American small forward Demario Mayfield has signed a deal with Heroes Den Bosch, the Dutch team announced.
Mayfield spent last season in Iraq with Al Naft.
Fonte: Heroes Den Bosch.
Nigerian power forward Talib Zanna will remain in Israel with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2020-21 season, the team announced.
Zanna first joined the Israeli club in May for the restart of the 2019-20 season. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in 11 games.
Fonte: Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Former VCU guard Brandon Rozzell signed a deal with Cypriot league champions and BCL qualification club Keravnos, the team announced.
Rozzell spent last season in Sweden, averaging 21.6 points per game for BC Lulea.
Fonte: Keravnos.
According to the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian basketball federation (FIP) is considering games without fans in the stands, at least in the first part of the season, in the new protocol for the 2020-21 campaign.
The protocol estimates extra costs of 10,000 euros per month for each Serie A team for testing players and coaches every four days, sanitizing arenas and taking all the needed precautions for road trips. Teams shall also undergo serological tests prior to preseason tournaments, the SuperCup in August and before the start of the regular season.
Fonte: La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Isiaha Mike signed with Chemnitz 99ers, his agent told to Jonathan Givony of ESPN.
The canadian forward ended his junior year at SMU with over 14 points and 6 rebounds per game, shooting 48% from the field, 37% from beyond the arc and 80% from the foul line.
SMU junior Isiaha Mike has signed a professional contract with Chemnitz in the German BBL, his agent Adam Papas tells ESPN. He'll decide on October 6th whether to stay in the 2020 NBA Draft or withdraw and become auto-eligible in 2021. Mike was voted 3rd team All-AAC this season.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) August 1, 2020
Desi Rodriguez signed a one-year contract with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, with the option for another season.
The former Seton Hall swingman spent the last two seasons for the Agua Caliente Clippers, in G League.
Von 2014 bis 2018 standen @deencarrington und @desirodriguez6 für @SetonHallMBB gemeinsam auf dem Parkett und vor der Kamera. Nun beerbt Desi seinen Kumpel Deen. 💛-lich willkommen in Ludwigsburg!
Alle Infos ▶️ https://t.co/tCIvK110gW#ihrundwir #AllesfürGelb #OffSeason pic.twitter.com/bfHXo3Z3pc
— MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (@MHP_RIESEN) August 1, 2020
Xavier Munford is a new player of Frutti Extra Bursaspor, as announced by the turkish team.
Last year the guard averaged over 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assist in G League, for the Delaware Blue Coats.
Xavier Munford, Frutti Extra Bursaspor'da🐊
NBA'de Memphis Grizzlies ve Milwaukee Bucks formaları giyen, Euroleague'de de Barcelona ile mücadele eden ABD'li oyun kurucu Xavier Munford, 2020-21 sezonunda Frutti Extra Bursaspor forması giyecek ✍️🏀 pic.twitter.com/WCoOSNJOUV
— Frutti Extra Bursaspor (@BsBasketbol) August 2, 2020
Paok Thessaloniki announced the signing of Beau Beech for the 2020/21 season.
Last year Beech averaged 9.7 points, 5 rebounds and 1.2 assist with Hamburg Towers in BBL .
Tanner Leissner is a new player of Afyon Belediyespor, as announced by the turkish team.
Leissner spent last season in Germany’s Bundesliga with Ludwigsburg, averaging 10.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.
👋 Hoş geldin Tanner Leissner!
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⛹️♂️: Uzun forvet
🎂: 24 yaşında
💜 #AfyonBasketboluSeviyor pic.twitter.com/dz7FxOIKME— Afyon Belediyesi Basketbol (@AfyonbelediyeSK) August 2, 2020
Vanja Vukas signed a three-year contract with Egis Kormend, the hungarian team announced.
The serbian guard will play in Alpe Adria League, Hungarian league and Fiba EuroCup
Karlo Matković is expected to play for a Serbian club Mega Bemax next season.
Bigman played on a loan at OKK Beograd last season, averaging 5.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in the First Serbian league.
Polish side King Wilki Morskie Szczecin has agreed to terms with American guard Kasey Hill, a source tells Sportando.
Florida alum averaged 17.1ppg and 7apg in German Pro A with Eisbaren-Bremerhaven and will replace Xavier Moon who won’t join the team after having initially signed.
BCL and Hungarian team Falco Szombathely is in talks with Evan Bruinsma, a source tells Sportando.
The American forward averaged 18ppg in Israeli Winner League with Hapoel Beer Sheeva.
Justin Robinson is expected to join VL Pesaro, a source tells Sportando.
The point guard is moving to Pesaro after two years in France with Elan Chalon.
He averaged more than 11 points per game in Jeep Elite adding 2.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists.
Gontikas has signed a deal with AEK Athens of Greek Basket League, the team announced.
The 26yo Greek center averaged 3.2 points and 1.3 rebounds last season with Peristeri in Basket League.
Real Madrid have put on hold their talks with Argentinian forward Gabriel Deck about a possible contract extension, according to journalist Carlos Sanchez Blas.
Deck’s contract is set to expire at the end of next season, and there is speculations that the Argentinian could explore the NBA market next summer.
Fonte: Carlos Sanchez Blas.
Koper Primorska is close to signing Jurij Macura, a source told Sportando.
Slovenian youngster played for Mega Bemax in the ABA league season.
Italian side VL Pesaro is in deep talks with Malian big man Sagaba Konate, a source tells Sportando.
West Virginia alum averaged 4.7ppg and 2.2rpg with the Raptors 905 last season.
Jorge Gutierrez is officially a new player of BG Gottingen.
The Mexican point guard returns to Germany where he has played last season averaging 14.2ppg, 3.8rpg and 5.9apg with Hamburg Towers.
Fonte: BG Goettingen.
Ryan Murphy has decided to turn pro.
Murphy transferred from Pittsburgh to Tulane after his junior season but he won’t play there to become pro.
Murphy averaged 7.6ppg last season.
Ryan Murphy tells me that he is leaving Tulane and will play professionally.
Murphy played last season at Pitt before committing to Tulane as a grad transfer.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 1, 2020
Muharraq Club announced the signings of Jaylen Bond and Jerome Jordan.
Bond comes from Al Naser in Dubai while Jordan arrives from a season between Turkish TBL and Betis.
KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana made official the signing of Egor Sytnikov for the next four seasons.
The Russian guard penned a deal through 2024.
Fonte: KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.
Happy Casa Brindisi found the replacement for Adrian Banks, who left to join Fortitudo Bologna.
The player is D’Angelo Harrison who has reached an agreement with the Italian team for next season.
St. John’s alum started the season in French Jeep Elite with Le Portel averaging 15.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3 assists before the league was suspended due to coronavirus.
Harrison joined Maccabi Rishon LeZion in Israel where he averaged 19.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists.
Stevie Thompson is a new player of Stella Azzurra.
The American guard spent last season between Wisconsin Herd and Erie Bayhawks.
Brock Motum is Galatasaray’s main target at power forward position, a source tells Sportando.
Galatasaray made an offer to the Australian power forward who has also options to return to his homeland and play in NBL, the source added.
Motum spent the season in ACB with Valencia averaging more than 5ppg in both EuroLeague and ACB.
The Washington State alum has already played in Turkey with Anadolu Efes from 2017 to 2019.
Maccabi Tel Aviv has been pursuing Ante Zizic for months and now the Israeli powerhouse seem close to adding the big man to the roster for next season, according to Moshe Barda of One.
The Croatian big man had an agreement in principle with Real Madrid but the Spanish powerhouse never finalized the deal, at least for now, and Maccabi Tel Aviv broke into negotiations and is close to signing him.
Zizic has played three seasons in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers averaging 5.9ppg and 3.9rpg in 113 games.
The rims in Zalgirio Arena will continue hearing the splashing of Arturas Milaknis’ three-pointers. Zalgiris and the 195 cm-tall sniper have agreed on a two-year deal.
The sharpshooter has spent 10 years in total wearing a green-and-white jersey and is happy to remain in his hometown.
“Kaunas is my home, and Zalgiris is my favorite team. I’m happy to stay here and wear a green-and-white jersey for two more years. We’ve got new challenges ahead of us, and it’ll be interesting to see them through,” – said Arturas Milaknis.
Milaknis returned to Zalgiris from Unics in 2016 and has already won the Lithuanian championship 9 times, alongside 3 King Mindaugas Cup trophies.
Milaknis played 28 games in the EuroLeague last season, averaging 7.4 points in 22 minutes of action. He was hot from downtown all season long, as he converted 39.5% of his long-range shots.
The marksman showed up in the Lithuanian basketball league, dropping 7.6 points per game in 18 minutes of court time. He converted on 44% of his shots from beyond the arc.
The 2015 EuroBasket vice-champion started his professional career in Zalgiris, but has also spent time in Prienai, Kauno Baltai and Unics Kazan.
Fonte: Zalgiris Kaunas.
It is official now: JaCorey Williams is a new player of Aquila Basket Trento.
The big man comes from PAOK Thessaloniki and penned a deal for one season with an option for a second one.
Williams averaged 9ppg and 6.7rpg in Greek League last season.
Aquila Basket Trento is in talks with Jacorey Williams, a source tells Sportando.
The American big started last season in South Korea before moving to PAOK Thessaloniki where he averaged 9 points and 6.7 rebounds in the domestic league.
Nicolas Laprovittola is about to rescind his remaining year of contract with Real Madrid, AS reports.
According to recent rumors, the Argentine playmaker should join Panathinaikos to replace Nick Calathes.
This year Laprovittola averaged 5.6 points and 3 assist over 50 games for the Blancos between Euroleague and ACB.
Fonte: AS.com.