Tonight, Cedevita Olimpija and Bursaspor will play a rescheduled round 2 EuroCup’s fixture. For logistics reasons, the game will take place in Turkey, despite Olimpija officially being the home team.
Per the announcement on Frutti Extra Bursaspor’s official Twitter account, the Turkish side will play without Malik Newman, Metin Turen and Can Maxim Mutaf.
— Frutti Extra Bursaspor (@BsBasketbol) November 9, 2020
Marko Ljubicic has signed a deal with KK Podgorica in ABA Liga 2 just for the initial bubble that starts today, a source tells @Sportando.
Ljubicic had signed for Koper Primorska in the summer.
Latvian forward Roberts Stumbris has reached an agreement on a deal with HydroTruck Radom of the Polish EBL, sources told Sportando.
Stumbris played briefly in Iceland to start the 2020-21 season, scoring 21 points in his one and only appearance for KR Reykjavik. He spent last season in his home country with VEF Riga, averaging 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the Basketball Champions League and Estonian/Latvian League.
Veteran center John Bryant signed a deal with Uni Baskets Paderborn in the German second division, the team announced.
Bryant, a 2-time Bundesliga MVP and 3-year EuroLeague veteran, played for the Giessen 46ers last season in the Bundesliga, averaging 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
Fonte: Uni Baskets Paderborn.
German BBL newcomer Niners Chemnitz announced the signing of Wes Clark.
Clark, a point guard from Buffalo, is coming off his first two seasons as a pro in Italy where he played for Brindisi and Cantù in the Italian Serie A.
In 2019-20, he averaged 14.7 points per game for Cantù.
Fonte: NINERS Chemnitz.
Zalgiris Kaunas guard Rokas Jokubaitis has pulled his name out of this year’s NBA draft, per Jonas Miklovas.
The 19 year old is having a solid start to his Euroleague season, averaging 7.4 points and 3 assists per game.
Fonte: Jonas Miklovas.
American-Polish guard AJ Slaughter is close to return to Herbalife Gran Canaria, a source told Sportando and Chema De Lucas.
Slaughter had originally signed a contract with the ACB and Eurocup side during the summer, but the deal was waived after the player had not passed his medical tests.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is getting closer to bringing back Quincy Acy, according to a report from Roi Cohen.
The veteran big man played for the Israeli powerhouse last season, averaging 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19.5 minutes in the EuroLeague, and 10.9 points and six rebounds in 24.9 minutes in the Israeli league.
Former Georgia guard Dustin Ware signed a deal to return to King Szczecin in Poland, the team announced.
Ware averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 assists per game in the Polish EBL last season.
Fonte: King Szczecin.
Banco di Sardegna Sassari announced the signing of Toni Katic.
The Croatian penned a deal for the remainder of the season.
Sassari hit the market after Vasa Pusica’s ACL injury.
Katic, born in 1992, will be the third Croatian in the roster after Milo Bilan and Filip Kruslin.
Panathinaikos has reportedly an agreement in place with former NBA guard Shelvin Mack for a 2-month contract, as reported first by SDNA’s George Zakkas. Mack will replace Keifer Sykes, who in his turn replaced Pierre Jackson.
Former Butler alumnus and NBA veteran has split his 2019-20 season, the first in Europe, between Olimpia Milano and Hapoel Jerusalem. Mack will reconvene with two teammates in Milano last season in Nemanja Nedovic and Aaron White.
Fonte: George Zakkas.
Galatasaray has officially announced the return of Alex Tyus, who previously played for the Turkish club in 2016-17.
The veteran big man spent the 2019-20 season with Unics Kazan in the VTB League and EuroCup.
Fonte: Galatasaray.
ABA league game between FMP and Cedevita Olimpija will be postponed, sources told Sportando. The game was supposed to take a place tommorow in Belgrade.
Kyle Gibson is officially a new player of Slask Wroclaw, the Polish team announced.
The veteran guard spent the 2019-20 season in France with Boulazac, averaging 11.8 points and 2.6 assists per game.
Fonte: Slask Wroclaw.
Former Warner Pacific guard Xavier Cannefax has signed a deal with KB Ponte Prizren in Kosovo’s Superliga, a source told Sportando.
Cannefax spent the 2019-20 season in the Netherlands, leading the Dutch Basketball League in scoring with 21.9 points per game for Apollo Amsterdam.
Cannefax, 31, has also played in Qatar and Sweden.
American center Gary McGhee signed a contract with Leyma Básquet Coruña in Spain’s second division, the team announced.
McGhee spent last season with Benfica in Portugal, averaging 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in the FIBA Europe Cup and Portuguese league.
Fonte: Leyma Básquet Coruña.
Former UC Irvine big man Jonathan Galloway has left KK Zadar to sign with BBC Monthey in Switzerland, a source told Sportando.
Galloway saw limited playing time with the Croatian team and averaged just one point and 2.3 rebounds in 10.0 minutes in three ABA Liga games.
Jason Washburn signed a contract with Niigata Albirex in Japan, the team announced.
Washburn most recently played for Ryukyu Golden Kings on a short-term deal, averaging 13.3 points and 10 rebounds in three games.
Fonte: Niigata Albirex.
Saso Filipovski is officially the new head coach of Partizan Belgrade, the team announced.
📢Sašo Filipovski je novi trener #KKPartizan 🏴🏳️
📝https://t.co/AABZ0TptVq#ABALiga #7DaysEuroCup pic.twitter.com/LtUrip5gum
— KK Partizan NIS (@PartizanBC) November 5, 2020
Alba Berlin is hosting Barcelona tonight, in what will be the first game for the Berliners after the 16. October and win against CSKA Moscow. The German team was hit with covid cases after that match and they have returned to the training facilities just this Monday.
Per reports in German media, only 7 players were training on Monday, which included youngsters Malte Delow and Lorenz Brenneke, who did not play yet this season in the Euroleague. German team prioritizes health at the moment, so some of the covid convalescents may be protected and not take the floor today.
On top of that, Johannes Thiemann and Louis Olinde are dealing with the injuries and are also not expected to play tonight.
Fonte: Alba Berlin website.
Alex Tyus agreed to join Galatasary, Levent Javuz reports.
The veteran big man played the 2019-20 season with Unics Kazan, averaging 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game between EuroCup and VTB League.
Galatasaray, tecrübeli uzun Alex Tyus ile anlaşma sağladı. Resmi imzalar az önce atıldı. https://t.co/dT9B60lmps
— Levent Yavuz (@Levent_yavuzz) November 4, 2020
Kyle Gibson agreed to terms with Slask Wroclaw and is expected to travel tomorrow to Poland, a source told Sportando.
The veteran guard spent last season with Boulazac in Jeep Elite, where he averaged 11.8 points and 2.6 assist per game.
Wes Clark is finalizing an agreement with Chemnitz Niners.
Clark averaged last season 14.7 points with Cantù in LBA Serie A.
Wes Clark is finalizing an agreement with Chemnitz Niners, a source tells @Sportando
— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) November 4, 2020
Dorados de Chihuahua announced the arrivals of two players, DJ Cooper and Julian Washburn.
Cooper started this season in Jeep Elite for Chalon, while Washburn spent last year with Delaware Blue Coats in G League with averages of 6.5 points and 4.8 rebounds.
¿Creyeron que era todo?
Llega un nuevo refuerzo para La #InvasiónDorada… Bienvenido DJ Cooper 💥
📄Más información: https://t.co/4uZKQQSDIk pic.twitter.com/Sr5IfEXM3n
— Dorados del Estado de Chihuahua Oficial (@DoradosChih) November 2, 2020
Conoce más detalles del nuevo elemento dorado. 😎
REFORZARÁ JULIAN WASHBURN A DORADOS EN PLAYOFFS
📝➡️https://t.co/6SweZUt4oS#DoradosSomosTodos #EsteEsMiJuego #Temporada2020 #QuédateEnCasa pic.twitter.com/rnXrKksNhl
— Dorados del Estado de Chihuahua Oficial (@DoradosChih) November 2, 2020
Maccabi Haifa announced the signing of Davon Jefferson.
The American big man has spent the past two seasons in Italy with Cantù and Roma.
דבון ג'פרסון חוזר למכבי🏀🏀
מכבי מחתימה את הפורוורד/סנטר עד לתום העונה. ו… הוא גם חוגג היום יום הולדת🎂
לכתבה>> https://t.co/5jy1E5tDQe pic.twitter.com/Shzk4Zl2nc
— Maccabi Haifa Basketball (@MaccabiHaifaBC) November 3, 2020
Crailsheim Merlins announced the signing of Elias Lasisi and Bogdan Radosavljevic.
Lasisi comes from Brose Bamberg while Radosavljevic arrives from MBC.
Fonte: Crailsheim Merlins.
Casademont Zaragoza announced that Diego Ocampo is no longer the coach of the team.
Sergio Lamúa will direct the team until the arrival of a new coach.
Saragoza is in 16th place in the ACB standings with 2 wins in 8 games.
Diego Ocampo deja de ser entrenador de #CasademontZaragoza#LigaEndesa #BasketballCL | #MásUnidosQueNunca🦁
— Casademont Zaragoza (@CasademontZGZ) November 2, 2020
Brose Bamberg announced the signing of Devon Hall.
The guard played 11 games in the NBA with the Oklahoma City Thunder last season. He also averaged 15.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists in the G League with the OKC Blue.
Fonte: Brose Bamberg.
Casademont Zaragoza is in talks on a deal with Sergio Hernandez for the head coaching job, according to Heraldo.es.
Zaragoza is expected to part ways with head coach Diego Ocampo after a 2-6 start in the Liga ACB.
Fonte: Heraldo.es.
Adama Darboe parted ways with Spirou Basket to return to his home country and sign with the Bakken Bears in Denmark.
Darboe spent the last four seasons with the Bears. In 2019-20, he averaged over 9 points and 4 rebounds in the Danish league and FIBA Europe Cup.
Fonte: Bakken Bears.