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11/10/202009:05

Darington Hobson signs with Peñarol

Former NBA swingman Darington Hobson signed a contract with Club Atletico Peñarol in Argentina, the team announced.

Hobson spent last season in the Australian NBL with the Hawks, averaging 5.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 13 games.

He played five games in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2011-12.

10/10/202022:04

Deandre Dickson to join Ibar Rozanje

Deandre Dickson reached an agreement with Ibar Rozanje, a source told Sportando.

The forward out of Western Washington will continue his career in the Balkan League, after two seasons with Zilina in the slovakian league.

Last year he averaged 13.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game

10/10/202020:43

OJ Mayo reportedly staying with Liaoning

OJ Mayo has re-signed with Liaoning, Song Xiang reports.

The eight-year NBA veteran last year averaged over 28 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assist and 2 steals in CBA, shooting 54% from the field, 43% from long range and 84% from the foul line.

10/10/202020:33

Beijing Royal Fighters sign Salah Mejri e Joseph Young

Beijing Royal Fighters announced the arrivals of Salah Mejri e Joseph Young, Zhang Duo reports.

Mejri last year played just 10 games for Real Madrid, while Young spent the last two seasons with Nanjing Tongxi Monkey King (38.3 ppg, 6.4 apg last year).

10/10/202015:45

Marcus Georges-Hunt joining Jiangsu Dragons

Former Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marcus Georges-Hunt is joining the Jiangsu Dragons of the CBA, Sportando has learned.

Georges-Hunt spent last season with Guangzhou, averaging 24.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

10/10/202014:11

William Buford joins Darussafaka

Former Ohio State forward William Buford signed a contract with Darussafaka of the Basketball Champions League and Turkish BSL, the team announced.

Buford spent last season in Italy’s Serie A with Virtus Roma, averaging 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

09/10/202022:25

Martin Krampelj, GTK Gliwice part ways

Slovenian forward Martin Krampelj and GTK Gliwice have mutually agreed to terminate the contract, the team announced. Krampelj plans to play in the NBA G League, the Polish team says in the announcement.

Krampelj averaged 10 points and 6.1 rebounds in seven games played in the Polish league.

09/10/202018:43

Anadolu Efes reportedly offers Tyrese Rice a deal

EuroLeague’s Anadolu Efes has extended an offer to veteran point guard Tyrese Rice, according to Christos Tsaltas of SDNA.

Rice is a free agent after his short-term deal with AEK Athens expired. He averaged 15.7 points and 4.7 assists in just 18 minutes per game in the BCL Final Eight last week.

09/10/202010:17

Metin Turen inks with Bursaspor

Bursaspor announced the signing of Metin Turen.
The Turkish player moves to Bursa after two years in Turk Telekom Ankara.

08/10/202022:08

King Szczecin, Kasey Hill part ways

King Szczecin club informs that Kasey Hill is no longer a player of the Wilków Morskie team. For the American, the match against Asseco Arka Gdynia was the last appearance for the team from Szczecin.

The pointguard out of Florida played 6 TBL games, with averages of 6 points and 3.3 assist.

08/10/202020:19

Alain Koffi extends with Le Mans Sarthe until the end of the season

Le Mans Sarthe announced that Alain Koffi will remain with the team until the end of the season.
Koffi had initially signed a two-month contract.
Last year the veteran big man averaged 8 points and 5 rebounds per game in Jeep Elite for Gravelines.

08/10/202019:37

Charles Mitchell, Niigata Albirex to part ways

Charles Mitchell has mutually terminated his contract with Japanese team Niigata Albirex, agent Charles Misuraca told
Fabio Lupo of Sportando.
The big man out of Georgia Tech will remain in Japan for the next 10 days while he weighs out his next decision.

08/10/202019:15

Jakob Cebasek agrees to deal with Allianz Trieste

Slovenian swingman Jakob Cebasek has reached an agreement with Allianz Trieste of the Italian Serie A, sources told Sportando. He is joining the Italian team on a short-term deal with an option of extension for the remainder of the season.

Cebasek spent last season in Slovenia with KK Tajfun Sentjur, averaging 15.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 38.6 percent from three.

He will replace the injured Myke Henry, who’s expected to be sidelined for about a month.

08/10/202018:43

Craig Victor joins Koping Stars

Craig Victor is a new player of the Koping Stars, the swedish team announced.
The former LSU forward started the season with OKK Sloboda Tuzla.
Last year Victor averaged 27 points and 11.4 rebounds in Basketligan over 5 games for Djurgarden Basket.

08/10/202017:09

Pau Gasol to decide his future in the next months: Marc and I to Barcelona? Fake news

Pau Gasol, in an interview with Efe (via Marca), said that in the next month, month and a half will decide whether to play one more season or retire.

“This pandemic, with all the bad it has brought us, _is giving me a little more time to recover from my foot injury. The progression is being positive. In the next month or month and a half, my level of demand on the court will be very high , and there I will find out if I can compete again, “he says.

Gasol, who is out since March 2018 when he fractured his foot, dreams to play one more season and end his career in Tokyo.

Pau denied the rumors about Barcelona for him and his brother, Marc.

“I am surprised by the impact of such news which are fake news” Pau Gasol added.

07/10/202020:41

Taylor Rochestie returns to KK Crvena Zvedza

Taylor Rochestie has returned to Crvena zvezda mts! The red & whites announced that they have signed a 2-month contract with the 35-year-old American guard, with an option to extend it until the end of the 2020/21 season.

Taylor Rochestie played for Crvena zvezda mts in the 2017/18 season and was one of the best players in the red & white team during that year. He averaged 14.6 points, 5.9 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game in the 2017/18 ABA League championship.

During his pro career Taylor Rochestie has played for numerous well-known European clubs such are Galatasaray, Alba Berlin, Baskonia, Montepaschi Siena, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Lokomotiv Kuban, etc. After leaving Crvena zvezda mts in the summer of 2018, Rochestie went to China where he played for Tianjin Gold Lions and later on for Anhui Dragons, while in October last year he joined Olympiacos Piraeus where he finished the previous season.

What is interesting to mention is that Crvena zvezda mts head coach Saša Obradović knows Taylor Rochestie very well as the two of them worked together in Lokomotiv Kuban in the 2016/17 season.

07/10/202020:29

BC Budivelnyk sign Brice Johnson, Reggie Johnson

BC Budivelnyk announced the arrival of two new US player, Brice Johnson and Reggie Johnson.
Last year the big man out of UNC played for Orlandina Basket (over 17 points and 11 rebounds per game) and Chorale Roanne (13+5 per game in Jeep Elite), while the guard out of Hampton averaged over 21 points and 3 assist per game in the Hungarian league.

07/10/202019:39

Jonathon Simmons reportedly joining Liaoning Flying Leopards

Jonathon Simmons is signing with the Liaoning Flying Leopards, Anthony Slater reports.

Recently, Simmons was in the mini-camp organized by the Golden State Warriors.

According to the reporter, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said that Simmons still does have “NBA years” ahead of him.
Last year the swingman out of Houston played just 5 games for the Santa Cruz Warriors in G League, averaging 19.6 points, 5 rebounds and 1.4 steals.

07/10/202017:50

Basketball team won’t be affected by FC Barcelona salaries cut

While FC Barcelona has announced his employees, including Football team players, the intention to proceed with a salary cut, basketball players won’t be affected by such measure, reports José Ignacio Huguet of Mundo Deportivo.

This is because of the fact that basketball section was able to cut its costs for the 2020-2021 season by a percentage between 10 and 15% thanks to the contract extension of players like Nikola Mirotic, Pierre Oriola and Brandon Davies.

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