According to the Giornale di Sicilia, the Trapani Shark had Sasha Djordjevic as their first target to replace Daniele Parente.
According to the paper: ‘The Trapani Sharks had Sasha Djordjevic in their sights, with whom they were unable to reach an agreement. The former Milan and Virtus Bologna coach has an important contract with the Chinese national team.
Maccabi Tel Aviv center Josh Nebo will be among the most coveted big men on the Euroleague market next summer.
On the player, who just won the second Euroleague MVP of the round award this season, there would be interest from Olimpia Milano and Real Madrid, as well as Maccabi Tel Aviv itself, according to Orazio Cauchi.
Milano has several frontcourt players with expiring contracts, so in all likelihood we will see several changes for the 2024-25 season.
Nebo is producing averages of 10.5 points, 7 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game in Euroleague.
The Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) and Sergio Scariolo have reportedly reached a new agreement until 2028, reports AS.
The only condition is the re-election of Elisa Aguilar as president of the federation after the Olympic Games, as is the case in every national federation.
Scariolo, at the helm of the selection since 2015, has led the team to first place in the FIBA rankings, winning four Eurobaskets, a World Championship in 2019 and two Olympic medals.
The renewal aims to provide continuity and develop new talent for Spanish basketball. The next challenge will be the Pre-Olympic Games in Valencia in July, with the aim of qualifying for the Olympic Games and preparing the team for future international competitions.
Moustapha Fall will sign a new deal with Olympiacos until 2027 as reported gazzetta.gr.
French big man is averaging 7.5 points, 4.5 rebounds in this EuroLeague season.
Fall’s previous deal would expire in the summer of 2025.
The Liaoning Flying Leopards strengthen the backcourt with the signings of two former NBA players, guard O.J. Mayo and point guard Jaylen Adams.
Mayo was playing in Egypt with Zamalek, while Adams ended the NBL season with over 19 points and 5 assists per game for the Sydney Kings.
The 36-year-old guard chosen No. 3 in the 2008 NBA Draft has already played with the Chinese club from 2019 to 2021.
Prior to their BCL clash with Lenovo Tenerife, Pinar Karsiyaka issued a statement that included an update on the situation surrounding Reyer Venezia target Darrun Hillard.
“Negotiations are underway between Darrun Hillard and our management for the remainder of the season. The player did not take part in the team’s trip”. The Turks lost 88-79 in Spain.
Açıklama 📢 pic.twitter.com/eJi2CORmCT
— Pınar Karşıyaka (@KSKBasket) March 13, 2024
Zalgiris Kaunas is in the process of extending the contract of EuroLeague rookie forward Brady Manek.
After signing a 1+1 year deal last summer that included an opt-out after the first season, both the player and the team are close to finalising a new deal that will extend Manek’s stay in Kaunas until at least 2025.
In the 2023-24 EuroLeague season, Manek averaged 7.5 points per game on 42.9 percent three-point shooting, 3.3 rebounds per game and a player rating (PIR) of 7.1 in less than 19 minutes per game.
Source: Basketnews
ALBA Berlin announced that Malte Delow has extended his contract for another year, until the end of the 2026-27 season.
Delow this year is producing averages of 5.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 17 minutes per game in Euroleague.
Einmal Berliner, immer Berliner 🐻
Schon seit 12 Jahren bei ALBA und es geht immer weiter: Mehr als ein Jahr vor Ablauf seines Vertrags hat Malte Delow einen neuen Vertrag bis zum Ende der Saison 2026/27 in seiner Heimatstadt unterschrieben – und das Team liebt‘s! 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/N0RPHOjWOq— ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) March 13, 2024
Corey Davis Jr signed a deal until the end of the season with Vanoli Cremona, the Italian team announced.
The Houston product started the year in ACB with Girona, where he averaged 7 points and 2.4 assists in 23 minutes per game.
Mike James spoke to the Urbonus Podcast about his next contract. The Monaco leader has left his options open, insisting that he is only interested in competing at the highest level.
“I want the chance to win. That’s the only thing I’m interested in. Probably for three years. A three-year contract will give me 15 years, which is a good career. After that I can go and watch the sun go down. I don’t know where, I don’t care at the moment, as strange as it sounds. Today I feel it is something very far away and I feel we have a chance to do something good this year (with Monaco).
Vanoli Cremona is reportedly close to a deal with Corey Davis, who has just left Girona. La Provincia reports.
The USA point guard produced 7.1 points on average with 2.5 assists in ACB this year.
Fundacion CB Granada has reportedly reached an agreement with Will Barton. This was reported by Ideal.
The guard, 12 NBA seasons behind him, was recently released by CSKA, where he had not played any official games.
Barton finished the 2022-2023 season with the Toronto Raptors, averaging 4.2 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.
Two clubs are interested in Reyer Venezia’s Max Heidegger according to La Nuova.
Turk Telekom and Hapoel Jerusalem are said to be ready to sign the 1997-class playmaker, who has produced an average of 12.3 points in four EuroCup games with Reyer.
Basquet Girona has announced the release of Corey Davis.
The guard averaged 7 points and 2.4 assists in 23 minutes per game.
Davis spent the last few weeks training away from the team.
📄 El Bàsquet Girona ha comunicat oficialment al jugador Corey Davis la decisió de rescindir el contracte unilateralment
📌 El jugador estava entrenant individualment des de fa unes setmanes pic.twitter.com/QzXNshmzVj
— Bàsquet Girona (@BasquetGirona) March 12, 2024
Real Madrid on the trail of Lorenzo Brown. Encestando reports.
The playmaker still has two years left on his contract in Israel, but the geopolitical situation and the consequent increase in costs for the club could lead to a farewell.
The Blancos see Sergio Rodriguez’s contract expire at the end of the season and, according to the portal, there is little confidence in Carlos Alocen.
Lorenzo Brown, of course, would play in the ACB with a Spanish passport.
Galatasaray signs Parker Jackson-Cartwright as reported basketfaul.
Jackson-Cartwright signed a deal until the end of the next season.
American point guard palyed this season in NBL averaging 20.6 points, 5.8 rebounds with Breakers.
JDA Dijon is finalizing the signing of Jawun Evans to replace the injured David Holston, as reported by Gabriel Pantel-Jouve.
The former Oklahoma State point guard this year played 3 games in Poland with WKS Slask Wroclaw.
Son remplaçant médical est supposé être Jawun Evans, 39e choix de la Draft NBA 2017. https://t.co/gifKbTP88K
— Gabriel Pantel-Jouve (@GabrielPJ_) March 9, 2024
The Adelaide 36ers have continued their run of retaining key pieces heading into next season, and have re-signed star center Isaac Humphries to a three-year deal.
Humphries’ re-signing followed the retention of interim head coach Scott Ninnis on a two-year deal, and the three-year deal signed by star guard DJ Vasiljevic earlier in the season.
Humphries, a former Kentucky big man, ended the NBL season with 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.
HE'S HERE TO STAY 😤
We are excited to announce that Isaac Humphries has re-signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the next three seasons 🤩
Read more 📲 https://t.co/9ajCTw8ruQ#WeAreSixers pic.twitter.com/ZyZYYnITO7
— Adelaide 36ers (@Adelaide36ers) March 6, 2024
Casademont Zaragoza signs Finn Delany.
The New Zealand winger, with Irish passport, produced an average of 8.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in the NBL with the Breakers this season.
ÚLTIMA HORA: El Casademont Zaragoza ha cerrado el fichaje del ala-pívot Finn Delany (2.00 m.; 28 años).
Ampliamos a las 15 horas en el Twitch de @MovistarBasket con @Jose_Ajero y servidor #ListosparaRomperla
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) March 7, 2024
Will Dylan Ennis stay at UCAM Murcia? Rumours speak of a forthcoming renewal deal, player speaks out on X.
“I just got out of my morning workout and I’m seeing all these tweets about me resigning for next year. Unless you heard it from my or UCAM Murcia don’t believe it. Today at 18:00 I will set the record straight. I have to do what’s best for me and my family…”
It should be noted that the rumours speak of ‘re-signing’, while the player rewrites ‘resigning’, resignation.
I just got out of my morning workout and I’m seeing all these tweets about me resigning for next year. Unless you heard it from my or @UCAMMurcia don’t believe it. Today at 18:00 I will set the record straight. I have to do what’s best for me and my family…
— Dylan Ennis (@canadiankidDJE) March 7, 2024
What future for Walter Tavares? On the eve of Real Madrid’s EuroLeague home game against Fenerbahce, the website sport24 quotes the Real Madrid big man as saying.
“We are still talking, we are looking for the best options for both parties. If I stay I will be happy, but right now my goal is to perform at a high level and not think too much about the future. I hope so, but I don’t know what will happen. For now, the dream is to win all four titles this season.
Trey Thompkins signs with Crvena Zvezda for one more month. This was reported by meridiansport.rs
At the moment, the former Real Madrid winger has not yet taken the court with the Belgrade team.
Italian newspaper la Prealpina today is back on Nicolò Melli, Olimpia Milano, and the contract expiring at the end of the season.
According to the Varese newspaper, ‘Olimpia has repeatedly expressed the will to continue’, but ‘negotiations between the parties have not yet started’. At the same time, ‘for now there do not seem to be any foreign sirens’.
Akil Mitchell is a new player for the Criollos de Caguas, as announced by the Puerto Rican team.
The big man was producing over 15 points and 10 rebounds per game in the CBA with the Ningbo Rockets.
Gigi Datome was a guest on TriplaDoppia’s “Il processo del lunedì” on All-Around.net. The current Azzurri head coach and Olimpia Milano ambassador also spoke about the Armani’s season.
ON OLIMPIA’S SEASON
“Last year we had an up and down season, if not below expectations. But then, like this year, the group was always there to work, to grow, to try. But despite all the difficulties, the Scudetto came. Everyone tends to trivialise it, but it’s no small thing. So now we’re trying to do everything we can to qualify, until the mathematics condemn us to do everything we can, and we’re second in the league. Let’s go to Bologna and play for second place, and then maybe we’ll go to Brescia. One thing at a time.
ON THE MILAN-MELLI EXTENSION TALKS
“We’ll see who lives. To be honest, I don’t talk to Nicolò about these things. I think he’s very happy to be with Olimpia as captain and I think Olimpia is very happy with everything Nicolò has done so far. So it’s up to them. I have nothing to do with it and I honestly don’t know anything, so I’m waiting like you”.
After nearly seven years in the NBA, Frank Ntilikina is looking to return to Europe to convince the French national team to select him for the Paris Olympics. Says bebasket.
After being cut by the Charlotte Hornets in February due to injuries, Ntilikina is looking for a European club to guarantee him visibility and minutes.
Despite interest from ASVEL, no agreement has been reached. Paris Basketball have emerged as the main contenders to sign the former NBA player, although no concrete offer has been made.
In France, the transfer window closed on 28 February. Now, a player can only be signed as a replacement for an injured player.
Dwight Howard has reached an agreement with the Mets de Guaynabo.
The 38-year-old center, who averaged over 23 points and 16 rebounds in Taiwan last year, will play in the upcoming BSN season.
Howard under the boards will fill in for DeMarcus Cousins, who was the Mets de Guaynabo’s starting center in 2022/23.
Valencia have offered Jaime Pradilla a contract extension until 2027. This has been reported by lasprovincias.es.
The news had been expected in recent days following rumours of Real Madrid’s interest in the 2001-born forward, who averaged 3.1 points and 3 rebounds in the current EuroLeague season.
Justin Jaworski signed a contract until the end of the season with Heidelberg, as announced by the German club.
The guard ended his experience in Italy with GeVi Napoli scoring 9.3 points in 24 minutes per game.
Guard Justin Jaworski verstärkt die MLP Academics 💙
Die MLP Academics Heidelberg sind nochmals tätig geworden und haben Combo Guard Justin Jaworski bis zum Saisonende unter Vertrag genommen.
Weitere Informationen findet ihr auf unserer Website: https://t.co/IEITGdSRV0 pic.twitter.com/SIMVSt4FAb
— MLP Academics Heidelberg (@MLP_Academics) February 29, 2024
A sensational rumor published this morning by José Luis Martinez on Marca. On the day of Real Madrid-Panathinaikos for round 27 of the EuroLeague, a ‘trade’ in the summer is possible. Mario Hezonja and Juancho Hernangomez are involved.
The “Hezonja affair” is well known. The Croatian forward turned down two renewal offers from Madrid. Reason? Salary and place in Chus Mateo’s rotation. Panathinaikos, Hezonja’s former team, would be ready to put up a two-year €2 million per season offer.
So Real Madrid is looking for replacements, and if the first idea remains Usman Garuba, there is also the option of Juancho Hernangomez, who still has a year left on his contract but whom Panathinaikos could let go in case of demand. Obstacle to the negotiation? The Spaniard’s rich salary in Greece.
