According to newspaper Le Populaire du Centre, Limoges CSP is close to an agreement with American guard Kenneth “Speedy” Smith, with the player that would arrive in France to replace DeMarcus Nelson, who is expected to leave the team for family reasons.
Smith has started the 2020-21 season with Belgian side Antwerp, averaging 15.4 points and 5.8 assists in 11 games between Eurocup and BSL.
Fonte: Le Populaire du Centre.
Acqua S. Bernardo Cantù targets Dario Hunt as reported by La Prealpina.
Dario Hunt is free agent after starting the season with Virtus Rome.
Openjobmetis Varese wants to sign Anthony Beane, thay is free agent after the exclusion of Virtus Rome from the Italian Championship.
As reported by La Prealpina Varese must free up salary space to sign Beane. The solutions would be the contract of Jalen Jones and Denzel Andersson.
Frankie Ferrari close to reach an agreement to termination of the contract with Gran Canaria
Ferrari averaged this season 7.7 points and 2.2 assists in ACB.
ÚLTIMA HORA: El Herbalife Gran Canaria y Frankie Ferrari (1.85 m.; 24 años) negocian la separación de sus caminos.
El base ha promediado 7,7 puntos, 2,2 asistencias y 1,2 rebotes en 12 partidos en Liga Endesa y 6,6+4,4 en Eurocup.
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) December 10, 2020
Zielona Gora reportedly refuses the Kuban’s offer for Gabriel Lundberg.
Lundberg averaged 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists in Poland and 19.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists in VTB League.
Myśle ze decyzja Rady Nadzorczej naszego klubu ucieszy kibiców w Polsce. Klub otrzymał bardzo intratna ofertę na wykup kontraktu IFFE Lundberga . Ale są rzeczy które w życiu nie kupisz za żadne pieniądze – wśród nich jest DRUZYNA TABAKA ! IFFE zostaje w Zastalu Enea BC ! pic.twitter.com/uxmOfvfuOI
— Janusz Jasiński (@JanuszJasinski1) December 10, 2020
Jon Elmore is a new player of Ionikos BC, the greek team announced.
The guard out of Marshall spent his rookie year in Italy, between Trieste in the first division and Capo d’Orlando in the second.
🔵⚪️ O Jon Elmore στον IONIKOS BC HELLENIC COIN!
Νέα προσθήκη για την
ομάδα μας, που απέκτησε τον 24χρονο Αμερικανό γκαρντ, ο οποίος αγωνίστηκε πέρσι στα ιταλικά παρκέ.👉Διαβάστε την ανακοίνωση: https://t.co/Rowwl6tCj5#IonikosBC #HellenicCoin #WelcomeJon pic.twitter.com/990veJ0lKp
— IONIKOS BC HELLENIC COIN (@IonikosBCHnc) December 10, 2020
Darussafaka announced the signing of Josh Magette.
The American has played in Holland, Greece, Spain and Croatia in Europe.
Daçka’ya hoş geldin Joshua Adam Magette! @joshmagette
Detaylar için 🔗https://t.co/lohW6QqRZw pic.twitter.com/QQGT0OsQoQ
— Darüşşafaka Basketbol (@dackabasket) December 10, 2020
Tofas Bursa and Sean Kilpatrick have parted ways.
The former NBA guard was averaging 18.8ppg in BSL and 16.5ppg in BCL.
👋 Sean Kilpatrick'e katkıları için teşekkür ediyor, kariyerinin bundan sonraki bölümünde başarılar diliyoruz #thankyou @SeanKilpatrick
✍️ Detaylar; https://t.co/ve03HY3nHM pic.twitter.com/ayDwnii73t
— TOFAŞ Spor Kulübü (@TofasSporKulubu) December 10, 2020
Melbourne United have announced the much-anticipated signing of Jock Landale for the NBL21 Season.
The 25-year-old Melbourne native will join the club on a one-year deal, with his signing marking the completion of this season’s Melbourne United roster.
Landale, a 211cm Australian Boomer, most recently played in Lithuania for Žalgiris, who compete in the prestigious EuroLeague competition. Landale was having a breakout season in Europe, averaging 11 points, while shooting over 30% from the 3pt line.
In his last game of his EuroLeague season, Landale delivered an offensive masterclass for Žalgiris, amassing 27 points on a near-perfect shooting performance. Landale hit 10 of 10 shots from the field which included 2 from 2 three-pointers.
Landale, a member of the Australian Boomers team, represented his country on numerous occasions and played a key role at last year’s FIBA World Cup in China. He also impressed against Team USA in the exhibition games played here in Australia in 2019.
Growing up in Melbourne, Landale spoke of his excitement to finally play professional basketball in his home city.
“I am incredibly excited to be playing in my home country for the first time in years, for an organisation that’s already done so much for me. It’ll be a once in a lifetime experience getting to play here in front of family and friends, in the unique situation that is Australia right now. It is currently so open and free-moving during this pandemic.” Landale said.
When asked about why he decided on Melbourne United, Landale said the choice was easy.
“The decision was easy in the end. Melbourne is one of the safest places to be during this pandemic and that is hard to turn down. We know the NBL will go the distance with little to no impact from COVID… hopefully I don’t jinx that.”
“The decision to play for United came after that and again, it was easy because I loved playing with Chris (Goulding), Mitch (McCarron) and (David) Barlow when with the Boomers.”
“I felt as though practicing with the team during the last couple months made it so easy because we have already built really good chemistry.”
“I am very excited to play with all the guys on the team and for such a great coaching staff. I’ve been very impressed with everything I’ve seen so far, and honestly credit to the whole organisation for putting together such a deep roster. I feel like every player on the roster could start on any NBL team.”
Landale also spoke of his love of a big crowd when playing and is encouraged by what he’s heard about the vocal Melbourne United fanbase.
“I love feeding off a crowd’s energy. I’ve heard great things about the United fans and I’m keen to get to know the fan base more and be a big part of that energy. Hopefully we can see a packed arena sometime this season.”
It is well-known that Landale has his sights set on the NBA and the upcoming Olympics, but he believed that Melbourne United was the perfect place to hone his craft and improve.
“The club has already helped me so much that I feel like I will only come out of this experience better. I have a lot to work on and feel like these guys are going to help me have a massive 6-7 months personally.”
“I’m also eager to win a championship at this level and for this club before turning my attention anywhere else.”
Landale has been training with Melbourne United since mid-2020, and Head Coach Dean Vickerman has been eagerly anticipating the chance to sign the coveted big-man.
“We’re really very happy that we can finally say that Jock Landale is a Melbourne United player,” Vickerman said.
“He’s been here working out with us for most of the off-season, and he certainly is impressive. He is a very mobile, strong, athletic centre, who can body you around the basket but also stretch the floor and hit the 3-ball.”
“We believe that our retention of players, combined with our recruitment, has put us in a great position to contend for another NBL championship.”
“With the support of our members, sponsors, stakeholders and fans, we can’t wait to get this never-ending off-season out of the way and get stuck into the season.”
The NBL21 Season tips off on January 10, 2020, with Melbourne United set to face cross-town rivals, the South East Melbourne Phoenix, in Throwdown V.
Fonte: NBL.
According to BIG Deutschland, veteran wing Alex King is on the verge of moving from Bayern Munich to s.Oliver Würzburg.
King has seen very little playing time this season with Bayern. In Würzburg, he will have the chance to help the team fight to avoid the relegation to the second division.
Fonte: BIG.
Virtus Roma is withdrawing from the Serie A as team owner Claudio Toti sent a letter to the Italian Basketball Federation and the league announcing his decision.
Virtus started the season in absolute financial uncertainty and with no top sponsor. Players would miss practices and protest due to late payments. The team was 2-7 before Toti decided to retire the team from the league.
The Italian top division is now down to 15 teams nine games into the season.
The Giessen 46ers and point guard Andrew Rowsey have parted ways, the team announced.
Rowsey joined the German team on a short-term deal to replace Jonathan Stark, who was out with an injury. Now that Stark is available to play, Rowsey and the 46ers agreed to part ways.
Fonte: Giessen 46ers.
Anwil Wloclawek and Garlon Green are discussing parting ways, a source confirmed to Sportando. The news was first reported by Sportowefakty.
Green has averaged 7.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 14 games with the team in the Polish EBL.
Gravelines-Dunkerque announced the arrival of Gavin Ware.
The big man out of Mississipi State spent the 2018/19 season with JDA Dijon, where he averaged 11.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game between Jeep Elite and BCL.
𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 🏴☠️
Gavin Ware nouveau maritime ! ⚡️
Le puissant pivot américain, passé par Levallois et Dijon débarque dans le Nord 🧡
Un atout de taille pour la raquette maritime 🔝#BienvenueGavin #TousBCM pic.twitter.com/tjv1fc9WCw
— BCM Basketball (@BCMBasket) December 9, 2020
B.J. Stith and ZZ Leiden have agreed to part ways, the dutch team announced.
The guard has decided not to return to the Netherlands for the resumption of the Dutch Basketball League, which will most likely be in January.
Fonte: Leiden.
Loukas Mavrokefalidis signed a contract until the end of the season with Ionikos BC, the greek team announced.
The veteran big man started the year with Peristeri, where he played 4 games (12.2 p, 5.5 r).
Ο σπουδαίος Λουκάς Μαυροκεφαλίδης στο «σπίτι» του!
Διαβάστε την ανακοίνωση μιας μεγάλης μεταγραφής: https://t.co/VorLMhfZp5#IonikosBC #HellenicCoin #WelcomeLoukas pic.twitter.com/1MnKlhQsSX
— IONIKOS BC HELLENIC COIN (@IonikosBCHnc) December 9, 2020
Igor Milicic reached an agreement with BMSLAM Stal Ostrów, Sportowefakty reports.
The croatian coach will sign a two-year deal.
Milicic coached Anwil Wroclawek from 2015 to 2020
Janis Blums and Pallacanestro Reggiana have officially parted ways.
The Latvian was averaging 1.5ppg in Serie A in four contests.
Taylor Rochestie and KK Crvena Zvezda have parted ways.
The guard moves to Belgrade in October and his contract has now expired and won’t be renewed.
Rochestie is a free agent.
Fonte: KK Crvena Zvezda.
Russian powerhouse Lokomotiv Kuban wants to sign Gabriel Lundberg from Zielona Gora and made an offer to the player, a source told Sportando.
The Danish player is shining this season in both VTB League and PLK averaging 16.8ppg, 4.1rpg and 6.5apg in domestic league and 19.7ppg, 3.1rpg and 5.5apg in European Cup.
Shawn Jones is back in Anwil Wloclawek.
The big man has signed a deal for the season with the Polish team.
Jones spent last season with Anwil averaging 11.7ppg and 7.8rpg in PLK and 10.7ppg and 7.5rpg in BCL.
#MonsterIsBack 💪😉@Slim_J12 #plkpl @PLKpl pic.twitter.com/VbKybK8s2u
— Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (@Anwil_official) December 8, 2020
Virtus Bologna CEO Luca Baraldi said that Stefan Markovic will not be neither excused from team activities nor be waived after his story on Instagram following Aleksandar Djordjevic’s firing late on Monday.
“He will be fined but we are not waiving or excusing him from team activities” Baraldi said.
Less than 24 hours after firing him, Virtus Bologna decided to keep Sasha Djordjevic.
The coach had a meeting with the management of Virtus Bologna today and the two sides decided to continue together.
Djordjevic joined Virtus early in 2019 and won one Basketball Champions League.
Virtus Bologna started searching on the market the new head coach for the current season after firing Sasha Djordjevic late on Monday.
The options were Luca Banchi, Sergio Scariolo and Zeljko Obradovic but none of them seems ready and available to join the club anytime soon.
For this reason one of the options to replace Sasha Djordjevic at the helm of the bench is…Sasha Djordjevic, as reported by Daniele Labanti.
Djordjevic is now in the gym meeting the front office of Virtus Bologna that fired him yesterday.
Joe Rahon is returning to Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt, a source told Sportando.
The American point guard has played with the German team last season averaging 6.9ppg, 3.7rpg and 6.3apg.
He has also played in Belgium with Charleroi in 2019-2020.
Ironi Ness Ziona announced the signing of Wayne Selden jr.
The player spent last season in G League averaging 14.8ppg.
Selden has played 124 games in the NBA averaging 7.3ppg.
Welcome, Wayne!
מועדון הכדורסל עירוני ״חי מוטורס״ נס ציונה שמח להודיע על החתמתו של הגארד וויין סלדן (26, 1.96) עד סיום העונה!
🧡 #OrangeHeart pic.twitter.com/6Mkwf3CRKg— Ironi Ness Ziona (@ironinessziona) December 8, 2020
On Sunday, Koper Primorska due to an unfortunate situation probably played their last game ever. As his agent Matej Mamić told Sportando, 25-year old Erjon Kastrati is already actively looking for a new team. Kosovo NT member is averaging 11.8 points and 4 rebounds per game in the ABA league and scoring 18.1 points per game in the Slovenian league this season.
The end of an era? After 60 years of history, Virtus Roma is close to disappearing.
The club from the Italian capital will have -3 points in the standing for paying the Federation Fee late but today the owner Claudio Toti is expected to withdraw Virtus Roma from Italian Serie A.
The negotiations with the American group interested in buying the club have stalled over the last days and, as reported by Il Corriere dello Sport, Claudio Toti will withdraw the team from Serie A, barring a very unlikely twist, putting an end to a sporting agony that those who care about Virtus’s fate did not deserve.
If the club withdraws from Serie A, all the players will be free to leave.
Stefan Markovic’s future in Bologna is at risk but also Milos Teodosic is under scrutiny, according to several reports from the Italian press.
Teodosic moved to Bologna in the summer of 2018 signing a multi-year contract but after Djordjevic’s firing and due to some performances not up to expectations, the Serbian star is at risk, like his teammates.
According to several reports from Italian media, Stefan Markovic is at risk of being kicked out by Virtus Bologna after his post on Instagram after Sasha Djordjevic’s firing.
Stefan Markovic criticizes Virtus Bologna’s decision to fire Sasha Djordjevic
La Gazzetta dello Sport writes that Markovic is almost out of the team while Tuttosport reports that the Serbian is not liked a lot by his teammates.
The Serbian guard joined Virtus Bologna in the summer of 2019.