All around the orange ball
After 10 days in the D-League, 2009 NBA draft second pick Hasheem Thabeet is back to Memphis Grizzlies. The NBA franchise recalled the rookie center from the affiliated team, Dakota Wizards, where the Tanzanian player averaged 13.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in 6 games.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
San Antonio Spurs are set to call up guard Cedric Jackson and sign him for a 10-day contract, to strengthen the backcourt after the injury of Tony Parker. This will be the second call up for Jackson, after being signed for the Cavaliers to two consecutive 10-day contracts. Jackson is now playing in the D-League franchise Erie BayHawks.
SOURCE: Twitter Adrian Wojnarowski
After the injuries of Adrián Fuentes and Maxi Stanic, Xacobeo Blu:Sens has signed American guard Maurice Bailey for a one-week try out. 28-year-old player started the season with Red Star, but was waived by the Serbian team in November and replaced by Mike Harris. Last season, Bailey played in Russia with Spartak Primorje Vladivostok
SOURCE: Obradoiro CAB
For the second time this season, Kosta Koufos is assigned by Utah Jazz to the D-League affiliate, Utah Flash. In the first stint, American-Greek center played one game, scoring 16 points and capturing 7 rebounds. Koufos is not having a great season with the Jazz, playing just 25 games with 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds averaged.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has failed to help his new team, Shanxi Zhongyu, to qualify for the CBA play-offs. Marbury has made good numbers in China (23.1 points, 9.4 assists and 6.2 rebounds), but it's not happy with the cold weather of Shanxi province, and has demanded $2 million to continue next year. Marbury is earning $25K a month right now, since signing for the Chinese team a month and a half ago.
SOURCE: Sina
Red Star top prospect, forward Nemanja Bjelica, denied rumors about playing next year with Partizan. 21-yeard old player has one more year of contract with Red Star, and his name is projected to be heard in next NBA draft. Bjelica is averaging 9.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in the Adriatic League this season.
SOURCE: B92
Former Serbian NT player, Mile Ilic is close to sign with Metalac. 25-year-old center, who also played for New Jersey Nets in 2006-07 season, was without a team after failing a physical test for Red Star last summer. Last season, Ilic played 12 games for Spanish team Cajasol.
SOURCE: Sportal
Lithuanian team Suduva has seen how American players Rashaun Broadus and Lodrick Stewart left the team without saying a word. Broadus and Stewart played for the last time with Suduva on February 23rd against Perlas, and the club doesn't know if they have intention of coming back. Broadus arrived to Suduva on January for a try-out, while Stewart started the season with Marijampole team.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
The top two guards in the free agency are Mike James and Larry Hughes. Charlotte Bobcats were interested in both of them, but finally decided not to sign any new player, and now Miami Heat could sign one of them to take the spot left by Rafer Alston. Mike James, recently waived by Washington Wizards, is the first choice to back up Carlos Arroyo in the point guard position.
SOURCE: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Historic team KK Split have officially parted ways with coach Boris Kurtovic, as expected. KK Split won't be in the next stage of the Croatian league after last defeat against Sibenik. New head coach will be Mladen Vuskovic, currently in Split youth team.
SOURCE: Vecernji
Guard Ron Howard has left the D-League team Fort Wayne Mad Ants after being re-acquired a month ago. To replace him, the D-League franchise have re-acquired forward DeWitt Scott, waived in January, who later was signed by Reno Bighorns.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
DKV Joventut has already signed a new coach, Pepu Hernández, but is still tracking the market for a new center. The two top choices are the British player of CSKA Moscow, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, who already played in Badalona last season, and Puerto Rican player of Efes Pilsen, Daniel Santiago, who will leave the team this week.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
As expected, Argentinian team Quimsa signed Cleotis Brown. American guard was a free agent since being released by Libertad de Sunchales, and will replace Albert White, soon to be released. White has already offers from the Argentinian league and from foreign teams.
SOURCE: Infoliga
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