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14/06/202020:41

De’Jon Davis agrees to terms with Besiktas

Rookie forward De’Jon Davis has agreed to a deal with Besiktas of the Turkish BSL, a source confirmed to Sportando. The story was first reported by Bjkbasket.org.

Davis played college basketball at California Baptist. He averaged 11.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in his senior year.

14/06/202020:14

KK Rogaska withdraws from ABA Liga 2

Slovenian team KK Rogaska announced that they will withdraw from the ABA Liga 2. They will play only in the domestic league next season.

14/06/202019:55

Unicaja Malaga’s Carlos Suarez signs contract extension

Unicaja Malaga forward Carlos Suarez has signed a contract extension for the next two years with an option for the 2022-23 season.

Suarez has been playing for Unicaja since the 2013-14 season. That means if the 3rd-year option in his new contract is picked up, he will reach a big milestone by playing for the same team for 10 seasons.

14/06/202015:31

Elgin Cook, Unics Kazan part ways

Elgin Cook and Unics Kazan have agreed to part ways, the russian team announced.
The forward played just one game before the suspension.
This year Cook averaged over 15 points and 5 rebounds for Avtodor Saratov

14/06/202014:34

Okapi Aalst inks rookie Cameron McGriff, keeps Senne Geukens

Belgian side Okapi Aalst announced the arrival of Cameron McGriff, and the new contract signed by Senne Geukens, the team captain.

McGriff is a rookie forward that averaged over 12 points and 6 boards during his senior season with Oklahoma State.

14/06/202012:40

Zeljko Obradovic to travel to Istanbul tomorrow, will have talks with Fenerbahce

Zeljko Obradovic will travel tomorrow to Istanbul to have talks with Fenerbahce, as reported by Basketfaul. 

Obradovic will meet with Fenerbahce to closing the current season.
There has not been any discussion between the coach and Fenerbahce about his future and his salary.
Obradovic will fly on a regular flight from Belgrade despite Fenerbahce offered him a private jet, a source told Sportando.

14/06/202012:16

Luis Scola agent: “He hasn’t decided yet whether to continue playing or retire”

Luis Scola’s agent Claudio Villanueva talked about the future of the Argentinian legend to eldiariocba.com.

“He’s still practising, he loves to do it because he knows that it’s the standard to continue his career. He has offers, but he has to decide yet whether to continue or to retire. He had fun playing in Milano and chasing the Olympics, he’s still in Italy, but the situation is this as of today”, he said.

14/06/202010:59

Dwayne Evans in advanced talks with Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa

Dwayne Evans is leaving Dinamo Sassari after a season and he is in advanced negotiations with Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa, a source told Sportando.

Evans has spent one season with Sassari averaging 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds in Serie A while in Basketball Champions League he was averaging 15.3 points with 5 rebounds before suspension due to Covid-19.
Evans has played in Germany most of his pro career before moving to Sardinia last summer.

14/06/202009:59

Gazzetta: Dinamo Sassari, Gianmarco Pozzecco expected to part ways

Italian powerhouse Banco di Sardegna Sassari and coach Gianmarco Pozzecco are expected to part ways, a source confirmed to Sportando after the news was first broke by Gazzetta dello Sport.

Pozzecco leaves Sassari after leading the team to 2018-19 FIBA Europe Cup and a LBA final, and 2019-20 Italian Supercup, despite a contract until 2022. Transfer market strategies are believed to be the main reasons that have caused the abrupt ending of the relationship, after the probable departure of forward Dwayne Evans and the uncompleted arrival of guard Vasa Pusica, announced by Pozzecco in an interview. 

13/06/202021:42

Vojislav Stojanovic, Vanoli Cremona part ways

With a post on Instagram, Vojislav Stojanovic announced that he’s leaving Vanoli Cremona after 2 years.

This season the swingman averaged 7.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assist in LBA.

13/06/202021:11

Nejc Baric to sign with Krka Novo Mesto

Nejc Baric agreed to a deal with Krka Novo Mesto, Sportistika reports.
This year the pointguard averaged over 7 points and 3 assist for Koper Primorska.

13/06/202021:00

Shizz Alston Jr. reportedly joining BC Lavrio

Shizz Alston Jr. is close to sign a deal with Lavrio BC, Christos Tsaltas reports.

The guard out of Temple spent his rookie year for the Delaware Blue Coats in G-League, where he averaged 3.7 points and 2.9 assist per game.

13/06/202020:31

Gravelines-Dunkerque ink Cameron Wells

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque announced the arrival of Cameron Wells.

The pointguard spent the last season for s.Oliver Baskets, where he averaged 16.1 points and 5.5 assist per game in the german BBL.

13/06/202019:26

Markus Loncar joins Enea Astoria on two-year deal

Markus Loncar signed a two-year contract for Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz, the polish team announced.

The big man spent the last year with KK-Zabok, where he averaged 10.9 points and 5.1 rebounds in the top croatian division.

13/06/202019:05

Chris Horton Joins BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque

Chris Horton signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, the french team announced.
Last year Horton was the top rebounder and the second best scorer in Jeep Elite, averaging 17.1 points, 9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for Cholet.

13/06/202018:08

Anthony Gaines Jr. signs with Kobrat Lapua

Anthony Gaines Jr. has signed a deal with Kobrat Lapua of the Finnish Korisliiga, a source told Sportando.

Gaines played NCAA D3 basketball at Louisiana College. Last season, he averaged 17.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in the Canadian NBL with the London Lightning.

13/06/202015:41

Efes reportedly agrees to deals with Pleiss, Şanlı, Anderson, parts ways with Peters

Anadolu Efes has agreed to new deals with Tibor Pleiss, Sertaç Şanlı and James Anderson, according to İsmail Şenol of beIN SPORTS.

The Turkish club has parted ways with Alec Peters, per Şenol.

13/06/202015:34

Jeff Brooks signs new deal with Olimpia Milano

Olimpia Milan and Jeff Brooks agreed on a new deal and will extend their partnership into the next season. “Jeff will wear our jersey for the third consecutive season: he’s a person and a player that we appreciate, we are happy to keep working together,” Olimpia’s general manager Christos Stavropoulos said. “I want to say that I’m very happy to be back with Olimpia, to have a chance to continue to build the chemistry with some of the guys I have already played with for 1-2 years and to build a new chemistry with the new players coming in. I’m happy to get a chance to work with Coach Messina and all of his staff for another year. I’m just excited to be back and compete with this club once more! Good things are in our future at Olimpia!”

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 12, 1989, Brooks started to play at the Doss High School in Louisville and eventually attended Penn State University for four years. In 2011, he began his professional career in Jesi, then moved to Cantù, Caserta and Sassari. Before the 2015/16 season, he transferred to Russia to play for Autodor Saratov one year. Them he moved to Spain and played two seasons in Malaga. In 2019, he played the World Cup with the Italian National Team. He’s about to play in Milan – where he was a member of the Supercup winning team in 2018 – for the third consecutive season.

13/06/202014:51

Bruno Cerella re-signs with Reyer Venezia

Veteran guard/forward Bruno Cerella has re-signed with Reyer Venezia for next season, the Italian team announced.

Cerella will wear the Reyer uniform for the fourth straight season. He has won a FIBA Europe Cup, an Italian Serie A championship and an Italian Cup with the Venice-based team.

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