Italian/Romanian wing Amedeo Casale has signed a contract with Dinamo Bucharest in Romania, the team announced.
Last summer, Casale signed in Italy’s Serie D with Sambenedettese, but he became a free agent when the Italian local leagues were suspended due to the new COVID-19 wave.
Fonte: Dinamo Bucharest.
Former NBA forward Chris McCullough and Rytas Vilnius are reportedly parting ways.
According to Donatas Urbonas, today’s Basketball Champions League game against Strasbourg was his last one with Rytas. He finished with zero points in nine minutes on the court as Rytas won the game.
In the previous BCL game, he had 22 points in a loss to Peristeri. Meanwhile, in the Lithuanian league, he has averaged 8.8 points and five rebounds in eight games.
Fonte: Donatas Urbonas.
Ertugrul Erdogan posted a tweet saying goodbye to Galatasaray and their fans after the head coach and the Turkish team parted ways.
“Without honesty, there is neither trust nor sustainable success. Thank you to everyone, mainly our fans, who supported me and my staff during my two and a half years at Galatasaray. My conscience is clear,” Erdogan tweeted.
Fonte: Ertugrul Erdogan.
Jabarie Hinds is a new player of HydroTruck Radom, the polish team announced.
The pointguard out of Massachusetts spent last year between Turkey and Macedonia.
Hinds averaged over 21 points and 5 assist per game in the Polish TBL during the 2018/19 season.
Herbalife Gran Canaria announced the agreement with AJ Slaughter.
The guard out of Western Kentucky spent last year in ACB with Coosur Real Betis, where he averaged 13.3 points and 1.9 assist per game, shooting 41% from beyond the arc.
📝 NOTICIA | El Herbalife Gran Canaria llega a un principio de acuerdo con AJ Slaughter.
El jugador norteamericano con pasaporte polaco aterrizará en los próximos días en Gran Canaria.
👀 https://t.co/SWUSn2LbIR pic.twitter.com/hxESFfpHsR
— Herbalife Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) November 10, 2020
Former San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers forward Ben Moore has signed with South East Melbourne Phoenix for the NBL21 season.
The 25-year-old American has signed a one-year deal as an import player.
Moore played four years of college basketball at Southern Methodist University (SMU) before spending the last three years splitting time between NBA and NBA G-League opportunities at San Antonio and Indiana.
At 203cm (6-8) and possessing a versatile skillset on both ends of the floor, Moore will spend time at both forward spots and the centre position for the Phoenix.
He says his assets will help turn the Phoenix into a tough, hard-edged team.
“It just sounded like a great opportunity for me and I think I could bring some things to the team that are really going to help them out, so I’m really excited about getting there. I heard the culture is already really good there so it should be a great fit,” Moore said.
“I’m going to play as hard as I can every game. Defensively, I’m going bring a lot to the team and I’m going to try to embody the (team) culture.
Fonte: South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Askia Booker is a new player of the Shenzhen Aviators.
The guard out of Colorado spent last season in Spain with UCAM Murcia, where he averaged 21.2 points and 3.6 assist per game in ACB.
Booker debuted with 37 points and 8 assist in the 104-106 loss against Zhejiang
Kodi Justice is a new player of KK Zadar, the croatian team announced.
The guard spent last year in LBA with Trieste, where he averaged 9.3 points and 1.8 assist per game.
Kodi Justice je novi igrač Zadra!
Dobrodošao u Zadar @kodijustice44 #IgrajZadre 🔵⚪
➡️ https://t.co/KhVWPbPye4 pic.twitter.com/wBq1j7cO6P
— KK Zadar (@kkzadar) November 9, 2020
Dwight Buycks and Nanterre 92 have agreed to part ways, the french team announced.
The former Marquette guard averaged 6.4 points and 3 assist over 9 game between Jeep Elite and Eurocup.
‼️ INFO EFFECTIF ‼️
Dwight Buycks et Nanterre 92 se séparent d’un commun-accord.
Bonne route à @BizzleWorld20, on te souhaite le meilleur ✊🏼🏀
+ d’infos sur https://t.co/xMD1OMhK3A #WeAreJSF pic.twitter.com/t5dLlFK012
— Nanterre 92 (@Nanterre92) November 9, 2020
Italian side Openjobmetis Varese has announced the signing, until the end of the season, of American forward, and former NBAer, Jalen Jones.
Jones, who has played in Euroleague with Baskonia in 2019, comes off a season in G-League with Capital City Go-Go in which he averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds per game.
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.