Semaj Christon will not continue with Baskonia next season, a source told Sportando and Chema de Lucas.
The new ACB champions have decided not to pick up the option in the contract of the former NBA guard that becomes free agent.
Christon, that started the season in Limoges, averaged 9.1ppg in EuroLeague with 3.7apg and 9ppg plus 3.2rpg and 2.7apg in ACB.
Andrew Albicy is leaving Zenit St. Petersburg .
Albicy averaged 6.6 points and 3.3 assists this season in EuroLeague with Russian team.
Zenit St. Petersburg is parting ways with Andrew Albicy, I am told.
Albicy averaged 6.6ppg with 3.3apg in EuroLeague and 6.2ppg and 4apg in VTB League— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) July 1, 2020
Filip Kruslin is moving to Italy as he agreed with Dinamo Sassari, a source told Sportando.
The Croatian guard will work again with Gianmarco Pozzecco that was his assistant coach in Cedevita Zagreb.
Kruslin comes from KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana where he averaged 6ppg in ABA Liga and 6.6ppg in EuroCup.
Unicaja Malaga reportedly made an offer for Alec Peters , that is now free agent after the release from Anadolu Efes .
As reported by Juan Carlderòn of diariosur.es Peters declined the offer preferring a new opportunity in EuroLeague.
As reported by Chema de Lucas also Baskonia targets Alec Peters .
A propósito de lo que cuenta @jcv249 hoy, el equipo Euroliga que se ha interesado por Alec Peters es Kirolbet Baskonia https://t.co/Ep9lSWixJg
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) July 1, 2020
Fonte: hln.be.
Luis Scola is officially a new player of Pallacanestro Varese.
The Argentinean PF/C has signed a 1+1 deal with the Italian team.
Scola moves to Varese after a season with Olimpia Milano.
Japanese back-to-back champions Alvark Tokyo are showing serious interest in DeShaun Thomas, a source. told Sportando.
The forward selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA draft with the 58th overall pick spent the past two seasons with Panathinaikos averaging 13.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in EuroLeague before suspension due to coronavirus pandemic.
Thomas was rumored to join Baskonia but the news was denied by Chema de Lucas because the forward is seriously considering the proposal coming from Japan.
Joventut Badalona announced the signing of Vladimir Brodziansky.
The player comes from Obradoiro and penned a deal for two seasons.
He averaged 12.7ppg and 4rpg in ACB in 2019-2020.
Fonte: Joventut Badalona.
Croatian power forward Domagoj Proleta (1998, 207cm) has signed a one year deal with 3rd team of the Czech league – Dekstone Turi Svitavy.
Previous 2019-2020 season the player has averaged 12.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 asst, 0.6 steals, FT 72.3%, 2FGP 62.6%, 3FGP 40.0% for team of USK Praha, also from Czech Republic.
Darussafaka announced the signing of Ryan Luther.
The big man comes from BK Ventspils in Latvian league.
Daçka'ya hoş geldin! @RyShanLu4 #BirlikteGüçlüyüz #StrongerTogether 💪 pic.twitter.com/krmu1iN8oP
— Darüşşafaka Basketbol (@dackabasket) July 1, 2020
American coach Chris Thomas is taking over Ukrainian club MBC Mykolaiv, the club officialy announced on their Facebook page. Former Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz scout coached Bambitious Nara in the Japanese B.League this season.
He already has some European experiences, coaching Slovenian side Zlatorog Laško two season ago. For two years he was also a part of the coaching staff for Slovenian National team, working with Božidar Maljković and Jure Zdovc.
Fonte: Facebook MBC Mykolaiv.
Umana Reyer Venezia announced the signing of Lorenzo D’Ercole.
The Italian guard penned a deal for one season.
D’Ercole comes from Pistoia.
Sides are moving close to having an official agreement in place in coming week for Toko Shengelia to transfer to CSKA Moscow, a source told Sportando.
The Georgian forward is leaving Baskonia after six seasons and as ACB Champion after the win in Liga Endesa Final against Barcelona.
George Zakkas of SDNA first reported about the agreement between Shengelia and CSKA Moscow.
Turkish side Bandirma is showing interest in Kyle Vinales, a source told Sportando.
Vinales has a huge season in Estonia with Kalev/Cramo where he averaged 15.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists in Estonian-Latvian league and 17.6 points with 3 rebounds and 4.6 assists in VTB League.
Olimpia Milano announced that they have loaned Giordano Bortolani to Germani Brescia for next season.
Bortolani has been signed to a five-year contract by Milano after his season in Serie A2 with Biella.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana officialy announced that they have resigned with American forward Mikael Hopkins. Georgetown alumni will stay in Stožice for a least two more years.
He joined a Slovenian team last summer after a short stint in Bulgaria. He played 21 games in the ABA league last season, averaging 9.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
Fonte: Cedevita Olimpija website.
Igokea is in negotiations with Anthony Clemmons, a source told Sportando.
The American is there top target at guard, a source added.
Clemmons spent the season with Monaco scoring more than 10ppg in both Jeep Elite and EuroCup.
The player has to decide whether to accept or not the proposal of the Bosnian team.
KK Partizan Belgrade announced the signing of Codi Miller-McIntyre.
The American point guard comes from KK Cedevita Olimpija where he averaged 14 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists in ABA Liga and 15.2 posts, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in EuroCup.
Novi igrač #KKPartizan je @CMMPatience https://t.co/QT9v8TNCfh#ABALiga #7DaysEuroCup pic.twitter.com/PwZQ5Oji6j
— KK Partizan NIS (@PartizanBC) July 1, 2020
The Philadelphia 76ers cannot count on Zhaire Smith in the Orlando’s bubble.
The player has a bone bruise in his left knee and won’t be able to travel and play in Florida.
Of note, because Smith's injury happened prior to the start of training camp last week, the Sixers will not be eligible for a substitute player. Their roster still stands at 17 following the addition of Ryan Broekhoff.
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) June 30, 2020
After Kelvin Martin and Adrian Banks, John Brown too rejected Happy Casa Brindisi’s contract extension offer.
The big man will not remain in Puglia for a third season with the team.
Brown averaged 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds in Serie A and 11.6 points and 4.9 rebounds in Basketball Champions League.
CSKA Moscow made official the departure of Andrey Vorontsevich after 14 seasons.
The Russian experienced player won three time the EuroLeague title with CSKA Moscow.
Thank you, Andrey The Record-man!
The long and glorious CSKA path came to the end for Andrey Vorontsevich.
🏆🏆🏆 3-time @EuroLeague champion
🏅 2015 @VTBUL Finals MVP
🏅 @VTBUL Best Russian Player (2015)
🏅 @VTBUL All-Star Game MVP
🥉 2011 Eurobasket bronze winner pic.twitter.com/eMRND5q4zt— CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) July 1, 2020
Croatian forward Lovro Mazalin resigned with the uprising Croatian team Gorica, sporting director Ljubo Prgomet confirmed in the latest interview for KSZ website. Next season Gorica will compete in the ABA 2 league.
Mazalin, who started his basketball career in Petrinja, was once even considered the best 1997 born basketball player in the Europe, but he had a rough last few years. He joined Gorica last year, and again draw a lot of attention in the January when he scored 43 points (18/21 field goal) against Hermes Analitica.
Fonte: KSZ website.
JA Vichy-Clermont announced the signing of James Batemon.
The point guard comes from BK Ogre where he posted 17.6ppg, 3.9rpg and 3.4apg in Estonian-Latvian league.
Fonte: JA Vichy-Clermont.
Iberostar Tenerife has parted ways with six players.
Three, Lahaou Konate, Aaron White and Nick Zeisloft, because their contracts ended.
Three, Tomasz Gielo, Álex Suárez and Dino Radoncic, because Tenerife did not pick up options on their contracts.
Fonte: Iberostar Tenerife.
Sarunas Jasikevicius is the object of desire of Fenerbahce who wants him as Zeljko Obradovic’s replacement. The two sides have been in talks for days and are close to a multi-year deal but today’s defeat of Barcelona against Baskonia in ACB finals could turn up tables.
Jasikevicius in fact, before making a decision on his future, which also contemplates his stay at Zalgiris where he has a rich contract for a further year, wanted to wait for the outcome of the ACB final.
With the KO of the Catalans, the future of Svetislav Pesic on the Barça bench is marked, and given the investments made last summer and those that will be made in the future (multi-year agreement in hands with Nick Calathes), the Blaugrana management has no intention of waiting next year when Zeljko Obradovic returns from the sabbatical year to try to win again.
And for this reason in the next few hours Barcelona could enter the negotiation in a strong way by trying to convince Jasikevicius to return to Catalonia where he won, as a player, a EuroLeague, with Pesic as coach and with Bodiroga as teammate.
These will certainly be days, perhaps hours, decisive for understanding the future of the most coveted coach in Europe at the moment.
Mexico’s National team player Cezar Guerrero is now a free agent after getting full release from Libertadores de Queretaro, a source told Sportando. Guerrero averaged 10.5ppg, 3.7rpg and 3apg this season
Rookie forward Kyle Mallers has agreed to a deal with SC Lusitania of Portugal’s LPB, a source told Sportando.
Mallers played college basketball at Ball State. He averaged 9.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and shot 38% from 3-point range in his senior year.
Ryan Luther will continue the career in Turkey and Basketball Champions League with BK Ventspils, as reported by Basketfaul and confirmed to Sportando.
The big man spent his rookie season as a pro with BK Ventspils averaging 10.6ppg and 7.3rpg in Estonian-Latvian league and 12.1 ppl and 8.9rpg in FIBA Europe Cup.
Slovenian guard Jan Rebec has left Šentjur and agreed to a deal with Krka Novo mesto, a source told Sportando.
26-years old Slovenian played 13 games in Slovenian league last season, where he averaged 11.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. It will be his second season playing in the ABA league, his first stint was two seasons ago when he was a member of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.
Era Basketball Nymburk announced that Hayden Dalton has re-signed for one more season.
The Czech team also informed that Martin Peterka did not accept the contract offer extension and left the team.
Hayden Dalton stay for next season. Martin Peterka didn`t accept new contract and he is leaving. pic.twitter.com/Q6rUE75Q0A
— ERA Basketball Nymburk (@basketnymburk) June 30, 2020