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27/09/202011:21

Jimmy Baron announces his retirement

Jimmy Baron announced his retirement from basketball at 34 on Twitter: “What a ride. Hanging them up. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way. I’m a firm believer of “you’re only as good as the people around you.” I was and still am very lucky and fortunate to have some amazing people who’ve helped me during my career. Thank you”

The guard out of Rhode Island has spent the last two seasons in Jeep-Elite with Chalon-Reims.

Last year he averaged 9.9 points and 1.5 assist, shooting 40% from beyond the arc.

27/09/202010:33

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv has signed Dragan Bender

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv has signed Dragan Bender (22 years old), a 2.16 meters high forward. The contract is for three-month with an option to extend until the end of the current season. The young Croatian played last season in the Golden State Warriors uniform and in his record he has already 187 NBA games.

Dragan Bender started last season with Milwaukee and also played 13 games for their G-league team Wisconsin Herd (20.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game). Before the corona break he finished the season in the Golden State ranks. In nine games with the Warriors he averaged 21.7 minutes per night and contributed 9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

“We are very happy to bring Dragan Bender to the Maccabi family, everyone knows him from his previous years at the club. For us it is very important that today he is more prepared because he comes from the NBA and that he is able to help the team”, coach Giannis Sfairopoulos told maccabi.co.il after the signing. “We are very excited about this collaboration”.

“There are a lot of things he can do to help the team”, the Greek coach explained. “We can use him as a power forward or center, so he can play in two positions. He can create a threat from inside and out and of course he can help us defensively with his big body and long arms in rebounding and blocking shots. Welcome to the Maccabi family”.

“Coming back to Tel Aviv and to Maccabi for sure feels like coming back to my second home”, Dragan Bender told maccabi.co.il. “I want to help this club that I love and use my experience from the last 4 years. After Talking to coach Giannis I decided I want to come and this is the opportunity to say that I wish for better times, times that we could meet the amazing Maccabi fans in the arena, in person and make them happy”.

Bender is a forward who stands to a height of 216 centimeters with good shooting beyond the arc, has good ball-handling skills, alongside game viosion and good passing skills for a player of his dimensions. During his time in Phoenix he mainly played in the power forward position, but during the last year with Milwaukee and Golden State he played mainly in the No. 3 position.

Bender’s maturity and good ability in games in the Golden State uniform is especially evident in the 36 minutes index, which next reflects the ability of a player taking part in an almost full game. In this table, his figures stand at 15 points (with two threes per evening), 9.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per 36 minutes of play.

Bender arrived from Split to the Maccabi Tel Aviv academy with another Croatian teenager called Ante Zizic. The first remained with the youth and senior teams and was later picked fourth in the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. After three seasons in Arizona he migrated to Milwaukee last summer and arrived this summer with 187 NBA games in his personal record.

26/09/202018:51

Eisbaren-Bremerhaven ink Trey Davis

Eisbaren-Bremerhaven announced the arrival of Trey Davis.
Coach Michael May talks about his new player: “Trey fulfills everything that we imagine for our playmaker. He’s incredibly fast but plays with great control. He’s great in transition. He can score in a number of different ways, but he’s also a great team player – every teammate I’ve spoken to loved playing with him. Trey is an excellent fit for this key position and he is definitely a man to wait for”.

The guard out of Massachusetts spent last season with the Maine Red-Claws in G League, averaging 12.5 points and 3.8 assist per game.

26/09/202014:15

Chemidor signs Eloy Vargas, Kelvin Amayo

Iranian club Chemidor announced the signings of Eloy Vargas and Kelvin Amayo.

Vargas, member of the Dominican Republic’s NT, spent last season in Brazil with Flamengo. Amayo, a former Iona and LMU forward is coming off a season in Georgia.

25/09/202010:29

Ludwigsburg, Tre Demps expected to part ways

Tre Demps and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg are expected to part ways, a source tells Sportando.
The American guard did not convince the coaching staff during the preseason and the two sides are negotiating to break the contract.
Demps spent last season in Serie A2 with San Severo.

24/09/202023:03

British guard Cameron Hildreth commits to Wake Forest

2002-born British guard Cameron Hildreth has committed to Wake Forest, he told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.

Hildreth had a breakout showing at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Kaunas in February as he averaged 25.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 4 steals in four games for Barking Abbey London.

24/09/202015:10

Luka Scuka joins Cedevita Olimpija

Cedevita Olimpija have reinforced their ranks at the small forward position with the young gun Luka Ščuka, that will remain in Ljubljana for the next four seasons.
Youngster Luka Ščuka, who turned 18 on 23 May, spent his entire career by now at Nova Gorica, where he used to play for all youth categories of the Nova Gorica squad. Now, Ščuka will get the opportunity to present himself at the big scene as well. This week Luka has already joined the senior squad under the helm of Jurica Golemac.

Ščuka, talented 208 cm tall player, has spent the last two seasons in the jersey of Gorica and has been averaging 15.8 points per game in 15 games played in the third division of the Slovenian club competitions. In the Slovenian National Cup he has appeared in six games with an average of 12 points per game. He has been playing at the forward position in the senior basketball competition by now.

In 2018, Ščuka has played for Slovenia U16 National Team in Novi Sad and has recorded an average of 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per clash. In 2019 he also played at the U18 European Championship.

As he agreed on cooperation with the Ljubljana side, Ščuka did not try to hide his delight: “I am extremely happy to have become a part of the Ljubljana club. I am looking forward to playing at the highest level. I cannot wait to present myself to the Ljubljana fans.”

24/09/202014:59

MHP Reisen Ludwigsburg signs Elias Harris

Elias Harris signed with MHP Reisen Ludwigsburg, the german team announced.

The big man out of Gonzaga played the previous seven seasons with Brose Bamberg.

Last year he averaged 9.8 points on 56.6% shooting and grabbed 3.2 rebounds.

24/09/202014:52

Georgi Joseph joins Le Portel

Georgi Joseph signed with ESSM Le Portel, the french team announced.
Joseph will replace the injured Wesley Gordon.
Last year the veteran big man played 5 games for Levallois.

24/09/202013:54

Gani Lawal, Maccabi Ramat Gan part ways

Due to the rise in COVID cases in Israel which resulted in the government to call for an extended three weeks lockdown through mid-October, cancel all D1 and D2 preparation games, and delay the start of the 2020-2021 National League season, Maccabi Ramat Gan honored the request of center Gani Lawal to break the contract. The former Euroleague center played one preseason game and recorded 16 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. He is now a free agent.

24/09/202009:04

Dimitris Stamatis joins Aris Thessaloniki

Dimitris Stamatis is a new player of Aris Thessaloniki.
The player comes from Ifaistous Limnou where he averaged 4.6ppg.

23/09/202018:03

Keifer Sykes turns down offer from KK Crvena Zvezda

KK Crvena Zvezda offered Keifer Sykes a contract for the season but the guard turned it down, a source told Sportando.
Sykes was Red Star’s main target to strengthen the backcourt for the EuroLeague and ABA Liga campaigns.
The American, who has played in China and Olimpia Milano in 2019-2020, will be playing Basketball Champions League Final Eight with Turk Telekom Ankara and then he will be free agent again.

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