Kennedy Meeks is a new player of Seoul Samsung Thunders. The former UNC big man will replace Jessie Govan who parted ways with the Korean team.
Last year Meeks averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game in B.League for Levanga Hokkaido.
Casademont Zaragoza is interested in Elias Harris, Chema de Lucas reports.
The former Gonzaga big man started the season with MHP RIESEN Ludwisburg, with averages of 18.5 points (64% FG, 69% FT) and 5 rebounds.
ÚLTIMA HORA: El Casademont Zaragoza, interesado en cerrar el fichaje del pívot Elias Harris (2.03 m.; 31 años). Llegaría en enero.
El interior del Ludwigsburg alemán (18,5 puntos y 5 rebotes), jugó entre 2013 y 2020 en el Brose Bamberg ganando tres Ligas y dos Copas de Alemania.
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) December 19, 2020
ASVEL Villeurbanne announced the signing of Derrick Walton Jr.
The point guard, who signed until the end of the season, started the season with the Philadelphia 76ers, but was released a few days ago.
Last year Walton Jr played 26 NBA games between the Clippers and the Pistons. He will arrive in France at the very beginning of 2021 and his debut could be expected on January 8 at Astroballe, against Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
Welcome @DerrickWalton10 ! 😉#LDLCASVEL pic.twitter.com/aulPM1tRnl
— LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) December 18, 2020
Tookie Brown agreed to terms with King Wilki Morskie Szczecin, a source told Sportando.
Last year the point guard played 17 games in Belgium for Limburg United, with averages of 11.4 points, 4.2 assist and 1.5 steals.
Tookie Brown agreed to terms with King Wilki Morskie Szczecin, source tell @Sportando.
Brown spent last season in Belgium averaging 11.4ppg, 3.6rpg and 4.1apg
— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) December 18, 2020
Taylor Rochestie is a new player of Hapoel Haifa, the Israeli team announced.
The veteran guard started the season with KK Crvena Zvedza, where he produced 5.6 points and 2.6 assist per game between Euroleague and ABA Liga
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הפועל זה אנחנו!@WinnerLeague pic.twitter.com/MvuHk4joKt— Hapoel Haifa B.C. (@HapoelHaifaBC) December 18, 2020
Panathinaikos OPAP announces the five-year agreement with Lefteris Mantzoukas.
Lefteris Mantzoukas was born in July 8, 2003, he is a 2.07 m (6’9 1⁄2″) tall small forward-power forward.
On 14 February 2017, at the age of 14, Mantzoukas began his pro career with Promitheas Patras, in the Greek Basket League, during the 2017–18 season. He made his Greek League debut in a game versus Panionios, in which he scored 2 points, in 1 minute of playing time. Mantzoukas became the second youngest player to ever debut in the top-tier level Greek League, since it became fully professional in 1992. Georgios Papagiannis is the only other player to have previously debuted in the same competition, at a younger age.
Mantzoukas has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. He played at the 2018 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. He also played at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 15.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.
Στον Παναθηναϊκό ΟΠΑΠ ο Λευτέρης Μαντζούκας ☘
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#paobc #panathinaikosbcopap pic.twitter.com/4fu9C8mR9u— Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) December 18, 2020
Fonte: Panathinaikos.
Panathinaikos is expected to strike a big signing for the team’s mid-term future, as the Greek powerhouse will sign 2003-born forward Lefteris Mantzoukas, as reported by George Zakkas of SDNA.
This year Mantzoukas has scored one of the most impressive Eurocup games of the season, tallying 24 points (with 6/6 from 3-point) in Promitheas’ loss to Gran Canaria. He has averaged 6.1 ppg in 7 Eurocup games.
Fonte: George Zakkas.
Former Middle Tennessee State guard Giddy Potts has signed a contract with ZZ Leiden in the Netherlands, the team announced.
Potts played last year in Italy’s second division with Ravenna, averaging 16.6 points, six rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
Fonte: ZZ Leiden.
Jerome Jordan has signed a contract to return to Real Betis in the Spanish Liga ACB, the team announced.
The former NBA big man last played for the Spanish team in 2019-20.
Fonte: Real Betis.
Ioannis Athinaiou leaves Peristeri.
Athinaioiu averaged 9.8 points and 2.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists in A1.
🏀 Η ΚΑΕ Περιστέρι ανακοινώνει, την κοινή συναινέσει λύση της συνεργασίας της με τον αθλητή Γιάννη Αθηναίου και του εύχεται καλή επιτυχία στη συνέχεια της καριέρας του.
🔗 https://t.co/l1HmTiMpQs#TogetherWeFly #PeristeriBC— Peristeri B.C. (@peristeribc) December 17, 2020
Rytas Vilnius reportedly to sign Keith Benson.
American center averaged 5.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in NBL with Phoenix.
Rytas Vilnius signing Keith Benson, per sources.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) December 17, 2020
Boulazac announced the signing of Cameron Wells.
The point guard temporarily replaces the injured Edgar Sosa.
🚨 Le Boulazac Basket Dordogne est heureux de vous annoncer le recrutement du meneur Cameron WELLS (1m86 – 32 ans) comme pigiste médical d'Edgar Sosa. Nous lui souhaitons la bienvenue dans l'équipe ! #GoBBD
— BoulazacBasketD (@BoulazacBasketD) December 16, 2020
Bnei Herzliya has officially released point guard Kendall Anthony. He will be replaced by Abdul Gaddy who has reached an agreement to join the Israeli team, as Sportando first reported Tuesday.
Anthony averaged 13.6 points, four assists and 3.1 turnovers in seven Winner League games this season.
Fonte: Bnei Herzliya.
Dominic Waters and Ironi Nahariya have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced.
The veteran guard averaged 7.8 points and 5.2 assists in six games in the Winner League this season.
Fonte: Ironi Nahariya.
The Giessen 46ers announced they’ve fired head coach Ingo Freyer and promoted Rolf Scholz as the interim coach.
The 46ers are currently ranked last in the Bundesliga standings with no wins and six losses.
Fonte: Giessen 46ers.
French team Nanterre announced that 2004-born prospect Victor Wembanyama will be out eight weeks after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his fibula.
Wembanyama, who’s considered to be one of the top NBA prospects on the planet, has scored his first career points in the EuroCup and Jeep Elite this season.
Fonte: Nanterre 92.
With Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan bringing in Ricky Tarrant, their point guard Lamonte Bearden is on the move to Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin, reports Or Shkedy of Walla Sport.
Bearden averaged around 13 points, four rebounds and four assists for Ramat Gan.
Fonte: Or Shkedy.
Ricky Tarrant has signed a deal with Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan of the Israeli second division, Sportando can confirm. The news was first reported by Or Shkedy of Walla Sport.
Tarrant began the season in Poland with PGE Spojnia Stargard, averaging 15 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 15 games.
Fonte: Or Shkedy.
Charilaos Trikoupis BC announced that the Greek team has signed veteran point guard Eugene Lawrence and parted ways with Anthony Mathis.
Lawrence returns to Greece where he played in 2019-20 with Ionikos BC.
Mathis averaged 2.5 points over 9.3 minutes in five games with Trikoupis.
Fonte: Trikoupis BC.
RETAbet Bilbao Basket has officially announced the signing of Alade Aminu to a two-month deal.
Aminu spent last season in Poland with Polski Cuker Torun, averaging over 13 points and 6 rebounds per game in the Basketball Champions League and Polish EBL.
Fonte: RETAbet Bilbao Basket.
San Pablo Burgos has reached an agreement to sign Belarusian big man Maksim Salash, according to Chema de Lucas.
Salash was averaging over 15 points and eight rebounds per game for Tsmoki-Minsk in the Basketball Champions League.
Fonte: Chema de Lucas.
Nigerian big man Alade Aminu has agreed to a two-month deal with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB, according to Chema de Lucas.
Aminu played in Poland with Polski Cukier Torun last year, averaging over 13 points and 6 rebounds per game in the Polish league and Basketball Champions League.
Fonte: Chema de Lucas.
Former Washington guard Abdul Gaddy is parting ways with Greek club Peristeri and signing a deal with Bnei Herzliya in Israel, sources told Sportando.
Gaddy averaged 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists over six games in the Greek A1 and Basketball Champions League with Peristeri. He has also played in Italy, Latvia, Germany and the NBA G League during his career.
Former Baylor standout Isaiah Austin has signed a deal with Al-Nasr Club in Dubai, UAE, a source told Sportando.
Austin played in Mexico earlier this season, averaging 19.3 points and 5.4 rebounds in 10 games for Panteras de Aguascalientes.
According to Nikos Varlas of Eurohoops, Fenerbahce is considered “strong” in the mix of clubs interested into signing Serbian guard Marko Guduric, who has just been waived by the Memphis Grizzlies. There are two unnamed European clubs chasing Guduric, according to Varlas.
Before considering European offers, Guduric will see if any NBA team will pick up his $2.7M contract for next season in the next 48 hours. Guduric averaged 3.9 points in 44 NBA games for Memphis last season.
Fonte: Nikos Varlas.
Bilbao Basket announced the signing of John Jenkins for the next two months.
The former NBA player has been already in Spain with Burgos in 2017-2018 averaging 12.7ppg.
Fonte: Bilbao Basket.
Taylor Rochestie is finalizing an agreement with Hapoel Holon, a source told Sportando.
The guard started the season with KK Crvena Zvedza, where he produced 5.6 points and 2.6 assist per game between Euroleague and ABA Liga.
RetaBet Bilbao is interested in big man Alade Aminu, Chema de Lucas reports.
Aminu spent last year with Polski Cukier Torun, where he averaged 13.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals between the polish TBL and BCL.
ÚLTIMA HORA: El RETAbet Bilbao Basket, interesado en Alade Aminu (2.10; 33 años).
El pívot nigeriano jugó el pasado curso en el Polski Cukier Torun con el que promedió 13,3 puntos y 6,3 rebotes en la Basketball Champions League y 14,3+7,2 en la Liga Polaca.
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) December 14, 2020
After the arrival of Dario Hunt, Fortitudo Bologna is considering parting ways with Tre’Shaun Fletcher, a source told Sportando.
The swingman out of Toledo is averaging 8.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assist in LBA, shooting 44% from the field and 46% from beyond the arc.
ABA Liga and Euroleague side Crvena Zvezda Belgrade has an agreement in place with Spanish guard Quino Colom, as reported by Eurohoops’ Nikos Varlas.
Colom, 2019 World Champion with Spain NT, leaves Valencia after averaging 6.9 ppg and 3.5 apg last season.
Fonte: Nikos Varlas.