Chinese young prospect Fanbo Zeng is decommitting from Gonzaga and joining the NBA G League Ignite program, according to Shams Charania.
Zeng is the second prospect so far to choose Ignite for the 2021-22 season, joining Michael Foster jr.
Fonte: Shams Charania.
Italian powerhouse Umana Reyer Venezia is signing veteran American guard Curtis Jerrells, a source told Sportando.
Jerrells, who averaged 11.8 ppg this season in 12 games for Anwil Wloclawek, will play for his third Italian team after his two stints with Milano and the 2019-20 season spent with Sassari.
Baskonia star guard Pierria Henry has a strong NBA offer on the table and could immediately leave to go overseas, according to a report from Encestando.
Henry, who averaged 10.5 ppg and 7.3 apg in this Euroleague season, is a strong target of Real Madrid for next season.
UPDATE: According to Chema de Lucas, the NBA offer for Henry is from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Fonte: Encestando.
It will be a difficult 2020-21 season for Real Madrid and Barcelona on the economical point of view, according to AS: both teams deficit will amount to a grand total of €53.1M, €28.2M for Real Madrid and €24.9M for Barcelona.
The highest cost, in both cases, is for salaries (31.8M for Real, 27.3 for Barcelona), while the total revenues are only a fraction of those figures, as Real Madrid previews a total revenue of €13.1M and Barcelona of €11.1M for the current season.
Fonte: AS.
Dylan Osetkowski is drawing ‘some interest’ from Bayern Munich, Moses Barda and Orazio Cauchi reports.
The big man out of Texas had a breakout season for Ratiopharm Ulm, with over 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assist per game in Eurocup, and 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assist in BBL.
Ratiopharm Ulm’s big Dylan Osetkowski who had a breakout season in the EuroCup is gaining some interest from Bayern Munich sources tell me and @paxer89
— Moses (@MosesB1) April 22, 2021
According to El Nuevo Día, Walter Hodge reached an agreement with the Capitanes de Arecibo for the BSN season.
The pointguard out of Florida last played with the Puerto Rican team in the 2018/19 season (10.1 points, 4.5 assist in 14 games).
#BSN (AHORA): El armador Walter Hodge llega a un acuerdo con los Capitanes de Arecibo para estar desde el primer día de temporada según reporta El Nuevo Día. pic.twitter.com/GlGvIpE17N
— La Guerra del BSN 🇵🇷 🏀 (@LaGuerraBSN) April 22, 2021
Coach Dusan Alimpijevic has signed a contract extension with Frutti Extra Bursaspor for 3 more seasons, the turkish club announced.
The 35-year-old Serbian coach is at the helm of the Turkish club since last November.
Dusan Alimpijevic 3 yıl daha Frutti Extra Bursaspor'da!
Kulübümüz, başantrenörümüz Dusan Alimpijevic'in sözleşmesini 3 yıl daha uzattı 📄✍️ pic.twitter.com/kXx6ci4Y60— Frutti Extra Bursaspor (@BsBasketbol) April 22, 2021
Maik Kotsar has signed a contract extension with Hamburg Towers for the 2021/22 season, the german team announced.
The Estonian big man, a rookie out of South Carolina, averaged 14.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 assist per game in BBL, shooting 58% from the field and 71% from the foul line.
Gute News: Noch vor Abschluss der laufenden Hauptrunde verlängern wir unsere Zusammenarbeit mit @MaikKalev. Der estnische National-Center unterschreibt einen Vertrag für die Saison 2021/22 & bleibt Hamburger Jung. 😍 #HamburgTowers #MorethanBasketball https://t.co/RR3MZ149wM
— Hamburg Towers (@hamburgtowers) April 21, 2021
Our club and guard Mike James have come to an agreement that will allow the player to become a free agent until the end of the 2020-21 season.
In the coming days, James will sign a contract with one of the clubs of the National Basketball Association.
James averaged 19.3 points and 5.7 assist per game in Euroleague.
Mike James to play in the NBA

Our club and guard @TheNatural_05 have come to an agreement that will allow the player to become a free agent until the end of the 2020-21 season…

In the coming days, James will sign a contract with one of the clubs of the @NBA. pic.twitter.com/rMHrJTMqFQ— CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) April 21, 2021
Fonte: CSKA Moscow.
Vanoli Basket Cremona announced that captain Peppe Poeta signed a contract extension until June 30, 2022, with an option for the 2022/2023 season.
This year the veteran pointguard is averaging 9.7 points and 6.7 assist (No.1 in LBA) per game.
#VanoliCremona : Capitan #PeppePoeta resta altri due anni 🤍💙https://t.co/NmNgXx0A7D
— Vanoli Cremona 🏀 (@VanoliCremona) April 21, 2021
Chorale Roanne announced the signing of Justin Wright-Foreman until the end of the season.
The guard will replace Ronald March.
Wright-Foreman played 15 games with the Erie BayHawks in the G League this year, averaging over 12 points and 2 assists.
Sous réserve de validation de son contrat et d'autorisation de sortie de territoire, Justin Wright-Foreman va s'engager avec la @ChoraleRoanne pour combler l'absence jusqu'à la fin de la saison de Ronald March ✍🏾
Le communiqué 👉 https://t.co/vh8h0SMT2D#ChoraleNation #JeepELITE pic.twitter.com/yphzogaSBl— Chorale Roanne Basket (@ChoraleRoanne) April 20, 2021
The Adelaide 36ers are pleased to announce that rising young Filipino talent Kai Sotto has signed a multi-year deal with the Club that will see the emerging talent join the team from the 2021/2022 season.
Standing at 7’2 (218cm) and just 18 years old, Sotto has had significant global interest. He has signed with the Adelaide 36ers for two seasons, with an option for a third, following several months of discussions between the 36ers, Sotto and his agent Joel Bell.
Sotto has signed under the NBL’s Special Restricted Player rule provision allowing the Club – and the League – to continue to build on strong relationships within the FIBA Asian region.
Already an emerging figure within the Philippine national team program, Sotto’s decision to head to Adelaide is based on his desire to develop his game over coming seasons with the 36ers and the NBL the place he believes that will be best done.
Following a period training with the NBA G-League Ignite Team, Sotto most recently has been based in Florida, working out with players with past NBA experience as well as strength and conditioning coaches in readiness for the 2021/22 NBL season.
Chairman Grant Kelley said, “We are delighted to welcome Kai, both to the Club and the City of Adelaide. Attracting a player of Kai’s potential from Asia, and more recently the United States, to Adelaide will only enhance the Club’s reputation for identifying and developing elite basketball talent.”
Adelaide 36ers General Manager of Basketball Jeff Van Groningen continued, “Kai realises that he has work ahead of him as all rookies do when coming in to this tough league, but his combination of height and developing skill-set give him every chance to raise his game. With hard work, his ceiling for growth is very high.”
NBL Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger said: “We are delighted to welcome Kai to the NBL to play with the Adelaide 36ers. The NBL is one of the best leagues in the world and a great league to develop players like Kai Sotto who want to take their game to the next level by playing alongside seasoned professional players in a super competitive league.”
Sotto will arrive in Adelaide later this year for preseason training as the Adelaide 36ers prepare for the 2021/22 season.
Fonte: Adelaide 36ers.
Promitheas BC is targeting David DiLeo as a reinforcement for the last part of the season, Christos Tsaltas reports.
This year the rookie forward played 18 games for UCAM Murcia, with averages of 8.6 points and 1.7 rebounds, shooting 38% from beyond the arc.
American forward David DiLeo is in Promitheas BC radar for the remainder of the 2020-21 season, a source told @SdnaGr
DiLeo averaged 8.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in ACB with UCAM Murcia.Full story below. #promitheasbc https://t.co/wyhfH1VzU2
— Christos Tsaltas (@Tsaltas46) April 19, 2021
Esteban Batista is a new player of Nacional, as announced by the Uruguayan team.
The veteran big man spent last year in Argentina with San Lorenzo de Almagro, where he averaged 8.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
¡BIENVENIDO A CASA, ESTEBAN! @BatistaEsteban se incorpora a nuestro plantel principal y reemplazará a Jonathan Sacco mientras continúa con su recuperación.#MismoEscudoMismaPasión pic.twitter.com/gfGCWGpLm1
— Nacional Basketball (@CNdeFbasketball) April 19, 2021
Xavi Pascual has agreed to extend his contract with Zenit St. Petersburg, Donatas Urbonas reports.
So far the Russian team has won 20 of the 34 games played in Euroleague and 20 out of 24 in VTB League.
Zenit Saint Petersburg and Xavi Pascual agreed to a contract extension, the new agreement will be announced soon, per sources.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) April 19, 2021
BJ Johnson is a new player of the Brisbane Bullets, as announced by the Australian team.
The swingman out of La Salle this year played 18 games for the Long Island Nets, with averages of 18.4 points and 5.6 rebounds, 41.1% from the field, 84.3% from the free throw line.
Johnson signed a contract until the end of the season.
💥BANG🔫
The @BrisbaneBullets have signed 6'7 swingman and @nbagleague-r, B.J. Johnson (@Bean_J20) for the remainder of #NBL21
Full details ⤵️
— The NBL (@NBL) April 19, 2021
Amedeo Della Valle is close to returning to Italy. The guard has an agreement already defined with Germani Brescia for the next two seasons with the option for a third, a source told Sportando.
The former Ohio State guard spent this year between Gran Canaria and Buducnost, where he’s averaging 8.1 points in 18 minutes per game in ABA Liga.
Venky Jois has signed with the Cairns Taipans for the remainder of the 2021 NBL season, per ESPN’s Olgun Uluc.
Jois will replace Cameron Oliver who returned to the USA under permission from the club.
Fonte: Olgun Uluc.
Hapoel Haifa announced the arrival of Samardo Samuels.
Last year the former Louisville big man averaged over 17 points and 6 rebounds per game for Panonios, in the top greek division.
ברוך הבא סמארדו!
הפועל בי-קיור לייזר חיפה שמח להודיע על החתמתו של הסנטר, סמארדו סמואלס.
סמואלס בן ה-32 מגיע למועדון אחרי קריירה מרשימה בקבוצות כמו קליבלנד, ברצלונה מילאנו ועוד.
זו היא תחנתו השלישית בארץ אחרי עונה בירושלים לפני 8 שנים, ובחצי עונה האחרונה במכבי הוד השרון מהלאומית. pic.twitter.com/8r7z12fmrB— Hapoel Haifa B.C. (@HapoelHaifaBC) April 18, 2021
DeAndre Lansdowne extended his contract with SIG Strasbourg for the next two seasons, the team announced.
The guard averaged 10.6 points, 1.8 assist and 1.2 steals over 28 games between Jeep Elite and BCL.
𝑪𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑵 𝑫𝑹𝑬 𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑬 🔥
Comme annoncé plus tôt dans la journée, le Capitaine @djlansdowne8 prolonge avec le club pour les deux saisons à venir. #SIGArmy, un mot pour votre captain ? 😉 https://t.co/jcK8SDWk0F pic.twitter.com/JuCGmhpWf0
— SIG Strasbourg (@sigstrasbourg) April 15, 2021
Luis Casimiro is the new Casademont Zaragoza coach, the spanish team announced.
Casimiro signed a contract until the end of the season.
He will replace Sergio Hernandez, who asked to leave the team due to family and personal issues.
Luis Casimiro (@LuisCasimiro_) sustituye a Sergio Hernández (@SSergioH) al frente del banquillo de #CasademontZaragoza#LigaEndesa #BasketballCL | #MásUnidosQueNunca🦁
— Casademont Zaragoza (@CasademontZGZ) April 17, 2021
Greek guard Ioannis Athinaiou is closing in on a deal with RETAbet Bilbao, according to El Correo.
Athinaiou has played for Peristeri and Promitheas Patras this season.
Fonte: El Correo.
Former NBA center Festus Ezeli signed a contract to play in the NBA/FIBA’s Basketball Africa League with Nigerian club Rivers Hoopers, the team announced.
Ezeli, an NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, most recently made two appearances in the NBA G League bubble with the Westchester Knicks.
The BAL inaugural season tips off in May.
Fonte: Rivers Hoopers.
According to BIG – Basketball in Deutschland, ALBA Berlin has a strong interest in Hamburg Towers forward Kam Taylor, who is also pursued by several others BBL teams.
Taylor is averaging 14.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.4 apg and 2.0 spg for Hamburg this season.
Fonte: BIG.
French side Pau Orthez made an offer to Ioannis Kouzeloglou, a source told Sportando.
Greek player is averaging 10.5 ppg and 7.2 rpg in HEBA for Aris, whose season has one game left to be played.
According to newspaper Corriere di Bologna, Italian powerhouse Virtus Segafredo Bologna will receive one of the three-year licenses awarded by the new Eurocup, ensuring participation in the competition until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Virtus Bologna, who did not participate to the 13-clubs meeting that agreed on the new model for the competition, participated to the last two editions of the competition after winning the 2018-19 Basketball Champions League. If confirmed, the team would be able to participate in the Euroleague only by being a Eurocup finalist or by being awarded a one-year wild card.
Zalgiris Kaunas guard Thomas Walkup is one of the hottest names on the Euroleague market. According to Donatas Urbonas, Zalgiris wants Walkup back and has offered a contract extension, but the player has also offers from Olympiacos and Maccabi.
Walkup is in advanced negotiations and a decision is expected soon. He averaged 8.3 ppg and 4.5 apg this Euroleague season (his third) for Zalgiris.
Fonte: Donatas Urbonas.
There is a second Euroleague name on the New York Knicks’ radar: according to Donatas Urbonas, that name is the one of Luca Vildoza, Argentinian guard for reigning ACB champion TD Systems Baskonia.
Vildoza, who is under contract with Baskonia until 2024, averaged 10.3 ppg and 3.5 apg in this season’s Euroleague.
Fonte: Donatas Urbonas.
A.J. English will play in Poland next season after missing an entire year with a torn ACL. The former Iona guard has signed a contract with HydroTruck Radom, a source told Sportando.
English most recently played with Lavrio in 2019 averaging 9.1 points per game.
FC Barcelona announced that Juan Carlos Navarro is the new manager of the basketball operations. The Club also announces that it has terminated the deal with Nacho Rodríguez, who was originally under contract until June 30, 2022.
Barça would like to thank Nacho Rodríguez for his dedication and work done so far and wish him luck in the future.
Fonte: FC Barcelona.
