VL Pesaro has closed the deal with Johnny Hamilton. The news is reported by Carlino and Corriere Adriatico.
The agreement has been reached. A class of 1994, 213 centimetres, Hamilton was born in Rio Claro in Trinidad and Tobago, after the G League he has been in Europe since 2019, in 2020-2021 he will also play in the EuroLeague with Fenerbahce.
This season he produced 10.8 points on average with Busaspor with 6.8 rebounds.
Home VL Pesaro, Scott Bamforth leaves Italy due to serious family problems. This was reported by the Corriere Adriatico.
Il Resto del Carlino confirms that the player has already received the green light from the club.
The guard ends his experience with Pesaro with an average of 13.7 points, 3 rebounds and 3.7 assists. His high was 23 with Treviso and Varese.
Augustine Rubit has reached an agreement until the end of the season with the Rostock Seawolves, according to Rupert Fabig.
The power forward is returning to the game after the Achilles tendon injury he suffered during last season with Bayern Munich.
Rubit will help the BBL team, currently fourth-last with six wins in 25 games, avoid relegation.
Meinen Informationen nach wird Augustine Rubit die @HRO_Seawolves bis zum Saisonende verstärken. pic.twitter.com/BuF7NtdS83
— Rupert Fabig (@rupertfabig) April 2, 2024
Sharife Cooper has reached an agreement with the Liaoning Flying Leopards, as announced by his agency.
Cooper, the No.48 pick of the 2021 NBA Draft, leaves US for the first time in his career to help the Chinese team win a third consecutive CBA title.
The Auburn product started the season in G League with the Cleveland Charge, averaging 18.6 points, 7.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
The Liaoning Flying Leopards have added 22-year-old star point guard @SharifeCooper for their 3rd straight CBA Championship run 🏆 pic.twitter.com/uYrUDEJRIj
— LIFT Sports (@LIFTSPORTSMNGMT) April 1, 2024
Ludwisburg announced the return of Ariel Hukporti on a deal through the end of the season.
The 21-year-old German big man, No. 58 in ESPN’s Top 100 for the 2024 NBA Draft, previously played with MHP RIESEN from 2018 to 2020.
Hukporti spent the last three years with Melbourne United (7.9 PPG, 7 RPG, 1.5 BPG in 17 minutes per game in the 2024 NBL).
📝✅ | Nach vierjähriger Abstinenz und im Vorfeld der angestrebten @NBADraft kehrt unser @BBA_Ludwigsburg-Eigengewächs Ariel #Hukporti nach Deutschland zurück. Wir leihen den 21-Jährigen bis Saisonende von @MelbUnited aus. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺, 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹! pic.twitter.com/h13X3REksL
— MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (@MHP_RIESEN) April 1, 2024
Xavi Pascual heading to Anadolu Efes? The Spanish coach’s agent, Vadim Mikhaelevskiy, commented as follows to the Russian website Match TV: “Pascual has an existing contract with Zenit until the end of the season, so we have not yet reached an agreement with anyone. Remember that last summer he ‘transferred’ to five Euroleague teams, but in the end he stayed in St. Petersburg. That is why it is too early to talk about a new contract’.
In short, caution is normal this season: ‘At this stage there are no movements regarding Pascual’s future. He has an existing contract with Zenit and is only focused on the end of the season’.
Xavi Pascual to become Anadolu Efes head coach next season.
Forrmer Barcelona and Panathinaikos to leave Zenit and to return in EuroLeague with an important multi-year contract in Turkey pic.twitter.com/rgByySxwnd
— Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) April 1, 2024
Virtus Bologna are already active on the market for next season. According to Sportando, negotiations are underway to bring John Petrucelli to the Bianconeri.
Petrucelli, a 1992 Hicksville graduate and Italian international, has one year left on his contract with Pallacanestro Brescia, but with a reduced buyout for EuroLeague teams.
Coming to Italy in 2021 at the instigation of Marco De Benedetto, Petrucelli is now a player of great interest on the national market. According to Sportando, the virtussina proposal would be on a two-year basis.
With an extraordinary EuroLeague on the line and a Scudetto sprint on the horizon, the Bianconeri are wasting no time in launching an ambitious plan for next season.
Kevin Porter Jr. to sign a $10,000 one-month contract with PAOK as reported Harris Stavrou.
Former Rockets player would make his debut on Lavrio’s court this week, and then play the other three matches of the second phase of the Greek top league.
In case of playoff qualification, the agreement would be extended until the end of the season.
Με κάτι λιγότερο από 10k δολάρια φέρνει ο ΠΑΟΚ τον Kevin Porter στην Ελλάδα. Για minimum 4 εμφανίσεις + τα playoffs αν η ομάδα προκριθεί σε αυτά.
Τα υπόλοιπα στο αυριανό Bald Brothers.
— Harris Stavrou (@harris_stavrou) April 1, 2024
Partizan offered a new contract extension until 2026 to Željko Obradović. This move demonstrates the club’s intention to retain Europe’s most successful coach on a long-term basis.
Currently, Obradović’s focus is on the upcoming challenges on the court, with Partizan preparing for a crucial game in Berlin against Alba to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the Euroleague play-in.
Since his return to Partizan in 2021, Obradović has guided the team to remarkable success, culminating in winning the ABA League last season and the EuroLeague playoffs with Real Madrid.
Source: Mozzart Sport
Amar Alibegovic officially leaves the Cagdas to sign with the Trapani Shark. The player said goodbye to the Turkish club on Instagram.
“It was definitely a difficult season for all of us, but I will never forget this experience. I met many great people who I will keep as close friends and I found a place where I can feel at home. My only regret is that I did not achieve the higher goals that we have the potential to achieve. I would like to thank the coaching staff, the management and all my fantastic teammates. Thanks to all the fans who came to support us.”
“I will miss this place and wish this club all the best for the future”.
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Barcelona and Jabari Parker negotiate contract renewal.
This season the former NBA player is averaging 10.3 points in EuroLeague with 4 rebounds.
🔵🔴 JIJANTES FC | Mercato
El Barça i Jabari Parker han iniciat converses per la renovació del nord-americà. La sintonia és bona i des del club es confia en la continuïtat de l’aler pivot.
Parker està molt content amb l’equip, al club i a la ciutat. pic.twitter.com/8x3QBHNHEy
— Marc Mundet (@MarcMundet78) March 28, 2024
VL Pesaro targets also Nick Perkins to replace injured Leonardo Totè as reported Corriere Adriatico.
American big man averaged 13.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in Japan B1 League with Nagasaki.
Wayne Selden is a new player of Chorale Roanne, as announced by the French club.
The Kansas product started the season in Taiwan with the Fubon Braves (15.3 PPG).
Selden will replace the injured Jalen Jones.
Wayne Selden est un joueur de la @ChoraleRoanne ✍🏾
L'ailier US aux 133 matchs #NBA renforce l'équipe jusqu'à la fin de la saison en tant que pigiste médical de Jalen Jones
Le communiqué officiel ➡️ https://t.co/FuKhRhktwx#ChoraleNation #BetclicELITE pic.twitter.com/f7DkXAAf4H— Chorale Roanne Basket (@ChoraleRoanne) March 25, 2024
Trapani Shark makes an offer to Amar Alibegovic as reported Corriere di Bologna.
Alibegovic in averaging in BSL with Cagdas 13.5 points, 5.3 rebounds.
Vuelle Pesaro targets Tyrell Harrison to replace the injured Leonardo Totè for this season.
New Zealand big man averaged 9.6 points, 6.2 rebounds this season in NBL with Brisbane.
Zalgiris Kaunas targets Alex Poythress for next season. The question was put directly to Lithuanians’ coach Andrea Trinchieri in a press conference during the presentation of the match against Olimpia Milano.
“I’ve always liked him. He’s a long player with great energy and dynamism. He brings a lot of energy to the team. He was unavailable, he’s back and he’s playing great”.
Big3 wants to sign emerging women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark to a $5 million contract.
Ice Cube wrote: “America’s women athletes should not be forced to spend their off seasons playing in often dismal and dubious foreign countries just to make ends meet.”.
THE BIG3 has offered Caitlin Clark $5 MILLION!
Ice Cube: “America’s women athletes should not be forced to spend their off seasons playing in often dismal and dubious foreign countries just to make ends meet.” pic.twitter.com/DyOmRWslqT
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 27, 2024
Mario Hezonja is on the verge of leaving Real Madrid for Panathinaikos, not for financial reasons but because he feels unappreciated, according to a report in Marca.
The Spanish gazette, through its journalist Jesús Sánchez, insists that the issue of Hezonja’s transfer is over.
The Croatian’s decision to move on is described as a personal one, based on a desire for recognition and importance within the team, rather than an improvement to his contract.
Zalgiris wants to bring Rokas Jakubaitis back to Kaunas next season. But not only that. The news launched by Sportando last night is also confirmed by the Lithuanian website 15min.lt.
But not only that. According to the portal, Fenerbahce is also evaluating the player leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.
Sarunas Jasikevicius is in fact the coach who launched Jokubaitis at Zalgiris and then brought him to Barcelona. According to 15min, possible farewell to Yan Madar, whose minutes have dropped since Jasikevicius’ arrival.
Olympiacos continues to work for next season, not only on the player front.
The Reds are looking to extend coach Georgios Bartzokas’ contract until 2027, a source told Sportando.
The Greek coach has been sitting on the Olympiacos bench since January 2020 and his current contract expires in 2025.
In the Euroleague, after the historic victory in 2013, Bartzokas led the Reds to 4th place in 2022 and second last season.
Olympiacos is currently fifth in the Euroleague standings with 19 wins in 31 games.
Keenan Evans will be an Olympiacos player next season. This was reported by Greek newspaper Live Sport. The Greek club has denied it.
Evans is averaging 17.3 points on the season with 3.9 assists. Olympiacos reportedly putting up €1.8 million per season until 2026. Evans reportedly accepted the offer while rejecting Fenerbahce’s. Barcelona also reportedly probed the situation.
Όλα όσα γράφονται για μεταγραφές, υπογραφές, σχέδια και συμφωνίες δεν ευσταθούν . #OlympiacosBC
— Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) March 26, 2024
“The 2023-24 season is in full swing and Olympiacos, which has achieved two of its four goals (Super Cup and National Cup, ed.), continues to strive to offer our fans more great moments.
Everything that is written about transfers, purchases, plans and agreements is not true’.
Olympiacos had been on Mike James for months. This move by the Greeks, however denied, seems to prelude a closing of that track. And to the credible permanence of the EuroLeague’s all-time top scorer at Monaco.
Sasha Vezenkov, currently with the Sacramento Kings, reflects on his experience at Barça and does not rule out a possible return despite admitting that he was not treated well during his time at the club. Here are his words to Mundo.
Would you like to play for Barça again if you returned to Europe?
I had difficult years at Barcelona, I think they didn’t treat me well, but not the people who lead the organisation, with Juan Carlos Navarro I have a very good relationship and I learnt a lot from him. I have friends in the organisation, I never say no, but it’s like my time there was difficult for the team and for me. I can’t predict the future, but I have friends I respect a lot.
If I understand you correctly, are you saying you were not treated well at Barça?
Yes, 100 per cent. 100%.
What was the reason? Are you angry with someone?
I don’t feel angry, life goes on. Especially with two people, maybe three. They didn’t give me the right opportunities even playing well. 100%, they didn’t treat me well.
I know, I can say that. But that was five or six years ago, Barça is a great club, I have friends there, I have a lot of respect for Juan Carlos Navarro, he is a legend, I learned a lot from him, we have a good relationship and good conversations when we see each other. As I said, I have something left, but not with the club, but with the people who are no longer there’.
Who are these people?
I don’t name names, they know very well who I am, but I don’t care because I went my own way. But then it was difficult because there was a purpose behind it. It’s all right, I have made my way and as I said, everything is fine and calm now.
Ettore Messina, speaking after the game against Napoli, commented on the arrival of Denzel Valentine, who was announced during the week but not registered for this Sunday’s LBA match.
“He’s a player we’ve been following for a long time with Vacirca, who plays three roles on the outside. He was an excellent college player and a good NBA player, especially in Chicago. He knows the game, he is going through his medical and as soon as he gets the OK, he should join us.
Freddy Fauthoux is at the centre of off-season rumours that he has received an offer from ASVEL to become the team’s head coach next season. Tribune 47 reports.
Currently hovering between a renewal with Bourg and a possible return to ASVEL, Fauthoux’s decision will come in the coming weeks. Performance in the Eurocup could play a key role in his final choice.
Info @Tribune47
Freddy Fauthoux aurait reçu une offre de l’ASVEL pour en devenir l’entraîneur principal la saison prochaine.
Prolongation à Bourg ou retour à l’ASVEL ? Réponse dans les prochaines semaines. Le résultat en Eurocup pourrait notamment avoir son importance.
— Dylan De Abreu (@DylanDA_) March 22, 2024
Daniele Baiesi will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season. The news, reported by Eurodevotion, was also confirmed to Sportando.
Having arrived in the summer of 2017 in Bavaria, the Italian coach will not renew his contract, which expires on 30 June.
Julyan Stone, a 35-year-old all-around who spent the last few seasons in the LBA, is one of the 3 USAs with NBA experience recently signed by the Marinos de Anzoategui.
The other two are Trayvon Palmer and Landers Nolley II.
Stone last year produced averages of 6.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.1 steals with Givova Scafati.
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Update on the negotiations between Pallacanestro Varese and Michael Gilmore. prealpina.it, on the homepage, headlines: “Gilmore in Varese: almost done”.
The contract would run until 2025 with options to leave. It is not ruled out that the player, who has an EU passport (no visa required), could be signed in time to face Bertram Derthona on Sunday.
Pallacanestro Varese is back on the market after the defeat against Pallacanestro Reggiana last weekend.
As reported verbatim by La Prealpina, the defeat and: “Brown’s negative performance has led Openjobmetis to reopen negotiations with Michael Gilmore.
And again: “The ongoing dialogue would concern a 1+1 agreement”.
Now, of course, it is necessary to unblock the negotiations with Paok, where the 208 cm forward, born in 1995, has averaged 5.9 points and 4.8 rebounds this season.
Ironi Ness Ziona announced the arrival of Marcus Zegarowski on a contract until the end of the season.
The point guard ended his experience in Italy with Vanoli Cremona averaging 10.4 points and 2.3 assists in 21 minutes per game.
Welcome, @MZegarowski1 ! 🧡
הגארד מרקוס זגראוסקי (25, 1.85) חתם בעירוני להמשך העונה >>> https://t.co/5mLdR1HQLS🟠⚪️🔵#בשבילכם pic.twitter.com/M0rd7XwsOy
— Ironi Ness Ziona (@ironinessziona) March 18, 2024
Kacper Gordon, Arka officially part ways.
Polish point guard is averaging 6.6 points, 2.5 assists in this OBL season.
❗️ 𝐊𝐚𝐜𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐧 odchodzi z Krajowej Grupy Spożywczej Arki Gdynia. Kontrakt z zawodnikiem został rozwiązany za porozumieniem stron.
Dziękujemy za wszystko Kacper, do zobaczenia na parkietach! 🤝
🔗 Więcej informacji ➡️ https://t.co/Kujmrr6yro #plkpl pic.twitter.com/fM5TgX6uMY
— Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza Arka Gdynia (@ArkaGdyniaKosz) March 18, 2024
Gordon to sign with Legia as reported Karol Wasiek.
[Nasz News] @ZkrainyNBA:
💣Kacper Gordon -> Legia Warszawa
🔜Filip Matczak blisko gry w Arce na zasadzie wypożyczenia z Kinga
❌ Arka odrzuciła ofertę za Andrzeja Plutę z FrancjiWięcej 👇#plkpl https://t.co/MCtkwPTNqB
— Karol Wasiek (@K_Wasiek) March 17, 2024
