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Nizhny Novgorod facing Zaragoza without Astapkovich and with only 8 players

Nizhny Novgorod will start their European season tonight in Zaragoza. Because of the 11 positive cases of covid-19, the Russian team was in self-isolation and only started training this week.

Per the announcement on their website, they managed to have 3 team practices before traveling to Spain. As the general manager of the team Sergey Panov said, all the players have not yet fully recovered from their illness, and therefore only 8 players flew to Zaragoza.

As reported by Aragon Deporte here, Novgorod is also missing their leading scorer Anton Astapkovich (21.7 points per game in the VTB league).

Amedeo Casale signs with Dinamo Bucharest

Italian/Romanian wing Amedeo Casale has signed a contract with Dinamo Bucharest in Romania, the team announced.

Last summer, Casale signed in Italy’s Serie D with Sambenedettese, but he became a free agent when the Italian local leagues were suspended due to the new COVID-19 wave.

Chris McCullough, Rytas Vilnius reportedly parting ways

Former NBA forward Chris McCullough and Rytas Vilnius are reportedly parting ways.

According to Donatas Urbonas, today’s Basketball Champions League game against Strasbourg was his last one with Rytas. He finished with zero points in nine minutes on the court as Rytas won the game.

In the previous BCL game, he had 22 points in a loss to Peristeri. Meanwhile, in the Lithuanian league, he has averaged 8.8 points and five rebounds in eight games.

Jabarie Hinds joins HydroTruck Radom

Jabarie Hinds is a new player of HydroTruck Radom, the polish team announced.
The pointguard out of Massachusetts spent last year between Turkey and Macedonia.
Hinds averaged over 21 points and 5 assist per game in the Polish TBL during the 2018/19 season.

Herbalife Gran Canaria ink AJ Slaughter

Herbalife Gran Canaria announced the agreement with AJ Slaughter.

The guard out of Western Kentucky spent last year in ACB with Coosur Real Betis, where he averaged 13.3 points and 1.9 assist per game, shooting 41% from beyond the arc.

Ben Moore signs with South East Melbourne Phoenix

Former San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers forward Ben Moore has signed with South East Melbourne Phoenix for the NBL21 season.

The 25-year-old American has signed a one-year deal as an import player.

Moore played four years of college basketball at Southern Methodist University (SMU) before spending the last three years splitting time between NBA and NBA G-League opportunities at San Antonio and Indiana.

At 203cm (6-8) and possessing a versatile skillset on both ends of the floor, Moore will spend time at both forward spots and the centre position for the Phoenix.

He says his assets will help turn the Phoenix into a tough, hard-edged team.

“It just sounded like a great opportunity for me and I think I could bring some things to the team that are really going to help them out, so I’m really excited about getting there. I heard the culture is already really good there so it should be a great fit,” Moore said.

“I’m going to play as hard as I can every game. Defensively, I’m going bring a lot to the team and I’m going to try to embody the (team) culture.

Askia Booker joins Shenzhen Aviators

Askia Booker is a new player of the Shenzhen Aviators.

The guard out of Colorado spent last season in Spain with UCAM Murcia, where he averaged 21.2 points and 3.6 assist per game in ACB.

Booker debuted with 37 points and 8 assist in the 104-106 loss against Zhejiang

Dwight Buycks, Nanterre 92 part ways

Dwight Buycks and Nanterre 92 have agreed to part ways, the french team announced.
The former Marquette guard averaged 6.4 points and 3 assist over 9 game between Jeep Elite and Eurocup.

Openjobmetis Varese announces Jalen Jones

Italian side Openjobmetis Varese has announced the signing, until the end of the season, of American forward, and former NBAer, Jalen Jones.

Jones, who has played in Euroleague with Baskonia in 2019, comes off a season in G-League with Capital City Go-Go in which he averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Bursaspor reportedly without 3 important players

Tonight, Cedevita Olimpija and Bursaspor will play a rescheduled round 2 EuroCup’s fixture. For logistics reasons, the game will take place in Turkey, despite Olimpija officially being the home team.

Per the announcement on Frutti Extra Bursaspor’s official Twitter account, the Turkish side will play without Malik Newman, Metin Turen and Can Maxim Mutaf.

Roberts Stumbris joining HydroTruck Radom

Latvian forward Roberts Stumbris has reached an agreement on a deal with HydroTruck Radom of the Polish EBL, sources told Sportando.

Stumbris played briefly in Iceland to start the 2020-21 season, scoring 21 points in his one and only appearance for KR Reykjavik. He spent last season in his home country with VEF Riga, averaging 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the Basketball Champions League and Estonian/Latvian League.

John Bryant signs with Uni Baskets Paderborn

Veteran center John Bryant signed a deal with Uni Baskets Paderborn in the German second division, the team announced.

Bryant, a 2-time Bundesliga MVP and 3-year EuroLeague veteran, played for the Giessen 46ers last season in the Bundesliga, averaging 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

Wes Clark signs with Niners Chemnitz

German BBL newcomer Niners Chemnitz announced the signing of Wes Clark.

Clark, a point guard from Buffalo, is coming off his first two seasons as a pro in Italy where he played for Brindisi and Cantù in the Italian Serie A.

In 2019-20, he averaged 14.7 points per game for Cantù.

AJ Slaughter close to return to Gran Canaria

American-Polish guard AJ Slaughter is close to return to Herbalife Gran Canaria, a source told Sportando and Chema De Lucas.

Slaughter had originally signed a contract with the ACB and Eurocup side during the summer, but the deal was waived after the player had not passed his medical tests.

Panathinaikos expected to sign Shelvin Mack on a 2-month deal

Panathinaikos has reportedly an agreement in place with former NBA guard Shelvin Mack for a 2-month contract, as reported first by SDNA’s George Zakkas. Mack will replace Keifer Sykes, who in his turn replaced Pierre Jackson.

Former Butler alumnus and NBA veteran has split his 2019-20 season, the first in Europe, between Olimpia Milano and Hapoel Jerusalem. Mack will reconvene with two teammates in Milano last season in Nemanja Nedovic and Aaron White.

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