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12/07/202410:13

Monaco: Jordan Loyd expected at Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hall and Brown on the move

AS Monaco is preparing to lose some of its key players. Jordan Loyd (1.93m, 30 years old) is expected in Tel Aviv to sign a two-year contract with Maccabi. Loyd, who has played for the Roca team for the past two years, will be a key pawn in Maccabi Tel-Aviv with a salary of €1.1m for 2024-2025 and €1.2m for 2025-2026.

Donta Hall (2.06m, 26 years old) is also leaving. Having arrived in Munich in 2021, Hall could move to Baskonia, which has already made him an initial offer. John Brown III (2.03 m, 32), known for his defensive skills, will not have his contract renewed due to concerns about his shoulder. Munich has already replaced him with Vitto Brown (2.03 m, 28 years old).

11/07/202419:12

Pinar Karsiyaka signs James Webb III, agrees to retain Errick McCollum

Pinar Karsiyaka announced the signing of James Webb III, a forward who spent last year with Maccabi Tel Aviv (6.2 PPG, 3.2 RPG in Euroleague).

Also, according to Donatas Urbonas, the Turkish club has reached an agreement to retain Errick McCollum.

The experienced guard last season produced over 18 points (49% FG, 39% 3p, 85% FT) and 5 assists per game between BSL and BCL.

11/07/202416:34

Kevarrius Hayes reportedly to stay with Zalgiris Kaunas

Kevarrius Hayes has decided to stay with Zalgiris Kaunas for the 2024-25 season, according to BasketNews.

Despite speculation about his future, the 27-year-old, 2.06-metre American-Centric player has exercised his contract extension option.

Hayes averaged 5.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 0.7 steals in less than 19 minutes per game in the EuroLeague.

During the season, he reached his career highs with 17 points against Baskonia and a PIR of 26 against Virtus.

Source: BasketNews

10/07/202419:15

Jean Montero joins Valencia Basket

Jean Montero has signed a three-year contract with Valencia Basket, as announced by the Spanish team.

The 20-year-old Dominican point guard has been voted best young player of the Endesa League for the past two seasons.

Last year Montero scored 15.7 points with 5 assists and 2 steals per game with MoraBanc Andorra.

10/07/202417:54

Real Madrid: Fabien Causeur’s future still uncertain

Real Madrid is not yet certain to sign French player Fabien Causeur. In fact, according to reports by Carlos Sanchez Blas on his X account, the player is still considering whether or not to accept the Madrid club’s offer. At the age of 37 and after 7 seasons at Madrid, the journalist reports that Causeur’s will would be to remain at Los Blancos next season. Despite this, the club would have offered the player a one-year contract (as per club policy) at significantly lower figures. Hence the uncertainty of the Frenchman, who will have to make a non-trivial decision in the coming days or weeks.

10/07/202412:46

Has Gordon Herbert left Chiba Jets to sign with Bayern?

Gordon Herbert is reportedly set to become Bayern Munich’s new coach despite a previous contact with Paris Basketball.

A few hours ago the announcement of the break-up between the outgoing coach of Germany and the Chiba Jets in Japan was made.

10/07/202412:11

Barcelona reportedly signs Juan Núñez from Real Madrid for 400,000 euros

Barcelona has signed Juan Núñez from Real Madrid for 400,000 euros, preventing Madrid from exercising their matching rights. Núñez, a 20-year-old point guard, has signed a multi-year contract with Barcelona, which includes a clause allowing him to leave for the NBA at the end of each season. Núñez’s salary will be 1.5 million euros per year. This move follows his two seasons with Ratiopharm Ulm and marks Barcelona’s second major signing after Kevin Punter.

Source: Marca

10/07/202410:16

Hapoel Tel Aviv officially signs Ish Wainright

Ish Wainright has signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the next two seasons. Wainright, 29, with a height of 1.98 metres, has played in the NBA mainly with the Phoenix Suns and has experience in the European leagues with Strasbourg and Rasta Vechta.

09/07/202417:46

Official, Georgios Papagiannis signs with AS Monaco

AS Monaco has made official the signing of Georgios Papagiannis on a one-year contract.

The 27-year-old Greek big man arrives from Fenerbahce, where last year together with the other new signing Nick Calathes won the BSL title, the Turkish Cup and reached the Euroleague Final Four.

Papagiannis in the last Euroleague produced averages of 5.7 points (48.8% from three) , 3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 16 minutes per game.

09/07/202417:04

Valencia Basket, Justin Anderson part ways

Justin Anderson leaves Valencia Basket, the parties agreed not to extend the contract that expired at the end of last season.

In his European debut, the athletic forward out of Virginia played 51 games between Breogan Lugo (11.6 points in ACB, 14.7 with 2.2 steals in BCL) and Valencia (8.8 points in ACB, 6.1 in Euroleague).

In recent days Anderson has been linked to Barcelona by some Spanish media.

09/07/202414:56

Dakarai Tucker joins Hapoel Holon

Hapoel Holon announced the signing of Dakarai Tucker for the upcoming season.

The guard made his Winner League debut last year with Hapoel Haifa, producing averages of 13.9 points, 2 assists and 1.6 steals.

09/07/202412:42

Nikolaos Chougkaz reportedly to sign with Andorra

Nikolaos Chougkaz, 24 years old and 2.08 metres, will continue his career in the Spanish La Liga after reaching an agreement with Andorra.

The official announcement is expected on Wednesday, 10 July. Chougkaz, recently released by Panathinaikos AKTOR, played on loan at Peristeri bwin in the 2023/24 season, averaging 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

Source: Sport24.

09/07/202412:01

Partizan reportedly targets Aleksej Pokusevski

Partizan could submit a super offer for Aleksej Pokusevski.

The Serbian forward produced an average of 7.4 points with 4.4 rebounds in 18 games with the Charlotte Hornets.

09/07/202411:32

Maccabi Tel Aviv reportedly makes an offer to Jordan Loyd

Maccabi Tel Aviv has made an official offer to Jordan Loyd, a 30-year-old guard standing 1.93 meters tall, who has a mutual exit option from his contract with Monaco. The offer is worth one million dollars per season, aiming to make Loyd the third foreign player to sign with the club this summer, following Levi Randolph and Jaylen Hoard.

Loyd, who previously played in Israel with Hapoel Eilat, has spent the last two seasons with Monaco. If he accepts, Loyd would become the highest-paid player in Oded Kattash’s roster. In the last EuroLeague season, Loyd averaged 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 35% from three-point range, and 90% from the free-throw line in 22 minutes of play.

Fonte: Sport5

09/07/202411:27

Ish Wainright reportedly nearing agreement with Hapoel Tel Aviv

Hapoel Tel Aviv has made significant progress in negotiations with Ish Wainright, who is close to becoming the team’s fifth foreign signing this summer.

After attracting interest from Maccabi Tel Aviv, which did not make an official offer, Hapoel has presented a substantial proposal to the 29-year-old forward. Standing at 1.97 meters, Wainright spent the last three seasons in the USA, playing 118 games with the Phoenix Suns.

In the 2022/23 season, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Wainright also has experience in Europe, having played in Germany and France, where he demonstrated strong skills both offensively and defensively.

Source: Sport5

08/07/202417:01

Crvena Zvedza extends Andrej Kostić

Andrej Kostić signed a four-year contract extension with Crvena Zvedza, the Serbian team announced.

The promising swingman from next season will be part of the first team.

08/07/202416:31

Brandon Davies reportedly joining Partizan

According to Telesport, Partizan has finalized all the details for the arrival of Brandon Davies on a two-year contract.

The big man in recent days parted ways with Valencia after a season with over 15 points per game in ACB and 12 in Euroleague.

Davies will be the fourth new addition for the Serbian club, following Vanja Marinković, Iffe Lundeberg and Frank Nilikina.

08/07/202416:06

South East Melbourne Phoenix sign Joe Wieskamp

Joe Wieskamp is a new player of the South East Melbourne Phoenix, as announced by the Australian club.

After two seasons spent between the Spurs and Raptors, the forward from Iowa played in the G League last year.

Wieskamp, the No.41 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, will compete in the Las Vegas Summer League with the Timberwolves.

08/07/202414:32

Payton Willis joins Tenerife

La Laguna Tenerife has agreed to a deal for the upcoming season with shooting guard Payton Willis.

The new Canarian player (1.93 | 26 years old) arrives from Estra Pistoia Basket, where last year produced 15.7 points (39.2% shooting from three-point range), 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

08/07/202414:25

Official: Dzanan Musa remains with Real Madrid

Real Madrid and Dzanan Musa have reached an agreement to extend the player’s contract, who will remain with the team in the upcoming season.

Musa won five titles in the two seasons he played for the Blancos: 1 Euroleague, 1 Spanish championship, 1 Copa del Rey and 2 Spanish Super Cups.

Last year, the 25-year-old forward proved to be one of Europe’s most efficient scorers, recording an average of 13.9 points per game between ACB and Euroleague, shooting 52% from the field, 40% from beyond the arc and 82% from the free-throw line.

 

07/07/202409:37

Demetre Rivers joins Germani Brescia

Demetre Rivers is a new player of Germani Brescia, as announced by the Italian club.

The forward spent last year between Givova Scafati (10.3 PPG, 4 RPG, 41% 3P) and Zalgiris Kaunas (8.4 PPG, 50% 3P in 15 MPG).

05/07/202415:58

Juan Núñez reportedly to sign with Barcelona soon

Juan Núñez will soon be announced as a new Barcelona player. The young point guard has signed a long contract with the Blaugrana club, which includes an option to leave for the NBA next summer, having recently been selected in the draft.

Núñez’s move to Barcelona had already been pre-agreed at the end of May, but lacked the resolution of his rights in Spain, which belonged to Real Madrid, the club where he trained. After turning down a renewal with the blancos in 2022 to move to Ratiopharm Ulm, Núñez is now free to join Barça thanks to the agreement reached between the two clubs last Friday.

Source: Encestando

05/07/202411:53

Monaco reportedly to sign Georgios Papagiannis to replace Donatas Motiejunas

Georgios Papagiannis approached by SDNA to Monaco. The transfer of the Greek centre to the Principality would free Donatas Motiejunas in the direction of Olimpia Milano.

The news is awaiting confirmation. Fenerbahce, which signed Nicolò Melli, is rewriting the longs department, as Motley has already signed in the EuroCup in Tel Aviv.

The same fate should befall Papagiannis, who only a year ago left Panathinaikos for Turkey. With this move, Monaco will exit the contract with Motiejunas, destined for Olimpia Milano. The operation should close in the next few hours.

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