Basket rumors

16/06/202121:19

Virtus Bologna reportedly in talks to extend Vincent Hunter’s contract

According to George Zakkas, Virtus Bologna is negotiating a contract extension with Vince Hunter.

This year the former UTEP big man averaged over 9 points (59% FG, 76% FT) and 4 rebounds in 59 games played between LBA and Eurocup.

Despite recent reports, Virtus Bologna are negotiating the renewal of Vince Hunter, according to @SdnaGr sources. Hunter was named in 2020-21 All-EuroCup Second Team and has already drawn the interest from other Eurocup teams as well.

— George Zakkas (@ZakkasGeorge) June 16, 2021

16/06/202120:47

Paul Jorgensen joins Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz

Paul Jorgensen is a new player of Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz, the polish team announced.
The 24-year-old guard out of Butler comes from a year in Portugal, where he averaged with over 17 points and 3 assists per game.

Paul Jorgensen nowym zawodnikiem Enea Astorii Bydgoszcz❗️24-letni rzucający obrońca ma za sobą udany sezon w portugalskiej ekstraklasie w drużynie CAB Madeira.@pauliejorgs, witamy w czarno-czerwonej rodzinie❗️#Enea #Bydgoszcz #AstaTeam #plkpl pic.twitter.com/xRDj1DEaXA

— Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz (@EneaAstoria) June 16, 2021

16/06/202120:35

Coach Jaume Ponsarnau reportedly joining Casademont Zaragoza

According to Chema de Lucas, Jaume Ponsarnau will be next head coach of Casademont Zaragoza.
The Spanish coach left Valencia after 5 years.

ÚLTIMA HORA: Jaume Ponsarnau es el escogido para hacerse cargo del banquillo del Casademont Zaragoza. Más información, en @Eurohoopsnet.

Jaume Ponsarnau is the chosen to be next head coach of Casademont Zaragoza. More information on @EurohoopsES.

— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) June 16, 2021

16/06/202120:14

Bryce Jones joins KK FMP

Bryce Jones is a new player of KK FMP Beograd.
The pointguard spent last year with KK Borac Cacak, averaging over 13 points and 4 assist per game in ABA Liga.

Bryce Jones novo je pojačanje u redovima Pantera.

Rođen je: 12.10.1994
Pozicija: Guard
Visina: 183 cm

🏀Klubovi za koje je nastupao:

-2015/17 Murray State University
-2018/19 Ulcinj
-2019/21 Borac

SREĆNO! 🍀#kkfmp #panteri pic.twitter.com/PQJvojqidV

— KK FMP (@BCFMP) June 14, 2021

16/06/202119:47

Alex Poythress re-signs with Zenit

Alex Poythress signed a 1-year contract extension with Zenit, the russian team announced.
The former Kentucky forward debuted in Euroleague with averages of over 8 points (59% FG, 71% FT) and 4 rebounds.

1⃣+ @AlexTheGreat22 .
Keep crushing the boards and defending the paint. pic.twitter.com/Wws8xjg1rC

— Basketball club Zenit (@zenitbasket) June 16, 2021

16/06/202119:31

CSKA Moscov, Micheal Eric part ways

CSKA Moscov and Michael Eric have agreed to part ways, the russian team announced.
The former Temple big man this season played 27 games for CSKA, averaging over 5 points and 3 rebounds in Euroleague and 6 with 3 rebounds in VTB League.
Eric started the year with Turk Telekom Ankara.

Thank you, Micheal! ✊

Center @MEasy_50 left our team upon expiration of his contract.

Together with the Red-and-Blues Eric made his debut in the Euroleague Final Four and became the champion of the VTB United League. pic.twitter.com/lUO3T97QEn

— CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) June 16, 2021

16/06/202117:00

Pelicans fire Stan Van Gundy

The New Orleans Pelicans have decided to fire coach Stan Van Gundy after only one season.
Van Gundy missed the postseason in his only year in New Orleans.
He was hired during last offseason to replace Alvin Gentry.

ESPN Sources with @_Andrew_Lopez: After one season, Stan Van Gundy is out as the New Orleans Pelicans coach.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 16, 2021

16/06/202116:52

David Logan plans to play one more season, won’t return to Treviso

David Logan plans to play at least one season after the terrific year he had in Serie A with Treviso, a source tells Sportando.

But the American-Polish combo guard will not return to De’ Longhi, a source added.

The player, who is a free agent, ended the season averaging 17.3ppg.

16/06/202116:27

EWE Baskets Oldenburg adds TJ Holyfield

EWE Baskets Oldenburg announced the singing of TJ Holyfield.
The power forward spent the season with Karhu in Finland averaging 13.6 points and 7 rebounds per contest.

The German team has also parted ways with Nathan Boothe.

16/06/202116:17

Gligorije Rakočević joins Mornar Bar

Mornar Bar announced the signing of Gligorije Rakočević.
The big man comes from Czech league where he wore the jersey of Sluneta Usti Nad Labem averaging 10ppg and 6.9rpg

16/06/202115:37

Kaleb Tarczewski to leave Olimpia Milan this summer

Kaleb Tarczewski to leave Olimpia Milan this summer, a source told to Sportando.

Former Arizona inked a two-year contract last season with Olimpia Milano president Ettore Messina with an option for another season.

Kaleb Tarczewski will not remain with Olimpia Milano, I am told.

Olimpia Milano doesn’t count on him for the future despite two years (1+1) left on his contract.

The big man signed a multi-year contract extension with Milano last summer

— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) June 16, 2021

Kaleb Tarczewski averaged 4 points and 2.9 rebound this season in EuroLeague.

16/06/202113:09

Olimpia Milano reportedly interested in Cory Higgins

Olimpia Milano is interesgted in Cory Higgins according to Cadena Ser.
Barcelona wants to keep one of its best players but asked him a 10% cut on his salary.
This could lead to his departure with Olimpia Milano in pole position.

El FC Barcelona está cerrando el regreso de Mario Hezonja. El agente del jugador permanece atento a las bajas azulgranas para abrir hueco. Ojo a Higgins al que le plantean una reducción del 10 por ciento que podría llevarle a salir hacia Milán

— Pacojo (@PacojoSER) June 16, 2021

16/06/202112:54

Deividas Kumelis extends with The Hague Royals

Deividas Kumelis extends his contract for 1 year with The Hague Royals. The guard had last season an average of 32.0 minutes, 15.2 points, 3-pointers 37.1% and 7.4 assists.

16/06/202111:11

Fenerbahce signs Devin Booker to two-year deal

Fenerbahce made official the signing of Devin Booker.
The big comes from Khimki Moscow.
Booker has penned a deal for the next two seasons.

16/06/202109:24

Sergio Scariolo to sign a three-year deal with Virtus Bologna

Virtus Bologna has an agreement in place with Sergio Scariolo.
The Italian coach will pen a three-year deal with Virtus Bologna, as reported by Il Corriere di Bologna.

Scariolo is leaving the Toronto Raptors after three seasons and one NBA title conquered in 2019.

16/06/202109:14

Gamble, Hunter and Adams reportedly expected to leave Virtus Bologna

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Julian Gamble, Josh Adams and Vince Hunter are all expected to leave Virtus Bologna.

The only American that has chances to remain is Kyle Weems, whose contract expires at the end of June.

16/06/202108:47

David Lighty expected to join Olympiacos on two-year deal

David Lighty is expected to leave Asvel and join Olympiacos on a two-year deal, a source tells Sportando.
The American has one year left on his contract with the French team that will get a buyout to free him.

Lighty has spent the past four seasons with Asvel.
This year he averaged 11.3ppg in EuroLeague and 8.9ppg in Jeep Elite.

Totalbasket first reported about interest of Olympiacos for the player.

15/06/202121:16

Aleksandar Džikić reportedly close to return as Buducnost coach

According to a report from Vijesti, Aleksandar Džikić is close to return as Buducnost Podgorica head coach. The helm of the historic 2018 triumph in ABA Liga could be appointed to succeed to Dejan Milojevic.

Džikić is without a job since January 2020 and the end of his experience with Estudiantes Madrid. Buducnost won the Montenegro league this season and ended up being ABA Liga runner-up

15/06/202119:23

Milano reportedly considering Kostantinos Mitoglou as main alternative to Nicolò Melli

With Nicolò Melli being Olimpia Milano’s Plan A for the upcoming summer, the Italian side is considering Panathinaikos’ big man Kostantinos Mitoglou as a main alternative according to Greek radio OverFM.

Mitoglou has averaged 9.3 ppg and 5.4 rpg in this season’s Euroleague for Panathinaikos, in his fourth season with the Greens

15/06/202117:40

Kevin Pangos, CSKA Moscow have an agreement in place?

According to Gazzetta.gr, Kevin Pangos has an agreement in place with CSKA Moscow for the next two seasons worth $4 million.
The Canadian guard will have an out in his deal till September 15.

Pangos spent the season with Zenit St. Petersburg.

15/06/202116:28

Treviso officially signs Michal Sokolowski to two-year contract extension

De’ Longhi Treviso made official the signing of Michal Sokolowski to a two-year contract extension.
The Polish player moved to Treviso last October and averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in Serie A.

15/06/202115:17

Real Madrid, Matteo Spagnolo agree on a three-year contract extension

Real Madrid and Matteo Spagnolo agreed on a three-year contract extension as reported by Eurohopes.

The Italian guard is close to a deal with Vanoli Cremona on loan for the next season.

15/06/202113:50

Zalgiris Kaunas reportedly in talks with Keenan Evans

Zalgiris Kaunas is in talks with Keenan Evans as reported by Donatas Urbonas.

Former Texas Tech played this season in Winner League averaging 18.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists for Hapoel Haifa.

Evans is a combo guard, borned in 1996, that played during his career with Detroit Pistons in pre-season and Memphis Grizzlies in Summer League. He also played in Europe with Igokea in 2019-2020 averaging 11.9 points and 1.6 steals in Adriatic League.

Keenas Evans is also a target of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Zalgiris Kaunas in talks with Keenan Evans, per sources.

— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) June 15, 2021

15/06/202113:42

The Slovenian government to give the passport to Mike Tobey

The Slovenian government would be ready to give the passport to Mike Tobey as reported by Primož Salmič of Ekipa24.

Valencia big man will play with Slovenian NT in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament at Kaunas.

First reported by Primož Salmič of @Ekipa24, not Spanish news agency EFE… https://t.co/OhDxPnbHqS

— Uroš Vezonik (@UrosVezonik) June 15, 2021

15/06/202112:23

Adrien Moerman greeted Anadolu Efes, Istanbul on Instagram after three years

Adrien Moerman greeted Anadolu Efes, Istanbul on Instagram. In Turkey the French forward won two National Championship and the last EuroLeague.

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Un post condiviso da Adrien Moerman (@vanida_adrien)

«Thank you Istanbul for hosting us during these past 3 years. We left this wonderful country. We met nice people and we will never forget it. We will miss you. May we met again».

15/06/202111:31

Vanoli Cremona reportedly interested in bringing in Matteo Spagnolo on loan

Vanoli Cremona is pursuing Matteo Spagnolo and is hopeful to bring the Italian talent back in Italy on loan from Real Madrid.

Spagnolo has spent the past few seasons with the Spanish powerhouse but he may be back in Italy for a season.

The news was reported by La Provincia di Cremona.

15/06/202111:28

Sergio Scariolo reportedly expected to become new head coach of Virtus Bologna

Sergio Scariolo will be the new head coach of Virtus Bologna.

According to Il Corriere di Bologna, the Italian champions have already decided to part ways with Sasha Djordjevic to hire the Raptors assistant.

Scariolo is in the NBA since 2018 and won the title in 2019.

He also won the FIBA Basketball World Cup as head coach of Spain’s NT.

15/06/202111:19

Zalgiris Kaunas signs Tyler Cavanaugh to multi-year deal

Zalgiris welcomes its first signing of this off-season, as the team announced the arrival of Tyler Cavanaugh, whom Zalgiris penned to a 2+1 contract.

The forward spent the past season playing for Iberostar Tenerife, where they managed to make it to the Semifinals of the ACB for the first time in club history. In the best-of-three series, an underdog Tenerife side lost to Barcelona 1-2.

The 27-year-old Tyler Cavanaugh averaged 7.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and an efficiency of 9.6. Cavanaugh ended the season averaging 48% from beyond the arc, and was third in the league in that regard. His FIBA Champions League numbers were similar, as he put up 9.1 points, shooting 52.4% from beyond the arc, 4.3 rebounds for an average ranking of 9.3.

Cavanaugh joined Rytis Kazlauskas for a call on Zalgiris Insider, where he talked about rejoining forces with Zalgiris head coach Martin Schiller, his plans for the summer and his goals in the upcoming season.

15/06/202111:10

Olimpia Milano close in on a deal with Devon Hall

Devon Hall is close to joining Olimpia Milano where he will replace Michael Roll.
Hall spent the season with Brose Bamberg averaging 14.1 points in Bundesliga and 12.4 points per game in Basketball Champions League.

Forte interessamento dell' Olimpia Milano nei confronti di Devon Hall (guardia USA, classe 95) reduce da una buona annata @BroseBamberg (14,1 ppg in @easyCreditBBL). Hall ha subito un infortunio il 7 maggio contro Gottingen, che gli ha impedito di giocare i PO.@rep_milano

— Fabrizio Lorenzi (@fabry23lorenzi) June 15, 2021

15/06/202108:45

Virtus Bologna CEO says Milos Teodosic has EuroLeague escape

Virtus Bologna CEO Luca Baraldi spoke about Milos Teodosic, MVP of the Serie A Finals.

“He has an escape for EuroLeague with ‘important buyout’. I think he is happy in Bologna and he can finish his career here. I think that before leaving Virtus he will think twice, because he is not earning little here, he should have a certain type of offers.