Surne Bilbao has reached an agreement with Keith Hornsby, Encestando reports.
The guard started the season with Lietuvos Rytas, scoring 8.2 points in 18 minutes per game between LKL and BCL.
Bilbao Basket has signed @KHornsby4, I was informed.
El Bilbao Basket se refuerza con Keith Hornsby para la segunda parte de la temporada
➡️https://t.co/wmAQWz9DoP pic.twitter.com/mDjuCnyncl— www.encestando.es (@webEncestando) January 14, 2024
ABA Liga and Euroleague side Crvena Zvezda is close to sign Javonte Smart, reports Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews. Smart recently parted ways with the Philadelphia 76ers after signing a two-way contract at the beginning of the season. In 2023/24 he has averaged 20.3 ppg in the G-League for the Delaware Blue Coats.
Fonte: BasketNews.
Ismael Kamagate towards Bertram Derthona. Although on the French centre’s tracks, there would also be UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia and Aek Athens.
However, Kamagate’s loan transfer is on the way. Fabrizio Lorenzi in Repubblica: “On Sunday (5 p.m.), Tortona arrives for the first game back at the Forum, with the probable last game in red and white for the long Kamagate, who should become a player of the Piedmontese from Monday.
Regarding the player’s move to Serbia, Reyer Venezia prevailed in an Italian court action against Bruno Caboclo and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. The President of the Club reacted to the information.
The Brazilian big player was expected to complete his obligations to the club, according to the Italian league court, which upheld the validity of the contract he had signed. Ostoja Mijailovic, the president of Partizan, responded to a question about the decision on Mozzart Sport.
“KK Partizan Mozzart Bet was ordered by FIBA to compensate the player with 150,000 euros and get a Letter of Credit (LOC), without which the player would not have been able to register at all. As a result, everything is crystal apparent, and no arbitration ruling that isn’t even appropriate in this instance can change anything,” Mijailovic stated.
ALBA Berlin strengthens the backcourt with the return of Martin Hermannsson.
The Icelandic point guard, already in Berlin from 2018 to 2020, comes from 3 1/2 seasons at Valencia -the last two affected by a serious left knee injury-.
Hermannsson signed a contract until 2026.
Alle Infos und Statements zur Rückkehr:
👉 https://t.co/P3ddJsWy8q 👈📸 Tilo Wiedensohler pic.twitter.com/zVAtkvPaC3
— ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) January 10, 2024
Olimpia Milano has reached an agreement until the end of the season with Rodney McGruder, a 1.94 mt guard, born on 29 July 1991 in Landover, Maryland, who was with the Detroit Pistons last season. “As we enter the decisive phase of the season, we have decided to deepen our guard department with an athletic player who has the skills and the character necessary to adapt well to our needs,” says general manager Christos Stavropoulos. “It is a pleasure to be a part of such an historic organization and to play for the fans of this beatiful city. I can’t wait to get on the court and compete to get all the wins we can possibly can. Milan, I’m excited, “says Rodney McGruder.
HIS CAREER – Born and raised in Landover, Maryland, Rodney McGruder attended the Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington and then moved to Jacksonville, Florida. In 2009 he began his four-year college career at Kansas State. In his second season, he averaged 11.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game; in his third year he averaged 15.8 points per game and was included in the All- Big 12 Conference second team; as a senior, in his fourth year of college eligibility, he averaged 15.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, leading Kansas State to the first place in the Big 12. In 2013 he was not chosen in the NBA draft but was signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder and released on the eve of the season. From there he moved to Hungary to Atomeromu Paks (14.4 points and 5.3 rebounds on average). In the 2014/15 season he started with Golden State and then went to Boston but failed to make his NBA debut, so he spent the year in Maine and Sioux Falls of the G-League. In the summer of 2015, he was signed by Miami but failed to make the team: he spent another season in Sioux Falls winning the G-League championship. Finally in 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Miami, playing 162 NBA games with 112 starts, 6.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. After his experience in Miami, he played one year with the Los Angeles Clippers (56 appearances) and then spent another three years in Detroit, with 99 appearances on the court, 16 starts and averaged 5.5 points per game.
NOTES – In his last year in Detroit he shot 42.3 percent on threes, for his NBA career he shot 36.0 percent from beyond the arc
Ismael Kamagate’s future could be in Italy. On the French centre, leaving on loan from Olimpia Milano, Bertram Derthona is making a comeback.
Kamagate, who has a contract until 2025 with Olimpia Milano, had been approached in recent hours by Rio Breogan in Spain. But Derthona may have made the overtaking move. The next few hours will be decisive.
Interesse del Derthona per Ismael Kamagate. Il lungo francese è pronto ad una nuova avventura in prestito #Kamagate #sportando pic.twitter.com/irZJsLBGYZ
— Matteo Carniglia (@mcarniglia20) January 10, 2024
Deishuan Booker’s future is uncertain. The former Treviso man is also about to be cut by Hapoel Eilat, according to Sportando.
A 1996 class guard, Booker has produced 10.5 points and 4.1 assists this season in the LBA with Treviso, 14.6 and 2.7 in the Winner League.
Previoisly released by SerieA’s Treviso, Hapoel Eilat are now cutting guard Deishuan Booker.
— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) January 9, 2024
Ismael Kamagate will end the season on loan. This is what Sportando has learned in these hours.
The French centre’s future could be in Spain, at Rio Breogan, which would free Momo Diouf.
Kamagate, who has another year left on his contract with Olimpia Milano, has scored 12.1 minutes in LBA in 11 games with the Biancorossi, averaging 6.3 points with 2.7 rebounds. He made 9 appearances in EuroLeague with 2.9′ and 1.1 points.
A ver…Se non aparecen problemas de última hora, o pívot francés Ismael Kamagate ( 22 anos e 2,11 metros) substituirá no @CBBreogan a Momo Diouf. Se se confirma, gran movemento do club lucense.
— Paco Basanta (@PacoBasanta) January 9, 2024
Ismaël Kamagate may finish the season on loan and leave Olimpia Milano, I am told.
Breogan in one of the team interested in him— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) January 9, 2024
The hot name in house Olimpia Milano is that of Rodney McGruder. The news, anticipated by TeleSport in Serbia, was confirmed to ROM and Sportando. Ettore Messina, in the press room at PalaTrento, does not confirm.
Olimpia Milano ha scelto il nuovo innesto nel reparto esterni: Rodney McGruder. La notizia è stata anticipata da TeleSport.
Guardia classe 1991 di 193 centimetri, prodotto di Kansas State, nella scorsa stagione ha prodotto 5.7 punti con il 42.3% da 3 in maglia Detroit Pistons. pic.twitter.com/DFpfu6LHPy
— Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) January 7, 2024
Olimpia Milano then in negotiations for Rodney McGruder. A product of Kansas State in 2013, nine NBA seasons behind him, McGruder is a 193 centimetres shooting guard born in 1991. Last season he produced 5.7 points with the Detroit Pistons in 32 games with 42.3% from 3. On 21 October he was released by the Golden State Warriors.
Pianetabasket reported Ettore Messina’s comment after the PalaTrento game: “If there’s any news, Stavropoulos will tell me.”
Monaco players are ironic about the rumour that Bahcesehir are after Elie Okobo. Taking the floor are Jaron Blossomgame and Mike James.
The former jokes with a gif dotted with question marks, the latter goes on the attack: ‘You should be ashamed that you actually thought this was a possibility. People are in such a hurry to tweet something and don’t even bother to get the facts right”.
He should be ashamed of actually thinking this was a possibility.
People be so in a hurry to tweet something and don’t even consider to get facts right.
— Mike James (@TheNatural_05) January 7, 2024
The comments come under the tweet of Italian Luca D’Alessandro, who quotes Semith Tuna of Eurohoops. And the news does not mention a negotiation close to closure, but only an attempt by the Turkish club.
Bahcesehir Koleji is trying the Elie Okobo card given the suspension of the French guard in Monaco.
The Turkish team, which recently handed over to former Red Star Dejan Radonjic on the bench, is aiming for a future place in the EuroLeague by merging with Besiktas.
Bahcesehir Koleji wants to add Elie Okobo to the roster, sources confirm me.
More on @Eurohoopsnet
— Semih Tuna (@semih_tuna) January 7, 2024
Olimpia Milano could close the deal with Rodney McGruder in the coming hours. The news, anticipated by TeleSport in Serbia, has been confirmed to Sportando.
A product of Kansas State in 2013, nine NBA seasons behind him, McGruder is a 193 centimetres shooting guard born in 1991.
Last season he produced 5.7 points with the Detroit Pistons in 32 games with 42.3% from 3. On 21 October he was released by the Golden State Warriors.
Olimpia Milano has chosen the new addition in the external department: Rodney McGruder. The news was anticipated by TeleSport.
A 193 centimetres (193 cm) guard from Kansas State, last season he produced 5.7 points with 42.3% from 3-point range in a Detroit Pistons jersey.
— Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) January 7, 2024
ASVEL announced the arrival of Deshaun Thomas on a contract until the end of the season.
The former Ohio State forward started the year in Spain with Joventut Badalona, scoring 15 points per game in ACB and 13.1 in Eurocup.
The French club is also monitoring the market for a point guard.
DeShaun THOMAS en renfort ! 💪
L’expérimenté ailier-fort américain (32 ans, 2m01) rejoint l’effectif villeurbannais jusqu’à la fin de saison !
Capable d’évoluer sur les postes 4 et 3, partenaire de David LIGHTY à Ohio State puis à Nanterre pour sa première expérience… pic.twitter.com/yEJ1cedNhk
— LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) January 7, 2024
French and Euroleague side ASVEL Villeurbanne and head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco will part ways according to BeBasket, with assistant coach Pierric Poupet set to lead the team until the end of the season. This will happen despite yesterday’s convincing win over Zalgiris that ended the losing streak in Euroleague.
Additionally, ASVEL is rumored to add DeShaun Thomas – who recently left Badalona – in place of John Egbunu.
Fonte: BeBasket.
Goran Dragic recently announced his retirement from playing basketball and is now organising his farewell game. The website Sportal reports a very interesting statement from him.
«I’ll be honest. I had offers from Milan, Madrid, Panathinaikos, and Barcelona. I never wanted to go back to Europe. I didn’t want to be without my family. The only option was Miami, which I talked to. In the end, it didn’t work out because they had too many players under contract».
As is known, Goran’s brother Zoran also played with Olimpia Milano in the 2016-2017 season. The farewell event will be in Ljubljana at the end of August.
From Spain, the website Sport reports Barcelona’s interest in Ricky Rubio.
The point guard from El Masnou, after ending his long and fruitful NBA career with the termination of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, will soon have to decide whether to continue playing or end his experience on the court outright.
Barcelona, through direct contact with Juan Carlos Navarro, Rubio’s former teammate, is closely following the player’s situation.
The club, which according to Sportando would have Keenan Evans as its first target next season, is now covered at the point guard position, but in the summer Rokas Jokubaitis could end up in the NBA.
The Barcelona coach, Roger Grimau, won the EuroLeague as a player in 2010 together with the then very young Ricky Rubio.
Deshaun Thomas is reportedly in talks with Asvel according to Romain Molina.
The forward has just terminated his contract with Badalona where he produced 13.4 points on average in the EuroCup with 3 rebounds, but had not seen the court since 13 December.
Asvel Villeurbanne and Deshaun Thomas are in negotiations. ASVEL want a Power Forward who can shoot. Sources tell me and @Romain_Molina https://t.co/L4DFAd9DAl
— Luca D’Alessandro (@DAlessandro_LU) January 4, 2024
Asvel will return to the court today, at 8pm, for an ‘Italian derby’ with Zalgiris Kaunas, as Gianmarco Pozzecco on one side and Andrea Trinchieri on the other will face each other on the bench.
But, as is well known, the future of Italbasket’s coach already seems to be sealed, with the French club determined to close the multi-year agreement signed only a few weeks ago well in advance.
Will it happen after tonight’s match? There are no certainties, but there are many rumours about Asvel’s future.
Vincent Collet, coach of France, seemed the natural favourite, also because in the summer his partnership with the transalpine federation should end in favour of Kenny Atkinson.
But according to Le Progres, the hot name for Asvel’s bench next season would be Frederic Fauthoux, for two seasons assistant on the black and white bench and now the successful guide of JL Bourg.
Vuelle Pesaro is targeting Keith Hornsby to strengthen its roster. According to the Carlino, the club is waiting for answers from Lithuania for the 31-year-old shooter, currently with Lietuvos Rytas, who could be released soon.
Hornsby, son of singer-songwriter Bruce Hornsby, averages 14 points with 45% from three and 93% from the line. His European experience and offensive skills could be valuable for Vuelle, who are looking for a replacement for Scott Bamforth, currently injured.
Market decisions become crucial for Pesaro, which aims to improve its league performance.
Kevin Kokila has signed a contract extension until 2027 with JL Bourg, the French team announced.
The 22-year-old big man this year is producing averages of 6.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 19 minutes per game between BetClic Elite and Eurocup.
Kevin Kokila jusqu'en 2027 🚨
Le jeune pivot réitère sa confiance auprès du club pour 3️⃣ années supplémentaires 🤝
Nous aussi, nous sommes très heureux de te garder parmi nous Kevin 🫶
ROAAARRGH 🔥
✚ d'infos ⬇️https://t.co/FJ4evqUOLE pic.twitter.com/jupqaO71pW
— JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) January 2, 2024
According to various French media, Gianmarco Pozzecco’s adventure on the Asvel bench is already over. The French club would have decided to terminate the relationship with the Italbasket coach, who arrived at the end of October to replace TJ Parker.
According to Skweek’s Romain Molina, the French club would have decided to terminate the contract, which expires in 2025, although negotiations have not yet started.
According to Gabriel Pantel-Jouve of BeBasket, the successor would be Pierric Poupet, the club’s assistant from 2022.
𝗚𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗢 𝗣𝗢𝗭𝗭𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗢 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗟𝗔 𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗘 ? 😳
Selon @Romain_Molina, l’ASVEL souhaiterait se séparer du technicien italien, sauf ce dernier voudrait l’intégralité de son contrat.
Affaire à suivre…#BetclicELITE #EveryGameMatters pic.twitter.com/5qeFHOlXWl
— SKWEEK (@skweektv) January 2, 2024
Pierric Poupet is in fact the “internal solution” that comes up on everyone’s lips when talking about the post Gianmarco Pozzecco era at ASVEL Villeurbanne. Per @GabrielPJ_ https://t.co/oyWM4z1gyZ
— Luca D’Alessandro (@DAlessandro_LU) January 2, 2024
Joventut Badalona has been on the market for days looking for a playmaker. Shannon Evans, who has a Cotonou passport, would be a hot name.
Evans, ex Betis and Valencia, left Beijing with whom he produced 13.5 points and 5.5 assists in CBA.
La Penya está desde hace días en el mercado buscando un base hasta final de temporada. Una opción que gusta mucho es Shannon Evans, que dispone de pasaporte cotonou.
Por otra parte, los verdinegros se reencontrarán el día de Reyes con Kyle Guy, que ya ha llegado a Tenerife.
— Jordi Valle Simó (@jordivs24) January 2, 2024
Marko Simonovic leaves Red Star and agrees with Besiktas until the end of the season.
The 1999-year-old centre produced 6.1 points on average in ABA-Liga with 3.9 rebounds this season.
“Bazen kırmızı-beyazlılardan siyah-beyazlılara geçiş sorunsuz oluyor” diyor Marko Simonovic’in menajeri Raznatovic, Belgrad derbisi vurgusuyla. https://t.co/gl0MCdIIKi
— Ferhat Yeşiltaş (@NeoRock06) January 2, 2024
Beşiktaş Emlakjet signed a loan agreement with Marko Simonovic from Crvena Zvezda until the end of the season. Official announcement expected to be made soon. @Eurohoopsnet
— Buğra Uzar (@bugrauzar24) January 2, 2024
Panathinaikos coach Ergin Ataman made it clear that there will be no further additions after Kyle Guy’s departure to Tenerife.
“We will not make any additions. At the moment we have a very good understanding and we don’t want to spoil it. We are waiting for Papapetrou’s return and that will be the only addition to the team.”
The Hakro Merlins are reportedly close to signing Tremmell Darden.
The 1981 class, former Real Madrid and Olympiacos, comes from four seasons in Germany. The last one was a 9.4-point average with four rebounds in a Weissenfels jersey in the BBL.
Nach Informationen von @Florian_VoSta und mir stehen die @hakromerlins vor der Verpflichtung von @tremenduz. pic.twitter.com/f5NWvBlLTk
— Rupert Fabig (@rupertfabig) January 2, 2024
It is a delicate moment at home to Barcelona after an excellent start to the season, and inevitably rumours begin to circulate about Roger Grimau’s future on the bench.
The rookie coach has been confirmed in recent hours by the management despite rumours of exoneration, and from Spain they discard the hypothesis Dimitris Itoudis for the succession.
‘The Greek would not be an option anyway,’ reports Gerard Solè, the face of DAZN Spain. Itoudis was exonerated a few days ago at Fenerbahce after almost a season and a half in charge.
Dimitris Itoudis no será entrenador del Barça.
Es Roger Grimau. Hay plena confianza del club sobre su trabajo.
Y si tomaran la decisión de buscar un cambio, el griego no sería opción.
Aunque hayáis leído algo distinto.
— Gerard Solé (@gsole14) January 1, 2024
Vinnie Shahid’s future is at JuVi Cremona in A2. The Prealpina reports.
The player will go down in category on loan, closed now by the arrival of Nico Mannion, who will share minutes at the direction with Davide Moretti.
Shahid has produced 7 points and 1.8 assists on average in this first half of the championship.
Virtus Bologna player Ognjen Dobric should be out for 3/4 weeks due to injury, according to what has been learned from Sportando and Radio Basket Italia.
The Serbian injured during the last match played by VuNere.
According to SDNA, Panathinaikos and Kyle Guy are parting ways.
The 26-year-old guard is a former NCAA champion with Virginia and was a major player last year in the ACB with Badalona.
Guy has been out of Ataman’s team’s rotation since Dec. 5 and on the season is averaging just 4.0 points in eight Euroleague games.
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