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Duane Washington Jr. announces the deal with Partizan

Agreement reached between Partizan and Duane Washington Jr. It was announced by the player himself with a post on Instagram in the night.

A 2000 class guard, 190 centimetres, Washington produced an average of 23.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 14 G League games played last season. He also had a 14.8-point Summer League with the New York Knicks..

 

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Aquila Trento reportedly targets Jordon Varnado

Aquila Trento is looking to complete its roster with one last piece, targeting Jordon Varnado.

After losing Xavier Sneed, who chose a higher economic proposal from Bnei Herzliya, the Trento team has turned its interest towards Varnado, a former Pistoia player.

The 27-year-old finished his debut season in Serie A with an average of 14 points and 4 rebounds per game, shooting 40% from three-point range.

Source: Corriere del Trentino

Duane Washington reportedly to sign with Partizan

Partizan Mozzart Bet has an agreement with Duane Washington, who will join the team for next season.

Born in Frankfurt in 2000, Washington played in college with Ohio State and had experience with Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns.

With Washington’s arrival, Partizan completes its outside line-up, adding a versatile player capable of covering the positions of guard and point guard.

This is in addition to the other significant acquisitions made by the club, forming a new competitive team for the 2024-2025 season.

Fonte: Mozzart Sport

Cedevita signs Derek Ogbeide

Cedevita made official the signing of Derek Ogbeide on a contract for the upcoming season.

The big man last year in Pistoia put together averages of 11 points (63% FG, 59% FT), 8.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, ranking among the top 5 in LBA for total, offensive and defensive rebounds, blocks and two-point shots.

 

Crvena Zvedza reportedly interested in Jordan Mickey

According to Arel Ginsber, Crvena Zvedza is considering Jordan Mickey to strengthen the frontcourt.

The 30-year-old big man spent a two-year stint at Virtus Bologna (9.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in 18 minutes per game between LBA and Euroleague in 2023-24).

Mickey was also recently linked to Germani Brescia.

Crvena Zvedza has already signed Mike Daum and Uros Plavsic for the frontcourt.

BC Dubai signs Aleksa Uskokovic

BC Dubai strengthens the backcourt with the arrival of Aleksa Uskokovic.

The point guard last year scored 9 points and dished out 3.6 assists per game in ABA Liga with Borac Cacak.

Leyma Coruña reportedly in talks with Kevin Pangos

Leyma Basquet Coruña is working to supplement last year’s group with experienced players, and for the role of point guard is negotiating with Kevin Pangos.

The news was reported by Encestando, which also lists as finalized the agreements with big men Augusto Lima and Trey Thompkins and forward Phil Scrubb.

Some Spanish media recently also linked Rudy Gay to the Spanish club.

Jalen Adams joins Hapoel Holon

Hapoel Holon has formalized the arrival of Jalen Adams.

The former Uconn guard last season split his time between Turkey (15.4 points and 3.3 assists in Eurocup with Turk Telekom) and China (6 games with Beijing Shougang and 5 with Liaoning).

Adams previously spent 2021/22 with Hapoel Jerusalem and 2022/23 with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Barcellona reportedly to sign Chimezie Metu

Chimezie Metu has reached an agreement with Barcelona, as reported by Evan Sidery of Forbes Sports.

Metu, six years in the NBA, has already signed a contract with the Catalan club, although the details of the deal were not specified. Selected with the number 49 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs, Metu has played for the Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns and Detroit Pistons.

Marcus Bingham joins Hapoel Holon

Hapoel Holon announced the arrival of Marcus Bingham for the upcoming season.

The Michigan State product spent last year with Hapoel Haifa, averaging 14.5 points (52% FG, 67% FT), 8.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in Winner League.

Danilo Andjusic joins BC Dubai

Danilo Andjusic is a new player of BC Dubai, as announced by his agent.

The 33-year-old Serbian shooting guard spent the last two seasons with Partizan (7.1 points with 41% from three in 2023/24).

Two days ago the club that will participate in the upcoming Aba Liga also announced the signing of Awudu Abass.

Shannon Shorter signs new deal with KK Split

Shannon Shorter will continue to wear the KK Split jersey for the 2024/25 season, the Croatian club announced.

The point guard will thus begin his fourth season with Split, a rarity for a U.S. player.

Last year Shorter produced 14.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

Isaiah Reese signs with Merkezefendi

Isaiah Reese is a new player of Merkezefendi, as announced by the Turkish club.

The guard comes from an excellent year in the VTB League with Parma Basket Perm, where he produced averages of 14.5 points, 5.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

Fabien Causeur in advanced talks with Olimpia Milano

Fabien Causeur, after seven successful seasons at Real Madrid, is now in the details with Olimpia Milano.

The Frenchman, born in 1987, is known for his experience and versatility, having won 2 EuroLeagues, 4 ACB and other important titles.

 

Rokas Jokubaitis reportedly to sign with Maccabi Tel Aviv

Following the announcement of his farewell to Barcelona, Rokas Jokubaitis has reached an agreement on a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, with an option for a third season. Jokubaitis, 23, is expected to succeed Lorenzo Brown.

With six years of experience in the Euroleague between Zalgiris Kaunas and Barcelona, he averaged 5.3 points and 2.7 assists per game last season.

In addition to Jokubaitis, Roman Sorkin has signed a five-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, confirming his return after attempting to get a contract in the NBA.

Fonte: Walla

Start Lublin reportedly to sign Tyran De Lattibeaudiere

Polski Cukier Start Lublin has signed 33-year-old Tyran De Lattibeaudiere, a former Legia Warsaw player, for the 2024/2025 season.

Last season, Lattibeaudiere averaged 9.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 11 ORLEN Basket Liga games, and 10.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in four Basketball Champions League games.

Sasha Vezenkov to sign with Olympiacos soon

Sasha Vezenkov has decided to waive $6.6 million of his NBA contract for the 2024/25 season and the Toronto Raptors have released him.

The Bulgarian forward must wait another 48 hours to get the final release and return to Olympiacos. During that time, Vezenkov will remain on the waivers list and, if no NBA team selects him, the Greek club can officially announce his signing.

Given Vezenkov’s strong desire to return to Europe, he is unlikely to be claimed by another NBA team.

Source: sport24.gr

Misko Raznatovic clarifies the situation of Filip Petrusev

On the future of Filip Petrusev Olympiacos player’s agent Misko Raznatovic takes the floor.

The BeoBasket president clarifies how to date there have been no contacts between the Greek club and Red Star for Petrusev’s transfer: “And this is how it will be until Olympiacos has reinforcements at the position of ‘4’.”

Olympiacos has been waiting for a positive solution to the Sasha Vezenkov telenovela for a long time..