According to reports from Superbasket, Dinamo Sassari is close to finalizing the signing of Marcus Keene.
The scoring point guard left Prometey last week.
Keene scored 19.4 points with 4.4 assists per game with Strasbourg in the 2022-23 season.
Olympiacos announced the signing of Naz Mitrou-Long to a three-year contract.
The Canadian guard comes from Zalgiris Kaunas.
Nutribullet Treviso announced the signings of Osvaldas Olisevicius and Justin Robinson.
Olisevicius comes from Pallacanestro Reggiana with whom he had one year left on the deal but it was out of the team.
Robinson comes rom Merkezefendi where he averaged 7.5 points and 6 assists per game.
Treviso is still winless in Italian Serie A.
Olympiacos is actively pursuing Naz Mitrou-Long (30 years old, 1.93 meters) to strengthen its perimeter line according with Sport24 and Sportando.
Mitrou-Long, who last season played for Armani Milan and then moved to Kaunas to join Zalgiris, is currently on the radar of the Greek team. Olympiacos is waiting for his release from Zalgiris to finalize the acquisition.
If the deal for the 30-year-old guard progresses, he will be eligible to play for Olympiacos in the EuroLeague from the second round, starting with the team’s match against Armani Milan on January 2nd at 21:15.
Mitrou-Long revealed in an interview with SPORT24 that he will have a Greek passport by the end of the year, which is particularly important for domestic competitions.
In this season’s top European club competition, he has averaged 4.1 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1 assist over 9 games.
According to Francesco Pioppi, Nutribullet Treviso has finalized the signing of Osvaldas Olisevicius on a 1+1 contract.
The 30-year-old Lithuanian forward comes from a two-year stint in Reggio Emilia (11.7 points, 4 rebounds and a steal per game last season, 14.8 points with 4.6 rebounds in the previous one).
È fatta per il passaggio di Osvaldas #Olisevicius alla Nutribullet #Treviso
Il giocatore lascia la #PallacanestroReggiana e firma un contratto fino a fine stagione con opzione di rinnovo
Debutto previsto per domenica contro #Pesaro
— Francesco Pioppi (@FrancescoPioppi) November 20, 2023
Rashad Vaughn is a new player for Apollon Patras BC, as announced by the Greek club.
The UNLV product was selected by the Bucks at No. 17 in the 2015 NBA Draft.
Vaughn spent 2022-23 in the G League with the Cleveland Charge (7.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG).
Sagesse Sports Club has announced the arrival of Pierre Jackson.
The 32-year-old point guard last season played 10 games in the CBA with Xinjiang Guanghui and 15 in the Chinese Second League (NBL) with Wuhan Dangdai, producing averages of over 39 points and 9 assists.
Casademont Zaragoza is considering the signing of Emmanuel Mudiay, a former NBA and EuroLeague player with Zalgiris, as a possible replacement for Emegano.
The latter has been cut from the team, and Mudiay, with a Cotonou passport, emerges as a leading candidate.
Casademont Zaragoza is considering Emmanuel Mudiay, a former NBA player, I was infomed.
Como avanzamos la semana pasada, Emegano es cortado y en Zaragoza tienen el nombre de Emmanuel Mudiay, con pasaporte cotonou, como posible sustituto.
Pero ojo también a si continúa o no Gielo pic.twitter.com/TNZRUBxUBK— www.encestando.es (@webEncestando) November 20, 2023
Bnei Herzliya announced the signing of Adonis Thomas.
The forward will replace Justin Simon, who terminated his contract with the Israeli club.
Thomas spent the 2022-23 season in Poland with BM Slam Stal Ostrow (9.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG in 23 minutes).
הפאזל הושלם: הפורוורד האמריקאי אדוניס תומאס (בן 30, 1.98 מ׳) חתם בקבוצה וישלים את הסגל לקראת חזרת הליגה בעוד כעשרה ימים. תומאס שחקן מנוסה ופיזי שיחליף את ג׳סטין סיימון שהגיע לסיכום על שחרורו מהקבוצה. pic.twitter.com/sQGlMc8tnb
— Bnei PenLink Herzliya | בני הרצליה (@BHerzliya) November 16, 2023
Telenet BC Oostende announced the return of guard Jean Salumu and the departure of RJ Nembhard.
Salumu spent last season in Poland (12.1 PPG, 2.2 APG with Trefl Sopot).
Nembhard ends his experience in Belgium with 4.8 points in 10 games.
Mornar Bar announced the agreement reached with Tavian Dunn-Martin and the departures of Makol Mawien and Jamal Johnson.
Dunn-Martin started the season in France with Roanne (12.1 PPG, 4.3 APG, 41% 3P in BetClic Elite).
Tavien Dan-Martin novi je plejmejker KK Mornar Barsko zlato. Dan-Martin je rođen 16.maja 1998.godine, a poslije koledža zaigrao je za Tajfun iz Slovenije.Ovu sezonu počeo je u Roanu (Francuska)za koji je odigrao svih sedam mečeva u francuskom šampionatu. https://t.co/gmEdtQmFoB
— KK Mornar Barsko zlato (@kkmornarbar) November 18, 2023
📣 KK Mornar Barsko zlato raskinuo je saradnju sa centrom Makolom Mavienom i bekom Džamalom Džonsonom koji su slobodni u odabiru nove sredine.
Ponos Bara im se zahvaljuje na zalaganju, trudu i doprinosu, te im želi puno sreće u nastavku karijere.https://t.co/sn13IWCKsV— KK Mornar Barsko zlato (@kkmornarbar) November 18, 2023
Buducnost has announced the arrival of Andrej Zakelj as the new head coach.
Zakelj helped SC Derby to win the ABA League Supercup.
Andrej Žakelj novi šef stručnog štaba Budućnost Volija! 🔵⚪️
Na vanrednoj sjednici Upravnog odbora Budućnost Volija, donijeta je odluka da mjesto glavnog trenera plavo-bijelih preuzme Andrej Žakelj.https://t.co/hGWhhrz3Zy#KKB pic.twitter.com/axKpiJFCZf
— KK Budućnost VOLI (@KKBuducnostVOLI) November 18, 2023
From Greece a rumor about the future of Kevin Pangos, point guard in the process of leaving Olimpia Milano.
According to LiveSport, Olympiacos would be interested in the Canadian point guard, apparently at the request of coach Bartzokas.
The Reds would like to strengthen the roster with a big man and a guard.
In case of a deal, Pangos could play in the Euroleague from January, when it will be possible to transfer players between teams of the competition.
Olympiacos is pushing on the Filip Petrusev front. Reported by sport24.gr, the news was also confirmed to Sportando.
Big man, 211 centimetres, born in 2000, after an initial approach with Efes, Petrusev made his mark in the EuroLeague last season, producing 10.7 points on average with 5.2 rebounds with Red Star.
In the summer he played the NBA card, picking up 3′ with the 76ers and 1′ with the Kings. On 10 November, he played in the G League with Stockton, collecting 10 minutes and no shots attempted.
With the Kings he has a contract of just over one million dollars that will only become guaranteed on 10 January.
Rob Gray signs a three-month contract with Prometey. The contract provides for an extension in case the Ukrainian team gains access to the second phase of the EuroCup.
Last year, the Houston College product produced an average of 21 points in the BCL with Tofas.
Rob Gray, the 22/23 leading scorer in BCL, has signed a 3 month deal with Prometey that includes an option to extend the contract if the Ukrainian team will move forward in Eurocup competition, I am told
— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) November 16, 2023
According to sources Frank Jackson is accepting a lucrative offer in China that will be officially announced in the coming days.
The NBA vet was recruited to ASVEL by TJ Parker in an effort to upgrade their backcourt athleticism but Parker’s early season dismissal and the uncertainty of what would follow allowed for the opportunity to consider other options.
Jackson averaged 10.3 ppg in 20 minutes a game in the Euroleague shooting 75 percent from 2 PT and 32 percent from 3 PT.
Olimpia Milano in great crisis and looking for solutions to save a season that started badly. According to Sportando, Langston Galloway is also on Ettore Messina’s notebook.
The 1991 class from Baton Rouge started his experience in Reggio Emilia in a great way, with an average of 16.7 points, three games over 20 points in the last four.
A highly experienced shooting guard, could Galloway really be a solution for Olimpia Milano? The player has a contract with Reggiana until the end of the season, the club sportingly run by GM Claudio Coldebella has an important multi-year project with a former EuroLeague coach like Dimitris Priftis at the helm and as of today the player is not transferable.
In the next few hours, will the negotiation come to a head or will Olimpia Milano only stay on the play market?
Nutribullet Treviso is in advanced talks with Justin Robinson according with La Tribuna.
The former Pesaro player returns to Italy after a brief experience in Turkey, two games with Merkezefendi between September and October in the BSL. The club is trying to cut corners to get the player against Napoli.
According to the Tribune Booker would not be leaving immediately. Bowman’s return is awaited.
According to Sportstv’s Umit Avci, Darussafaka has decided to part ways with Mason Jones and Janis Timma.
In addition, the Turkish club is trying to find a new team for Can Korkmaz and Muhsin Yasar.
🗣️ @UMTAVC: "Darüşşafaka Lassa'da Mason Jones'dan sonra Janis Timma ile de yollar ayrılacak gibi. Can ve Muhsin'e de takım bulmaları tavsiye edilmiş. Bu ayrılıkların temelinde de sezon başındaki bütçenin yanlış hesaplanması yer alıyor.
Tamamı için 👉 https://t.co/8ycQC2FZoy pic.twitter.com/xw88nSEjCm
— sportstv (@sportstv) November 14, 2023
Future in China for DeMarcus Cousins? Yes according to Orazio Cauchi of BasketNews.
The four-time NBA All-Star is reportedly being followed by some Chinese clubs this season.
Cousins, who played his last NBA game in the Warriors-Nuggets series on 27 April 2022, played 27 games in Puerto Rico between May and July 2023 with Guaynabo averaging 19 points and 9.8 rebounds.
More details: https://t.co/sXcOZkoAjy
— Orazio Francesco Cauchi (@paxer89) November 14, 2023
Granada returns to the market in search of a European point guard. According to Encestando, Yiftah Ziv is rumored to be on his way out.
The Israeli guard has averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 assists in 7 ACB games.
El Covirán Granada lleva unos días buscando un base comunitario o cotonou y estudia cortar a Yiftah Ziv, según nos informan
— www.encestando.es (@webEncestando) November 14, 2023
Frank Jackson says goodbye at Asvel. This was reported by Basketnews.
Absent in the last two games, Jackson produced 10.3 points on average in the six EuroLeague games played with the French.
In his career, Frank Jackson collected 214 NBA appearances.
Syntainics MBC announced the arrival of Vince Edwards with a deal until the end of the season.
The Purude product – No.52 pick of the 2018 NBA Draft- started the season in Israel with Ironi Nes Ziona.
Last year Edwards averaged 8.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in BetClic Elite.
Der Kader der Wölfe ist wieder komplett. Vom israelischen Erstligisten Ironi Ness Ziona kommt der US-Amerikaner Vince Edwards. Der 27 Jahre alte und 2,03 Meter große Power Forward unterschrieb einen Vertrag bis Saisonende in der #easyCreditBBL 👇https://t.co/KPsMjjXpaF pic.twitter.com/29K0l7Vhcw
— SYNTAINICS MBC (@syntainicsmbc) November 8, 2023
Christian Eyenga is a new player of Lille Metropole BC, as announced by the French club playing in Pro B.
The 34-year-old forward is headed to France after six seasons spent defending the colors of Fuenlabrada.
Eyenga was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers at No. 30 in the 2009 NBA Draft.
Chris Babb is a new player of BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, as announced by the French team.
The 33-year-old swingman started the season in Israel with Bnei Herzelia.
Chris BABB en renfort ! 🧡
Le BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque vous annonce l’arrivée de l’ailier américain Chris Babb (1.96m – 33 ans) ✍🏻
🔗 Plus d’informations juste ici ➡️ https://t.co/P9mEFYg9er#TousBCM pic.twitter.com/VptWScqreI
— BCM Basketball (@BCMBasket) November 12, 2023
Ettore Messina released a statement about his words on Shabazz Napier reported by Italian media today. Napier criticized the coach.
“Regarding a statement attributed to me this morning by an Italian newspaper and then taken up by numerous websites, I would like to point out that, speaking about Shabazz Napier in front of some journalists and the reasons for his departure from Milan , I have never said or hypothesized that the player has expressed to anyone his desire to return to Olimpia. It was purely a journalist’s interpretation. I have the utmost respect for Napier, for Red Star and as a principle we never talk about players from other teams.”
ToShabazz Napier criticized Olimpia Milano head coach Ettore Messina on Instagram after the words reported by Italian press.
”Ok, I very it. Your team didn’t start the way you would like and neither have I but just stop using me as the reason. I’m dealing with my own difficulties at the moment as a player but I’m happy with Red Star and I will be better for them. Two statements about a player that’s no longer a part of the team just let it go.
Stop lying to your fans to fix your trouble ways.“
Italian and FIBA Europe Cup side Happy Casa Brindisi is interested in Brandon Knight, sources tell Sportando. Kentucky alumn has 451 career games in the NBA at 13.9 ppg and most recently played in Puerto Rico averaging 23.3 ppg and 5.0 apg for Piratas de Quebradillas in 2022-23.
Shaquille Harrison-Olimpia Milano, the negotiation would be on a dead track at the moment. This was anticipated by realolimpiamilano.com in its market LIVE. The news was also confirmed by Fabrizio Lorenzi of Repubblica.
Born in 1993 in Kansas City, Shaquille Harrison finished last season with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Playoffs after an excellent year in the G League. In the second US league he was best defender in 2022 and best defensive quintet in 2023.
Olimpia Milano, with Kevin Pangos currently out of the rotation, is on the market looking for a playmaker/guard. Harrison’s name had been approached in the past few hours to the “biancorossi”, but at the moment, the dialogue between the parties has stalled.
Other rumours speak of Red Star’s interest in Shaquille Harrison.
According to Lukas Malinauskas of Basketnews.lt, Rytas Vilnius and power forward Azuolas Tubelis are close to finalizing a multi-year deal.
The 21-year-old Lithuanian spent a successful three-year stint in Arizona (19.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2 assists with 57 percent from the field last season), but was not selected in the last NBA Draft.
Immediately after draft night Tubelis signed a Two-Way Contract with the 76ers, from which he was released two weeks ago.
The promising power forward could end up on loan to another Lithuanian team.
