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Wayne Langston to join Urania Milano

Urania Milano has reached an agreement with Wayne Langston, a source told Sportando.
The big man has been the Defensive Player of the Year in Israeli A2 last season.
He wore the jersey of Hapoel Upper Galilee Safed where he averaged 18.4ppg, 8.8rpg and 2apg.

Juventus Utenos fires Glen Rice after six days. “Unpredictable person with lot of problems in life”

Juventus Utenos fired Glen Rice jr due to disciplinary reasons.
Rice was in Lithuania since only six days.

“This person is unpredictable and has a lot of problems in life. We took risks – the risks did not work. The circus is over, and now we have to find someone who will want to play basketball and not engage in stupidity, ”said Eimantas Skersis, the director of the Juventus club.

Errick McCollum signs with Khimki Moscow

Errick McCollum is a new player of Khimki Moscow.
The experienced guard joins another Russian team after two seasons with Unics Kazan.
McCollum averaged 19.9 points in VTB League and 17.1 points in EuroCup last season.

Isaiah Taylor joins Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Isaiah Taylor is a new player of Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
The former NBA player spent last season with Vipers in G League averaging 16.1ppg, 3.9rpg and 5.3apg.
Taylor has played 71 games in NBA averaging 6.6 points and 3 assists with Rockets and Hawks.

Massimo Bulleri reportedly expected to become head coach of Varese

Massimo Bulleri will be the new head coach of Openjobmetis Varese, as reported by La Prealpina.
Bulleri will leave Ravenna, where he is assistant coach of Cancellieri, to return to Varese where he has played and started his career as coach (assistant coach of Attilio Caja).
Varese will pay a small buyout to Ravenna to free Bulleri who is expected to sign a two-year deal.

Bulleri will replace Attilio Caja who has been fired on Saturday.

Jimmer Fredette announces he is returning to Shanghai Sharks

Jimmer Fredette is back to Shanghai.

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The former NBA guard announced on his social networks that he is returning to the Sharks next season, as first reported by Sportando on July 29.

After the news Fredette’s agent, Chris Emens, asked us to deny our report saying that is was incorrect.

Fredette is returning to the Sharks where he has already played three seasons before playing for Panathinaikos in 2019-2020.

 

Domen Bratoz signs with KK Tajfun Sentjur

Slovenian point guard Domen Bratoz has signed a deal with KK Tajfun Sentjur, a source told Sportando. He had already played for this team in 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Bratos had a brief stint with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana last season. In 2018-19, he averaged 7 points per game for Krka Novo Mesto in the ABA Liga.

Barcelona coach Jasikevicius says that team doesn’t rule out a new signing, but not urgently

In an interview with AS, Barcelona coach Sarunas Jasikevicius has said that his team does not rule out a signing, but is not currently looking on the market with a sense of urgency. Spanish powerhouse hasn’t yet replaced the departure of former team captain Ante Tomic.

“I’m not concerned with reinforcements, we are working with the players we have and we are doing well. We do not rule out a signing, but we are not looking urgently either”, Jasikevicius said.

Turkish prospect Adem Bona reportedly joining Mega Bemax

2003-born Turkish big man Adem Bona is close to signing a deal with Serbian club Mega Bemax, according to Eurohopes.

Bona played a total of eight games in the Turkish BSL and FIBA Europe Cup last season with Pinar Karsiyaka.

He averaged 14.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4 blocks per game in the 2019 U16 European Championship.

Johnathan Williams signs with Galatasaray

Johnathan Williams has signed a deal with Galatasaray of the Turkish BSL and Basketball Champions League, the team announced.

Williams, 25, has played 39 games in the NBA with the Lakers and Wizards. He also spent some time in Europe with Maccabi Rishon LeZion last season, averaging 11.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game in the EuroCup and Israeli Winner League.

Brandon Paul to join Zhejiang Chouzhou

Brandon Paul is back in China. The former NBA player reached an agreement with Zhejiang Chouzhou, a source tells Sportando.
Paul will have a free out for the entire world is China doesn’t open borders due to Covid issues.
The American spent last season in Greece with Olympiacos averaging 8,6ppg in EuroLeague.

Eric Griffin joins Hapoel Beer Sheva

Hapoel Beer Sheva announced the signing of Eric Griffin.
The forward spent the last season with the Adelaide 36ers in NBL, where he averaged 14 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.

Sources: Galatasary in talks with Johnathan Williams

Galatasaray is in discussions with Johnathan Williams, a source told Sportando.

The forward out of Gonzaga spent the last season between Israel, G League and NBA.
Williams played 4 games with the Washington Wizards in the Orlando ‘Bubble’, scoring 5 points and grabbing 16 rebounds against the Boston Celtics.

With Maccabi Rishon Lezion he averaged 11.3 points and 7.8 rebounds in Eurocup, and 12.2 points plus 10.4 boards in Winner league.

Openjobmetis Varese, Attilio Caja part ways

Openjobmetis Varese announced the firing of coach Attilio Caja.

According to recent reports, the decision was based on the relationship between Caja and the front office and not how the team has been doing on the court.

Sterling Gibbs will not join Koper Primorska

Despite re-signing this summer, Sterling Gibbs will not join Koper Primorska and he’s already on the market looking for a new team, a source told Sportando. Gibbs joined Primorska last winter, where he played 6 games in the ABA league, averaging 12.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. 

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Cairns Taipans Bring Back George Blagojevic

The Cairns Taipans have announced the re-signing of young forward George Blagojevic on a two-year deal with the second year being a Club option.

Blagojevic joined the Taipans to begin his professional basketball career, after graduating from the University of Hartford in May last year.

The AIS alum was recruited by the NCAA Division I Hartford Hawks and averaged 14.3 points and 7.5 rebounds as a senior. He remains in a small elite group of Hartford players in their 1,000-Point/500-Rebound Club.

The Taipans rookie had limited opportunities to hit the court in his first year, but has remained in Cairns throughout the off-season to train with the team; despite the cancellation of NBL1. Most recently Blagojevic put on a show in the “Top of the North” series against Townsville, putting up 40 points across both games.

Taipans Head Coach Mike Kelly said that the 23-year old is yet to reach his potential in the NBL and has been extremely focused on fighting for more minutes this upcoming season.

“Last season George showed flashes of his ability to become a strong NBL rotation player, and his hard work and love of the game is paying off in the way he’s been training this off-season,” said Kelly.

“We’re trying to grow as a team and get better with the building blocks from last year. George has had to fight and scratch for every minute on the court and it’s been fun to see him rise to the challenge.

“This season, I’m expecting all the guys to step up, including George. He’s going to get more opportunities and I know he’s going to be ready to take it.”

Blagojevic and assistant coach Jamie O’Loughlin will continue their longstanding player-coach relationship, both originally from Geelong and uniting on multiple campaigns with the Emerging Boomers, Basketball Victoria, Cairns Marlins, Geelong Supercats and now back-to-back seasons with the Taipans.

Blagojevic joins Nate Jawai, Kouat Noi, Jarrod Kenny, Mirko Djeric, Fabijan Krslovic, Jordan Ngatai, Majok Deng and Mojave King with two remaining import spots available for 2020-21.

Varese reportedly fire coach Attilio Caja

Italian Serie A club Openjobmetis Varese are firing head coach Attilio Caja, according to the local newspaper La Prealpina.

The decision was based on the relationship between Caja and the front office and not how the team has been doing on the court.

Darius Roy reportedly joining Larissa

Rookie guard Darius Roy has agreed to sign his first professional deal with Greek club Larissa, according to SDNA.

Roy averaged 15.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, three assists and 1.4 steals per game in his senior year at Milwaukee.

Nick Zeisloft signs with Ionikos BC

Former Indiana guard Nick Zeisloft has signed a deal with Ionikos BC in Greece, the team announced.

Zeisloft spent last season in the NBA G League with the Santa Cruz Warriors and in the Spanish Liga ACB with Tenerife.

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