Darrun Hilliard and Bayern Munich have parted ways.
The former NBA player leaves the German powerhouse after a season.
He is now expected to join Maccabi Tel Aviv.
🤜🤛 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐔𝐍
D-Hill leaves us after one season. We wish you all the best for your future, @DHilliard6X!#FCBB #Kaderupdate #ThankYouDarrun pic.twitter.com/mYbYblzZ3i
— FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) June 23, 2022
CB Breogan announced the signing of Nemanja Menadi.
The player comes from Enea Zastal BC Zielona Gora where he averaged 15ppg in Polish league and 16.6ppg in VTB League.
Benvido ao Río Breogán! https://t.co/YOq4Q9pfeM pic.twitter.com/ICqqI500fH
— Río Breogán (@CBBreogan) June 23, 2022
Gregory Echenique penned a deal with Fukushima Firebonds.
The big man comes from Hiroshima Dragonflies.
Fonte: Fukushima Firebonds.
Marc Gasol will play at least one more season with Girona.
The experienced big man led the team to be promote in Spain’s top division and will wear the jersey of Girona also in 2022-2023.
Gasol averaged 14.5ppg and 8.2rpg in Leb Gold.
The news was reported by Xavi Ballesteros.
Spanish powerhouse Barcelona has an interested in signing Serbian forward Nikola Kalinic, as first reported by Home of Glory and confirmed by Eurohoops
Crvena Zvezda would receive economic compensation in the case Kalinic will leave, as agreed by the two parts. Another key factor is given by Valencia holding Kalinic’s rights for ACB
French side Strasbourg has signed a 1-year deal with guard Marcus Keene, according to Stavros Barbaroussis of Eurohoops
After starting the season with Cedevita, Keene has shined in Italy with Varese, averaging 18.7 ppg in 19 games
Euroleague side ASVEL Villeurbanne will reportedly sign former Arizona PG Parker Jackson-Cartwright, who’s coming off a stellar season in Germany for Bonn, according to journalist Robert Heusel
He averaged 20.4 ppg and 7.1 apg, stats that brought him the MVP award for the German league
Fonte: Robert Heusel.
Paris Basketball and guard Kyle Allman Jr. have reached an agreement for a new 1+1 year deal, according to Eurohoops’ Stavros Barbaroussis.
Allman averaged 15.0 ppg and 4.6 apg in 2021/22 for Paris, and has rejected an offer from ASVEL to stay in France’s capital city
Turkish side Pinar Karsiyaka is signing Errick McCollum to a 2-year deal, according to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews
McCollum was Eurocup leading scorer until his team, Lokomotiv Kuban, was suspended from the competition. In Turkey he also played for Galatasaray and Anadolu Efes
Billy Baron, Jordan Mickey and Jordan Loyd officially leave Zenit.
👉🏾 Thanks for Your magic, @Billy_Baron !
👉🏾Thanks for the highest level of the Game, @mrjloyd !
👉🏾Thanks for being monumental in basketball, @Jmickey_02 !
🥇 Forever Yours.
ℹ️ https://t.co/gEcIX9nbyO pic.twitter.com/ZsygSdjniW— Basketball club Zenit (@zenitbasket) June 22, 2022
Billy Baron is headed to Olimpia Milano, Jordan Mickey to Virtus Bologna and Jordan Loyd to Monaco.
Gigi Datome is drawing some interest from Australian NBL, a source told Sportando.
Italian forward is free agent but Olimpia Milano is confident to keep him.
Datome averaged 9 points in LBA, 7 points in EuroLeague and scored 21 points in the last game of the LBA Finals 2022.
Hearing that Gigi Datome is drawing some interest from Australian NBL.
Olimpia Milano is confident to keep him while the forward wants to play in EuroLeague at least one more year— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) June 21, 2022
Alba Berlin is seriously considering Gabriele Procida, a source told Sportando.
Former Fortitudo is likely to be selected in the upcoming draft.
Hearing that Alba Berlin is seriously considering Gabriele Procida.
The Italian forward is likely to be selected in the upcoming draft and may play in Bundesliga and EuroLeague with the German champions next season— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) June 21, 2022
Virtus Bologna are trying to sign Achille Polonara.
The Italian forward has a contract with Fenerbahce but the EuroCup reigning champions want to bring him back to Italy.
Polonara averaged 7.3ppg in EuroLeague and 9.9ppg in BSL this season.
Jordan Mickey to Virtus Bologna is a done deal, according to sources. Also, the Italian team are trying to sign Achille Polonara, who is under contract with Fenerbahce. @SdnaGr, @Dave_Trebbi
— George Zakkas (@ZakkasGeorge) June 21, 2022
Maccabi Tel Aviv is close to signing Bonzie Colson and Darrun Hilliard, according to Basketnews.
Hilliard spent the season with Bayern Munich averaging 13.7ppg in EuroLeague.
Colson wore the jersey of Pinar Karsiyaka scoring 16.2ppg in BSL.
Maccabi Tel Aviv are finalizing agreements with Bonzie Colson and Darrun Hilliard, per sources.
More: https://t.co/NfBYcWRZH7
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) June 21, 2022
After a strong performance in ACB Finals win over Barcelona, Real Madrid plans to re-sign French guard Fabien Causeur for next season according to Carlos Sanchez Blas of Onda Madrid
Causeur has drawn the interest of various Euroleague clubs, for example AS Monaco
Gerald Robinson and Dinamo Sassari agreed to a contract extension.
The point guard penned a deal for one more season with Banco di Sardegna.
Maccabi Tel Aviv targets Bonzie Colson Jr. according to Yakov Meir.
Former Notre Dame averaged this season 16.2 poiunts, 7 rebounds this season in BSL with Pinar.
בונזי קולסון אחד המועמדים להצטרף למכבי תל אביב @IsraelHayomHeb
— Yakov Meir (@yakovmeir1) June 20, 2022
Reyer Venezia targets Chris Singleton and Derek Willis.
The two-time EuroLeague champions Chris Singleton averaged 3.9 points and 2.8 rebounds this season.
Kevin Willis signed 9 points and 5.6 rebounds in his first season in EuroCup with Badalona.
Asvel targets Jonah Mathews as reported by basketnews.
Mathews averaged 17.9 points in Polish League with Anwil.
Hapoel Holon announced the return of CJ Harris with a two-year deal.
The guard spent last year in France with JL Bourg-en-Bresse, where he produced 11.2 points, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game in Eurocup.
וולקאם באק סי.ג'יי. האריס 💜!
רכש ראשון לאלופת המדינה. שנה לאחר שעזב, חוזר סי ג'יי האריס למדים הסגולים בחוזה מובטח ל-2 עונות ללא אופציית יציאה. הגארד שנבחר בעונת 20/21 לחמישיית העונה בליגת האלופות והיה מהמצטיינים בליגת ווינר. בהצלחה, סי.ג'יי 🙏 pic.twitter.com/iMctdfssRs— Hapoel Holon (@HapoelHolonBC) June 18, 2022
Bertram Derthona continues to work nonstop on the team for next season.
The team is pursuing TaShawn Thomas for the power forward position, a source told Alessandro Maggi of Sportando.
The Oklahoma product spent last season in France with Le Mans (13.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.9 BPG).
With their third BBL success in a row on the books, Alba Berlin is starting to work on the roster for next season.
The German team is interested in prospect Ariel Hukporti and former NBA guard Antonio Blakeney, a source told Emiliano Carchia of Sportando.
Hukporti, a 20-year-old German center, spent last season in the NBL with Melbourne United through the Next Stars program.
The big man averaged 6.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 14 minutes.
Blakeney played the last part of the season with Hapoel Beer Sheva, averaging 24.5 points with 4.7 rebounds and 4 assists.
German champions Alba Berlin are showing interest in Antonio Blakeney and Ariel Hukporti, I am told.
Hukporti averaged 6.7ppg and 4.8rpg with Melbourne United while Blakeney had 24.7ppg in Israel with Hapoel Beer Sheva— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) June 19, 2022
Andrew Albicy and Gran Canaria have reached an agreement to extend their relationship for two seasons plus an optional one, the Spanish team announced.
The French pointguard averaged 6.8 points, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals in the last Eurocup, and 5.7 points, 4.3 assists and 1 steal per game in ACB.
📝 OFICIAL | Andrew Albicy renueva con el Gran Canaria hasta 2025.
▪ Desde su llegada al Club, el base ha sido subcampeón olímpico con su selección y ha disputado un total de 95 encuentros con la elástica amarilla.
👀 https://t.co/MiYGYUuE6A#Albicy2025 pic.twitter.com/K9fQrvkEdY
— CB Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) June 19, 2022
Kyle Hines has officially extended his contract with Olimpia Milano. The duration of the agreement, which is expected to be one year, was not specified.
GM Christos Stavropoulos announced the news in the ongoing press conference at the Mediolanum Forum after winning the Italian League title.
The veteran big man this year produced 7.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game between LBA and Euroleague.
Vassilis Spanoulis headed to Peristeri as reported by SDNA.
Greek legend will have the first bench as head coach in his career.
Dutch guard Mike Schilder signed with Yoast United. Last six seasons he played in Zwolle and in the 2021-2022 BNXT League season he had an average 23.2 minutes, 7.1 points, 3-pointers 23.1% and 3.3 assists.
According to newspaper Il Gazzettino, there are five teams interested in a potential season-long loan of 2000 born guard Giordano Bortolani, chosen as BCL Best Young Player of 2021/22: Treviso – where Bortolani played this season – plus LBA sides Reggio Emilia, Brescia (that already featured Bortolani in 2020/21) and Varese. Additionally, and indicated as a “strong” suitor, Turkish side Darussafaka
Olimpia Milano has Bortolani under contract until 2025 and a return to the ‘alma mater’ has not been ruled out yet
Darussafaka has an agreement in place with veteran guard Markel Starks, as reported by Eurohoops. Starks comes off a brief experience, with a limited role, with Turkish champions Fenerbahce
Veteran Turkish center Semih Erden has an agreement with Turk Telekom Ankara, as reported by Eurohoops. Erden would leave Pinar Karsiyaka after three seasons spent there
