Veteran point guard Jeremy Pargo is in advanced talks on a deal with BC Dnipro of the FIBA Europe Cup and Ukrainian Superleague, according to Oleksandr Proshuta.
Pargo, 34, spent most of the 2019-20 season in the NBA G League with the Santa Cruz Warriors, averaging 17.2 points and six assists per game. He got a call-up from the Golden State Warriors and appeared in three NBA games for them in February.
Pargo has played 86 games in the NBA and 87 games in the EuroLeague.
Fonte: Oleksandr Proshuta.
Roman Perez was looking forward to his 2020 season in the Dominican Republic with Club Maximo Gomez for the ABAPRODU Superior League, but because of covid 19 the season will be moved until 2021. Perez is a 11 year veteran and in 2019 won his first Championship with Club Maximo Gomez.
According to La Provincia, Amedeo Della Valle asked his agent to leave CB Gran Canaria.
Della Valle did not play the ACB game against Unicaja Malaga as well as Javier Beiran.
Della Valle also played the first five minutes in loss against Estudiantes and was put on the court again by the coach when Movistar was already leading by 20, in garbage time.
The two players had several clashes with coach Porfi Fisac.
After the game the coach said that he did not use the two players due to some physical problems but La Provincia reveals that both Beiran and Della Valle were out for technical reasons.
CB Gran Canaria had a difficult start of the season with only one win in six ACB games.
Big problems in Virtus Roma. The Italian team is the only club in Serie A without a main sponsor and is facing some financial difficulties.
The owner Claudio Toti is trying to sell the club but all the negotiations fell apart, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The player did not get the first salary (September 30) and are ready to strike if they won’t be paid soon. The players and the staffs don’t have their apartments yet and they are living in a residence.
According to Il Corriere dello Sport Dario Hunt already requested to be traded and if the situation won’t be resolved anytime soon, Virtus Roma will request to withdraw from Serie A season leaving the league with 15 teams.
Javi Juárez becomes Urbas Fuenlabrada coach until the end of the season thanks to the agreement signed today.
He has already conducted his first work session this afternoon.
Fuenlabrada also agreed to part ways with Vyacheslav Bobrov.
✍️ Javi Juárez, nuevo entrenador del Urbas Fuenlabrada.
➡️El nuevo entrenador firma hasta final de temporada y ya ha dirigido su primera sesión con el equipo.
¡Bienvenido @JJuarezcrespo!
📰https://t.co/vpsTgwVgbd#fuenlADN#TanLejosTanCerca pic.twitter.com/kNZkinbzHH
— Urbas Fuenlabrada (@BFuenlabrada) October 19, 2020
Acuerdo de desvinculación con Vyacheslav Bobrov.
El club agradece al jugador la implicación demostrada en este tiempo y le desea lo mejor para el futuro.
📰https://t.co/NninZ5eXCj#fuenlADN#TanLejosTanCerca pic.twitter.com/NazrD3Pm4T
— Urbas Fuenlabrada (@BFuenlabrada) October 19, 2020
American bigman Johnny O’Bryant has officialy joined Crvena zvezda, a club announced on their website. Former Milwaukee Bucks player last played for Lokomotiv Kuban, where he averaged 13.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the EuroCup.
Fonte: Crvena zvezda website.
Hamady Ndiaye is signing a two-month contract with Pau Orthez, Basketeurope reports.
He will replace the injured Nicolas De Jong.
Last year the big man averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game for Gravelines.
Fonte: basket europe.
Kris Richard is a new player of Zastal Enea BC Zielona Gora.
The player comes from CSM Oradea where he averaged 14ppg in Romanian league and 11.4ppg in FIBA Europe Cup last season.
🐗 | Kris Richard nowym zawodnikiem Zastalu Enei BC!
➡️ https://t.co/1ipMWZquh0 pic.twitter.com/9mNvs1OuT7
— Zastal Enea BC Zielona Góra 🇵🇱 (@basket_zg) October 19, 2020
Johnny O’Bryant has just signed a deal for the season with KK Crvena Zvezda, a source told Sportando.
The American PF will return to EuroLeague where he has played with Maccabi Tel Aviv before moving to Lokomotiv Kuban in the summer of 2019.
O’Bryant re-signed with the Russian powerhouse during the summer but he left to some personal reasons.
Former NBA big man Amar’e Stoudemire is reportedly close to agree to return to Maccabi Tel Aviv, as reported by ONE.
Stoudemire, 37, joined Maccabi halfway into last season, averaging 8.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 17 Winner League games.
Fonte: ONE.
Rytas Vilnius officially announced the signing of Maurice Ndour.
The former NBA power forward is joining the Lithuanian club after spending the 2019-20 season with Valencia Basket in the EuroLeague and Liga ACB.
Fonte: Rytas Vilnius.
Silvio de Sousa announced he is leaving Kansas’ basketball program due to personal issues.
Jayhawks head coach Bill Self said that it became clear in recent workouts that de Sousa was distracted, and after the two of them talked recently, “it was clear this was the best decision for him and Kansas basketball to leave the program.”
De Sousa said in a statement on social media that he is unsure what direction his career will take him.
Fonte: ESPN.
Senegalese power forward Maurice Ndour is expected to sign a contract with Rytas Vilnius of the Basketball Champions League and Lithuanian LKL, according to Donatas Urbonas.
Ndour spent last season with Valencia Basket, averaging 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 15 minutes per game in the EuroLeague and Spanish Liga ACB.
Ndour played 32 games in the NBA with the New York Knicks in 2016-17.
Fonte: Donatas Urbonas.
Rookie forward Kristian Doolittle signed his first professional contract with Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico, the team announced.
Doolittle played college basketball at Oklahoma University. He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team in his senior year as he averaged 15.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.3 steals per game for the Sooners.
Fonte: Vaqueros de Bayamon.
Joe Furstinger (24 years, 207 cm) signed a contract with Polpharma Starogard, the polish team announced.
The forward spent last year with GTK Gliwice, where he averaged over 12 points and 7 rebounds per game in the top polish division.
Joe Furstinger (24 lata, 207 cm) podpisał kontrakt z Polpharmą Starogard Gdański. W Starogardzie ma się pojawić w przyszłym tygodniu 👉https://t.co/Ckb9Fs5wIf #Polpharma #plkpl
— Polpharma Starogard (@skssportowasa) October 16, 2020
AX Armani Exchange Milan announced that the MRI on Malcolm Delaney revealed a left ankle sprain and that he will be re-evaluated in 20 days.
Delaney went down with the ankle injury in the first quarter of the EuroLeague win against Real Madrid on Friday.
Rytas Vilnius parts ways with Saulius Kulvietis.
Lithuanian forward played last season in France with Dijon.
Rytas Vilnius mutually agreed to part ways with Saulius Kulvietis, per sources.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) October 16, 2020
Treviso Basket announced the signing of Michal Sokolowski.
The Polish guard will arrive in Italy next week.
Sokolowski comes from Legia Warszawa where he was averaging more than 13ppg.
Tyler Cheese is expected to be waived by De’ Longhi Treviso after the arrival of Michal Sokolowski, La Tribuna di Treviso reports.
The rookie was averaging 4ppg in three Serie A games.
Michal Sokolowski’s agent, Tarek Khrais, told Sportando that the player “just signed the contract with Treviso”.
Sokolowski is leaving Legia Warszawa where he was averaging 13.3ppg to join the Italian team.
James Blackmon Jr reached an agreement with Besiktas, BjkBasket reports.
The guard out of Indiana spent last year with Dolomiti Energia Trento, where he averaged 13.7 points between LBA and Eurocup, while shooting 42% from beyond the arc.
🏀🦅 ÖZEL: Transfer çalışmalarını sürdüren Erkek Basketbol Takımımız, son olarak Trento forması giyen 25 yaşındaki ABD'li skorer guard James Blackmon Jr. ile anlaşma sağladı.
Transferin en kısa sürede resmiyete kavuşması bekleniyor. #PotanınKartalları pic.twitter.com/xUvVvDHtlw
— BjkBasket (@BjkBasket) October 15, 2020
Chinanu Onuaku is a new player of KK Zadar, the croatian team announced.
The big man out of Louisville spent last year with Wonju Dongbu Promy in South Korea, averaging over 14 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assist per game.
Dobrodošao @lifeofnanu_32!! #IgrajZadre 🔵⚪
➤➤ https://t.co/IyLhdLiNiv pic.twitter.com/XcsyfdOonP
— KK Zadar (@kkzadar) October 14, 2020
Urbas Fuenlabrada announced the arrival of Shevon Thompson.
The big man signed a contract until the end of the season.
The spanish team also announced the departure of Robert Upshaw.
FUENLA TV ➖ 15/10/2020
✍️ Shevon Thompson, nuevo jugador del Urbas Fuenlabrada.
🏀 Firma con nuestro equipo hasta final de temporada
🎙️ Ferrán López analiza el fichaje del pivot jamaicano de 27 años de edad.
¡Welcome @shevon_thompson!👋#fuenlADN #TanLejosTanCerca pic.twitter.com/m7TAUOsRaA
— Urbas Fuenlabrada (@BFuenlabrada) October 15, 2020
Michal Sokolowski reached an agreement with De’Longhi Treviso, Superbasket reports.
The guard started the season with Legia Warszawa, averaging over 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assist in the polish league.
Sokolowski will replace Tyler Cheese.
Fonte: Superbasket.
Yanni Wetzell has left MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg to return to South East Melbourne Phoenix.
The German team replaced him with Tremmell Darden.
Fonte: MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.
Pallacanestro Trieste announced the signing of Jakob Cebasek.
The Slovenian was on tryout in the last few days and convinced the coaching staff.
Fonte: Pallacanestro Trieste.
Iberostar Tenerife announced the signing of Spencer Butterfield.
The American guard comes from Iberostar Tenerife where he averaged 10.6ppg in Jeep Elite.
Fonte: Iberostar Tenerife.
Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor announced the signing of Darion Atkins.
The American spent last season between Brose Bamberg, Tenerife and AEK Athens.
ABD'li oyuncu Darion Atkins Fethiye'de 👍 Beraber nice başarılara… BEŞKAZA'YA HOŞGELDİN ATKINS 🙋♂️🏀 pic.twitter.com/b2nnUqD5R5
— Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor (@LHFethiyebld) October 15, 2020
Former EuroLeague forward Victor Rudd signed a deal to return to the Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico, the team announced.
Rudd was recently cut by Polish team BM Slam Stal Ostrow after averaging having a rough start to the season.
Fonte: BSN.
Anwil Wloclawek parted ways with American guard Tre Bussey, the Polish club announced.
Bussey averaged 2.6 points in 10.5 minutes in the first five games of the Polish league season.
Fonte: Anwil Wloclawek.