Paris Basketball announced the signing of Axel Toupane through 2024.
The NBA Champ started the season in G League with Santa Cruz Warriors where he averaged 19ppg.
Welcome 🏠 @toups_33 🖤❤️💙
3️⃣3️⃣ floqué sur le maillot, l’international 🇫🇷 , champion NBA en ‘21 avec les @Bucks, @toups_33 vient apporter son expérience et son talent à Paname.
LesssssssGooooo 🚀🚀🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/auLemXZwAm
— Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) January 6, 2022
According to Walla Sports, Italian coach Maurizio Buscaglia’s position at Hapoel Holon is “under evaluation” from the team management and Buscaglia could be sacked in the upcoming days with Stefanos Dedas and Guy Goodes named as potential replacements
Holon is currently 3rd in Winner League (8-5 record), 1.5 games behind league leaders Hapoel Jerusalem, and has narrowly lost at home Game 1 of the BCL play-in series against Besiktas this week
According to newspaper La Prealpina, Openjobmetis Varese has chosen Brandon Ashley to replace Nigerian center John Egbunu, and is now awaiting the player’s response to the contract proposal
Ashley started the season with LBA side Fortitudo Bologna, averaging 10.1 ppg and 5.1 ppg
Baskonia and Landry Nnoko parted ways after reaching an agreement to terminate the contract that was valid until the end of the season.
The Clemson product averaged 5.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 30 games between ACB and Euroleague.
Comunicado oficial: Landry Nnokohttps://t.co/Mm6UJ7kpap
— Baskonia (@Baskonia) January 4, 2022
Wonju DB Promy manager Lee Sang-beom announced that Johnny O’Bryant left the team after playing the last scheduled game of his contract.
O’Bryant produced 10.4 points and 7.1 rebounds in 19 minutes per game in KBL.
Pallacanestro Varese has announced the return of Siim-Sander Vene.
The Estonian forward signed a contract until the end of the season.
È #UFFICIALE‼️ Siim-Sander #Vene ritorna alla #Openjobmetis 🇪🇪⚪️🔴 Bentornato nella nostra famiglia 😍 #WelcomeBack #NoiSiamoVarese pic.twitter.com/GccKRN1dAM
— Pallacanestro Varese (@PallVarese) January 4, 2022
Jalen Jones is officially a new player of JL Bourg.
The American player comes from Pallacanestro Varese where he was averaging 14.1ppg and 5.5rpg.
Fonte: JL Bourg.
Nigel Pruitt is a new player of Aris Leeuwarden.
The player replaces Ar’mond Davis who left the Dutch team.
Pruitt comes from German side Rasta Vechta.
Nigel Pruitt komt Aris versterken
Aris Leeuwarden heeft zich versterkt met Nigel Pruitt. Na het vertrek van Ar’mond Davis bleek er de behoefte om de forward positie binnen het team te versterken. De 27-jarige Duitse Amerikaan komt over van Rasta Vechta. pic.twitter.com/Q7irJ3GQAi
— Aris Leeuwarden (@Aris_Leeuwarden) January 4, 2022
According to L’Equipe, Axel Toupane is close to reach an agreement with Paris Basketball.
Toupane, who has already trained with the French team, would have declined several proposals, coming from the NBA but also Euroleague.
The swingman started the season in G League with the Santa Cruz Warriors, where he produced 19 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.
Last year Toupane won the NBA title with the Milwaukee Bucks, playing 8 regular season and 4 playoff games.
French reporter Dylan De Abreu talks about ongoing negotiations between the parties, with some things to resolve and the interest of Euroleague clubs.
D'après mes informations, rien n'est encore conclu entre Paris et Axel Toupane, discussion en cours
Il s'entraîne avec le club, mais pas mal de choses doivent encore être réglées et il suscite toujours l'intérêt de plusieurs clubs, notamment en #Euroleague
— Dylan De Abreu (@DylanDA_) January 3, 2022
Lavrio BC announced the arrival of Corey Sanders.
The Rutgers product started the season in Italy with Trieste, averaging 8.6 points and 4.5 assists in 9 games.
✎ 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀!
Η ΚΑΕ Λαύριο – Megabolt ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του 24χρονου (17/04/1997) 🇺🇸 Αμερικανού point guard (1.88 m) Corey Jerrod Sanders Jr, απόφοιτος του Rutgers University
Corey, congratulations on being part of our team! pic.twitter.com/DnztQgyDVd
— ΚΑΕ ΛΑΥΡΙΟ-MEGABOLT (@LAVRIO_BC) January 3, 2022
ESSM Le Portel has announced the arrival of Lazeric Jones.
The UCLA product started the season with Nizhny Novgorod (7.2 ppg, 4.2 apg).
Jones will replace the injured Luke Nelson.
🚨 𝘿𝙚 𝙡𝙖 𝙍𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙖𝙪 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙡… 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 @Zeek_Jones11 🇺🇲
Victime d'une rechute, @LukeNelson95_6 se voit à nouveau éloigné des parquets durant 6 à 8 semaines.
L'ESSM s'est donc mise en quête du pigiste idéal et a jeté son dévolu sur Lazeric Jones, du @BC_NN. pic.twitter.com/fco9LZHek1— ESSM Le Portel (@ESSMbasket) December 31, 2021
KK Crvena Zvedza has decided to extend Maik Zirbes’ contract until the end of January, reports MozzartSport.
The Serbian team in the meantime will continue to monitor the big man market, waiting to find the element that can satisfy the needs of coach Radonjic.
Zirbes averaged 5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 18 games between ABA Liga and Euroleague.
The NBL’s Adelaide 36ers have expressed interest in Levi Randolph. The guard is playing in Belgium but he has an opt-out option in his contract with Oostende.
Randolph, who had a brief stint in the NBL with the New Zealand Breakers last season, is currently ninth in scoring in the Basketball Champions League with 16.8 points per game. He is also averaging 14.2 points on 45.5 percent from three in BNXT League action.
The 36ers, who have an open spot for an import player, are 2-3 to start the NBL season.
Julian Wright is a new player of the Taichung Wagor Suns, team of the Taiwanese P. League.
The Kansas product played in the P.LEAGUE+’s inaugural 2020-2021 season.
Kaleb Wesson is a new player of Maccabi Rishon, the Israeli team announced.
The Ohio State product spent his rookie year in G League with the Santa Cruz Warriors (11.7 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 2.7 apg).
מועדון הכדורסל מכבי ״אפי קפיטל״ ראשון לציון שמח לבשר על החתמתו של הסנטר קיילב ווסון עד לתום עונת המשחקים 2021/22.
ווסון (2.08, 22) צפוי לערוך מחר (18:00) הופעת בכורה מול הפועל חיפה בבית מכבי.
🦊 כרטיסים ב-25 ש״ח בלבד למגיעים בלבוש כתום בלינק>> https://t.co/S6FzpWfKKs. pic.twitter.com/6Nds5Xfjx6— Maccabi Rishon (@maccabirishon) January 1, 2022
Olimpia Milano is expected to announce and register, for both LBA and Euroleague, US guard Trey Kell after January 5, for both logistics and Covid issues (Kell is currently in mandatory isolation with the entire Varese team until tomorrow), as reported by RealOlimpiaMilano.
Therefore, Kell won’t play the much awaited showdown against Virtus Bologna on January 5, for which Milano will have at least 8 players available. Olimpia will pay Varese a $70k buyout to release Kell.
Jordan Morgan has signed a contract with Reyer Venezia, a source told Sportando
The big man will be in Venice next week and he will be ready to play soon. Morgan recently played with Unics Kazan averaging 10.0 ppg and 5.8 rpg in 2020-21
According to Marc Stein, Kosta Koufos will not sign as expected with Reyer Venezia due to new guidelines and travel restrictions in Italy.
The big man is Free Agent after starting the season with G League Ignite.
Kosta Koufos, 11-year NBA center, will no longer be signing with Italian club Reyer Venezia as expected because of new guidelines and travel restrictions in the country, sources say. After beginning the season the Ignite select team in the @nbagleague, Koufos is now a free agent.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 1, 2022
Boulazac have announced the signing of Vytenis Cizauskas.
Cizauskas was playing in Lithuania with Nevezis (10.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.1 apg).
🚨 Recrutement
Le BBD a choisi d’engager le joueur lituanien Vytenis Cizauskas (29 ans, 1m87, Poste 1-2) pour continuer de renforcer son effectif.
Plus d'infos : https://t.co/xpOY3xBbzL pic.twitter.com/WmlND3mLDD
— BoulazacBasketD (@BoulazacBasketD) December 31, 2021
AEK B.C. announced the arrivals of Antonis Koniaris and Giannis Kouzeloglou.
Koniaris last year played 3 games in ACB with Monbus Obradoiro.
Kouzeloglou started the season with Iraklis (9.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg in the greek league).
✍️ Καλώς όρισες Γιάννη!#AEKBC #Welcome pic.twitter.com/hg5ERKp34D
— AEK B.C. (@aekbcgr) December 31, 2021
Ο Αντώνης Κόνιαρης στο https://t.co/KvhkeDr7qa
↪️ https://t.co/KPWxvL1ppk#AEKBC #Welcome pic.twitter.com/FhBH4dTKtE— AEK B.C. (@aekbcgr) December 30, 2021
Rookie power forward Danny Pippen has reached an agreement with Lavrio, Sportando has learned.
Pippen ended his senior season at Kent State with averages of 19.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 blocks.
Danny Pippen agreed to terms with Lavrio, sources tell me and @NicolaLupo99
The rookie has played with Maine Celtics and Greensboro Swarm this season.— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) January 1, 2022
Noam Dovrat is a new player of Hapoel Jerusalem, the Israeli team announced.
The nineteen year old guard left Maccabi Rishon Lezion, where he was averaging 5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in Winner League.
Hapoel Jerusalem coach Yotam Halperin considers Dovrat ‘one of the best talents in Israeli basketball’.
ברוך הבא נועם 🚨 pic.twitter.com/V3ajfF1Vse
— Hapoel Jerusalem B.C (@JerusalemBasket) December 31, 2021
BM Slam Stal Ostrow announced the return of Jakub Garbacz.
The forward left Mitteldeutscher BC after 8 games (11.9 points in BBL).
Żółto-niebieska koszulka z numerem 3️⃣0️⃣ znów ma swojego właściciela!@garbi_30 witaj ponownie w ,,Stalówce,, Mistrzu! 💛💙💪🔥@umostrow @crkostrow @PLKpl @PZKosz #plkpl#GramyDlaOstrowa pic.twitter.com/P0OjCTCIGw
— 🥇 Arged BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 🏆 (@BMSLAMStal) December 31, 2021
Ian Miller is a new player of Buyukcekmece, as announced by the turkish team.
The Florida State product started the season in Greece with Peristeri, where he averaged 9.8 points, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 17 games.
🤝 Ian Miller Büyükçekmece Basketbol'da!#BüyükçekmeceBüyükUmutlar #BÇBForever pic.twitter.com/swCTFemWlo
— Büyükçekmece Basketbol (@BuyukcekmeceBK) December 31, 2021
Paok BC announced the arrival of Demetre Rivers.
The forward started the season with Nymburk, averaging 11.5 points (50% FG, 41% 3P) and 4.8 rebounds in BCL.
Let's welcome to #PAOKfamily our new player @bgmeech_23
➡️https://t.co/lsDHqYVpNR#TogetherWeRiseUp pic.twitter.com/ci0gtUaGpi— PAOK BC (@PAOKbasketball) December 29, 2021
Promitheas announced the signing of Trevis Simpson.
The UNC Greensboro product started the season with Brose Bamberg, averaging 8.9 points per game in BBL.
Trey Kell will be a newcomer of Olimpia Milano.
Former San Diego State University leaves Pallacanestro Varese to play for Ettore Messina in EuroLeague and LBA.
DONE DEAL: Trey Kell will finish the season with Olimpia Milano https://t.co/goAgCOAAly
— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) December 30, 2021
Olimpia Milano is close to buying out Trey Kell’s contract from Pallacanestro Varese.
Kell started his season in Italy averaging 15.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.1 assist and 1.2 steals in 10 LBA games.
Olimpia Milano is close to buying out Trey Kell’s contract from Pallacanestro Varese, sources tell me and @yakovmeir1.
Kell is averaging 15.3ppg, 4.1rpg and 3.1apg in Serie A— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) December 30, 2021
According to George Zakkas of SDNA, Panathinaikos is close to reaching an agreement with Stefan Jovic.
The Serbian playmaker could join the Greek team as early as January.
Jovic spent two seasons with Khimki, the last with just 11 games played between Euroleague and VTB League.
Panathinaikos BC are closing in on an agreement with Stefan Jovic. @SdnaGr #paobchttps://t.co/Rsc94hVxTi
— George Zakkas (@ZakkasGeorge) December 29, 2021
BC Oostende announced the signing of Demetrius Conger.
The forward started the season in BSL with Petkimspor (8.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.1 apg).
