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.
FC Barcelona guard Kyle Kuric has agreed to a two-year contract extension, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Kuric averaged 9.4 points on 44-percent shooting from 3-point range in the EuroLeague this season.
Fonte: Mundo Deportivo.
Italian forward Valerio Mazzola has signed a multi-year contract extension with EuroCup’s Umana Reyer Venice, the team announced.
Mazzola has already spent two seasons with the Italian club, winning an Italian Serie A championship and an Italian Cup.
Fonte: Umana Reyer Venezia.
ABA Liga club KK Cibona Zagreb announced the signing of guard Mateo Dreznjak to a four-year deal.
The 21-year-old Dreznjak spent this past season in Bosnia with Siroki, averaging 15.1 points and 4.1 assists per game.
Dreznjak made his official debut with the Croatian senior national team at the EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers.
Fonte: KK Cibona.
Former Nebraska guard Terran Petteway has signed a deal with Peristeri of the Greek A1 league, the team announced.
Petteway spent this past season in the Italian Serie A, averaging 16.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for Pistoia.
Fonte: Peristeri.
Italian newspaper Il Resto del Carlino reports that Fenerbahce guard Nando De Colo is Virtus Bologna’s main target for the upcoming season, and could arrive in Italy if Fenerbahce will part ways with Zeljko Obradovic. For the newspaper, De Colo would not based his decision to join Virtus on the competition played between Euroleague and Eurocup.
French guard has still a 2-year contract with Fenerbahce (but there is an option on 2021-22), and Eurohoops reports that De Colo net salary is $2.6 million per year.
Fonte: Il Resto del Carlino.
Japanese side Gunma Crane Thunders is close to reaching an agreement with Brian Qvale, a source told Sportando.
The former Lokomotiv Kuban and Virtus Bologna center spent the season with Shimane Susanoo Magic averaging 19.5ppg, 10.3rpg and 3.1apg.
Italian side Openjobmetis Varese and guard Josh Mayo have agreed to part ways despite a contract until June 2021, according to La Prealpina.
Mayo’s future will still be in Italy, as former Bonn guard is expected to sign a 2-year deal with Serie A2 side Napoli.
Fonte: La Prealpina.
The Houston Rockets are looking at several options for a roster move in preparation for the return of the NBA season. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, one player that the Rockets are considering is free agent guard Tyler Johnson.
Johnson was waived by the Phoenix Suns in February after the trade deadline.
Fonte: Houston Chronicle.
Former Troy and North Georgia guard Shawn Hopkins has signed a deal with Pyrinto Tampere of the Finnish Korisliiga, the team announced.
Hopkins played for BC Nokia this past season.
Fonte: Pyrinto Tampere.
Former Milwaukee center Brett Prahl has signed a deal with HydroTruck Radom of the Polish EBL, the team announced.
Prahl has already played in Poland with Polpharma Starogard Gdanski over the past two seasons.
Maccabi Tel Aviv has been fined another 30,000 Israeli new shekels (around 8,700 USD) by the Winner League after Amar’e Stoudemire broke quarantine for the second time.
The league also warned that if Stoudemire breaks again quarantine, he must be in isolation for two weeks without even going to practice and games.
Fonte: ONE.
Former NBA big man Jeff Ayres has signed a deal with the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the Japanese league, the team announced.
Ayres has already played in Japan over the past two seasons.
Croatian center Marin Maric has signed a deal with Lietkabelis of the EuroCup and Lithuanian LKL, the team announced.
Maric played for Okapi Aalst in Belgium this past season. He was the best rebounder in the Belgian league with 8.8 boards per game.
EuroCup and ABA Liga club Cedevita Olimpija announced that Jaka Blazic has signed a two-year contract extension.
.@JakaBlazic, veseli in ponosni smo, da ostajaš v Zmajevem gnezdu! 💚🧡 #ZmajevoSrce pic.twitter.com/8pXFRc4cYz
— Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (@KKCedOL) June 19, 2020
Marcus Foster is expected to sign his contract with Panathinaikos on Friday, according to George Zakkas of SDNA.
The former Creighton guard played for Hapoel Holon this past season and averaged 17.8 points per game in the Basketball Champions League.
Fonte: George Zakkas.
The Jilin Northeast Tigers of the CBA sign Sean Hill. He last played the 2018-2019 season for FC Artsakh in Armenia and Basketball Club Batumi in Georgia. Sean Hill was in China prior to China banning foreign entry to all forgeiners therefore being one of the few basketball players who remained in China prior playing in wildball tournaments.
OFFICIAL: The Jilin Northeast Tigers of the CBA sign Sean Hill. He last played the 2018-2019 season for FC Artsakh in Armenia and Basketball Club Batumi in Georgia. pic.twitter.com/9i22AxsFdl
— HDXposure Basketball (@HDXBasketball) June 19, 2020
Donar signs forward Kjeld Zuidema. The young forward had last season in the U21 12.3 points, 8 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
The New York Knicks will interview Jamahl Mosley for the head coaching job.
Mosley is Carlisle’s assistant in Dallas.
Mosley was one of the candidates for Cavaliers head coaching job last season.
Dallas Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley has permission to interview for the New York Knicks coaching job, sources tell ESPN. In his sixth season with Rick Carlisle, Mosley has emerged as a head coaching candidate in league. He interviewed for Cavaliers job last year.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 19, 2020
Polpharma Starogard announced the signing of James Washington.
The player spent last season between Romania and Croatia.
With KK Split he averaged 9.1ppg.
Fonte: PLK.
Pallacanestro Trieste announced the signing of Andrejs Grazulis for one season with an option for a second year.
The Latvian forward comes from Derthona where he averaged 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in Serie A2.
Two board members of Galatasaray, Erol Özmandıracı and Ömer Cansever, have resigned due to the differences of opinion regarding the continuation of GM Ömer Yalçınkaya.
Coach Ertugrul Erdogan is still without a contract for next seasons even if the two sides are negotiating since months the extension.
The news was reported by Ismail Senol.
Pallacanestro Cantù announced that Gabriele Procida has signed a four-year deal with the team.
The 2002-born has played 7 games in 2019-2020 scoring 9 points with 3 on 3 from the arc against Reyer Venezia.
Stevan Jelovac has penned a deal in Japan with Neophoenix.
The Serbian forward spent the season with Gaziantep.
“I feel very excited, I can’t wait for the new season to start I hope it will be successful…
I‘ll do my best, and I can play both big positions, I’m especially thankful that I will know better Japanese culture and history, which fascinated me for years” Jelovac said.
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Fonte: Neophoenix.