Valencia Basket is expected to offer Jaume Ponsarnau a new 1-year contract, as reported by Cadena Ser.
Ponsarnau is coaching Valencia since 2018, leading the team to 2019 Eurocup championship and a ACB semifinal in this season.
Alberto Abalde reportedly should stay with Valencia .
This season Abalde averaged 8.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in ACB.
Spanish forward has another year of contract with Valencia.
NOTICIA: Pese a los rumores que le sitúan fuera, ALBERTO ABALDE seguirá defendiendo la camiseta de Valencia Basket el próximo curso.
Le resta un año de contrato. La pasada temporada promedió 8.7pt + 3.3reb y 10.9val en 27 partidos de ACB.
— Ignacio Ojeda (@IgOjeda) June 30, 2020
Baris Ermis is the main target of Galatasaray on the market according with basketfaul.com.
Ermis left Tofas after five years.
The deal is expected today.
New offer for Ryan Luther from Openjobmetis Varese according with La Prealpina newspaper.
Ryan Luther played this season with Ventspils averaging 12.1 points in Fiba Europe Cup .
Levanga Hokkaido announced the signing of Nick Mayo.
The power forward spent last season in another Japanese team, Chiba Jets.
“I am extremely proud to be joining Levanga Hokkaido in my second professional season.
I look forward to helping the team have a great season and to providing the fans with exciting and winning basketball.
I look forward to seeing everyone in Sapporo soon!”
“ It’s a great honor for me to join Levanga Hokkaido as we approach the second season of the pro
, contribute to the team to have a great season, and give our fans an exciting and winning basketball. I
‘m looking forward to seeing you in Sapporo!”
Fonte: Levanga Hokkaido.
Justin Keenan signed a deal with Gunma Crane Thunders.
The player spent the past two seasons in another Japanese team, Akita Northern Happiness.
“Hey, This is Justin Keenan. I just want to come to say how excited I am to join the organization. I can’t wait to meet the fans, the players, the coaches, and the staffs. I’m really excited about getting back to basketball after coronavirus stuffs like that so I can’t wait to get to Japan and get things started. Let’s have a great season. We are going to work hard this summer so we are going to win the games.”
Fonte: Gunma Crane Thunders.
Kirolbet Baskonia has decided not to opt out of the deal with Achille Polonara, according to Chema de Lucas. The Italian forward will remain with the team next season.
Polonara has been averaging nine points and five rebounds in the Liga ACB Fase Final.
Fonte: Chema de Lucas.
Gigi Datome’s era with Fenerbahce is ending after five seasons.
The Italian forward is finalizing his exit from the guaranteed contract with Fenerbahce. The announcement from the Turkish club is expected soon.
Datome joined Fenerbahce in 2015. In five seasons, he won three Turkish championships, two Turkish Supercups and one EuroLeague title. He was also a Turkish BSL All-Star in 2018, BSL Finals MVP in 2016, Supercup MVP (2017), a two-time Turkish Cup MVP and was named to the All-EuroLeague Second Team in 2016.
Milano will bring Datome back to Italy. He will sign a multi-year deal with the Italian powerhouse.
20-year-old Polish guard Andrzej Pluta Jr. signed with Anwil Wloclawek, the team announced.
Pluta spent the past two seasons in the Spanish LEB Oro with Ourense.
Fonte: Anwil Wloclawek.
20-year-old guard Lukasz Kolenda has re-signed with Trefl Sopot, the Polish team announced.
Kolenda averaged 8.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game last season.
Fonte: Trefl Sopot.
Thomas Davis has re-signed with King Szczecin, the Polish team announced.
Davis averaged 8.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this past season.
Fonte: King Szczecin.
Rookie forward David DiLeo has signed his first professional deal with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB, the team announced.
DiLeo played college basketball at Central Michigan. In his senior year, he averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 40% from three.
Fonte: UCAM Murcia.
Zalgiris announced the signing of 18-year-old Marek Blazevic to a long-term deal.
Last season, Blazevic averaged 7 points and 3.3 rebounds in almost 12 minutes of action in the LKL with Rytas Vilnius.
Fonte: Zalgiris Kaunas.
Former St. Bonaventure forward Ladarien Griffin signed with the Vilpas Vikings of the Finnish Korisliiga, the team announced.
Griffin spent his rookie season in Sweden with the Norrkoping Dolphins.
Ertugrul Erdogan has agreed with Galatasaray on a 1+1 deal and is expected to officially sign the contract in the next few days, Sportando has learned.
Coach Erdogan rebuilt Galatasaray from a non-playoff team in BSL to a top 4 and promoting some players to EuroLeague like Nigel Hayes and Aaron Harrison.
Emoni Bates, ESPN’s No. 1-ranked player in the class of 2022, announced he has committed to Michigan State.
However, there’s the expectation that Bates may back out of his commitment if the NBA takes out the one-and-done rule by the time of his high school graduation.
Breaking: Emoni Bates, ESPN's No. 1-ranked player in the class of 2022, announced he will be attending Michigan State. pic.twitter.com/p2LwXmwTYr
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 29, 2020
Fonte: SportsCenter.
KK Crvena Zvezda announced the signing of center Landry Nnoko, who spent this past season with ALBA Berlin.
Kamerunski centar Lendri Nnoko prvo je pojačanje KK Crvena zvezda mts za novu sezonu: https://t.co/HFhJUysdRw📝@landry_nnoko – welcome to BC Crvena zvezda mts! 🔴⚪️🧬#TogetherWeStand #WeAreTheTeam #kkcz #RedAndWhiteDNA #GameON pic.twitter.com/8tNQ0vm7wO
— KK Crvena zvezda (@kkcrvenazvezda) June 29, 2020
LKL’s Prienai is among the teams that have showed interest in free agent Darel Poirier, a source told Sportando.
The French big man has been offered a deal by the Lithuanian club.
Spanish club Monbus Obradoiro and guard Fletcher Magee agreed to part ways, according to Chema de Lucas.
Magee, the NCAA’s all-time leader in made 3-pointers, averaged 11.4 points per game on 35% from 3-point range in his rookie season in the Liga ACB.
Fonte: Chema de Lucas.
Former San Diego State forward Winston Shepard has signed with Atomeromu SE in Hungary, a source told Sportando.
Shepard most recently played in Mexico. He will return to Hungary where he spent the 2016-17 season with Alba Fehervar.
Augustine Rubit and Olympiacos have parted ways, a source told Sportando. He is now a free agent.
Rubit spent one season with Olympiacos averaging 6ppg.
Trae Bell-Haynes is returning to Germany: the former Vermont guard has signed with Bundesliga club HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim, sources told Sportando.
Bell-Haynes played for the Fraport Skyliners in Germany as a rookie. Last season, he played in Finland with the Helsinki Seagulls, averaging 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.
4.58 PM CET: Antun Maricevic’s agency, CSA Sports Management, officially announced the deal with Kozuv.
4.19 PM CET: Croatian big man Antun Maricevic has signed with Kozuv in North Macedonia, a source told Sportando.
Maricevic returns to Europe after playing NCAA Division I basketball at South Florida. Maricevic averaged 4.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game in his senior year.
As reported by nova.rs Vlado Scepanovic could be the Andrea Trinchieri successor on Partizan bench .
Currently Scepanovic is Partizan assistant coach.
Mindaugas Sušinskas signs with Prienai .
Lithuanian forward averaged 10.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in LKL with Dzukija .
After the best season in his @betsafeLKL career, Mindaugas Sušinskas is joining our squad 😤🔥 pic.twitter.com/lfJyPr8ozs
— BC CBet Prienai (@bcprienai) June 29, 2020
DeShaun Thomas reportedly parts ways with Panathinaikos .
American forward is close to signing with Baskonia .
Deshuan Thomas agreed on his termination terms with @paobcgr and according to #Eurohoops infos, he is finalizing a deal with @Baskonia 🏀
— StavrosBarbarousis (@sta_ba11) June 29, 2020
Andrea Trinchieri would have decided to leave KK Partizan according with nova.rs.
Italian head coach will be able to exit the contract by July 25th.
In recent days the Serbian club has proposed to Trinchieri a salary cut of 20% due to season cancellation.
Corey Walden has already left KK Partizan by signing with Crvena Zvezda .
Maurizio Gherardini has signed a two-year contract extension with Fenerbahce.
The Italian manager is in Istanbul since 2014 as a general manager of the Turkish powerhouse.
Fonte: Fenerbahce.
Jason Rich is officially a new player of Pallacanestro Varese. The guard is back to Italy after two seasons in Turkey with Besiktas and Gaziantep.
Rich has been Serie A mvp with Avellino in 2017-2018.
QJ Peterson has signed with Bakken Bears. Peterson comes from Mykolaiv where he averaged 29.5ppg being the top scorer of Ukrainian League.