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.
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— 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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Pallacanestro Varese announced the departure of Willie Cauley-Stein.
The former Kentucky big man ended his first experience in Europe with averages of 9.9 points, 9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 20 games.
Risoluzione consensuale tra Pallacanestro Varese e Willie Cauley-Stein
👉 https://t.co/6BHkqY5hqN pic.twitter.com/ZfJSkwb98x
— Pallacanestro Varese (@PallVarese) December 30, 2023
According to Slovenian portal 24ur Simone Pianigiani is finalizing the terms of his exit from Cedevita Ljubljana.
The team failed to win even one of the 13 games played in the Eurocup, but is second in ABA Liga with 10 wins.
The 54-year-old Italian coach is expected to find a friendly solution with the Slovenian club soon to solve the three-year contract signed last summer.
Zoran Martic will most likely lead Cedevita until the end of the season.
Zoran Dragic, under contract but out of the team, is expected to return to practice with the group soon.
Yesterday the team announced Pianigiani’s absence on the bench for the game against Mega MIS due to health reasons. Assistant Andrea Turchetto will take his place.
Fuenlabrada strengthens the roster with the arrival of Pato Garino.
The 30-year-old Argentine forward spent the 2022-23 season in Girona, averaging 4 points and 2 rebounds in the ACB.
Garino, who signed a deal until the end of this season, will be able to make his debut in the game against Betis.
💥¡FICHAJE!
🏀Pato Garino, nuevo jugador del Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
👏🏽 El argentino podrá debutar mañana en el encuentro ante el Betis
¡Bienvenido!👋🏽#FuenlADN #MiFuenla pic.twitter.com/5bGjHKuhAx
— Flexicar Fuenlabrada (@BFuenlabrada) December 29, 2023
Italian and Euroleague side Virtus Bologna is facing a long, several months absence after US center Devontae Cacok suffered a “serious” knee injury during yesterday’s win at Partizan Belgrade. Sources confirm to Sportando that Cacok is “out for the season”. Virtus Bologna, after adding Rihards Lomazs to replace Jaleen Smith, is almost certain to look for a replacement for Cacok in the upcoming days.
French side ASVEL Villeurbanne is not considering the addition of new players and, instead, is evaluating Gianmarco Pozzecco position as head coach of the club according to Gabriel Pantel-Jouve of BeBasket, who adds that this could be a “transition” season for the team while waiting for Vincent Collet after the 2024 Olympics.
Pozzecco replaced TJ Parker in October and has a 2-11 record in Euroleague (2-15 overall for the team, last in the standings), 7-2 in BetClic Elite, where ASVEL sits at 3rd place tied with Paris Basketball.
Une nouvelle défaite de trop pour Pozzecco ?
L'ASVEL a mis en pause ses recherches de joueurs. Le club pourrait changer une deuxième fois de coach cette saison.
Plus que jamais, on s'oriente vers une saison de transition… pour attendre Vincent Collet à l'issue des JO 2024 ? https://t.co/2hHcx6N2Bj
— Gabriel Pantel-Jouve (@GabrielPJ_) December 29, 2023
Kevin Pangos has reached an agreement with Valencia and could make his ACB debut as early as next week, a source told to Alessandro Maggi of Sportando.
The Canadian point guard has terminated his contract with Olimpia Milano.
Pangos returns to Spain, where he previously played for Gran Canaria and Barcelona.
Kevin Pangos-Valencia is a done deal, Im told.
The Canadian point guard will be able to play his first game in taronja jersey next week. pic.twitter.com/2vVTU8TYGU
— Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) December 28, 2023
Alec Peters has already reached an extension agreement until 2026 with Olympiacos. This is what was reported to Sportando.
The American forward is traveling at an average of 14.9 points and 5.3 rebounds this EuroLeague season.
ASVEL submitted an offer to Martin Hermannsson to strengthen the backcourt, reports BeBasket.
The 29-year-old from Iceland is coming from a long stint out due to a serious left knee injury.
This year Hermannsson played 6 games with Valencia between Euroleague and ACB.
The possible arrival of Kevin Pangos in Spain could favor his move to France.
Former Brindisi Josh Perkins has left Uralmash Yekaterinburg and signed until the end of the season in Greece with Apollon Patras.
The point guard produced 5.4 points on average with 4.3 assists in VTB this season.
Apollon Patras BC has reached an agreement with Josh Perkins for the rest of the 2023-24 season, according to @SportalgrG. Perkins is a Gonzaga alumn and he started the season in Russia with BC Uralmash Yekaterinburg. #Gonzaga #Basketball
— Christos Tsaltas (@Tsaltas46) December 27, 2023
Valencia coach Alex Mumbru commented on the market rumours about Kevin Pangos on the eve of the EuroLeague match with Bayern Munich.
“The roster is always alive, right now we have 12 players available counting Justin (Anderson, latest arrival, ed), the reality is that we hardly have the 15 first team players. The sporting director, Luis Arbalejo, always keeps an eye on the market’.
According to Relevo, these are the decisive hours for the passage, or not, of Kevin Pangos to Valencia.
According to Sportal, Alec Peters and Olympiacos have started negotiations for a new contract.
The forward averaged 15 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the Euroleague this season, with a rating of 17.3.
There is still no agreement between the two parties, but there is optimism about a positive outcome of the negotiations.
