Promitheas announced the signing of Danny Agbelese.
The big man spent last season with Kolossos Rhodes averaging 9.8 points and 5 rebounds.
Fonte: Promitheas.
Tofas Bursa announced the signing of Semaj Christon.
The former NBA guard spent last season with Limoges CSP and Baskonia with whom he won the ACB title.
Fonte: Tofas Bursa.
Baskonia reached an agreement to re-sign Zoran Dragic one more season.
The Slovenian averaged 8.4ppg in ACB Fase Final won by Baskonia.
ÚLTIMA HORA: El Kirolbet Baskonia ya ha cerrado la renovación de Zoran Dragic (1.96; 31 años).
El esloveno ex del Unicaja ha promediado 8,4 puntos en la Fase Final Extraordinaria yéndose hasta los 21 y 25 de valoración en la semifinal ante el Valencia.
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) July 22, 2020
RETABet Bilbao announced the signing of Felipe Dos Anjos.
The 218cm big man comes from Chocolates Trapa Palencia and penned a two-year contract.
Fonte: Bilbao Basket.
The basketball club “Nizhny Novgorod” retained the Russian defender Artem Komolov (27 years old, 193 cm) until the end of the 2020-2021 season.
For Artyom this year will be the fourth in the BC “NN”. The career of a CSKA graduate in our club began in the summer of 2017. Previously, he played on loan at Avtodor (Saratov), Zenit (St. Petersburg), Ural (Yekaterinburg) and Sakhalin. With the latter, he became the champion of the Super League (2016) and the silver medalist of the Russian Cup (2017).
Already being a player of Nizhny, the Russian defender was remembered throughout the League as a decisive buzz in the ring of Astana, which became the best moment of the 2017-2018 regular season. In the last two years, Artem has become a real specialist in Polish Zelene Gora. In March 2019, he set a personal best with 24 points (6 3s) for the Poles. A year later, in Hala Zielona Gora, our player scored 23 points (6 out of 11 three-pointers) and 24 points for efficiency.
Fonte: Nizhny Novgorod.
The London Lions can confirm the addition of five-year NBA veteran, DeAndre Liggins to the 2020-21 squad.
The 6’7” Liggins will play the small forward and guard roles for the Lions. The last time Liggins played in the NBA was during the 2018 playoffs as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, but also played 64 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers and had his longest stay with the Miami Heat and their G-League affiliate, Sioux Falls Skyforce.
Achievements include being the G-League Champion in 2016 also an All-Star and two-time G-League Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and 2016. Liggins appeared in 34 games (33 starts) for Sioux Falls during its 2016 championship season and averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 2.06 steals per game.
2018-19 saw the Kentucky Wildcats graduate play in 25 G-League games – including 21 starts – Liggins averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
Liggins had this to say about the Lions forthcoming season in BBL and the Basketball Champions League, “I am very excited to join such a winning and upcoming organisation. My competitive edge and winning mentality will certainly be effective immediately in the London Lions’ organisation, I’m excited and can’t wait.”
Lions Head Coach, Vince Macaulay was pleased to add, “This is a great opportunity for us all in British basketball, Deandre is an unbelievable hard worker, we wanted someone that would nullify the highest of European talent and we think we have him, His experience, his team ethos will no doubt spread into our team, I’m delighted we could sign him and I’m sure all our fans will take him to their hearts.”
Fans will get to see the team for the first time on the 15th of September, when Basketball Champions League opponents, Neptunas Klaipeda will be the visitors
Tickets and details of television coverage will come out nearer the date as we follow Government guidelines on indoor sports.
Fonte: London Lions.
Rookie TJ Haws will start his pro career in Poland with Trefl Sopot.
Hawks comes from Brigham Young where he averaged 14 points per game with 5.8 assists as a senior in NCAA.
Fonte: Trefl Sopot.
German team MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg is showing serious interest in AJ Brodeur and the two sides are in talks, a source told Sportando.
The rookie comes from Pennsylvania Quackers where he averaged 17.3ppg, 8.9rpg and 5.2apg as a senior in NCAA.
Happy Casa Brindisi signs Ousman Krubally .
Krubally played last season in France with Le Portel averaging 9.2 points and 6.5 rebounds.
Germani Brescia signs Dusan Ristic on loan according with Il Giornale di Brescia.
Serbian big man signed a three-year contract with Crvena Zvezda in Summer 2018.
Former Arizona averaged 15.7 points and 10.9 rebounds in VTB with Astana last season.
VL Pesaro in talks with Marko Filipovity according with il Resto del Carlino.
Croatian forward averaged 12 points and 3.9 rebounds this season in BCL.
Filipovity has an escape from the contract with Falco-Vulcano which expires at the end of July.
Patricio Garino reportedly finalizing deal with Zalgiris Kaunas.
Argentinian forward will ink a two-year deal with the Lithuanian powerhouse.
Former GWU averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds last season in EuroLeague with Baskonia.
Zalgiris Kaunas finalizing a two-year deal with Patricio Garino, per sources.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) July 22, 2020
McKenzie Moore is returning to Anwil Wloclawek, a source tells Sportando.
The American has played in only two games with the Polish powerhouse averaging 13.5ppg.
Moore moved to Poland after a season between Turkey (Bandirma) and Russia (Avtodor Saratov).
Ousman Krubally is close to joining Happy Casa Brindisi, a source told Sportando.
The French big man spent last season with Le Portel averaging 9.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in Jeep Elite.
Krubally has played in Italy with Venezia and Pistoia.
Former Dayton guard Robert Lowery has re-signed with Tsmoki-Minsk for the upcoming season, the team announced.
Lowery averaged 12.9 points, three rebounds and 5.4 assists per game in the VTB League last season.
Fonte: Tsmoki-Minsk.
Rookie point guard KJ Robinson signed his first professional deal with Horsens IC in Denmark, the team announced.
Robinson just finished up his college career at Omaha. He averaged 15.2 points and 2.7 assists per game in his senior year.
Fonte: Horsens IC.
Canadian wing Thomas Scrubb has signed a contract with JL Bourg of the French Jeep Elite and EuroCup, the team announced.
Scrubb spent last season with Strasbourg, averaging 11.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the Jeep Elite and Basketball Champions League.
Fonte: JL Bourg.
Former Monmouth guard Max DiLeo could re-join coach Pedro Calles in Hamburg, I am told.
The American-German guard spent the past two seasons with Rasta Vechta under Pedro Calles who’s now the head coach of the Hamburg Towers.
Rookie point guard Jermaine Bishop has signed a contract with Phoenix Hagen in Germany’s Pro A, the team announced.
Bishop played college basketball at Saint Louis and Norfolk State. He averaged 15.6 points per game in his final year at Norfolk State.
Bishop is among the early-entry candidates for the 2020 NBA Draft.
Fonte: Phoenix Hagen.
EuroLeague club Maccabi Tel Aviv is interested in former Nevada forward Cameron Oliver, according to Roi Cohen.
Oliver stood out in his first season outside of the United States. He averaged 17.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game for the Cairns Taipans in Australia, then he moved to Israel as he was signed by Ironi Nes Ziona for the restart of the Winner League season. In Israel, he averaged 19.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
Fonte: Roi Cohen.
Former NBA guard R.J. Hunter is finalizing a deal with Galatasaray of the Turkish BSL and Basketball Champions League, a source told Sportando.
Hunter, an NBA first-round pick in 2015, is coming off his first season in Europe as he averaged 11.4 points per game in the Turkish BSL and Basketball Champions League with Turk Telekom Ankara.
Former South Dakota State star Mike Daum has signed a new contract to return to Monbus Obradoiro for the 2020-21 season, the team announced.
In his rookie season, Daum averaged nine points and 3.7 rebounds on 44 percent from 3-point range in the Liga ACB with Obradoiro.
Fonte: Monbus Obradoiro.
Former Temple and Ohio State F/C Anthony Lee has reached an agreement with Yeni Mamak of the Turkish TBL, a source told Sportando.
Last season, Lee averaged 7.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game with Panionios (Greece) before he moved to Gostivar in North Macedonia where he appeared in two games.
EuroLeague’s Bayern Munich has emerged as the favorite to land guard Nick Weiler-Babb.
The first-year guard from Ludwigsburg had interest from several Euroleague clubs but Bayern is now the team in advanced discussions on an agreement with him according to German sources.
Real Madrid announced that Alberto Abalde has signed a 5-year deal with the Spanish powerhouse.
Abalde, a 24-year-old swingman, spent the last three seasons with Valencia. He averaged 7.8 points, four rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in the EuroLeague in 2019-20.
Fonte: Real Madrid.
Jabril Durham has agreed to a deal with Belfius Mons-Hainaut to compete in the Belgian EuroMillions League and the qualification round of the Basketball Champions League, sources told @Sportando
The former Arkansas guard spent last season in Russia with Vostok-65, averaging 14.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.
Jordan Mickey is officially coming back to Khimki Moscow with a one-year deal, the team announced.
The former NBA big man, who previously played for Khimki in 2018-19, spent the 2019-20 season with Real Madrid, averaging 9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague.
Fonte: Khimki Moscow.
Academic Plovdiv added another player. Tony Gugino will play for the Bulgarian team.
Last season he played for CS Dinamo Bucuresti, where he recorded 6.5 ppg and 3.4 rpg. in 18 games in Romania.
BAXI Manresa announced the signing of Jonathan Tabu.
The experienced guard comes from Le Portel where he averaged 9.6ppg and 3.4apg.
Fonte: Basquet Manresa.
JL Bourg made its second signing in as many days by bringing in center Darel Poirier as it prepares for its maiden 7DAYS EuroCup campaign. Poirier (2.07 meters, 23 years old) returns home to France after spending the past two seasons abroad. He averaged 8.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in five games for Windy City in the G-League last season. A hip injury ended his season in February, however, Poirier rehabilitated from the injury with the help of the Bourg medical staff, which was able to get to know the player and his work ethic and that paved the way to the signing. Poirier began his career with Cholet and also spent a season on loan at Charleville-Meziere before he first ventured overseas in 2018 to play for Capital City in the G-League.
JL Bourg continued its busy week with the signing of Luka Asceric, who is the son of the team’s former head coach Neno Asceric. It was the team’s third addition of the week and second on Tuesday after the signing of Darel Poirier. Born in Austria, Luka Asceric (2.01 meters, 23 years old) began his career in that country before spending three seasons in France – two with Lille Metropole and one with Hyeres-Toulon, where he was coached by his father. Asceric spent the past two seasons in his father’s homeland, Serbia, with Mega Bemax. Last season Asceric averaged 7.4 points on 38.5% three-point shooting, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in the Adriatic League. Asceric has also been called up to the Serbian national team roster.
Fonte: JL Bourg.