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13/03/202116:48

Dominique Sutton re-joins Al-Ahli in Bahrain

Veteran forward Dominique Sutton has signed a contract to return to Al-Ahli in Bahrain. Sutton’s latest Instagram stories reveal he has already landed in Bahrain and started practicing with the team.

Sutton recently parted ways with Italian Serie A club UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia.

13/03/202112:21

Jared Sullinger joins Anyang KGC

Anyang KGC has formalized the arrival of Jared Sullinger.

In the 2018/19 season, the former Boston Celtics first round pick averaged over 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for Shenzhen, in the top Chinese league.

13/03/202112:04

William McDowell-White joins New Zealand Breakers

It is expected Star Shooting Guard Corey Webster will be out for four weeks as he continues to recover from a knee problem, but specialists say he will play again for the Sky Sport Breakers this season.

โ€œI feel devastated,โ€ says Webster from the teamโ€™s base in Melbourne. โ€œI feel like Iโ€™m letting the team down and I donโ€™t feel good about it.โ€

It is a shock setback for the kiwi sharpshooter who has been dominating the NBL alongside his brother Tai following his successful return from a hand injury at the start of the season.

Even with limited feeling in his left handโ€™s ring finger, the 32-year-old has been playing nearly 29 minutes a game, averaging 18.1 points, shooting 50 percent from the field, in his nine outings this campaign.

Websterโ€™s injury is the latest setback in a luckless 2021 in which the Breakers have to play all their games away from home in a Covid ravaged season.

Star import Lamar Patterson also remains injured and is still at least three weeks away. At the same time, Tall Back Centre Rob Loe has returned to New Zealand for personal reasons, as has assistant coach Chanel Pompallier.

Breakers Management is now moving quickly to fill player gaps, with two-thirds of the NBL21 regular season still left to play.

Highly regarded Australian Guard William McDowell-White, who has just completed two seasons playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBAโ€™s G-League, has signed to cover for Webster.

The 22-year-old is expected to leave Los Angeles in the next 24-hours and will complete the two-week quarantine in Australia before joining up with his new Breakers team-mates.

At 6โ€™5โ€ or 1.96m, McDowell-White is currently in the exceptional Australian Boomers 23-man Tokyo Olympic Squad.

He has previously represented Australia at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

โ€œWe are very happy to add Will McDowell-White. He just finished his second season in the G-League and is in good shape,โ€ says Head Coach Dan Shamir. โ€œHeโ€™s a very capable player; all the components are there, heโ€™s got size and good court vision.โ€

โ€œWillโ€™s not replacing Corey, heโ€™s someone who can step on the court straight away and eventually play alongside Corey and Tai (Webster) and Tom (Abercrombie) and the rest of our backcourt.โ€

Shamir sympathises with Corey Webster, who has already come back from injury this season.

โ€œCoreyโ€™s been a little bit unlucky this yearโ€, he says.

โ€œHe looked like he was going to lead our team, and now thereโ€™s a little setback, but we are hopeful itโ€™s not going to be too long, and heโ€™ll be back on the court. Obviously, it adds up together with Lamarโ€™s injury and the departure of Rob Loe, but we are in the process of solving those problems.โ€

In another problem solver, former Adelaide 36ers Guard Jeremy Kendle will join the Breakers later today as temporary cover for Lamar Patterson while the All-Star works his way back to full fitness.

13/03/202111:51

Partizan signs Mihailo Petrovic

Partizan signed Mihailo Petrovic to his first professional contract.

The point guard born in 2003 comes from the youth teams of the Serbian team, and will now have the opportunity to make his way into the first team, under the guidance of coach Alexandar Matovic.

12/03/202109:09

Donte DiVincenzo highly unlikely to get Italian passport before Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Donte DiVincenzo will not play for Italy’s National Team in the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade.

The Milwaukee Bucks guard is highly unlikely to get the Italian passport before June when the tournament wil be played.

Italian Basketball Federation is working since months to get the passport for the former NCAA champion but covid pandemic slowed downs things.

Italy will have Paolo Banchero as naturalized player in Belgrade. The five-star prospect has yet to debut with Italy since he got the passport a few months ago.

The news was reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

12/03/202108:51

Paul Eboua to sign back in Pesaro

Paul Eboua is back in Italian Serie A.
The forward has reached an agreement to return to VL Pesaro till 2022, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport and Il Corriere Adriatico.

Eboua spent last season with Pesaro before moving to G League where he wore the jersey ofย the Long Island Nets in Orlandoโ€™s bubble averaging 2.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 10 contests.

12/03/202108:44

Ettore Messina to be back as head coach of Italy’s National Team?

Ettore Messina is expected to become head coach of Italy’s National Team after OQT in Belgrade and Olympics (if Italy qualifies).

Meo Sacchetti, the actual head coach of Italbasket, will leave his role after the tournament in Belgrade scheduled for June and after Tokyo if Italy makes it.

Messina would be at his third stint as head coach of Italbasket. He recently coached Italy’s NT at OQT in Turin in 2016 and at Eurobasket 2017 reaching the quarterfinals.

Messina is also the head coach of Olimpia Milano since the summer of 2019.

Recently FIP changed the staff of coach of Sacchetti hiring Riccardo Fois, Paolo Galbiati and Piero Bucchi as assistants.

If Messina declines the proposal of Italian Basketball Federation, Walter De Raffaele of Reyer Venezia will be the head coach.

The idea of FIP is to have a new coach for Eurobasket 2022 when Italy will host one group in Milano.

The news has been reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

09/03/202120:10

Pau Gasol confirms previous interest from other European teams, but โ€œit had to be Barcelonaโ€

Interviewed by Spanish news agency EFE, Barcelonaโ€™s big man Pau Gasol has confirmed there was interest on him by some European team, but when he decided to return to Europe โ€œit had to be with Barcelonaโ€.

Gasol passed his medicals with the team and is working to return to court. He last played a game in March 2019 with the Milwaukee Bucks.

09/03/202112:56

Maccabi Haifa, Donta Smith part ways

Maccabi Haifa and Donta Smith have agreed to part ways, the Israeli team announced.

This year the veteran guard played 16 games, with averages of 11.9 points (48% FG, 42% 3P, 68% FT), 5.9 rebounds, 5.1 assist and 1.5 steals.

 

09/03/202111:37

Malcolm Bernard joining Leuven Bears

Former Xavier guard/forward Malcolm Bernard has reached an agreement with the Leuven Bears of the Belgian EuroMillions League, a source told Sportando.

Bernard has played in Slovenia this season, averaging 17.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game for Rogaska.

08/03/202114:56

KK Partizan to part ways with coach Saso Filipovski

KK Partizan is expected to part ways with coach Saso Filipovski, Mozzartsport reported.
After Saturdayโ€™s defeat against Cibona, coach Saso Filipovski said he would have talked with the club to find a solution.

Filipovski’s departure will be the second change of the head head coach in the current season. Vlado Scepanovic started as head coach before being fired on October 30 after the defeat by Bourg.

08/03/202109:18

James Young joins Hapoel Tel Aviv

James Young is a new player of Hapoel Tel Aviv.
The player, selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, spent the previous seasons in G League with Bucks and Knicks affiliate teams.

03/03/202117:27

Future star Emoni Bates reportedly expected to choose G League over Michigan State before NBA Draft

Top future prospect Emoni Bates committed to Michigan State in the incoming class of 2022 and is projected to be the top overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, but he may instead go straight to the G League.

“Of all the sources interviewed for this story, those existing in and out of the Bates camp, no one seems to believe Emoni will play at Michigan State,” writes Brandon Quinn at Theย Athletic. “Instead, Bates most likely will wait for a professional contract, probably the most lucrative deal the G League can muster, and turn professional before heading to the NBA.”

03/03/202115:44

Khimki players reportedly not paid for last 3 months, owed more than $3.3M in the period

According to a report from RIA Novosti, Khimki Moscow players have not received any salary in the last three months, a period in which the total debt owed by the team to its players went above 250M Russian Ruble, a little more than $3.3M.

Khimkiโ€™s win yesterday against Real Madrid ended a 17-game losing streak in Euroleague, the longest single-season losing streak in the competitionโ€™s history.

02/03/202118:24

Jeremy Tyler reportedly to sign in China with Liaoning

Jeremy Tyler reportedly to sign in China with Liaoning Flying Leopards.

Former Warriors and Knicks played in 2020 4 games in Puerto Rico with Mayaguez averaging 20.3 points and 7.3 rebounds.

02/03/202117:03

Caio Pacheco to join UCAM Murcia

Caio Pacheco is joining UCAM Murcia.
The Brazilian guard born in 1999 comes from Weber Bahia Estudiantes where he is averaging 16.5ppg, 5.2rpg and 5.3apg.

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