Center Maurice Sutton has signed with Mahram Tehran in Iran.
Iran basketball Superleague powerhouse #Mahram Tehran signed American center Maurice Sutton and add him to their roster for play-offs.@Sportando@EurobasketNews
— Roquentin (@Roquentin61) March 6, 2020
Czech Republic Second division team Jindřichův Hradec announced the signing of NBA veteran Raymond Felton.
The guard has played 971 games in the NBA averaging 11.2 points and 5.2 rebounds.
Jindřichův Hradec is actually in first position in its league with 17 wins and 3 losses.
“He should join us after first of April because he has some things to do at home. We hope he will come to help is in the playoffs” Radek Novak, GM of the team said. “He is working out in Houston. He turned down offers from China, NBA proposals did not materialize but he is still working individually” Radek Novak added. “It is based on the friendship between our coach Gilbert Abraham and Raymond Felton. Without him the transfer would not materialize. And it is about money” Radek Novak ended.
Fonte: NBL.
Lee More is a new player of MKS Dabrowa Gornicza.
The guard comes from Atenas in Argentina where he was averaging 11.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
Moore has been coached by Alessandro Magro in Brescia too.
Fonte: PLK.
Point guard Keron Deshields who recently played for Siauliai in the Lithuanuan Basketball League transferred to Hapoel Afula. DeShields won the championship in the Israel National League last season and was named the finals MVP.
Troy Daniels is joining the Denver Nuggets.
The player comes from the Lakers where he was averaging 4 points per game this season.
Unicaja Malaga announced the signing of Gal Mekel for the remainder of the season.
The Israeli point guard comes from Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia where he was averaging more than 12 points and 5 assists per game.
El @unicajaCB se refuerza con el base israelí Gal Mekel hasta final de temporada.#LigaEndesa #MercadoACB pic.twitter.com/AXwYlLFauP
— Liga Endesa (@ACBCOM) March 5, 2020
Veteran big man Josh Boone has signed a contract with Nasr Club in Dubai.
Boone has played in Australia with the Illawarra Hawks this season, averaging 8.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
Fonte: PSB Sports.
Former Ohio State big man Trevor Thompson has signed a contract with Turi Svitavy in the Czech Republic, the team announced.
Thompson has played for Pieno Zvaigzdes in Lithuania this season.
Fonte: Turi Svitavy.
All the sports events in Italy will be played behind closed doors until April 3rd, 2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak in the country, it is announced in a new ordinance by the Italian government.
The Government decreed that athletes, coaching staff members, managers, and other team members shall undergo medical tests in order to avoid the diffusion of the virus.
Finisce l’esperienza di Scott Suggs al Maccabi Haifa.
Il giocatore segnava 13.7 punti di media con 2.7 rimbalzi e 2.1 assist.
Fonte: Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Gal Mekel is leaving Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia to sign in Spain with Unicaja Malaga.
The Israeli point guard was averaging 12.1 points and 5.6 assists in Serie A for Reggio Emilia.
ÚLTIMA HORA: El Unicaja ultima el fichaje de Gal Mekel (32 años; 1,91).
El base israelí del Reggio Emilia promedia 12,1 puntos, 5,6 asistencias (cuarto mejor asistente de la Liga Italiana) y 2,9 rebotes. Ex del Herbalife Gran Canaria, se volverá a reunir con Luis Casimiro.
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) March 4, 2020
Asvel president Tony Parker criticized Edwin Jackson.
The French guard signed a multi-year deal with Asvel last summer but a few weeks ago he was sent to Estudiantes on loan.
“My first reaction? I was disappointed. I thought he was smarter than that. At this stage of his career, you know very well that you can’t tell what’s going on in a locker room at a journalist. Anyone can be frustrated but there are things you can’t say. After he spoke, there was not much to do. I had to defend the coach, nobody is above the club, the project. It will always be the most important. The coach is still important in our club, we did a double last year. Edwin was not there. Of course it must be tiring sometimes to have someone screaming and asking for discipline. If you can’t play for a coach like that, you have to change club because we ASVEL want to win titles here at Asvel”.
? #ASVELlaSérie – Épisode 7
?? “Je pensais qu’il était plus intelligent que ça. Si tu ne peux pas jouer pour un coach comme Mitrovic, change de club”
Tony Parker pas tendre avec Edwin Jackson. La façon dont l’arrière s’est répandu dans la presse n’est pas passée. @LDLCASVEL pic.twitter.com/T6xPo4aMjv
— RMC Sport (@RMCsport) March 3, 2020
Gary Talton has reached an agreement with Plymouth Raiders, a source told Sportando.
Talton started the season in Greece with Aris Thessaloniki averaging 8.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in domestic league.
Karam Mashour signed unitl the end of the year for Hapoel Tel Aviv, the Israeli team announced.
The forward started the season for Gries Oberhoffen BC in Pro B, where he averaged over 14 points and 5 rebounds per game.
ברוך הבא! כארם משעור חתם בהפועל עד לסיום העונה ויצטרף לאימוני הקבוצה הערב.
להודעה המלאה: https://t.co/OTdhdYAcCh pic.twitter.com/S8OVnUzbRy
— Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) March 3, 2020
Boris Savovic is a new player of BC Parma, his agent announced.
The forward started the year in KBL for the Goyang Orions, where he averaged over 15 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Boris Savovic returned to VTB league! He is the new player of BC Parma from Perm, Russia! #BeoBasket
— Misko4Raznatovic (@MiskoRaznatovic) March 3, 2020
Kassius Robertson and Pompea Fortitudo Bologna have parted ways, as said by GM Marco Carraretto.
Robertson will miss at least two months with hand fracture and Fortitudo decided to buyout his contract.
Robertson has been replaced by Jerome Dyson.
The Canadian was averaging 14.1 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in Serie A.
Marco Carraretto ha annunciato la risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Kassius Robertson: i tempi di recupero dall’infortunio sono troppo lunghi#Fortitudo
— Dario Ronzulli (@DaRonz82) March 3, 2020
Banco di Sardegna Sassari announced the return of Jaime Smith.
The American guard played for Dinamo last season before moving to Bandirma.
Smith penned a deal for the remainder of the season. He was averaging more than 14ppg in both BCL and BSL.
Fonte: Dinamo Sassari.
Montakit Fuenlabrada offered Jerome Randle a contract for next season after suffering a torn ACL in his first game with the team.
Randle has played only 12 minutes with Fuenlabrada in the loss against Baskonia before going down with a knee injury.
Dererk Pardon and Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia have parted ways.
The American will undergo hand surgery in the USA and will miss the remainder of the season.
Pardon averaged 6.1 points and 5.2 rebounds in Serie A.
Jerome Randle and Fuenlabrada have parted ways.
The guard left the ACB team after only one game due to a gruesome injury he suffered against Baskonia.
Randle has played only 12 minutes, scoring 7 points, for the Spanish team.
? @jerome_randle se retira del parqué lesionado el día de su debut…
¡Esperamos que se quede en un susto!#LigaEndesa
? En directo por @MovistarPlus pic.twitter.com/uja1G2GZh5— Liga Endesa (@ACBCOM) February 29, 2020
This is the message shared by Randle on Twitter.
Thank u @BFuenlabrada for the opportunity, short time but you guys have been nothing but good to me since I arrived. Good luck to the players moving forward. Still gonna support regardless, go get these wins. ?????????? thanx to the fans as well
— jerome randle (@jerome_randle) March 3, 2020
Banco di Sardegna Sassari will part ways with Curtis Jerrells after Jaime Smith’s arrival, a source told Sportando.
The experienced guard moves to Sassari last summer after his second experience with Olimpia Milano.
He ended his Sassari’s tenure averaging 8.7 points in Serie A and 9.3 points in Basketball Champions League.
After Ian Hummer and Emanuel Terry, Bandirma lost another Americans in the crucial months of the season.
Jaime Smith has left and will join Banco di Sardegna Sassari and his name is already registered under the Italian team on the Basketball Champions League roster.
Smith has played with Sassari last season.
Openjobmetis Varese is targeting Toney Douglas to replace Jason Clark who has left the team due to coronavirus outbreak in Italy, as reported by Spicchi d’Arancia.
The former NBA guard has started the season in ACB with Estudiantes averaging 7.4 points per game.
Douglas has appeared in 394 NBA games averaging 7.6 points.
Allerik Freeman has extended his contract with Shenzhen for the remainder of the season, agent Charles Misuraca of Slash Sports told Sportando.
“In early January, Freeman signed a two-month guaranteed deal for six figures per month,” Misuraca said. “He was one of the only players to remain in China during the Coronavirus outbreak. The team rewarded his commitment, loyalty and performance by guaranteeing the contract for the remainder of the season plus an additional amount.”
The CBA season is currently suspended due to the Coronavirus. Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia reported that the season is expected to resume in April.
Freeman has played four games for Shenzhen, averaging 25.5 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Forward/center Joel Bolomboy (204 cm, 26 y.o.) signed new contract with our club until the end of 2021-22 season.
Joel put on the red and blue colors in the summer of 2018 as a promising big man with experience of playing in American college and pro basketball. In his first season Bolomboy helped CSKA win the titles both in EuroLeague and VTB United League as his role on the court was growing gradually. In 95 games for the Muscovites Joel averaged 5.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.4 blocked shots in 14.9 minutes.
In the Autumn of 2018 Donetsk-born player obtained Russian citizenship. He played for Team Russia in World Cup and Eurobasket qualifiers.
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We are happy to have Joel with us. His development is evident and we are looking forward for much more as he has a lot of space to improve. Everybody in the club is happy with him, so we continue our collaboration and we hope to have much more success altogether.
Joel Bolomboy, CSKA forward/center:
I’m extremely excited to remain in the CSKA family! I want to thank Andrey [Vatutin], Coach Itoudis, Natalia [Furaeva], my parents, Russia, [wife] Nicole, [son] Trey, Adam [Pensack, agent], my teammates, coaching staff, medical team and everyone else that made this possible. It’s a blessing and an honor to continue my career here. I have grown as a player and person since day 1 and am excited to be able to continue that. I look forward as this journey continues. CSKA!
Fonte: CSKA Moscow.
Hapoel Tel Aviv and Mark Lyons are parting ways.
Lyons is averaging 11.6 points per game in Winner League with the Israeli team.
Darious Moten signed a deal with Trefl Sopot.
The American comes from Ura Basket in Finland where he was averaging 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
Fonte: Trefl Sopot.
Varese and Jason Clark have officially parted ways.
Jason Clark asked to leave Openjobmetis Varese due to coronavirus outbreak in Italy and Lombardia.
Clark’s wife is pregnant and is expected to give the birth of their first child on March 20.
For this reason, Clark, as reported by La Prealpina, wanted to go back to USA because he was scared of being put in quarantine for two weeks in Italy.
Lombardia has the highest number of infected in Italy.
Jaime Smith and Bandirma have reached an agreement to part ways, a source told Sportando.
Smith is becoming free agent and is expected to continue his career outside Turkey.
Dinamo Sassari, which is one of the most interested teams in Smith, is trying bring him back to the team where he has played in 2018-2019 but the deadline to register new player for Basketball Champions League next rounds expire at midnight and it won’t be easy to get the letter of clearance from Bandirma.
Smith was averaging more than 14 points per game in both BSL and BCL this season.
Center Waverly Austin has left Chemidor due to the Iranian league being stopped for the Coronavirus outbreak, Sportando has learned.
Austin averaged 7.6 points and 6.6 rebounds in five games for Chemidor.