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Stephane Gombauld to join Mladost Zemun

French forward Stephane Gombauld has signed a deal with Mladost Zemun of the ABA Liga 2 and Serbian KLS, sources told Sportando’s Nicola Lupo.
Last year, Gombauld averaged 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in the French Pro B with ADA Blois Basket.

Hapoel Jerusalem extends coach Oded Katash

Hapoel Jerusalem announced that Oded Katash will continue to coach the team in the 2020/21 season.

This year Katash led the team to a 13-3 record in BCL, and 24-7 in Winner league.

Tamir Blatt reportedly staying with Hapoel Jerusalem

According to Yakov Meir, Tamir Blatt will remain with Hapoel Jerusalem.

 
Last year the pointguard averaged 8.9 points and 5.4 assist over 42 games between Winner League and BCL.

Germani Brescia, Marco Ceron part ways

Germani Brescia andย  Marco Ceron have agreed to part ways, the italian team announced.

The italian guardย  last year played only 1 game due to a serious skull injury occurred in November 2018.

Kenan Sipahi reportedly returning to Fenerbahce

Kenan Sipahi has reached an agreement to return to Fenrbahce, Levent Yavuz reports.

The guard, who played with the turkish team from 2013 to 2015, spent last year in the spanish ACB, where he averaged 7.3 points and 3.5 assist per game for Coosur Real Betis.

Braunschweig signs Luc Van Slooten

Luc Van Slooten signed a multi-year deal with Braunschweig, the German team announced.

The talented 18 year old forward spent the past 3 seasons with Rasta Vechta.

Last year Van Slooten scored 2.6 points per game in Bundesliga.

Sources: Norense Odiase joining Brose Bamberg

Former Texas Tech big man Norense Odiase has reached an agreement on a deal with Brose Bamberg of Germany’s Bundesliga and Basketball Champions League, a source told Sportando.

Odiase spent his rookie season in the NBA G League with the Northern Arizona Suns, averaging 5.5 points and 7.1 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game.

Panathinaikos reportedly interested in Pierre Jackson, Josh Gray

Panathinaikos is looking for a starting pointguard in the US market.
According to George Zakkas of SDNA, the team is interested in Pierre Jackson and Josh Gray.

Last year the two players were in G League; Jackson averaged 20.7 points, 5.9 assist and 1.9 steals for the South Bay Lakers, while Gray scored 22.4 points plus 5.3 rebounds, 6.9 assist and 2.2 steals for the Erie Bay-Hawks.

Lasan Kromah joins Cholet

Lasan Kromah is a new player of Cholet, the french team announced.

The swingman spent the last season in Greece, where he averaged 15.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assist per game for Kolossos Rodou.

Hapoel Haifa signs Amit Simhon

Hapoel Haifa announced the arrival of Amit Simhon, who has signed a contract for the next three years.

Last year Simhon averaged 13.9 points per game for Hapoel Beer Sheva.

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Markel Brown joins Hapoel Eilat

Markel Brown signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Eilat, the Israeli team announced.
Last year the former Oklahoma guard averaged over 11 points and 2 assist per game for the Oklahoma City Blue, in G League.

Martaveous McKnight signs with Khimik

Former Arkansas-Pine Bluff guard Martaveous McKnight has signed with Khimik Yuzhne in Ukraine, a source told Sportando.

In his rookie season, McKnight played 18 games in the Bosnian league and ABA Liga 2 with Sloboda Tuzla, averaging around 10 points, three rebounds and three assists per game.

Reggio Emilia reportedly agreed to terms with Josh Bostic

Unahotels Reggio Emilia has reached an agreement with Josh Bostic, according to La Gazzetta di Reggio.
The American will be back in Italy for the third time after having played in Serie A with Caserta and Sassari.
Bostic spent the past two seasons with Arka Gdynia averaging 20ppg, 5rpg and 3.3apg in PLK and 13ppg, 3.3rpg and 3apg in EuroCup in 2019-2020.

Brose Bamberg interested in Norense Odiase

Brose Bamberg is interested in Norense Odiase, a source tells Sportando.
The big man spent his rookie season as a pro in G League with Northern Arizona Suns averaging 5.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Odiase is a Texas Tech alum where he has played four years averaging 4.2ppg and 5.3rpg as a senior in 2018-2019.

New Zealand Breakers land Lamar Patterson

The NZ Breakers have signed former Brisbane Bullets’ star Lamar Patterson to a one-year deal, further bolstering their already impressive roster for NBL21.

The 28-year-old Patterson earned himself All-NBL First Team honours in each of his two seasons in the league as a member of the Bullets.

Representatives of Patterson, who has played 40 NBA games, approached the Breakers last month after learning Scotty Hopson was still mulling over a contract sent to him in March.

“No club can ignore Lamar Patterson if he comes knocking because he’s a superstar in this league and statistically has been the best Small Forward in the NBL for the last two seasons,” said Breakers owner Matt Walsh.

“It’s evident after so much bad luck last season our fortunes have changed.”

Patterson suited up 40-times for the Atlanta Hawks over two seasons, playing an average of 10.9 minutes a game.

However, it is in the NBL he has shone, averaging 21 points, six rebounds, and 4.6 assists over 28 games for last season.

The American import set his season-high 36 points in 33 minutes against the Breakers in December, scoring double figures 27-times in 28 games.

Patterson scored 20 points or more 15-times during the season and 30 points or more 5-times. He also recorded three double-doubles.

“Lamar is a proven guy all over the world, and we had major issues trying to stop him when we played him,” said Breakers Head Coach Dan Shamir.

“We are incredibly happy about this pickup because we wanted a player who can do it all.

“Lamar Patterson and Scotty Hopson are similar players, both of them pick and roll with similar size.

“Lamar is slightly better in the low post, and is harder to stop around the rim. Hopson is a marginally better player on the open floor.

“The signing of Lamar means we now have one of the best starting units I’ve ever coached.”

In 2019, his first season with the Bullets, Patterson averaged 18.1 points 6.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists over 22 appearances, including hitting double figures in 21 of those games.

The acquisition of Patterson means the Breakers have now filled eight of the ten roster spots for NBL21.

NBL21 will see 10 man roster limits following the Covid pandemic with clubs only allowed to sign two imports this season โ€“ although a “Next Star” like RJ Hampton sits outside the roster.

Matt Walsh says the Breakers will be signing a “Next Star” for NBL21.

Lamar Patterson will arrive in Auckland in early October, with NBL21 expected to tip off around December 3.

Italian Serie A2 and Serie B could start on November 15

Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro, the organising body for Italian Serie A2 and Serie B (Italyโ€™s 2nd and 3rd tier), will reportedly propose to Italian Basketball Federation a start on November 15 in order to minimise the number of games played behind closed doors, according to Superbasket.

Both leagues would be preceded by Supercup tournament, which would start on October 11 for Serie B and October 14 for Serie A2. LNP is reportedly expecting to play its leagues at reduced capacity later this fall, and full capacity by January 2021.

Luka Garza withdraws from Draft, will return to Iowa

Luka Garza has withdrawn from the 2020 NBA Draft and will return to Iowa. “I love this place too much to leave it,” he said in a Sunday news conference.

Garza lost the two-man race for last season’s Wooden Award and will be a projected national player of the year in 2021. The center, who recently received an invite to the NBA combine, said he “felt strongly” he would have been drafted and said he had offers in Europe.

“It’s been really strange and difficult with COVID-19,” Garza said. “It added a lot of uncertainty. At the end of the day, I felt very confident that I wanted to come back and finish my career at the University of Iowa.”

Makur Maker withdraws from 2020 NBA Draft

Five-Star recruit Makur Maker will withdraw from the 2020 NBA Draft, as reported by Adam Zagoria.

Thon Makerโ€™s cousin will attend Howard and is the highest-rated modern prospect to attend a historically black college or university.

Crailsheim tabs Nimrod Hilliard IV

Crailsheim has announced the signing of American guard Nimrod Hilliard IV, who completes the roster for next season.

Hilliard returns to the German side after having played there in 2016-17. He averaged 11.7 points and 4.7 assists per game for Bakken Bears last season.

Ilya Platonov joins BC Nizhny on four-year contract

Ilya Platonov signed a four-year contract with BC Nizhny Novgorod, as announced by the russian team.
The 22-year-old forward spent several years with Lokomotiv Kuban.

Zoran Lukic,ย head coach of BC “Nizhny Novgorod”:

– For several years, the coaching staff of Nizhny Novgorod followed Ilya.ย He is an athletic player who has a very good shot from long-range . Last season, he was unable to fully demonstrate his talent due to injury.ย I am sure that it will not affect his future career in any way, and he will continue to progress.ย 

Ilya can play both in third and fourth positionsย .ย I hope that over time he will be able to replace Pavel Antipov. It is extremely important for me that Ilya sees Nizhny Novgorod as the next stage of his career.ย 

Paok BC signs Giorgos Kamperidis

Giorgos Kamperidis signed a one-year contract with Paok BC, as announced by the greek team.

The twenty-year-old forward spent the past 3 seasons with Panionios.
Last year Kamperidis averaged 4.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in the top greek division.

Tenerife re-signs Alberto Cabrera

Iberostar Tenerife and Alberto Cabrera have reached an agreement to extend their relationship for two more seasons.ย The player, who had one more year of contract, will therefore continue to be linked to the Canarian entity until the end of the 22-23 course, and will start the preseason with the first team.ย The club studies a loan for the incoming campaign.

Last year the pointguard played just 6 games.

Hapoel Tel Aviv keeps Raz Adam

Raz Adam signed a new two-year deal to remain with Hapoel Tel Aviv, the Israeli team announced.
Last season the twenty-year-old guard averaged 3.1 points over 10 games.

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