Panathinaikos has an agreement in place with Greek guard Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, as reported by gazzetta.gr
Kalaitzakis comes off a strong season with Lithuanian side Lietkabelis, averaging 13.3 ppg on 36.2% 3-point shooting in Eurocup. He’s still under contract with Lietkabelis for next season but there is a “small” exit clause in the agreement
Former Lithuanian star Rimantas Kaukenas will create a new basketball club in Vilnius and is near a deal with Luca Banchi to work as head coach of the team, sources tell Sportando
This new club will take over BC Dzūkija LKL license and is expected also to play in FIBA Europe Cup
Galatasaray has formalized the arrival of Raymar Morgan.
The Michigan State product returns to Turkey after stints with Karsiyaka and Tofas.
✍️ Galatasaray Nef'e hoş geldin Raymar Morgan #HereComeTheLions 🦁 @raymarmorgan2
🔗 Detaylı bilgi için; https://t.co/eirHTQlxRU pic.twitter.com/PQ8I0g2Wfs
— Galatasaray Basketbol (@GSBasketbol) June 28, 2022
Scaligera Verona has announced the arrival of Alessandro Cappelletti.
The pointguard has signed a contract until 2024.
Last year Cappelletti produced 12.9 points, 5.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game with Udine, in the second Italian Division.
𝗨𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗱𝗶 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶! pic.twitter.com/fmi9AOfm17
— Scaligera Basket (@scaligerabasket) June 28, 2022
Silvio De Sousa is a new player of Chorale Roanne, as announced by the French team.
The Angolan big man spent five seasons in NCAA, four with Kansas and the last with Chattanooga, where he averaged 10.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and a block per game.
De Sousa signed a contract for the 2022-23 season.
Le pivot angolais @SilvioDeSousa5 s'engage avec la @ChoraleRoanne ✍🏾
L'ancien intérieur des @GoMocsMBB en #NCAA va découvrir la #BetclicELITE, championnat où avait évolué son père Jean-Jacques Conceição avec @limogescsp
➡ https://t.co/yahMHgPeie#ChoraleNation pic.twitter.com/A6mRBxQUIL— Chorale Roanne Basket (@ChoraleRoanne) June 28, 2022
Reyer Venezia is showing serious interest in Jordan Parks, a source told Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia.
The forward, who signed a two-year extension with GeVi Napoli in April, put together averages of 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game last season, shooting 44% from the field, 27% from long range and 77% from the foul line.
Reyer Venezia is showing serious interest in Jordan Parks, sources tell @Sportando
Parks recently extended his contract with GeVi Napoli— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) June 28, 2022
According to Home of Glory, Jeffery Taylor is in talks with Valencia Basket.
The Vanderbilt product left Real Madrid after 7 seasons.
Last year Taylor averaged 3.9 points and 1.5 rebounds in 15 minutes per game between ACB and Euroleague.
💣❗Jeffery Taylor and Valencia Basket are negotiating a deal for the next season.
— HOME OF GLORY (@thehomeofglory) June 28, 2022
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Derrick Williams have agreed to part ways after one year, the Israeli team announced.
Williams, the 2nd overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, averaged 10.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game between Euroleague and Winner League.
Good luck @DWXXIII pic.twitter.com/Ka2iwILBy2
— Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) June 28, 2022
Dominic Artis remains for another season with Cholet Basket.
The point guard last year scored 14.2 points with 4.3 assists per game.
🚨 Info Recrutement 🚨
CHOLET BASKET est heureux de vous annoncer la prolongation de son meneur/arrière américain Dominic ARTIS pour une nouvelle saison !
Plus d'infos 👉 https://t.co/T847hVkWcn
Highlights 📽️ https://t.co/uhZ0tWQwxQ#CBFAMILY #BetclicELITE @LNBofficiel pic.twitter.com/1fcfAbObjW
— Cholet Basket (@CB_officiel) June 28, 2022
According to El Correo, Baskonia monitors with interest Hugo Besson.
The french guard was the No.58 pick of the 2022 NBA Draft.
Besson spent last year in NBL, where he averaged 13.9 points and 2.3 assists per game with the New Zealand Breakers.
Malik Dime is finalizing a deal with BC Parma, a source told Sportando.
The center last season put together averages of 7.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 20 games with Vanoli Cremona.
Nikola Kalinic is close to a deal with Barcelona according to Home of Glory.
Serbian forward averaged 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists this season in EuroLeague with Crvena Zvezda.
💣❗Done deal between Nikola Kalinic and FCBarcelona, per sources.
— HOME OF GLORY (@thehomeofglory) June 28, 2022
Joventut Badalona targets Kevin Hervey as reported encestando.es.
American forward will leave Virtus Bologna and averaged 9.1 points, 3.9 rebounds last season in EuroCup.
Limoges CSP has finalized the signing of Desi Rodriguez, according to Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia.
The Seton Hall product spent last season with s.Oliver Baskets, where he produced 14.6 points (63% FG, 80% FT) and 5.7 rebounds per game in BBL.
Desi Rodriguez agreed to terms with Limoges, I am told.
Rodriguez averaged 14.6ppg in Bundesliga with Würzburg— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) June 27, 2022
Devin Davis is a new player of Peristeri, the greek team announced.
The swingman spent last year in France with Le Portel, where he produced over 12 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Η ΚΑΕ Περιστέρι ανακοινώνει την συμφωνία της με τον αθλητή Ντέβιν Ντέιβις (27χρ., 1.98), ο οποίος θα φοράει την φανέλα του συλλόγου για την αγωνιστική περίοδο 2022-2023.
🖥 https://t.co/URkwDpOA4Y pic.twitter.com/z9tNPGo7cV
— Peristeri BC (@peristeribc) June 27, 2022
According to Robert Heusel, Nick Weiler-Babb has reached an agreement to extend his contract with Bayern Munich.
The Iowa State product spent two seasons with the German team, the last one averaging 7.4 points, 4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals between BBL and Euroleague.
The reporter adds that Weiler-Babb could get a German passport in the summer.
Nick Weiler-Babb will stay in Munich as @FCBBasketball and the player agreed on a contract extension according to my information.
Weiler-Babb could get a german passport this summer: work still in progress.#easycreditBBL #EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/YmJ1Wt0Byd
— Robert Heusel (@RobertHeusel) June 27, 2022
Maccabi Tel Aviv continues to be a major player on the Euroleague market.
The Israeli team has reached an agreement with big man Josh Nebo, and is close to finalizing the signing of T.J. Leaf, according to Moshe Barda.
The power forward from UCLA, a Tel Aviv native, spent last season in China with the Guangzhou Loong Lions (24.6 ppg, 12 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.6 bpg).
With Josh Nebo agreeing to terms with Maccabi Tel Aviv, TJ Leaf is expected to be the next in line as he is also on the verge of reaching a deal with the club.
— Moses (@MosesB1) June 26, 2022
Real Madrid has announced the departure of Trey Thompkins.
The power forward leaves the Spanish team after seven seasons.
Thompkins has won 13 titles with Real Madrid: 1 European Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup, 4 Leagues, 3 Copas del Rey and 4 Spanish Super Cups.
Gracias por todo, @TreyThompkins. pic.twitter.com/Puc0nSEm9A
— Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) June 27, 2022
Tomas Satoransky is returning to Barcelona on a four-year deal.
According to Hoopshype, the contract that the Czech guard will sign will not have any NBA outs.
Satoransky played for Washington for parts of four seasons during his six-year NBA career. He also played for the Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs while in the NBA.
Reyer Venezia in in talks with Jayson Granger as reported Repubblica’s Fabrizio Lorenzi.
Granger averaged this season 7.3 points, 3.9 assists with Baskonia in EuroLeague.
🚨 Hearing that Jayson Granger is drawing some interest from Reyer Venezia
— Fabrizio Lorenzi (@fabry23lorenzi) June 27, 2022
Unicaja Malaga targets Petr Cornelie as reported by laopiniondemalaga.es.
French big man averaged 17.7 points and 12.7 rebounds this season in G League with Grand Rapids.
Josh Nebo si close to a deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv as reported by sport5.
American big man averaged 8.8 points, 6.2 rebounds in his EuroLeague Rookie season with Zalgiris and will return in Israel where he played with Hapoel Eilat in 2020-2021.
Galatasaray announced the signing of Mahir Agva.
The Turkish player penned a two-year deal.
Agva comes from Pinar Karsiyaka where he has spent the previous two seasons.
Fonte: Galatasaray.
Umana Reyer Venezia has parted ways with Jordan Theodore, Martynas Echodas and Jordan Morgan.
The three players are free agents.
A native of Zrenjanin began playing professional basketball in his hometown at the age of 16, then he left to Vrsac, and in 2015 he became the European champion with the Serbian U20 team, after which the first contract with Crvena Zvezda was signed – however, two more year he played for FMP on loan.
In Zvezda, the player spent five seasons as one of the main players – he started 31 out of 109 Euroleague games played during this period, averaged 19.2 minutes, 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 38% three-pointers.
Davidovac averaged 5.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists in 28 Euroleague games, 6.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists in 30 Adriatic League games.
Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:
Dejan is a versatile player that can be used on more positions and his main value is his high IQ, passing abilities and ability to stretch the floor. He can be seen as a point forward who can dribble, shoot and pass the ball. In his Euroleague seasons with Zvezda he showed that he is a team first player who is not selfish but likes to connect the guards and the bigs. I wish him to have a successful role in our system and in our club.
Dejan Davidovac, CSKA forward:
I am very excited to join legendary club, CSKA. I have never played out of Serbia, and I’m happy that my first step abroad will be in the team with that kind of reputation. It’s a big honor for me to continue Serbian history in CSKA, after names like Ivkovic, Krstic, Teodosic… All of us will have big motivation next year, to get VTB League trophy back.
Fonte: CSKA Moscow.
Barcelona wants to keep Sarunas Jasikevicius beyond 2023 when his contract expires.
According to El Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona offered a contract extension to the coach but with a reduced salary.
An offer that the Lithuanian coach has turned down as of now.
But Barcelona intends to re-sign the coach and the negotiations will continue.
Fonte: Mundo Deportivo.
Unica Kazan announced the departure of Tony Jekiri.
The big man will join Fenerbahce.
Спасибо, Тони!🤝
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27-летний нигерийский центровой Тони ДЖЕКИРИ, в минувшем сезоне защищавший цвета УНИКСа, продолжит карьеру в другом клубе. pic.twitter.com/5rdGu5kpda— BC UNICS Kazan (@unicsbasket) June 26, 2022
Chris Jones has an agreement in place with Valencia.
The guard won the French League with Asvel and averaged 13ppg in EuroLeague.
The deal is for one season.
Chris Jones firmará con Valencia Basket para ser el base principal de la plantilla. Es un anotador y viene de jugar Euroliga (13 puntos de media) y de ganar la Liga francesa con Asvel. El acuerdo es de una temporada.
— Maxi Jarque (@maxi_jarque) June 26, 2022
Gaziantep announced the singing of Birkan Batuk.
The player comes from Bursaspor where he averaged 5.5ppg.
Fonte: Gaziantep.
Olimpia Milano has completed its new coaching staff with Dan Shamir, who takes the spot of Gianmarco Pozzecco, and Peppe Poeta who takes over from Marco Esposito. Mario Fioretti has been named the “Lead Assistant Coach” and Stefano Bizzozero is staying as another assistant coach.
WHO IS DAN SHAMIR – Born on September 2, 1975, in Jerusalem, Shamir began coaching in the Hapoel youth academy, becoming assistant coach of the first team in 2001, after a year spent at the University of Kentucky under Rick Pitino. Eventually, he moved to Maccabi and was part of the staff that won the EuroLeague in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he returned to Hapoel Jerusalem as its head coach, winning the Israeli Cup twice. In 2008, he became the assistant to David Blatt at Dynamo Moscow, in 2009 he was head coach of Bnei Hasharon, then of Hapoel Holon. In 2013/14 he was an assistant to Ettore Messina at CSKA Moscow, winning the VTB League and reaching the EuroLeague Final Four again. At the end of that experience, he coached Hapoel Eilat, returned in 2015 to Hapoel Holon with which in 2018 he won his third Israel Cup and reached the playoff championship series. He was named coach of the year in Israel that season. In 2019, he moved to the New Zealand Breakers participating in the Australian league where he remained until May 2022. He was also assistant to the Israel national team at the 2011 European Championships.
DAN SHAMIR – “I am thrilled and honored to join this great organization and its great people. Working with Ettore Messina again is an opportunity that I feel very lucky to have. I look forward to joining and help the players and the other coaches with everything I can.”
WHO IS PEPPE POETA – Born in Battipaglia on 12 September 1985, he has just announced his retirement from his playing career. During it, he played in Salerno, Veroli, made his Serie A debut in Teramo and then was at Virtus Bologna, Baskonia and Manresa in Spain, then Trento, Torino, Reggio Emilia and Cremona. He played 120 games with the national team and won the 2019 Italian Cup with Torino.
PEPPE POETA – “I am happy and proud of the opportunity to start a new career in one of the most prestigious clubs in Europe and in a top-level coaching staff led by a head coach from whom I will learn a lot. I will bring my motivations and great enthusiasm in an attempt to be immediately useful to the staff and the players.”
