifinals. In 2010, he won the Israeli League championship with Galil, after a win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the league finals.
In June 2010, Kattash was appointed as Hapoel Jerusalem’s head coach, signing a three-year contract.
On June 21, 2012, Kattash was appointed the head coach of Hapoel Eilat, as the team was re-included into the Israeli Premier League, for the 2012-13 season.
On June 27, 2014, at the end of his contract, Kattash signed a three-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv. On November 3, 2015, he was dismissed, after only four games, after three consecutive losses. He subsequently returned to Hapoel Eilat. However, On July 18, 2017, Hapoel Eilat and Kattash decided to part ways. During that summer, Kattash led the Israel national under-20 basketball team to a silver medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
On October 10, 2017, The Basketball Federation of Israel, named Kattash the new head coach of the senior Israeli national team, for the next four years. On February 22, 2018, Kattash returned for a second stint to Hapoel Jerusalem, signing a one-and-a-half year deal.
Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός ΟΠΑΠ ανακοινώνει τη συμφωνία της με τον Όντεντ Κάτας για τη θέση του πρώτου προπονητή για 1,5 χρόνο. Στο τεχνικό επιτελείο σε ρόλο άμεσου συνεργάτη του προστίθεται και ο Ισραηλινός τεχνικός Λιόρ Λούμπιν.
Διάβασε περισσότερα εδώ: https://t.co/uyx6zLCIxk#paobc pic.twitter.com/GuZ7bPUZzO
— Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) January 14, 2021
