Former NBA guard Nick Johnson signed a deal to return to Turk Telekom Ankara in the Basketball Champions League and Turkish BSL, the team announced.
Johnson averaged 11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game last season for the Turkish team in the two competitions.
Turk Telekom Ankara has now four former Houston Rockets on the roster: Johnson, Kyle Wiltjer, Sam Dekker and Tyler Ennis.
Fonte: Turk Telekom Ankara.
Former Akron and New Mexico point guard Antino Jackson has reached an agreement on a deal with Sopron KC of Hungary’s A-Division, a source told Sportando.
Jackson has played professionally for two years. After spending his rookie campaign in Italy’s second division, he played last season in the Israeli second division with Maccabi Raanana, averaging 17.9 points and 6.3 assists in 11 games.
Joventut started this season really good, managed to get five wins in the ACB league, while maintaining a perfect score in the EuroCup. However, they will face a very difficult challenge on Wednesday on a road against Unics Kazan.
As the club announced earlier, Joventut will play the game against the Russian side without their best scorers Ante Tomić (15.8 PPG) and Pau Ribas (13.3 PPG). Coach Carles Duran also still can not count on Shawn Dawson.
Fonte: Joventut Badalona.
Tyler Cheese has left De’ Longhi Treviso to join Finnish team Vilpas Vikings.
The rookie has played only 3 games in Serie A averaging 4 points.
AS Monaco announced the signing of Nikola Rebic.
The Serbian point guard spent last season with Enisey Krasnoyarsk averaging 9.2 points and 4.4 assists per game in FIBA Europe Cup.
Fonte: AS Monaco.
Tofas Bursa announced that coach Orhun Ene has decided to leave the team.
Ene has coached Tofas in the past five years.
Fonte: Tofas Bursa.
David Stockton will continue his career in Puerto Rico with Mets de Guaynabo, a source tells Sportando.
The point guard, recently named G League Player Association Vice-president, spent last season with South Bay Lakers averaging 15.3ppg and 6.8apg.
Gran Canaria reportedly to fire Porfi Fisac after six consecutive defeats in Acb.
Spanish team targets Joan Plaza to replace Fisac.
🚨Última Hora🚨 La destitución de Porfi Fisac es inminente. Las 6 derrotas consecutivas en Liga y la condición de colistas de los claretianos ha precipitado la decisión
Joan Plaza es el mejor colocado para hacerse cargo del banquillo pic.twitter.com/y9Avi4H40e
— Moisés Rodríguez (@moi_rodriguezr) October 25, 2020
Ionikos BC annoounced the signing of Stavros Toutziarakis.
The Greek big man played for Kolossos last season.
Fonte: Ionikos BC.
Polish team PGE Spojnia Stargard is parting ways with forward Wayne Blackshear, according to Sportowefakty.
Blackshear has played five games in the Polish Energa Basket Liga, averaging 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 25 minutes.
Fonte: Sportowefakty.
Maccabi Haifa announced that forward Le’Bryan Nash has been released due to disciplinary reasons.
The Oklahoma State alum averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the first two games of the Balkan League season with the Israeli team.
Fonte: Maccabi Haifa.
American swingman Devin Sweetney signed a contract with Zob Ahan in Iran, according to George Zakkas of SDNA.
Sweetney played for Panionios in Greece last season, averaging 8.3 points in eight games.
Fonte: George Zakkas.
Former NBA big man Marreese Speights signed a contract to return to the Guangzhou Long Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association, the team announced.
Speights was inactive last season. He played for Guangzhou in 2018-19, averaging over 22 points and 7 rebounds per game in the CBA.
Fonte: Hupu.com.
Former Bucknell point guard Stephen Brown signed a contract with Denain Voltaire of the French Pro B, the team announced.
Brown most recently played with the London Lions in the BCL qualifiers in September. He spent last season in the German Bundesliga with the Giessen 46ers.
He will replace Tyler Laser, who parted ways with the team.
Fonte: Denain Voltaire.
Lebanese national team member Karim Ezzeddine signed a contract with Paris Basketball of the French Pro B, the team announced.
Ezzeddine, a former New Mexico forward, had a brief stint in Lebanon with Champville last season.
Fonte: Paris Basketball.
Finnish forward Carl Lindbom signed a contract with BM Slam Stal Ostrow of the Polish EBL, the team announced.
Linbdom is joining the Polish club to replace Victor Rudd, who was cut by the team. Lindbom spent the last two seasons with HydroTruck Radom.
Fonte: BM Slam Stal.
Belgian guard Retin Obasohan has signed a contract with Basketball Nymburk of the Basketball Champions League and Czech NBL, the team announced. The Czech club had been active on the market since Luka Rupnik left to sign in Spain with Zaragoza.
Obasohan spent the 2019-20 season with Brose Bamberg, averaging 8.4 points and 2.7 assists per game in the Basketball Champions League and German Bundesliga.
Fonte: Basketball Nymburk.
Puerto Rican NT guard Gian Clavell has signed a contract with BC Avtodor Saratov of the VTB League, the team announced.
Clavell spent the 2019-20 season in Turkey with Bursaspor, averaging over 18 points per game in the BSL. He played 7 games in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks in 2017-18.
Fonte: BC Avtodor Saratov.
Rotnei Clarke is a new player of Anwil Wloclawek, the polish team announced.
The American combo guard spent the past seasons between Italy (Pesaro, Trapani and Mantova) and Australia (Hawks)
Clarke was in Serie A2 with Mantova last season averaging 19.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists.
💬 – Chcę pomóc
drużynie w każdy możliwy sposób. Liczy się tylko wygrywanie – @RotneiClarke15 po podpisaniu umowy z Anwilem 🏀 #WelcomeRotnei #WracamyPoKoronie #plkpl @PLKpl pic.twitter.com/1mOWLFJJPG— Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (@Anwil_official) October 24, 2020
Besiktas announced the signing of James Blackmon. The American guard has played in Italy the previous two seasons with Pesaro and Trento.
Fonte: Besiktas.
Basketball club Avtodor and Ben Emelogu have decided to terminate the contract by the mutual agreement of the parties involved.
In the only games for Avtodor in the VTB United League against Parma, the 25-year-old American forward scored 6 points and made 2 steals in 19:35 minutes.
🤝 AVTODOR, BEN EMELOGU PARTED WAYS
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Basketball club Avtodor and @BenEmelogu have decided to terminate the contract by the mutual agreement of the parties involved.
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Read more:https://t.co/NWIu3huyAy pic.twitter.com/8M5PDsRlLy— BC Avtodor Saratov (@AvtodorSaratov) October 22, 2020
James Kelly is a candidate to join Maccabi Haifa, Ysraelhayom reports.
The forward out of Marshall spent last year with Maccabi Rishon Lezion, where he averaged over 12 points and 6 rebounds per game in Winner League.
Rotnei Clarke is close to joining Anwil Wloclawek, a source tells Sportando.
The two sides are discussing a deal for the season.
The American combo guard spent the past seasons between Italy (Pesaro, Trapani and Mantova) and Australia (Hawks)
Clarke was in Serie A2 with Mantova last season averaging 19.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists.
Fortitudo Bologna is seriously pursuing Wesley Saunders, according to Il Corriere di Bologna.
The American guard/forward spent the past two seasons with Vanoli Cremona, under coach Sacchetti, who moved to Fortitudo in the summer, before moving to Monaco.
With the Jeep Elite and EuroCup team Saunders did not fit perfectly and recently he was not in the game against Virtus Bologna in EuroCup.
If he parts ways with Monaco, he is likely to join Fortitudo Bologna for the remainder of the season.
Former NBA forward Terrence Jones signed a contract with Mets de Guanyabo in Puerto Rico, the team announced.
Jones most recently played in the Philippines.
He has played over 200 games in the NBA with Houston, New Orleans and Milwaukee.
Fonte: Mets de Guanyabo.
Urbas Fuenabrada have reached an agreement with Serbian player Oliver Stevic.
The big man played for the spanish team in the 2015/16 season.
Stevic spent last year between ACB (Divina Seguros Joventut and San Pablo Burgos) and ABA Liga.
FUENLA TV ➖22/10/2020
🏀 Oliver Stević, nuevo jugador del Urbas Fuenlabrada
✍️ El pívot esloveno firma hasta el 30 de noviembre con opción de ser prolongado hasta el final de temporada.
¡Bienvenido de nuevo Oliver!#fuenlADN #TanLejosTanCerca pic.twitter.com/gdMiPw7enX
— Urbas Fuenlabrada (@BFuenlabrada) October 22, 2020
Openjobmetis Varese targets Wesley Saunders as reported byLa Prealpina.
Former Vanoli Cremona could leave Monaco where inked last summer.
Fortitudo Bologna also targets Wesley Saunders.
Maccabi Haifa is considering making a move on the market to add some frontcourt depth, as reported by Israel Hayom. Among others, the Israeli team has shown interest in big man Charles Mitchell, a source told Sportando.
Mitchell recently terminated his contract with Niigata Albirex of the Japanese league. Last season, he averaged 18.5 points and 12 rebounds per game for Bank of Taiwan. He holds two seasons of European basketball experience with New Heroes Den Bosch in Holland and BK Olomoucko in the Czech Republic, averaging a double-double in both years.
CB Gran Canaria announced that Jovan Kljajic has signed a contract extension with the team till 2025.
The player will continue the season on loan in Bilbao.
✍️ Jovan Kljajic renueva con el Herbalife @GranCanariaCB hasta 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ y se marcha CEDIDO al RETAbet @CDBILBAOBASKET hasta final de temporada#MercadoACB #LigaEndesa pic.twitter.com/bCac5FtC9r
— Liga Endesa (@ACBCOM) October 20, 2020
Turkish forward Ilkan Karaman has signed a contract with the Antibes Sharks in the French Pro B, the team announced.
Karaman spent last season in the French Jeep Elite, averaging 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game for Cholet Basket.
Karaman was an NBA second-round pick in 2012 and his draft rights are currently held by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Fonte: Antibes Sharks.