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Taipans sign development player Jordan Hunt

The CQUniversity Cairns Taipans announce they have signed NZNBL Grand Final MVP Jordan Hunt as a development player, bringing the Taipans roster to 12.
The 205cm forward claimed the 2020 Grand Final MVP honour with a performance of 21 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals, while also winning his second NZNZBL title – the first being with the Wellington Saints in 2016.

Fonte: Taipans.

Nanterre lands Rebic and Reed

Nanterre announced the signings of Nikola Rebic and Marcquise Reed.

Rebic comes from Monaco where he was averaging 7ppg between EuroCup and Jeep Elite.

Reed played last season with Roanne scoring 16.4ppg.

 

Barcelona reportedly doesn’t let Thomas Heurtel on plane back from Istanbul

Barcelona did not let Thomas Heurtel on the plane back from Istanbul after the road game against Efes, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.

Barça decided to leave the French guard in Istanbul because the club is upset with how the discussions on the contract termination have been going. Thomas Heurtel was expected to join Fenerbahce after parting ways with Barça but the “Blaugrana” found out that he actually was in serious talks to join Real Madrid.

Fonte: Mundo Deportivo.

Talks between Barça, Heurtel reportedly stalled, deal with Westermann may fall apart

Mundo Deportivo reports that talks between Barcelona and Thomas Heurtel on a contract termination have stalled after Barça found out that the French guard was in serious talks to join Real Madrid instead of Fenerbahce.

Barcelona had agreed in principle on a deal with Leo Westermann but if the termination with Heurtel doesn’t work out, the deal with Westermann might fall apart.

Fonte: Mundo Deportivo.

Sources: Dominic Gilbert asked for his release from Zadar

Dominic Gilbert asked for his release from Zadar, sources tell Sportando.
The forward will sign with Den Bosch to try to win Dutch league and participate in FIBA Europe Cup.
Gilbert averaged 7.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in the 21 games played this season with the croatian team.

KK Spars Realway ink Gediminas Orelik

KK Spars Realway, a Bosnian team that also plays in ABA Liga 2, has announced the signing of Gediminas Orelik.

The former Venezia forward returned to play last October after suffering a terrible knee injury during a match between Reyer and Olimpia in January 2018.
In 5 games with Siauliai he produced 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists, shooting with 40% from long range.

Leo Westermann, Fenerbahce part ways

Leo Westermann and Fenerbahce have agreed to part ways, the turkish team announced.

The french guard will sign with Barcellona.

This year Westermann averaged 4.8 points and 2.3 assist in Euroleague, and 8.2 points plus 5.7 assist in BSL.

 

Leo Westermann leaves Fenerbahce to sign with Barcellona

Leo Westermann leaves Fenerbahce to sign with Barcellona as reported by Chema de Lucas e Ismail Senol.

Sarunas Jasikevicius coached Westermann at Zalgiris Kaunas.

French pointguard averaged 12.2’ in EuroLeague this season.

Greg Monroe to leave Khimki?

Greg Monroe to leave Khimki?

American big man averaged this season 10.3 points, 6 rebounds in EuroLeague, 16+6.8 in VTB with Russian team.

Monroe penned a deal for over a million per season with Khimki.

Shelvin Mack to remain with Panathinaikos until end of season

Shelvin Mack will remain with Panathinaikos until the end of the season.
The guard, who had initially signed a two-month contract, confirmed the news on Instagram.
In 7 Euroleague games the former Olimpia Milano produced 9.1 points and 3.1 assists, shooting 50% from the field and 61% from beyond the arc.

Sarunas Jasikevicius about Heurtel: We are looking for a win-win solution for both parties

Sarunas Jasikevicius talked about  Thomas Heurtel with Vamos de Movistar+: «We are looking for a win-win solution for both parties. We will see what happens in the next few days».

Fenerbahce reportedly interested in Frank Kaminsky

The Sacramento Kings have waived Frank Kaminsky, Shams Charania reports.

The big man out of Wisconsin last season produced averages of 9.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Phoenix Suns

According to the Turkish reporter Ugur Ozan Sulak, now Fenerbahce will try to convince the big man to move to the old continent.

The team led by coach Kokoskov had previously negotiated with Kaminsky, but he was still determined to play his cards in the NBA.

 

Christ Koumadje signs with Avtodor Saratov

Christ Koumadje signed a two-year contract with BC Avtodor.
The 24-year-old center last year was named the best defensive player in the NBA G-League.
Koumadje started the season with Movistar Estudiantes, where he played just 29 minutes in 6 ACB games.