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Josh Sharma joins Urbas Fuenlabrada

Josh Sharma signed with Urbas Fuenlabrada, his agency announced.
The big man out of Stanford started the season with Start Lublin, where he produced averages of 9.9 points, 6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 15 games between BCL and the top polish division.

Chris Horton returns to Cholet

Chris Horton signed a contract until the end of the season with Cholet, the french team announced.
The big man out of Austin Peay spent last year with the french team, where he produced 17.1 points (63% FG, 78% FT), 9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

Osasumwen Osaghae signs with Karhu Basket

Undrafted rookie forward/center Osasumwen Osaghae signed a contract with Karhu Basket in Finland, the team announced.

Osaghae played college basketball at Florida International. He won the Conference USA’s Defensive Player of the Year award after averaging 13 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game last season.

Ty Lawson signs with Kolossos Rhodes

Former NBA guard Ty Lawson has signed a deal with Kolossos Rhodes in the Greek A1 league, the team announced.

Lawson, who has played over 500 games in the NBA, will arrive to Greece in the upcoming days to start the second European stint of his career (he played for Zalgiris in Lithuania during the 2011 NBA lockout).

Lawson spent the last three seasons in China but couldn’t return this year because he’s banned for life from the Chinese Basketball Association.

Charlon Kloof returns to Ormanspor

Dutch guard Charlon Kloof has signed a deal to return to Ormanspor in Turkey where he played in 2019-20.

Kloof is coming off a brief stint in Spain where he averaged just 1.4 points in 8.9 minutes per game with Fuenlabrada.

Israel planning to open sports arenas up to 75% capacity by March

Israel’s Ministry of Sport has presented a plan to re-open sports arenas up to 75% capacity by March, according to Roi Cohen of Sport5.

Fans willing to attend games shall be vaccinated or will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test.

Israel has launched the world’s fastest Covid vaccination drive as the country has provided vaccine doses to nearly 10% of its citizens.

FMP officially presented Jaylen Hands

FMP was very busy on the market in the last few days. After Jurij Macura and Ebuka Izundu, they have now also officially confirmed signing Jaylen Hands. 21-year American guard has signed a two-year contract with the Serbian club.

Former UCLA standout was selected in the 2019 NBA’s draft by Los Angeles Clippers but was later traded to Brookly Nets. In the last season, Hands played for Long Island Nets in the NBA G league.

Josip Popic inked with CB L’Hospitalet

Croatian center Josip Popic will continue his career in LEB Plata, where he signed with a L’Hospitalet. 22-years old center started this season with UBSC Raiffeisen Graz, where he averaged 6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.

Pooh Jeter signs with BC Dnipro

Veteran point guard Eugene “Pooh” Jeter has signed a contract with BC Dnipro of the FIBA Europe Cup and Ukrainian Superleague, the team announced.

Jeter, who has the Ukrainian passport, spent the last five seasons in the Chinese CBA. He averaged 24.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.6 assists in 12 games with the Fujian Sturgeons last year.

Jerian Grant signs with Promitheas

Free agent guard Jerian Grant signed a contract with Promitheas Patras of the Greek A1 league, the team announced.

Grant moves overseas for the first time in his professional career after playing over 250 games in the NBA with New York, Chicago, Orlando, and Washington.

He will be teaming up with his older brother Jerai, who signed with the Greek team on Dec. 23.

Hapoel Tel Aviv adds Tyrique Jones

Hapoel Tel Aviv announced the signing of Tyrique Jones.
The player comes from Wonju Dongu Promy in South Korea where he was averaging 6.6ppg and 6.6rpg.

FMP signs Jurij Macura

FMP signs Jurij Macura.

Macura started the season strong at Koper Primorska, averaging 13.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in the ABA league

FMP in talks with Jaylen Hands

Serbian team FMP is in advanced talks with a former UCLA standout Jaylen Hands, sources told Sportando. Hands last played for Long Island Nets of the NBA G League, where he averaged 11.3 points and 3.5 assists per game.

MoraBanc Andorra ink Artsiom Parakhouski

First time in ACB for Artsiom Parakhouski, who signed until the end of the season with MoraBanc Andorra.

The experienced big man started the season in VTB League with Tsmoki-Minsk, with averages of 11.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.

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