Kerron Johnson has signed a contract with Russian club BC Enisey of the VTB League, sources told Sportando.
The former Belmont point guard spent the 2019-20 season with Cluj-Napoca, averaging 11.8 points and 5.2 assist over 34 games between the Romanian League and FIBA Europe Cup.
Tim Abromaitis signed a two-year contract with Unicaja Malaga, the spanish team announced.
Last year the forward out of Notre Dame averaged 7.5 points (41% 3P) and 3.7 rebounds in Euroleague for Zenith St. Petersbourg.
🚨 ¡FICHAJE!
🏀 @timabro21, versatilidad y experiencia para el Unicaja
👏 ¡BIENVENIDO, TIM! WELCOME!
📰 NOTICIA | https://t.co/QzIAbGFlh2
💚💜 #YoSoyDelUnicaja #WelcomeTim pic.twitter.com/oafHlWgPQF— UnicajaCB (@unicajaCB) July 15, 2020
BC Kiev announced the arrival of Brandon Young.
The guard out of DePaul last year played for BC Levski Lukoil, where he averaged 13.4 points, 5.6 assist and 2 steals over 24 games.
Justin Watts is a new player of Donar Groningen, the Dutch team announced.
The swingman out of UNC last year played 9 games for MKS Dabrowa Gornicza.
🆕SPELERSNIEUWS!
We hebben een nieuwe shooting-guard / small-forward gecontracteerd!
👇👇👇👇https://t.co/5xKAQZ4ahU pic.twitter.com/LzwlOccBFZ
— Donar (@Donar_Official) July 15, 2020
Japanese side Shimane Susanoo Magic announced the arrival of two USA players, Perrin Buford and Nyika Williams.
Buford spent the last season between Gaziantep in Turkey and Badalona in Spain and EuroCup.
Williams played the 2019/20 season in Japan for the Akita Northern Happinets, with averages of 7.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game
Fonte: Shimane Susanoo Magic.
Travis Leslie signed a one-year contract with Chalons-Reims, the french team announced.
Last year the athletic guard averaged over 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assist for Pau-Orthez.
🚨📝 Recrutement 2020-2021
L’AILIER AMERICAIN TRAVIS LESLIE AU @CCRBASKET POUR LA SAISON 2020/2021 ! Welcome Travis ! ⏬ pic.twitter.com/gMnSvtbzdL— Châlons-Reims (@CCRBASKET) July 15, 2020
Buducnost is showing serious interest in Dragan Apic, a source told Sportando.
The two sides are negotiating a deal.
Apic signed with Igokea early in July but left the team after a few days.
The serbian big man spent last year between Lokomotiv Kuban and San Pablo Burgos, where he averaged 7 points and 2.2 rebounds over 12 ACB games.
Telekom Baskets Bonn announced that Igor Jovovic is the new head coach of the team. Jovovic comes from Bayern Munich where he was assistant coach.
Fonte: Telekom Baskets Bonn.
Pompea Fortitudo Bologna announced that the club and Maarty Leuven have parted ways.
The American forward leaves Bologna after two seasons.
Leunen will return to Pallacanestro Cantù.
Partizan Belgrade did not pick up the option on Stefan Bircevic, Nova reports.
The Serbian is now free agent.
Last season he averaged 5.9ppg and 1.7rpg in ABA Liga nd 7ppg and 2.9rpg in EuroCup.
Bursaspor announced the signing of Birkan Batuk.
The player comes fro Besiktas where he averaged 8.6ppg in BSL and 5.6ppg in BCL.
Birkan Batuk, Frutti Extra Bursaspor'da🐊
2020-21 sezonunda hem @basketsuperligi hem de @EuroCup'ta mücadele edecek olan Frutti Extra Bursaspor, kısa forvet pozisyonunda görev yapan Milli basketbolcu @birkanbatuk’u kadrosuna dahil etti ✍️🏀 pic.twitter.com/QrTujJsEzc
— Frutti Extra Bursaspor (@BsBasketbol) July 15, 2020
Brose Bamberg parted ways with Paris Lee.
The two sides reached an agreement on breaking the deal for next season.
Lee spent one season with the German team and averaged 8.4 points and 5.8 assists per game.
Wir trennen uns von Paris Lee!
Wir haben den Vertrag mit dem 25-jährigen Point Guard aufgelöst. Paris kam in der vergangenen @easyCreditBBL-Saison auf 8,4 Punkte und 5,8 Assists pro Spiel.
Vielen Dank für deinen Einsatz, Paris! #FreakCity #Basketballherz pic.twitter.com/7QvxGwswxp
— Brose Bamberg (@BroseBamberg) July 15, 2020
Tyler Davis has signed a deal in South Korea with KCC Egis.
The big man ha appeared in one NBA game in his career, in 2018-2019 with the Thunder.
Polski Cukier Torun announced the contract extension of Damian Kulig till 2022.
The big man averaged 10.1ppg and 6rpg in PLK and 13.3ppg and 4.7rpg in BCL.
Damian Kulig zostaje w @TwardePierniki 💪#EnergaBasketLiga #plkpl @EnergaSA pic.twitter.com/cVuKS1YCE7
— Energa Basket Liga (@PLKpl) July 14, 2020
Rayvonte Rice penned a deal in Japan with Kyoto Hannaryz.
The American guard spent the season between Ironi Nes Ziona, Hapoel Eilat and Avtodor Saratov.
The Brisbane Bullets have made their first major signing of the free agency period with former Adelaide 36ers, Anthony Drmic signing a two-year, plus option, deal with the club.
The 28-year-old Drmic averaged a career high 10.5 points per game for Adelaide last season in his fourth year in the league, which included a career high 25-point outburst against the Bullets last November.
Drmic won the 2017 NBL Rookie of the Year award and had a standout college career with Boise State, where he ranks second on the school’s all-time three-pointers made list with 275.
Brisbane Head Coach Andrej Lemanis said: “We are delighted to have Anthony commit to the club.
“I have always admired Anthony’s game from afar and can’t wait to incorporate his shooting ability into our game plan.
“Anthony is a high-character individual and always brings an abundance of energy on and off the floor. Not only will he be a value add on the court, but he will be just as important in the locker room and in the wider Brisbane community.”
Drmic said: “I had a couple of different options, but I ultimately ended up going with Brisbane.
“I thought it was the best fit for me culture wise and basketball wise. There are a couple guys over there I already know and I like what Lemanis has been doing.
“I thought it was the best fit and decided to go with it. I’m excited to get over there, meet the fans, meet the people, meet the people at the club and getting this thing rolling.”
Drmic joins Nathan Sobey, Jason Cadee, Matthew Hodgson, Will Magnay and Tyrell Harrison on the Bullets roster for the 2020/21 season.
Fonte: NBL.
Promitheas Patras has re-signed power forward Dimitris Agravanis for one more year, until the end of the 2020-21 season, the club announced Wednesday. Agravanis (2.08 meters, 25 years old) averaged 8.2 points and 5.5 rebounds in 13 7DAYS EuroCup games last season, his first in the competition and also in Patras. He joined Promitheas from Olympiacos Piraeus, where he spent the previous six season
Fonte: EuroCup.
MoraBanc Andorra announced the re-signing of Jeremy Senglin.
Senglin (1.88 meters, 25 years old) averaged 7.9 points on 43.6% three-point shooting and 2.4 assists in 15 7DAYS EuroCup games last season, his first in his current club .
Fonte: EuroCup.
Real Madrid announced that Carlos Alocen will play for the club next season.
The Spanish young start comes from Tecnyconta Zaragoza.
🤝⛹️♂️ @carlosalocen se incorpora a la plantilla del @RMBaloncesto 2020/21.#RealMadrid
— Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) July 15, 2020
The experience of Dragan Apic with Igokea is already over after one week.
The forward and the Bosnian team parted ways because he got a better offer from abroad.
Igokea also announced that Djordje Gagic signed a 1+1 contract extension.
Fonte: Igokea.
Gaziantep made official the signing of Trevis Simpson.
The American comes from Rasta Vechta where he averaged 15.1ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.6apg.
Fonte: Gaziantep.
Fraport Skyliners made official the signing of Jon Aexel Gudmundsson.
The Icelandic rookie comes from Davidson where he averaged 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists in NCAA.
Fonte: Fraport Skyliners.
Will Voigt has left Telekom Baskets Bonn.
The coach and the German team did not reach an agreement to continue together next season.
I enjoyed getting to know Bonn and it’s people, and I hope to have the opportunity to one day return to the area. #heartsberg #karneval #BCL
— Will Voigt (@CoachWillVoigt) July 15, 2020
Michael Eric is back to Turkey.
The Nigerian big man has penned a deal with BSL and BCL club Turk Telekom Ankara.
Eric spent the season with Baskonia winning the ACB title.
Yeni sezonda pota altı Michael Eric’e emanet! 💪 Welcome to family @MEasy_50 pic.twitter.com/uqAD5xAQau
— Türk Telekom SK (@TurkTelekom_SK) July 15, 2020
The Hawks have announced Emmett Naar as their first player signing for the 2020-21 Hungry Jack’s NBL Season.
Naar has been a key part of The Hawks’ roster over the past two seasons, playing 53 of a possible 56 games.
The point guard showcased his talent over a six-game span in December and January last season, amassing double digit scoring in five of those six appearances.
The 26-year-old represented Australia at the 2013 FIBA Under 19 World Championships and holds the Saint Mary’s school record for assists, dishing out 816 dimes across his four-year college career from 2014-2018.
Hawks Head Coach Brian Goorjian said: “We are thrilled to have Emmett return to The Hawks. He is a terrific young talent and it was no surprise that he was the subject of a lot of interest from other teams.
“Emmett’s decision to remain with The Hawks is a great endorsement of the club’s direction and we look forward to making more exciting announcements over the coming weeks.”
Naar said: “I couldn’t be more excited about coming back and giving it another crack at The Hawks. I’m really pumped.
“Talking to Goorj a lot, and he would relay things onto me, and just what he had to say was super positive both about his vision for the team and the ownership groups.
“As soon as I started talking to him, I realised we could get something really good going and hopefully it will transition to some wins and a lot of success in the upcoming seasons.”
Fonte: NBL.
Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Gora officially sign Iffe Lundberg .
Lundberg played this season with Tenerife in Spain.
🇩🇰 | Kopenhaga ➡️ Teneryfa ➡️ Zielona Góra. Gabriel „Iffe” Lundberg jest nowym rozgrywającym Stelmetu Enei BC. God morgen, Iffe! pic.twitter.com/1BIdlHrfCp
— Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Góra 🇵🇱 (@basket_zg) July 15, 2020
Banco di Sardegna Sassari announced the signing of Luca Gandini. The big man comes from Pallacanestro Varese.
Bayern Munich announced the hiring of Andrea Trinchieri as head coach for next season.
Trinchieri returns to Germany where he has already coached Brose Bamberg winning several Bundensliga titles.
Tyler Cain is close to joining VL Pesaro according with il Resto del Carlino.
American big man averaged 10.1 ponts and 7.2 rebounds this season in LBA with Pallacanestro Brescia .
Cain would be the second signature of VL Pesaro after Carlos Delfino .
The Greek federation decided not to allow teams in the A2 league to include import players in their rosters.
Olympiacos did not agree with this decision and is determined to take legal actions against the federation and the A2 clubs, according to Sport24.
Fonte: Sport24.