Basket rumors

Dimitrios Agravanis reportedly joining UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia

According to  Gazzetta.gr, Dimitrios Agravanis has reached an agreement with UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia.

The power forward (No. 59 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft) spent the last three years with Promitheas, averaging over 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists between the Greek league and Eurocup last season.

The reporter adds that there are Euroleague and NBA exit clauses in Agravanis’ contract.

Edwin Jackson returns to Nanterre 92

Nanterre 92 has announced the return of Edwin Jackson.

The guard, who will replace the injured Bastien Pinault, spent the 2008/9 season with the French team.

Jackson last year averaged 8.6 points and 2.2 assists per game in LEB Gold with Movistar Estudiantes.

Kolossos inks rookie Malik Osborne

Kolossos Rhodes has announced the arrival of Malik Osborne for next season.

The forward ended his senior year at Florida State with 10 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.

Tim Frazier joins Aek Athens

Aek Athens announced the signing of point guard Tim Frazier.

The Penn State product lands in Europe for the first time after 8 NBA seasons -career averages of 4.9 points and 4 assists-.

Frazier promised to the Greek team fans ‘a player who will give everything he has on the court. Always with the goal of winning’.

 

Andrei Vatutin says Nikola Milutinov is example of professionalism and high responsibility

CSKA Moscow presidente Andre Vatutin praised Nikola Milutinov for his decision to remain with the Russian powerhouse despite exclusion from upcoming EuroLeague season.

“We did not make any effort to keep him. Milutinov is an example of professionalism and high responsibility. Hhe had some doubts when we were excluded from Euroleague season. But he immediately assured that he intends to respect the existing contract. In addition, for him it is not only a matter of money, but also the possibility of winning something with CSKA. After all, his first season in our team was cut short by an injury, and the second he was defeated in the final, despite his brilliant performance. He is the best European center and we are happy that he will continue to play red and blue colors” he said to Yandex.

Vatutin spoke also about situations with Voigtmann and Bolomboy.

Andrei Vatutin says CSKA is waiting for FIBA decisions’ on Johannes Voigtmann and Joel Bolomboy

CSKA Moscow presidente Andrei Vatutin talked about the open cases of Johannes Voigtmann and Joel Bolomboy at Yandex.

Bolomboy became a new player of Olympiacos this offseason while Johannes Voigtmann has an agreement in place with Olimpia Milano which has not announced him yet.

“We have submitted all the necessary documents to the FIBA Arbitration Court. Dates have not yet been set. At the moment, FIBA, despite the current contract, recognized Kevin Pangos as free from obligations to us. I can only remind you of the boomerang effect: the precedent of the actual annulment of the signed agreement can somehow be used by someone in the future. Life will show. In fact, we still have an unsettled situation with the current contract of Johannes Vogtmann, we are waiting for the decision of the FIBA court. Bolomboy unilaterally terminated the contract, which expired this summer, and as a maximum here you can count on the decision of the Basketball Arbitration Tribunal on compensation”.

Cameron Bairstow retires at the age of 31

Cameron Bairstow announced his retirement from basketball at 31.

 

Per NBL, Bairstow retires at the age of 31, having had a distinguished college and professional career, across Australia, the USA and Lithuania.
He played a total of 74 games for Brisbane, Illawarra and most recently the Adelaide 36ers.

Perhaps his greatest achievement though was his two seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls, lining up on 36 occasions from 2014 to 2016.
Bairstow represented Australia during both the 2014 FIBA Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics campaigns.

Taipei Fubon Braves inks Chris Johnson

The Taipei Fubon Braves have announced the signing of former NBA power forward Chris Johnson to a one-year contract.

The 37-year-old center spent the last two years with Aukland Tuatara in the New Zealand NBL (19.6 PPG, 12.6 RPG, 2.9 APG, 2.5 BPG last season).

 

Anthony Bennett signs with Hsinchu Lioneers

Taiwanese team Hsinchu Lioneers announced the arrival of Anthony Bennett.

The Canadian big man, who was the first overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft,  last year split his time between Hapoel Jerusalem (6.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG between Winner League and BCL) and Kaohsiung Steelers (Taiwan, over 25 points and 14 rebounds per game).

Aris BC signs Ismael Sanogo, J.D. Notae

Aris BC announced the signings of Ismael Sanogo and J.D. Notae.

Sanogo spent last year in Italy with Vanoli Cremona (4.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG), while Notae is a rookie point guard who produced 18.3 points, 3.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game in his senior year at Arkansas.

Casademont Zaragoza reportedly close to sign Howard Sant-Roos

Casademont Zaragoza is close to reach an agreement with Howard Sant-Roos, Olga Lorente reports.

The Cuban forward has spent the past two seasons with Panathinaikos.

Last year Sant-Roos averaged 7.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 63 games between Euroleague and the Greek League.

Mihajlo Andric joins MoraBanc Andorra

Mihajlo Andric is a new player of MoraBanc Andorra, as announced by the Spanish team.

The Serbian forward spent last year between Afyon (8.3 PPG) and Promitheas (7.8 PPG).

Andric signed a two-year contract.

Facundo Campazzo says he wants to stay in the NBA

Facundo Campazzo remains a free agent, but the veteran point guard hasn’t given up hopes of landing an NBA deal. Argentinian guard deal with the Denver Nuggets expired at the end of last season, with Denver chosing to making him an unrestricted free agent

Real Madrid has made it known that they would welcome Campazzo back to the club. For now, Campazzo remains focused on landing an NBA deal. “I want to stay, I think I showed that I can compete when I’m at my best, when they give me confidence and I feel part of the rotation. In fact, I was the starter during my first Playoffs in every game except the last one, and in I played a lot in regular season,” he said to La Nacion. “I’m not saying no to Real Madrid. What I am saying is that my attention and my energy is focused on the NBA. It’s my first option.”

Matthias Tass joins MKS Dąbrowa Gornicza on loan from Dolomiti Energia Trentino

Estonian center Matthias Tass moves on loan from Dolomiti Energia Trentino to MKS Dąbrowa Gornicza for next season.

The Polish team announced the player’s arrival.

The rookie big man ended his senior year at St. Mary’s with 12.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting 55.9 percent from the field.

Kolossos Rhodes signs Sasha Stefanovic

Kolossos Rhodes announced the signing of Sasha Stefanovic.

The rookie guard ended his senior year at Purude with 10.4 points and 3 assist per game.

Trevon Bluiett joins MKS Dąbrowa Gornicza

Trevon Bluiett is a new player of MKS Dąbrowa Gornicza, as announced by the Polish team.

The Xavier product spent last season between Besiktas and Hamburg Towers.

Bluiett played the last Las Vegas Summer League with the Cavs, scoring 10.8 points per game.

KK SC Derby inks Loren Jackson

KK SC Derby announced the arrival of Loren Jackson.

The Akron product is coming from a good rookie year in France with Roanne (14.8 PPG, 5.9 APG).