{"id":508426,"date":"2026-08-03T16:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=508426"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:18:35","slug":"valencia-basket-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-trendon-watford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/valencia-basket-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-trendon-watford\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia Basket in advanced talks to sign Trendon Watford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trendon Watford is nearing a move to Europe. 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