American big man Mitchell Watt will sign until 2023 with Umana Reyer Venezia as reported by la Nuova.
Mitchell Watt already had a contract until 2021 with the Italian champions.
In an interview with ERA Sport, Anadolu Efes Istanbul coach Ergin Ataman has advocated for a possible Euroleague salary cap in response to the economic crisis that will be caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
“All teams will be affected, we should all learn from this. Budgets should be balanced in regard to the profits, EuroLeague has to find a way to reach an even balance with a salary cap. It’s not possible for some teams to have such huge budgets, especially since this pandemic will impact everyone’s finances”, Ataman said, while also denying the entity of Shane Larkin contract renewal: “Those numbers are not true. Efes management was close to reaching a deal, but I don’t know if he has signed yet”.
Fonte: ERA Sport.
According to Rac 1’s Marc Mundet, the city of Valencia is seeing increasing chances to host the eventual ACB final phase, via a 12-team tournament.
Besides La Fonteta, a key role could be played by Valencia Basket’s facilities L’Alqueria, with a number of courts that could hypothetically allow players of a single team to train individually.
‼️ ACB | ? Explicat al Tu Diràs.
A les darreres hores, València ha guanyat molts enters la possibilitat que es postuli per acollir el desenllaç de l’ACB. Aquest dijous se’n poden saber més detalls.
El principal problema és la qüestió sanitària. pic.twitter.com/b6kFae2UmN
— Marc Mundet (@MarcMundet78) April 29, 2020
Fonte: Marc Mundet.
According to newspaper Makedonia, the city of Thessaloniki has offered himself to host the remaining games of the 2019-20 Euroleague season, to be played eventually in the Nick Galis Hall and PAOK Sports Arena.
Thessaloniki mayor Konstantinos Zervas is reportedly in advanced talks with Euroleague officials, and the proximity of health facilities with the arenas could play an important role in the decision, according to the newspaper.
Fonte: Makedonia.
Rudy Demahis-Ballou will play for AS Monaco next season.
The French guard born in 2002 comes form Centre Federal and in NM1 he was averaging 11.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists.
Fonte: FFBB.
Mornar Bar announced the contract extension of Jacob Pullen for next season.
The former Kansas guard averaged 16.1 points and 5 assists in ABA Liga and 17.7 points in Basketball Champions League.
Three-time championship-winning guard Bryce Cotton has exercised his right under the NBL and the Australian Basketball Players’ Association’s collective bargaining agreement to opt out of his contract with the Perth Wildcats.
The agreement saw players taking pay cuts of up to 50 per cent for the 2020/21 season, but allowed them until 4 May to opt out of their existing contracts.
The Perth Wildcats made every effort to assist Cotton through this difficult time, and presented him with options to provide he and his family with long term security and keep him in WA.
Cotton thanked Wildcats fans in a statement on social media.
“I truly want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart for showing me so much love and support in my three-and-a-half seasons with the Wildcats,” he wrote.
“I can’t put into words what it has meant to me.”
The Perth Wildcats are extremely disappointed to lose the NBL’s best player.
Cotton departs as a three-time champion, two-time NBL MVP, two-time Grand Final MVP and three-time Gordon Ellis Medallist.
He played 110 games for Perth after joining the team in January 2017.
The American had one-season remaining on his three-year contract with the Wildcats.
Fonte: Perth Wildcats.
Isaiah Whitehead extended his contract with KK Mornar Bar, his agent announced.
Whitehead, the No.42 pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, started the season for Astana, then signed with KK Mornar Bar in January.
He played just 5 games before the suspension, scoring 24 points in his only Champions League game.
Isaiah Whitehead, extended his contract with BC Mornar Bar, member of Aba league! He joined the team in January after having Nba career, as well as seasons in Lokomotiv and Astana!
— Misko4Raznatovic (@MiskoRaznatovic) April 29, 2020
Pavel Astakhov, sports director of Khimki Moscow, said that Timofey Mozgov will likely remain with the Russian team next season.
The former NBA champion has not played this season because he was recovering from an injury but he was ready to go when the season was suspended.
“We know that he has done serious work since the start of the season in seven months. There are good chances that he will be able to play the next season completely. We have complete information on his health. If everything is fine, then most likely he will remain in our team” Ashtakov told Mosregtoday.
Tony Wroten and Joventut Badalona have parted ways.
The former NBA guard has started the season in Poland with Anwil before moving to ACB where he posted 11.2 points per game with 2.7 rebounds and 4 assists in ACB.
El Club Joventut Badalona i Tony Wroten han arribat a un acord per rescindir el contracte que els unia fins a 30 de juny. Degut la situació actual i per motius personals i familiars, ambdues parts han pactat la seva desvinculació del club
Molta sort, Tony!#BadalonaÉsFutur pic.twitter.com/qZVrXfqzEX
— Club Joventut Badalona ? (@Penya1930) April 29, 2020
Zan Tabak will remain as a head coach of Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Gora for the 2020-21 season, a source told Sportando.
Tabak had arrived in Poland last summer, after having previously coached Sevilla and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Spanish rising star Carlos Alocén will not declare for the 2020 NBA Draft, as reported by ESPN.
After spending this season with Zaragoza, Alocén’s immediate future should be with Real Madrid, who loaned him for this season to the Basketball Champions League side.
French side Nanterre is expected to sign forward Ivan Fevrier, as reported by BeBasket.
1999-born forward has spent last season with Metropolitans 92.
Fonte: BeBasket.
Senegalese and FC Barcelona guard Brancou Badio ‘Papi’ (’99) has entered his name in the 2020 NBA Draft, sources told Eurohopes.
The prospect had a strong first pro season in Spanish LEB Plata, averaging 13.4 ppg.
Fonte: Eurohopes.
Five-star prospect Daishen Nix has decommitted from UCLA and plans to sign in the NBA G League, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Nix is a potential lottery pick in the 2021 NBA draft and has given the G League a commitment, joining top prospects Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd on new team in Southern California.
G League deal for Daishen Nix — arguably the best point guard in the 2021 NBA draft — is expected to be in the $300,000 range, Charania said.
Fonte: Shams Charania.
Omer Yurtseven has entered the 2020 NBA Draft.
The Turkish big man averaged 15.5 points and 9.8 rebounds with Georgetown this season.
Yurtseven will hire an agent.
Georgetown big man Omer Yurtseven declared for the NBA Draft and is signing with an agent, his advisor tells @247Sports. Yurtseven’s college career is over. Averaged 15.5 PPG and 9.8 RPG this past season.
— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) April 28, 2020
Jordan Heat has signed a two-year contract extension with Kawasaki Brave Thunders.
“I am very excited to come back to Kawasaki for next season.
I think our team has unfinished business to handle. We had so much support from the fans last season and I am looking forward to even more this season.
I am thankful for this opportunity and I promise to always work hard and FIGHT.”
Fonte: Kawasaki Brave Thunders.
Forward Miralem Halilovic inks with Boulogne-Levallois in Jeep-Elite as reported by bebasket.fr and Le Parisien.
Bosnian forward left Orleans after three seasons.
Anadolu Efes targets Sasha Vezenkov for the next season to replace Alec Peters as reported by basketservisi.com .
However, Olympiacos evaluates a renewal offer for Sasha Vezenkov that will be free agent at the end of this season.
Cady Lalanne has extended his contract with LG Sakers.
The big man was averaging 21.4 points and 10.9 rebounds in South Korean league.
Cody Lallane, pf-c, extended his contract with LG Sakers from Seoul, Korea for one more season! #BeoBasket
— Misko4Raznatovic (@MiskoRaznatovic) April 27, 2020
Kaleb Tarczewski and Olimpia Milano have reached an agreement in principle on a multi-year contract, a source told Sportando .
The American big man will sign a 2+1 contract with the Italian powerhouse.
Tarczewski has shined under coach Ettore Messina becoming one of the best big men not only in Italy but in Europe.
The center was averaging 8.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in EuroLeague and 8.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in Serie A.
Rade Zagorac has officially signed a two-year contract extension with KK Partizan.
The Serbian forward will remain with the club at least till 2022.
Fonte: KK Partizan.
Miralem Halilovic announced his departure from Orleans.
The Bosnian player has spent the past three seasons with the French team.
Halilovic was averaging 17.6 points and 7.9 rebounds in Jeep Elite.
Boris Diaw stepped down as president of Metropolitans 92.
Despite a satisfying sporting season, difficulties have arisen as to the way the club operates, and in the relations between Boris and certain members of the executive board. This is a fact which led Boris to take this decision in the interest of the club.
Alain Bouvard has been named president ad interim.
Fonte: Metropolitans 92.
Rokas Jokubaitis has entered the 2020 NBA Draft.
The Lithuanian comes from Zalgiris Kaunas. He has also debuted in EuroLeague and with Lithuanian National Team.
19-year old PG Rokas Jokubaitis declared for the NBA Draft, according to sources. Very intelligent and skilled 1.93m PG, had some big Euroleague games this year with Zalgiris Kaunas (11pt 4ast vs ALBA & 7pt 6ast vs Olympiacos). Jokubaitis had 7pt 6ast NT debut vs Czech Republic.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) April 27, 2020
Partizan Belgrade president Ostoja Mijailovic cleared the air in the wake of the rumors surrounding Andrea Trinchieri.
“I would just say that Andrea has another year left in his contract and he wants to stay with us even after the expiration of that contract,” Mijailovic said.
Fonte: kurir.rs.
Spanish club Real Betis announced that 23-year-old big man Ebuka Izundu will not be on the team for the 2020-21 season.
Izundu averaged 4.2 points, 3.1 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game this season.
Fonte: Real Betis.
Veteran center Jack Cooley has signed a contract extension for another year with the Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese first division, the team announced.
Cooley averaged 18.3 points and 13.2 rebounds per game this season.
Fonte: Ryukyu Golden Kings.
Caio Pacheco has entered the 2020 NBA Draft.
The Brazilian guard is playing for Bahia Blanca where he averaged 19.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6 assists.
Guard Caio Pacheco will enter the NBA draft, his agent Alex Saratsis of Octagon told HoopsHype. The 21-year-old Brazilian plays in Argentina for Bahía Blanca Basket.
— Raúl Barrigón (@BarriHoopsHype) April 26, 2020
Rade Zagorac has not signed the contract extension with BC Partizan but he will put his signature soon.
The Serbian forward will sign a multi-year deal, a source told Sportando.
The extension will be finalized next week.
Zagorac already stated that he is happy about the new contract.
