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Ludwigsburg, Tre Demps officially part ways

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg announced the termination of the contract with point guard Tre Demps.

As Sportando previously mentioned, the German team has already found a new guard to replace Demps as they’re expected to sign rookie KJ Feagin from San Diego State.

Didi Louzada returns to Sidney Kings

Didi Louzada will play one more year with the Sidney Kings, the australian team announced.

The brazilian swingman was the selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the No.35 pick of the 2019 NBA Draft.

Last year Louzada debuted in NBL with 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assist per game.

APOEL sign Landen Lucas, Julian Norfleet, Marcus Gilbert

APOEL announced the arrival of three American players: Landen Lucas, Julian Norfleet and Marcus Gilbert.

Lucas spent last year with BC Kalev-Cramo, averaging over 9 points and 5 rebounds per game between VTB League and ELBL.

Nortfleet played in the Kosovar league (16.9 ppg, 3.5 apg), while Gilbert averaged 5.2 points and 2.1 rebounds for Ifestos Limnou.

Abdul-Malik Abu inks with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor

Abdul-Malik Abu signed a contract with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor, the turkish team announced.
Last year the power forward out of NC State averaged over 13 points and 7 rebounds per game for Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Chavaughn Lewis officially joins Kalev/Cramo

Chavaughn Lewis is officially a new player of Kalev/Cramo.
This will be Lewis’ second season with Kalev/Cramo as he played for them in 2018-19, averaging 15.9 points in the VTB League. He spent the 2019-20 season with Nizhny Novgorod and Enisey.

Sarunas Jasikevicius on Marc Gasol: “We have not talked with him. But we don’t have to rush”

In an interview with Gigantes del Basket, Barcelona coach Sarunas Jasikevicius has talked about the possible signing of Marc Gasol, who will be free agent at the end of the NBA season.

“We have not talked with him. But we don’t have to rush: if there will be a real chance, we will go for it”, Jasikevicius said also in reference to the idea that Barcelona is looking to sign a center.

Sergio Scariolo to coach Spain NT until Paris 2024

Spanish Federation FEB is set to announce tomorrow morning, as reported by several Spanish newspapers, the contract extension of NT coach Sergio Scariolo until, at least, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Scariolo, currently serving also as Toronto Raptors assistant coach, has led Spain to seven medals (4 gold) between Olympics, World Cup and Eurobasket.

Chavaughn Lewis returning to Kalev/Cramo

Former Marist guard Chavaughn Lewis is signing a deal to return to Kalev/Cramo in the VTB League, sources told Sportando. He is replacing Marqueze Coleman who parted ways with the Estonian team.

This will be Lewis’ second season with Kalev/Cramo as he played for them in 2018-19, averaging 15.9 points in the VTB League. He spent the 2019-20 season with Nizhny Novgorod and Enisey.

Jonathan Gibson headed to Beijing Ducks

Jonathan Gibson is moving to Beijing Ducks, a source tells Sportando.
The former NBA guard will replace Jeremy Lin who left to return to the NBA.
Gibson has played several seasons in China. In 2019-2020 he averaged more than 31ppg with Jiangsu.

KJ Feagin expected to sign with Ludwigsburg

Rookie point guard KJ Feagin is expected to sign a contract with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Bundesliga, a source told Sportando. Feagin will replace Tre Demps, who is parting ways with the team.

Feagin played college basketball at Santa Clara and San Diego State. He averaged 9.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and three assists per game in his senior year at SDSU.

Ognjen Kuzmic signs 2-year contract extension with Crvena Zvezda

Ognjen Kuzmic signed a two-year extension with Crvena Zvezda, as announced by the EuroLeague club. The Serbian center is now under contract through 2023.

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell signs with Tofas Bursa

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell has signed a deal with Tofas Bursa of the Basketball Champions League and Turkish BSL, the team announced.

Before signing with Tofas Bursa, the guard/forward had spent this month with the Bakken Bears on a short-term deal, helping the Danish club qualify for the Basketball Champions League. He averaged 15.5 points in the two rounds of the BCL qualifiers.

Polat Kaya joins Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor

Polat Kaya is a new player of Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor.
The small forward comes from Turk Telekom Ankara.

Alessandro Gentile reportedly close to sign with Movistar Estudiantes

Alessandro Gentile to signs with Movistar Estudiantes in ACB as reported by Encestando and Ignacio Ojeda.

Italian forward will arrive in Madrid on Wednesday to signs a three-month deal with Spanish Team.

For Alessandro Gentile this will be the secon experience with Estudiantes. He played last season in LBA with Aquila Trento averaging 13.9 points in EuroCup.

Drew Brandon signs with BC Odessa

Former Eastern Washington combo guard Drew Brandon has signed a contract with BC Odessa in Ukraine, a source told Sportando.

Brandon spent last season in Poland and Germany. He played 21 games for Legia Warsaw in the Polish EBL and FIBA cups (BCL qualifiers and FIBA Europe Cup), then he moved to the German second division to play with Wiha Panthers Schwenningen for the remainder of the season.

Trey Davis signs with Eisbären Bremerhaven

Former UMass guard Trey Davis has signed a contract with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German second division, the team announced.

Davis spent last season in the NBA G League, averaging 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game for the Maine Red Claws.

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