The Winner League is not planning to change their mind on the season resumption despite the recent increase of COVID-19 cases in Israel.
With the recent increase of COVID-19 cases, the Israeli MOH is reportedly considering closing schools again, reports Moshe Barda.
The season is expected to resume in June.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana announced the signing of Alen Hodzic.
Iz Kopra se v Ljubljano seli @AlenHod55028244, ki bo dres Cedevite Olimpije nosil prihodnji dve sezoni! ?
Hodža, dobrodošel med Zmaji! ??
Več informacij na spodnji povezavi. #ZmajevoSrce
?: https://t.co/3Ifw40El5u pic.twitter.com/HzRw6Wm9JJ
— Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (@KKCedOL) May 29, 2020
Point guard Nick Neal has signed a deal with HydroTruck Radom of the Polish EBL, the team announced.
Neal played in Croatia this past season, averaging 18.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game for KK Alkar.
Fonte: HydroTruck Radom.
Derrick Williams is Olimpia Milano’s main target at the power forward position, Sportando has learned. The Italian powerhouse has been working to acquire Williams since February for next season.
Actually, contacts between Olimpia and Williams began last summer, as the former NBA forward was close to joining Milano before Fenerbahce broke into negotiations and signed him.
Milano has already announced the signing of Davide Moretti and reportedly reached an agreement with Kyle Hines.
Andrei Vatutin confirmed that Kyle Hines will leave CSKA Moscow.
“I must say with regret that the news about Kyle Hines leaving the team is true” Vatutin told Sport Express. “We respect and understand the desire of a player that gave a lot to the team. We wish him and his family success”.
Fonte: Sport Express.
Austin Daye has an out clause in his contract with Umana Reyer Venezia that expires on June 30, a source Sportando.
The American forward, who has been MVP of the 2019 Serie A Finals and the 2020 Italian Cup Final Eight, is negotiating with an NBA team and may return now when the season resumes.
Daye has played 293 games in the NBA averaging 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds.
Olimpia Milano is going big this summer. The Italian powerhouse has agreed to terms with four-time EuroLeague champion Kyle Hines, as first reported by Nikos Varlas.
The American big man is leaving CSKA Moscow that will get a buyout from Milano to free the player, a source told Sportando.
Hines has already played in Italy with Veroli.
Worthy de Jong signed a three-year contract extension with ZZ Leiden.
The player averaged 14.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game in Eredivise this season.
Bahcesehir agreed to terms with Alex Perez and Dogus Ozdemiroglu.
Mexican point guard Alex Perez ended this season in November after 14 games with Zalgiris Kaunas .
Turkish point guard Doguz Ozdemiroglu played this season with Darussafaka averaging 5.1 points and 2.1 assists in EuroCup.
Alex Perez – Bahçeşehir.
— Çağlar Torun (@caglartorun) May 28, 2020
Doğuş Özdemiroğlu – Bahçeşehir.
— Çağlar Torun (@caglartorun) May 28, 2020
Arnoldas Kulboka is back to RETAbet Bilbao, a source told Sportando and Chema de Lucas.
The Lithuanian shooter turned down a proposal from Zalgiris Kaunas to remain with the Basque team one more season.
Kulboka joined Bilbao last summer and averaged 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in ACB.
The team will join Basketball Champions League next season.
Greek guard Kostas Sloukas is very close to an agreement with Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, according to novasports.gr.
Real has reportedly offered to the Greek star a 3-year, €6 million deal, while Sloukas is not willing to accept a pay-cut proposed by Fenerbahce.
Fonte: Novasports.gr.
According to Nova.rs, Vlada Jovanovic is almost certain to be Serbian side Mega Bemax new coach next season and will replace Dejan Milojevic, who will leave the ABA Liga team to go to work in an NBA coaching staff.
Jovanovic, who has coached Partizan Belgrade and Lokomotiv Kuban, is currently serving as CBA’s Shenzhen Aviators head coach.
Fonte: Nova.rs.
According to Spanish newspaper ABC, the ACB final tournament in Valencia could have three games per day, as asked by Spanish broadcaster Movistar. The proposed time slots are 15:30, 17:30 and 21:30.
The tournament will start on June 17, and have two groups of six teams each which will produce a Final Four to crown the 2020 Liga Endesa Champion on June 30. The two finalists will play a total of 7 games within less than two weeks.
Fonte: ABC.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul’s Chris Singleton spoke with SDNA about his future, the season with the Turkish team and more.
Fonte: SDNA.
Slovenian prospect Dan Dusack is returning to his homeland.
The combo guard born in 2002 is leaving Real Madrid to join KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, a source told Sportando.
Duscak averaged 6.7 points per game in four game in ANGT in Munich.
Antimo Martino is officially the new head coach of Pallacanestro Reggiana.
Martino signed a three-year deal with Reggio Emilia with the third year which is a team option.
The coach comes from Fortitudo Bologna where he has been the past two years.
Israeli company True Player Group, half owned by David Blatt’s family, is the new co-owner of Czech basketball team Basket Brno.
The coach of the Czech basketball team, Ronen Ginzburg, who mediated the initial contact, has a great deal of credit for the connection of the Israeli company with the Brno basketball club.
Fonte: Basket Brno.
HydroTruck Radom announced the signing of Mikolaj Kurpisz.
The Polish player arrives on loan from Trefl Sopot.
Fonte: HydroTruck Radom.
BG Göttingen announced the signing of Erol Ersek for the easyCredit BBL Final Tournament 2020.
This year the austrian guard played for the second team of Bayern Munich in the German Pro B, averaging 8.8 points and 3.3 assist per game.
Willkommen in Göttingen, Erol! Wir leihen uns Erol Ersek für das @easyCreditBBL Final-Turnier 2020 vom @fcb_basketball aus. Als U23-Spieler fällt der Österreicher ?? nicht ins Nachverpflichtungskontingent.
Mehr Infos: ⬇️ https://t.co/PCugsbIXdS#veilchenimblut pic.twitter.com/EGu61ENHcG
— BG Göttingen (@BGGoettingen) May 27, 2020
Medhy Ngouama announced on his social media that he will play for Le Portel the next season (Via BeBasket).
This year the guard averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 assist for Nanterre in Jeep Elite.
Binks let’s get it ?? see y’all soon pic.twitter.com/geRwVXucou
— NGOUAMA Mehdy (@NGMdy5) May 27, 2020
Vanoli Cremona and Meo Sacchetti have agreed to part ways, the italian team announced.
Sacchetti, the coach of the Italian National Team, should join Fortutido Bologna.
Former Princeton forward Myles Stephens has agreed to a deal with the Vilpas Vikings of the Finnish Korisliiga, a source told Sportando.
The 23-year-old Stephens spent his rookie season in Germany’s ProB, averaging 21.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in 12 games with the affiliate team of Bundesliga club Oldenburg.
Michalis Lountzis reportedly agrees to deal with Promitheas .
Greek point guard palyed 8 games this season with Lavrio averaging 5.9 points in A1.
Done deal: Michalis Lountzis will join Promitheas Patras BC next season #PromitheasBC
— Christos Tsaltas (@Tsaltas46) May 27, 2020
Big man Jeff Adrien will pursue legal action at BAT against Saudi Arabia club Al Ittihad and CEO Hamad Alsanei for outstanding salaries of $35,500, a source told Sportando.
The former NBA player moved to the Middle East country after having started the season in Israel with Ironi Nahariya (10.9ppg and 6.4rpg).
David Ortega will not remain as head coach of Orleans next season.
Ortega has spent 14 seasons with the French team.
?L'OLB vous informe que David Fernande Ortega ne sera plus entraîneur au sein du club à l’issue de la saison 19/20.
?Nous lui adressons un immense merci pour tout le travail accompli durant ces 14 années passée au sein du club.
⌨️Plus d'infos : https://t.co/18fi4HHX8d#TousOLB pic.twitter.com/0PuWe6iozt— OrléansLoiretBasket (@OLB45) May 27, 2020
Fonte: Orleans.
Mantas Kalnietis and Lokomotiv Kuban have agreed to a one-year contract extension.
The Lithuanian guard has played for the Russian team from 2012 to 2015 and this season.
He will stay with the club in 2020-2021 as well.
Fonte: Lokomotiv Kuban.
Real Madrid will re-sign legendary captain Felipe Reyes for one more season, as reported by Chema de Lucas.
Next season will be Reyes’ 23rd as a professional player and his 17th with Real Madrid, with whom he has won 7 ACB titles, 5 Copa del Rey (plus one with Estudiantes), 5 Supercup, 2 Euroleague, 1 Eurocup and 1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Fonte: Chema De Lucas.
Serbian guard Aleksa Avramovic will part ways with Unicaja Malaga and sign a one-year deal for Estudiantes Madrid, as reported by Gigantes’ David Sardinero.
Avramovic has been loaned by Malaga, with which he was under contract for the 2020-21 season too, last December.
Fonte: David Sardinero.
Alan Williams is expected to remain in Russia with Lokomotiv Kuban.
The former NBA big man and the Russian team are in advanced discussions on a contract extension, a source told Sportando.
Williams averaged a double double in points and rebounds in his first season in VTB League (11+10).
Ido Davidi is a new player of Hapoel Eilat, the israeli team announced.
The guard started the year in the second israeli division for Maccabi Hasharon, where he averaged 14 points per game.
עידו דוידי, ששיחק בשנים האחרונות בליגה הלאומית, יערוך בכורה בליגת ווינר סל במדי הפועל "יוסי אברהמי" אילת pic.twitter.com/UsPiRINCbE
— Winner League (@WinnerLeague) May 26, 2020