Dewayne Russell will be the starting point guard of Treviso next season. The point guard has signed the contract with the Italian team.
Russell has played with Crailsheim Merlins this season.
The news was first reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport a few weeks ago but denied by his agent.
Treviso will announce him soon.
General manager of Zenit Alexandr Tserkovny:
– Denis made a big progress in the last season, including games against Zenit, too. So, our coaching staff got interested in him. I hope he’ll keep going this way and add some energy and balance to our back court.
Head coach of Zenit Xavi Pascual:
– Today we are very happy for the incorporation of Denis Zakharov in our team. We believe that it is a good step in his career and that at 27 he can further evolve his game, so we think we are incorporating a player from the present but also from the future. It will cover two positions, both 1 and 2 and can give us creation speed and points as well as defensive aggressiveness in some aspects.
Zenit guard Denis Zakharov:
– Moving to Zenit is a big step forward in my career. It’s a big level of competition both in VTB League and in Euroleague, and the club has big goals in both of them, so it’s good for me. I made the right choice because it’s flattering to every player to know that a Euroleague club wants to have him. I was amazed by Zenit fans when I saw them at the games, I suppose they root even louder during Euroleague games. I hope we’ll see this level of support throughout the whole season no matter what the result is, and I’ll try to do my best on the court.
Fonte: Zenit St. Petersburg.
Hydrotruck Radom announced the signing of Dayon Griffin.
The player comes from KB Feronikeli where he averaged 22.4 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game.
Fonte: HydroTruck Radom.
Umana Reyer Venezia announced that they have signed Mitchell Watt to a multi-year contract extension. The American big man has already played three seasons with Venezia playing in all the 168 games.
ESSM Le Portel announced the return of Mathieu Wojciechowski.
The player spent the past two seasons in Poland.
Mathieu Wojciechowski has played with Le Portel from 2013 to 2015.
Kevin Punter, recently signed by Olimpia Milano to a one-year deal, got the Serbian citizenship.
The American guard spent the season with Olympiacos and Crvena Zvezda and before the national cup scheduled in February, he got the Serbian passport.
Punter will play again in Italy next season after having spent the 2018-2019 year with Virtus Bologna.
His new passport won’t change Milano’s plans for next season because he will need one of the seven working visas available for Olimpia for next season.
Macedonian forward Andrej Jakimovski has committed to Washington State, he told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Jakimovski, 19, appeared in eight games in the Italian Serie A2 with Torino this season. He also played for Dinamo Sassari in the Italian NextGen Cup.
Fonte: ESPN.
AEK Athens announced that the team has parted ways with forward Charis Giannopoulos.
H ΑΕΚ BC ευχαριστεί τον Χάρη για την προσφορά του στη «Βασίλισσα» και του εύχεται κάθε επιτυχία στον επόμενο σταθμό της καριέρας του.
➡️ https://t.co/vdxmDaZoVA#AEKBC #FollowTheQueen pic.twitter.com/WmpJMcXiJV— AEK B.C. (@aekbcgr) June 21, 2020
Croatian forward Josip Sobin has signed with BM Slam Stal of the Polish EBL, the team announced.
Sobin spent this past season in the Italian Serie A, averaging 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game for Vanoli Cremona.
Fonte: BM Slam Stal.
Veteran point guard Branko Mirkovic has signed a deal with Pieno Zvaigzdes of the Lithuanian LKL.
Mirkovic played for Tsmoki-Minsk in the VTB League and FIBA Europe Cup this past season.
Fonte: Pieno Zvaigzdes.
Scottie Lindsey is a new player of Benfica, the portuguese team announced.
The guard out of Northwestern spent last year with the Erie BayHawks in G League, where he averaged over 10 points and 3 rebounds per game.
✍️ Bem-vindo, @ScottieLindsey!#BasketBenfica #SóHáUmBenfica
— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) June 21, 2020
Muhammed Baygul signed a one-year contract to remain with Turk Telekom Ankara, as announced by the turkish team.
The guard this year averaged 10.7 points and 2.9 assist over 37 games between BSL and BCL.
Muhammed Baygül gelecek sezon da bizimle! ✍ Başarılı oyuncu ile 1 yıllık yeni mukavele imzaladık 👏 Başarılar Muhammed 💪 pic.twitter.com/O29QtRJNDN
— Türk Telekom SK (@TurkTelekom_SK) June 21, 2020
Mathias Calfani will stay another season with Kawasaki Brave Thunders, the japanese team announced.
This year the Uruguayan swingman averaged over 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist and 2 steals per game, shooting 57% from the field, 48% from long range and 64% from the foul line.
このたび、#マティアス・カルファニ 選手との2020-21シーズンの選手契約継続が決まりましたので、お知らせいたします。
カルファニ選手からのコメントは👇https://t.co/EbHhMppzrt pic.twitter.com/XMHeaMRAZz
— 川崎ブレイブサンダース #離れていても一家団結 (@brave_thunders) June 21, 2020
Alessandro Gentile and Aquila Basket Trento have an agreement in place to part ways, a source told Sportando.
The news will be official early in July.
Gentile had one year left on his deal with Trento but he won’t remain also considering Dolomiti Energia will not play in Eurocup.
The 27 year old forward this year played 33 games between LBA and Eurocup, with averages of 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assist.
Despite recent reports, Zenit is not interested in former Galatasaray guard Aaron Harrison and never offered him a contract, a source told Sportando.
This year the guard averaged 14.7 points, 3 assist and 1.4 steals per game for Galatasary, shooting 44% from the field, 39% from beyond the arc (6.4 attempts x game) and 79% from the foul line.
Orlandina Basket announced the signing of rookie guard Jordan Floyd.
This year Floyd has been named Ron Lenz National Player of the year and first team All-America by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA).
He averaged 31.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assist and 1.9 steals per game, shooting 50% from the field, 42% from beyond the arc and 81% from the foul line.
Interview by Mindaugas Kuzminskas’ show on Delfi TV, Zenit St Petersburg Sporting Director Marko Popovic has spoken about a possibile interest for Olimpia Milano’s center Arturas Gudaitis.
“He’s one of the best prospects and one of Euroleague’s best centers. He has athleticism and strength, I like him a lot. We have many players on our list. Is he the first? Maybe. Is the fifth? Maybe. But I can tell you that I respect him a lot”, he said.
Besides an interest from CSKA Moscow, Galatasaray guard Aaron Harrison has received offers for 2-year deals from Olympiacos and Zenit, according to Eurohoops.
Former Kentucky guard is already a free agent, and comes off an outstanding season averaging almost 16 points per game in Eurocup.
Fonte: Eurohoops.
American guard Marcus Foster has signed a 1+1 years contract with Panathinaikos, as reported by George Zakkas of SDNA.
Foster comes off a strong season with Hapoel Holon, in which he shined as one of the best scorers in both Winner League and Basketball Champions League.
Fonte: George Zakkas.
Jaleen Smith’s agent Teddy Archer has confirmed the Virtus Bologna offer for Ludwigsburg guard to Sportando.
“Virtus Bologna is among the teams which have offered Jaleen for the next season. However, even if we’re proud that Jaleen’s is getting interest from very important teams, at this point there’s no deal in place and we’ve postponed any talks until after the end of the BBL season. Jaleen is focused on winning a championship with Ludwigsburg”, Archer has said. Smith’s Ludwigsburg will face Ratiopharm Ulm in the semifinals of the easycredit BBL season.
Virtus Bologna is interested in Jaleen Smith and offered him a two-year deal, a source told Sportando.
Smith has had breakout season with Ludwigsburg and is currently finishing the BBL season with the German team. He has averaged, in 2019-20, 10.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 2.2 apg, shooting 34.3% from 3pt.
His figures have risen sharply in Munich’s final tournament, and he has been one of the figures in Ludwigsburg stunning upset of Bayern Munich in BBL quarterfinals.
Marko Jeremic signed with KK Mornar Bar, his agent announced.
The guard spent the past 3 seasons with FMP Beograd.
This year Jeremic averaged 10 points and 1.7 assist per game, shooting 48% from beyond the arc.
Marko Jeremić novi je igrač @MornarBar !!! Posle tri sjajne sezone u KK FMP, Jeremić je potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor sa jednim od najambicioznijih klubova u regionu..🏀🏀.. #octagonfamily pic.twitter.com/lQoT7Sz5GA
— Davor Ristović (@RistovicOCT) June 20, 2020
CSKA Moscow is interested in former Kentucky guard Aaron Harrison, Tolis Kotzias reports.
Harrison spent the last two seasons with Galatasary.
This year the guard averaged 14.7 points, 3 assist and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 44% from the field, 39% from beyond the arc (6.4 attempts x game) and 79% from the foul line.
Fonte: Tolis Kotzias.
According to SDNA.gr, Marcus Slaughter and AEK Athens are close to an agreement to extend their partnership for another season.
This year the veteran big man averaged 4.6 points and 5.2 rebounds over 33 games between BCL and the top greek division.
Fonte: SDNA.
Daniel Vujasinovic signed with Helios Domzale, the team announced.
This year the Slovenian point guard averaged over 8 points and 4 assist for Rogaska Crystal, in the top slovenian division.
Prvi novinec za naslednjo sezono… Dobrodošel med Helios Sunsi, @Vujo_9! ⛹🏻♂️☀️ @kzs_si @ABA_League2 #mismohelios #70let #brezvasninas pic.twitter.com/bJ1dRKraQy
— Helios Suns Domžale (@HeliosSuns) June 19, 2020
Mondus Obradoiro announced the renewal of Pepe Pozas.
This year the pointguard averaged over 4 points, 4 assist and 1 steal per game in ACB.
Pozas has played the last 7 seasons with the spanish team.
📝 O Consello de Administración do Monbus Obradoiro presenta o Plan de Viabilidade Económica do club e anuncia a renovación de Pepe Pozas
Nova completa ➡️ https://t.co/WShdQTeCtX #SomosObra pic.twitter.com/xIntSlYn16
— OBRADOIRO CAB (@OBRADOIROCAB) June 19, 2020
AS Monaco is showing serious interest in Wesley Saunders, a source told Emiliano Carchia of Sportando.
The American forward has spent the past two years with Vanoli Cremona.
This season the Harvard product averaged 14 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in LBA.
Olympiacos is considering Alex Poythress to strengthen the frontcourt, Nikos Varlas reports.
The athletic forward out of Kentucky spent this year with Galatasary, where he averaged over 13 points and 7 rebounds in Eurocup, shooting 47% from the field, 33% from long range and 84% from the foul line.
Fonte: Nikos Varlas.
Kyle Kuric denied the recent rumors on an agreement with Barcelona to extend his contract for two years.
Esto es falso.
— Kyle Kuric (@KingKK_14) June 20, 2020
This year the former Louisville guard averaged 9.4 points per game in Euroleague, shooting 44% from beyond the arc.
Jason Rich has agreed to terms with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Serie A, a source told Sportando.
Rich previously played in Italy with Cantù, Cremona and Avellino. He was the MVP of the 2017-18 Italian Serie A season.
Rich spent this past season in Turkey with Gaziantep.