Cuban forward Howard Sant-Roos, who has parted ways with CSKA Moscow earlier today, is signing a deal with Panathinaikos according to Nikos Varlas.
Sant-Roos would return to Greece after his successful tenure with AEK Athens.
Fonte: Nikos Varlas.
Trey McKinney-Jones is a new player of the Gunma Crane Thunders, as announced by the japanese team.
McKinney-Jones previously played in Japan with the Chiba Jets in 2018-19. He spent the 2019-20 season with German club Telekom Baskets Bonn, averaging 7.8 points and 2.5 rebounds in 34 games in the Bundesliga and Basketball Champions League.
Baskonia is signing Khadeen Carrington, a source told Emiliano Carchia of Sportando.
The guard out of Seton Hall spent the last year for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, where he averaged 17.2 points, 3.9 boards and 3.3 assist in BBL, shooting 45% from the field, 42% from long range and 83% from the foul line.
BREAKING: Baskonia is signing Khadeen Carrington, a source told @Sportando.
Carrington comes from MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg where he averaged 17.2ppg, 3.9rpg and 3.3apg in Bundesliga— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) July 18, 2020
Arnau Parrado has renewed his contract with Club Joventut Badalona until June 2021 with the option of an additional season (1 + 1).
Last year the forward averaged over 13 points and 5 rebounds for CB Prat, in LEB Silver.
✍ @parrado_10_5 renova amb el Joventut
📌 Seguirá vinculado con el @CBPrat, pero tendrá un papel importante en el primer equipo de la Penya
➡ https://t.co/J6iQn2TpFx#BadalonaÉsFutur #SomElBressol pic.twitter.com/7w8PqNdKAu
— Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) July 17, 2020
According to Encestando, Baskonia wants to keep Pierria Henry for next season, and is working to convince the player to accept a salary lower than the option on the contract signed by the parties last summer, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Baskonia would offer Henry an extension for one more season, but with a lower salary.
This year the guard out of Charlotte averaged 9.2 points, 3.6 assist and 1.6 steals per game between ACB and Euroleague.
Fonte: Encestando.
Eyassu Worku is signing with KK Zadar, a source told Sportando.
The playmaker ended his senior year at UC Irvine with 12.3 points, 4 assist and 1.1 steals per game.
Jordan Sakho will join San Pablo Burgos for the 2020/21 season, in which Joan Peñarroya’s men will compete in the Endesa League and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). The 2.07m center comes on loan with an option to buy from BAXI Manresa.
Last year Sakho averaged 5.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in ACB.
PROTAGONISTAS | Jordan Sakho, físico para la pintura del San Pablo Burgos
📝 https://t.co/jSoDUyhQNq#SakhoDestinoColiseum 💙 pic.twitter.com/m6VW9lBCVR
— San Pablo Burgos (@SanPabloBurgos) July 17, 2020
Cska Moscow is on the market for a guard to close the roster for next season.
The Russian powerhouse is targeting Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Elijah Bryant, an Israeli source told Sportando.
This year the guard out of BYU averaged 8.4 points and 2 assist in Euroleague, shooting 49% from the field and 42% from beyond the arc.
Rookie guard/forward Daniel Utomi has signed his first professional deal with Karhu Basket in Finland, a source told Sportando.
Utomi spent most of his college career at Akron before transferring to USC for his final year. He averaged 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Trojans.
The Svendborg Rabbits of the Danish Basketligaen announced the signing of rookie guard/forward TJ Atwood.
Atwood just finished up his college career at Lamar. He averaged 16.8 points, 7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in his senior year.
Fonte: Svendborg Rabbits.
Former Georgia guard JJ Frazier has signed a deal to return to Treviglio in the Italian Serie A2, the team announced.
Last season, Frazier averaged 18.2 points per game for Scafati in the Serie A2.
Former OKC Thunder point guard Semaj Christon has reached an agreement with Tofas of the Turkish BSL and Basketball Champions League, according to Ugur Ozan Sulak.
Christon had a brief stint in the EuroLeague last season as he averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 assists in seven games for Baskonia.
Fonte: Ugur Ozan Sulak.
Kassius Robertson is officially a new player of Monbus Obradoiro, the team announced.
The Canadian guard spent the 2019-20 season in Italy with Fortitudo Bologna, averaging 14.1 points on 41.4 percent from 3-point range.
Fonte: Monbus Obradoiro.
The Vilpas Vikings announced the signing of rookie guard Jahaad Proctor.
Proctor just finished up his college career at Purdue. He averaged 9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and one steal per game in his senior year.
Fonte: Vilpas Vikings.
Movistar Estudiantes has officially announced the deal with Dominican center Angel Delgado.
The Seton Hall product averaged 8.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game with Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Winner League and Basketball Champions League this season.
Fonte: Movistar Estudiantes.
The Fraport Skyliners of the Bundesliga announced they’ve signed American forward Rasheed Moore.
Moore spent the last two seasons with the Wiha Panthers Schwenningen. In 2018-19 he helped them make the jump from third to second division. In 2019-20, he averaged 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Fonte: Fraport Skyliners.
Former Cal State Fullerton guard Kyle Allman Jr. signed with Latvian club VEF Riga of the Basketball Champions League.
Allman spent his rookie season with Lavrio in Greece. He averaged 11.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Fonte: VEF Riga.
Russian veteran guard Vitaliy Fridzon signed with EuroLeague’s Zenit St. Petersburg, the team announced.
Fridzon averaged 4.6 points per game in the EuroCup with Lokomotiv Kuban last season.
Fonte: Zenit.
Zadar announced the deal with power forward Aleksandar Bursać.
The Serbian player was inactive in 2019-20. He last played in the ABA Liga for FMP in the 2018-19 season when he averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
Fonte: KK Zadar.
Former EuroLeague power forward Kenny Gabriel is officially a new player of ABA Liga’s Mornar Bar, the team announced.
Gabriel spent the 2019-20 season in the NBA G League with the College Park Skyhawks. He averaged 7.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game.
Fonte: KK Mornar Bar.
Former NBA big man Grant Jerrett signed a contract with Darussafaka of the Turkish BSL and Basketball Champions League, the team announced.
Jerrett played for Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany last season, averaging 11.4 points and six rebounds per game in the Bundesliga and EuroCup.
Fonte: Darussafaka.
Thomas Walkup is deciding between Zalgiris Kaunas and Khimki Moscow, according to Donatas Urbonas.
Walkup is under the contract with Zalgiris till 2021, but he can opt out of the deal by Monday, July 20.
Fonte: Donatas Urbonas.
Herbalife Gran Canaria officially re-signed Stan Okoye. The Nigerian forward averaged 6.8ppg this past season with Gran Canaria.
Fonte: Gran Canaria.
Augusto Lima is back in Murcia. The Brazilian big man has penned a three-year deal with the Spanish team.
Fonte: UCAM Murcia.
Valencia Basket has reached an agreement to incorporate the Serbian international forward Nikola Kalinic (2.02m, Subotica (Serbia), 11/08/1991, 28 years old) for the upcoming season. The player comes from Fenerbahce Beko, where he has played the last five seasons, being champion of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in 2017.
Growing in Serbia
Kalinic developed his first professional years in different Serbian clubs. The team from his hometown started at Spartak Subotica, where he started as a professional in 2009. In 2010-11 he already played 23 games. His next two seasons, between 2011 and 2013, he would go to Vojvodina Srbijagas.
His progression was rewarded with the call of Sasha Djordjevic to debut with the Serbian NT, being part of the team that played the Eurobasket in 2013.
In the 2013 season, he jumped to Radnicki, with which he once again stood out, both in the Adriatic league and in the Eurocup, averaging more than 10 points per game in 16 games drawing the attention of Red Star, who takes over his services to the following season.
Impact in Serbia and arrival at Red Star
After his good season, his final explosion will come with the World Cup in Spain in 2014, helping to qualify Serbia for the Final, which he will lose against USA.
In the 2014-15 season, Kalinic completed a good season with Red Star, debuting in the top European club competition, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, with averages of almost 9.2 points per game.
Consolidation in Fenerbahce
His great projection will make Zeljko Obradovic for Fenerbahce set his eyes on him, landing in Istanbul in the summer of 2015. In the Ottoman team, Kalinic will complete a 5-year stage in which he achieves the title of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2017 title. Kalinic was crucial scoring 17 points in the final against Olympiacos.
In his last stage, Kalinic will consolidate himself into the elite of European forwards, alternating the positions of small forward and power forward, and reaching a sporting maturity that he can show off today.
Sports career
Spartak Subotica (2009-10)
Novi Sad (2010-11)
Vojvodina Srbijagas (2011-13)
Radnicki (2013-14)
Red Star (2014-15)
Fenerbahce (2015-20)
Valencia Basket (2020-)
Croatian point guard Rok Stipcevic and Pompea Fortitudo Bologna have reached an agreement to part ways, a source told Sportando.
The experienced player finished his 8th season in Serie A and is now free agent.
Kenny Gabriel is going back to Europe.
The experienced forward has reached an agreement with Mornar Bar, as reported by Nova.
Gabriel has played with Turk Telekom Ankara in 2018-2019,
Zadar added power forward Aleksandar Bursać to their roster. Serbian last played in ABA league for FMP in 2018/19 season when he averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
Darussafaka has an agreement in place with American forward Grant Jerrett, who will sign a 1+1 deal according to Ismail Senol.
Jarrett comes off a season in Germany with Ratiopharm Ulm, averaging 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
American forward Zach Auguste will return to Panathinaikos after two seasons in Istanbul with Galatasaray.
Auguste averaged 13.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season.