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13/04/202115:41

Fuenlabrada reportedly close to sign Cheick Diallo

Urbas Fuenlabrada is close to finalizing an agreement with Cheick Diallo, Chema de Lucas reports.
The former Kansas big man played 6 games for Avtodor Saratov this season, with averages of 7.6 points and 5.1 rebounds.

Diallo played 180 NBA games in the previous 4 seasons with New Orleans and Phoenix.

13/04/202115:27

Crailsheim Merlins announces Sebastian Gleim as new head coach for the 2021/22 season

Crailsheim Merlins have announced the hiring of Sebastian Gleim as coach starting next season.

Gleim, currently at the helm of Frankfurt, will replace Tuomas Iisalo, who leaves the German club after 5 seasons.

13/04/202114:09

Kenny Williams joins Bnei Herzliya

Kenny Williams signed a contract with Bnei Herzliya until the end of the season.
The guard out of UNC this season played 15 games in G League for the Austin Spurs, with averages of 11 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assist.

12/04/202122:21

Nikola Kalinic reportedly free of “tanteo” rights if Valencia will not play Euroleague next season

According to journalist Victor Colmenarejo, Serbian forward Nikola Kalinic rights won’t “stay” with Valencia in the offseason if the Spanish team will not be featured in Euroleague 2021-22.

Kalinic signed a 1-year deal with Valencia last summer, and it has been reported that he won’t be under the “tanteo” rules if Valencia will not play Euroleague next year. Chances of remaining in Europe’s top competition rely on a wild card for Eurocup’s 2018-19 winners.

10/04/202114:13

Charles Jenkins reportedly moving to Tenerife

With Olympiacos not advancing to the EuroLeague playoffs, Charles Jenkins is leaving the team to continue the season in Spain’s Liga ACB with Lenovo Tenerife, according to Aris Barkas.

Jenkins, one of the best perimeter defenders in Europe, averaged 2.9 points in about 15 minutes per game for the Greek club this season.

09/04/202116:16

Vincent Poirier reportedly joining Real Madrid

Free agent big man Vincent Poirier has agreed to a multi-year deal with Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, according to Jose Luis Sanchez.

Poirier is expected to join Real Madrid in the next few days but can only play in the Liga ACB this season as he can’t be registered to play in the EuroLeague until next year.

The French center was waived by the New York Knicks after the trade deadline.

09/04/202114:53

Hapoel Jerusalem, coach Dainius Adomaitis part ways

Hapoel Jerusalem and head coach Dainius Adomaitis have parted ways.

Adomaitis took over the Israeli team in January to replace Oded Katash. Now, only three months later, Adomaitis is no longer the head coach after four losses in the last six games.

Assistant coach Yonatan Alon will serve as interim head coach.

09/04/202112:45

Amdeo Della Valle to sign with Germani Brescia next season

Amedeo Della Valle will sign a three-year deal next summer with Germani Brescia, a source told to Sportando.

Italian guard is averaging 7.8 points this season in ABA-Liga with Buducnost.

Germani Brescia GM Sandro Santoro talked about Della Valle on italian newspaper Bresciaoggi: «He is an important player on the national and international market. Many like him. We think about how to close this season. We have not yet been interested in the future and the market».

08/04/202116:36

Ishmail Wainright reportedly close to sign with Zalgiris Kaunas for next season

Ishmail Wainright is close to finalizing an agreement with Zalgiris Kaunas for next season.

The news comes from reporter Donatas Urbonas, who talks about a possible verbal agreement, adding that the versatile forward will try to get a chance in the NBA during the summer.

Wainright in the Jeep Elite is producing averages of 11.7 points, 4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game, shooting 50% from the field, 38% from three and 73% from the foul line.

07/04/202121:37

Nigel Williams-Goss on upcoming free agency: “I look forward to that process”

Nigel Williams-Goss will be a free agent after this season with Lokomotiv Kuban. The former Olympiacos and Utah Jazz guard talked about the upcoming process in an interview with SDNA.

“This is the first time in my professional career that I am a true free agent so I look forward to the process of that,” Williams-Goss said. “I want to win and I would like to have an impactful role in that winning. That’s all that has ever mattered for me whether it was in college, the NBA or in Europe. I simply want to win and have an impactful role in that process.”

07/04/202110:53

Sebastian Gleim reportedly to sign with Merlins next summer

Sebastian Gleim will sign with Merlins next summer as reported by Big Deutschland.

Gleim will leave Skyliners to replace Tuomas Iisalo that will be an important free agent on the coach european market.

06/04/202121:00

Ivan Aska signed with Rabotnicki Skopje

30-year old forward Ivan Aska has signed with ABA 2 league side Rabotnicki Skopje, sources told Sportando. Murray State alumni last played for Israeli club Hapoel Hevel Modiein where he averaged 21 points and 8.6 rebounds per game last season.

Aska is also a US Virgin Island international and this season, he represented them in the AmeriCup 2022 qualifiers. Over the 4 played games, he averaged 20.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per contest.

06/04/202118:59

Vatutin on rumors about Zeljko Obradovic: Tomorrow they will write that Phil Jackson will join us

CSKA Moscow president Andre Vatutin spoke with Metaratings.ru talking about the rumors on Zeljko Obradovic as new head coach of the Russian powerhouse.

“With the offseason approaching, every day, every week an info will be reported” Vatutin said. “There will be news about players, coaches, doctor who will end up in Moscow” Vatutin added.

“We don’t need to comment everything. Today they will write one thing, tomorrow another one. We have an active coach and coaching staff in which we trust” Vatutin added. “We are solving certain problems”.

“It’s ridiculous to even comment on all these rumors. Now they will write that Phil Jackson will come. Tomorrow they will write about someone else. This is wild game. And neither I nor the CSKA press office can talk about it on a daily basis”.

06/04/202114:22

Real Madrid reportedly targets Pierria Henry for the next season

Real Madrid targets also Pierria Henry for the next season.

Spanish powehouse reportedly follows Vincent Poirier and is close to re-sign Jaycee Carroll.

Pierria Henry waits the Senegalese passport to play in ACB with coutounou status and is averaging 10.2 points, 7.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds in EuroLeague this season.

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