Basket rumors

29 May 2024

29/05/2024 21:45

Surne Bilbao extends Melwin Pantzar

Swedish point guard Melwin Pantzar has reached an agreement with Surne Bilbao Basket to sign a new contract that extends his relationship with Bilbao Basket until the end of the 25/26 season.

The 24-year-old has averaged 8.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and a PIR of 12.1 in his first full season in ACB. His numbers in the FIBA ​​Europe Cup have been even better, with 9.6 points, 4 rebounds and 2.6 assists

29 May 2024

29/05/2024 20:07

Mattia Udom joins Dinamo Sassari

Dinamo Banco di Sardegna officially announced that they signed a two-year contract with Mattia Udom.

The forward spent the last two years with Trento (5.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG between LBA and Eurocup).

29 May 2024

29/05/2024 19:58

Fenerbahce reportedly trying to lure Wade Baldwin IV from Maccabi Tel Aviv

Fenerbahce is on the market for a point-guard and, according to Turkish reporter Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, made an official offer to Wade Baldwin IV.

The Vanderbilt product would have accepted, but before signing with Fenerbahce he will have to get out of his contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Baldwin IV ended the last Euroleague with 17.4 points and 4.8 assists per game, shooting 45% from the field, 39% from beyond the arc and 85% from the foul line.

29 May 2024

29/05/2024 13:11

Two EuroLeague teams in the mix for Yam Madar

According to Israeli sources, Yam Madar, currently under contract with Fenerbahçe, is about to leave the Turkish club.

After a disappointing season, in which neither the player nor the team achieved the desired results, Madar could either return to Maccabi Tel Aviv or move to Bayern Munich.

Both clubs are interested in the Israeli playmaker for next season. During the last Euroleague season, Madar averaged 4.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game, with his best performance against Real Madrid, where he scored 17 points.

29 May 2024

29/05/2024 09:04

Pistoia Basket 2000 reportedly signs Luka Brajkovic

Estra Pistoia’s first shot on the market for the 2024-25 season is Luka Brajkovic, an Austrian forward from Kolossos Rhodes.

Brajkovic, class of 1999 and 211 centimetres tall, signed with the Tuscan club after a quick negotiation.

Last season in Greece, he averaged 13.9 points and 6.6 rebounds in 26 minutes of play.

Source: La Nazione Pistoia

29 May 2024

29/05/2024 08:34

Baskonia reportedly targets Luca Banchi for the bench

Baskonia targets Luca Banchi for the nex season. The news is reported by Walter Fuochi of Repubblica-Bologna.

We remember, the parties were very close a year ago. The white smoke did not arrive when the Vitoria club took note of the Tuscan coach’s desire not to leave the bench of the Latvian national team.

Today, interest is alive again after the separation between Baskonia and Dusko Ivanovic. According to Walter Fuochi: ‘As this horizon is about to clear, the temptation intrigues both betrothed. The coach has another year on his contract with Virtus, after this first one that was at times radiant and at times stressful, but nothing must be excluded, waiting for the bowls to stop. There the outcome of the Scudetto game will obviously count, but so will the strength of the offer flying in from the Pyrenees’.

28 May 2024

28/05/2024 16:27

Kasparas Jakucionis reportedly heading to Illinois

Promising Lithuanian prospect Kasparas Jakucionis will leave Barcelona to play at Illinois and prove himself in College Basketball.
The news was reported by ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, who considers the 17-year-old point guard ‘one of the most promising international prospects in the 2024 class’ and ‘a potential first-round pick in the 2025 NBA draft’.

Jakucionis was included on the 2023-24 EB ANGT Finals Berlin All-Tournament Team, where he dished out 38 assists in 3 games and posted a new record with 17 assists in a game.

28 May 2024

28/05/2024 16:00

Official: Xavier Cooks returns to Sydney Kings

The Sydney Kings have announced the return of Xavier Cooks in NBL on a three-year deal.

After a brief stint with the Wizards in 2022/23, the forward spent last season in Japan with the Chiba Jets (13.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 blocks per game).

 

28 May 2024

28/05/2024 14:50

Walter Tavares reportedly signing five-year extension with Real Madrid

According to Encestando, Walter Tavares has already signed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid.

The center will stay in Madrid basically until the end of his career.

The Blancos will still have to go back on the market for a center to replace Vincent Poirier, who is headed to Anadolu Efes.

Real Madrid will also lose young center Ismaila Diagne, who is reportedly moving to Gonzaga.

28 May 2024

28/05/2024 09:46

Valencia Basket reportedly reached an agreement with Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martínez, the coach who led Valencia Basket to La Liga victory in 2017, has reached an agreement with the club to return to lead the team in the 2024-2025 season.

After seven years, Martínez returns to Fonteta without yet knowing whether Valencia will play in the Euroleague or the Eurocup. The contract will be signed today.

Fonte: Las Provincias

27 May 2024

27/05/2024 21:26

Fenerbahce reportedly frontrunner for Chris Jones

Chris Jones is leaving Valencia, with Fenerbahce topping the list of suitors.

The playmaker has a €300,000 clause to leave his contract with the Spaniards, which expires in 2026.

It is therefore credible that this is the Turks’ plan B after Lorenzo Brown, for which Real Madrid is the big favourite, even after the ventilated agreement with Xavier Rathan-Mayes.

According to rumours, there is also interest in Chris Jones from Baskonia, Partizan and Virtus Bologna.

27 May 2024

27 May 2024

27/05/2024 17:30

Joventut Badalona inks Keye van der Vuurst

Joventut Badalona announced the signing of Keye van der Vuurst on a three-year contract.

The promising Dutch point guard arrives from Zunder Palencia, where he ended the ACB season with 10.6 points and 5.6 assists (third in ACB), shooting 53% from 2-points, 35.3% from long range and 85% from the free throws line.

Previously, van der Vuurst spent five seasons in Ostend.

 

 

27 May 2024

27 May 2024

27/05/2024 14:13

AS Monaco reportedly signing Nick Calathes, extending Elie Okobo

According to Basketnews, AS Monaco has finalized two moves for the backcourt, the signing of Nick Calathes and the extension of Elie Okobo.

Both players agreed to a two-year contract.

Calathes comes from a two-year stint with Fenerbahce (7 PPG, 4.8 APG in Euroleague) and was a crucial factor in the playoff series right against AS Monaco.

Okobo ended the Euroleague season with 11 points and 3.1 assists per game, while in BetClic Elite he is scoring 13.1 points with 4.8 assists.

27 May 2024

27 May 2024

27/05/2024 08:52

Real Madrid reportedly close to sign Xavier Rathan-Mayes

Xavier Rathan-Mayes is close to signing a deal with Real Madrid. According to a report by Donatas Urbonas (Basket News), the 30-year-old 1.93-metre Canadian point guard is ready to move to Europe after various experiences in the United States, Europe and Australia.

The news comes a few hours after Real Madrid’s defeat in the Euroleague final against Panathinaikos.

Rathan-Mayes, who comes from Enisey Krasnoyarsk, will strengthen Real Madrid’s outfield department, which could undergo significant changes with the departure of Rudy Fernández and the uncertainties over Sergio Rodríguez and Fabien Causeur.

This season Xavier Rathan-Mayes has produced 25.4 points on average in VTB with Enisey in addition to 4.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists.

27 May 2024

27/05/2024 08:42

Usman Garuba reportedly to sign with Real Madrid

Usman Garuba has decided to leave the NBA to return to Real Madrid, according to Eurohoops sources.

The 22-year-old, who grew up in the Spanish club’s youth academy, had left the team in 2021 to play in the NBA, playing 105 games between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors.

Despite the lingering interest from the NBA, Garuba, who finished the season in the G-League, could become a key element in Real Madrid’s future, effectively replacing Frenchman Vincent Poirier.

26 May 2024

26/05/2024 14:18

Dinamo Sassari to sign Miralem Halilovic, Mattia Udom

According to La Prealpina , Dinamo Sassari has finalized the signings of big man Miralem Halilovic and forward Mattia Udom.

The 32-year-old Bosnian spent 2023/24 in Turkey with Galatasaray, scoring 8.3 points with 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game between BSL and BCL.

In the previous season, Halilovic stood out for his performance at Nanterre (14 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.5 APG) along with Sassari’s new point guard Justin Bibbins.

Udom, on the other hand, comes from a two-year stint in Trento (5.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG in 15 minutes between LBA and Eurocup).

26 May 2024

26/05/2024 08:45

Valencia-Jean Montero, here are the details of the contract

Valencia have now reached an agreement with Jean Montero, according to Chema de Lucas.

The contract would be a three-year one, with pay rising: from 800,000 euros in the first year to 1.5 in the third season.

25 May 2024

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23 May 2024

23/05/2024 21:26

Justin Bibbins joins Dinamo Sassari

Dinamo Sassari announced the signing of Justin Bibbins for the upcoming season.

Bibbins will be the Dynamo’s first “handler,” one of two guards who will complete the starting five.
Bibbins has shown leadership skills since his college days, a player who has offensive talent, but also the ability to create advantage off the dribble with his speed and ball-handling. In France, he has been an opponent several times for Coach Markovic, who has identified the kid from Torrance California as his first target:

“Justin is a guy I’ve known and followed for a long time, he’s got personality, he’s a tough guy, despite his size he’s got great energy defensively as well, he’s a player we thought will be a great fit for the kind of team we want to build.”

Last season in Nanterre he produced 15.6 points, 5.2 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 45% from the field, 38% from beyond the arc and 86% from the foul line.

23 May 2024

23/05/2024 13:54

Valencia Basket-Jean Montero, also some EuroLeague’s teams in the mix

Valencia Basket and Jean Montero have not yet reached a financial agreement, while five EuroLeague teams show interest in the player. Montero and his agent have requested a salary increase, causing a halt in negotiations. Valencia suspects that offers from EuroLeague teams have influenced this request. The interested teams include Fenerbahce, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Baskonia, and Armani Milano. Bayern Munich, in particular, sees Montero as an ideal replacement for Sylvain Francisco, who is moving to Zalgiris.

Source: Encestando

23 May 2024

23/05/2024 13:03

James Nunnally reportedly in talks with Partizan for a contract extension

James Nunnally is in talks with Partizan for a contract extension as reported by Arel Ginsber.

American forward averaged 12.3 points this season in EuroLeague.

23 May 2024

23/05/2024 11:15

Also Sasha Djordjevic reportedly in the mix for Dubai Basketball bench

There is also the name of Sasha Djordjevic for the nascent Dubai Basketball. Svetislav Pešić, Sergio Scariolo, Xavi Pascual are just some of the names mentioned for the emirs’ basketball project that is expected to start next season in the EuroCup and Aba League.

According to Meridian Sport sources, Serbian basketball legend Aleksandar Djordjevic is also in the Arab investors’ sights. Currently a selector for China, Djordjevic is seen as the ideal figure for the Dubai club’s long-term project.

Source: Meridian Sport

23 May 2024

23/05/2024 08:46

Unics Kazan reportedly makes an offer to Sean McDermott

UNICS Kazan reportedly made a $300,000 offer to Sean McDermott. This was reported by La Prealpina.

McDemott has another year of contract with Varese with escape only for teams participating in the European cups. According to the newspaper, the farewell would still be possible.

The USA outside player, captain of Varese Basketball, comes from a 13.9 points average season in the LBA, 12.2 in the FIBA Europe Cup.

22 May 2024

22/05/2024 16:56

Dinamo Sassari in talks with Michal Sokolowski

Dinamo Sassari is in negotiations with Polish forward Michal Sokolowski, a source told Sportando.

Several clubs are interested in the player, but Sassari will try to beat the competition for the 31-year-old Warsaw native.

Sokolowski ended the LBA season with GeVi Napoli producing 12.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 59 percent from 2-points, 35 percent from long range and 78 percent from the foul line.

22 May 2024