Erie BayHawks have re-acquired guard Cedric Jackson, who left the team after a call-up from Cleveland Cavaliers. Jackson signed back-to-back 10 days contract with the NBA franchise due to Delonte West and Mo Williams injuries, but wasn't re-signed for the rest of the season. 23-year-old player was averaging 14.7 points and 7.6 assists per game with the BayHawks before the Cavs call-up
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Turkish team Kepez Belediyespor has decided to change his coach and part ways with Tab Baldwin. 51-year-old head coach was in Kepez since September 2009, and he's especially known for coaching New Zealand NT between 2001 and 2006. The bad results of Kepez (in the bottom of TBL table with 4 victories in 19 games) decided his destiny.
SOURCE: Basketbol Haber
Panellinios signed American forward Chris Owens. The 30-year-old player will help the Greek squad to replace injured forwards Britton Johnsen and Josh Davis. Owens started the season in Ukrainian team BC Donetsk before the bankrupt of the club, and is back to Greece after playing 7 games in 2006 with Panionios
SOURCE: Basketnet
Los Angeles Clippers have waived Ricky Davis to make room for new players Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw, acquired in exchange of Marcus Camby. Davis was in his 12th season in the NBA, and was averaging 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 36 games during 2009-10. Former Wolves and Heat player is now a free agent
SOURCE: NBA.com
Hapoel Holon has signed center Erez Markovic. 31-year-old player started the season with Maccabi Rishon-Lez, playing 13 games, and averaging 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds. Previously, Israeli center played four seasons for Hapoel Jerusalem
SOURCE: Walla Sport
American guard Quincy Douby, currently playing in Turkey for Darufassaka, is the first choice for Unicaja to replace suspended Juan Dixon. Douby is the league-leading scorer in TBL, while his team is in the last place of the Turkish competition. 25-year-old player arrived to Turkey in November, after being waived by Toronto Raptors.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
As expected, Los Angeles Clippers center Marcus Camby will play in Portland in exchange of guard Steve Blake, forward Travis Outlaw and $3 million. According to league sources, the deal is already done. Camby is currently the second player with more rebounds captured.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
German team Artland Dragons signed American guard Hollis Price for the rest of the season. 30-year-old player is back to Germany, where he played in 2004-05 season for Alba Berlin. Last team Price played for was Armani Jeans Milano. Lietuvos Rytas was also interested recently in Price
SOURCE: Beko BBL
Aleks Maric is back after recovering of his injury, and temporary replacement Stevan Milosevic won't continue in Partizan, which decided not to resign him. Serbian center has averaged 1.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 7 minutos per game with the Belgrade squad.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Besiktas guard Mike Chatman was tested positive for cannabis in an anti-doping test, and was suspended for the Turkish Basketball Federation Disciplinary Comitee until further decision. 31-year-old American player was averaging 18.4 points and 6.1 rebound this season-
SOURCE: Basketbol Haber
Stipe Modric, who played for Union Olimpija from 1993 to 2003, is back to the Slovenian team. 30-year-old forward will play for Olimpija until the end of the season. Last season, Modric played for Polish team Anwil Wroclawek, averaging 6.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game
SOURCE: RTV Slovenia
Chinese team Fujian SBS XunXin have signed American forward Sean Williams, who started the season with New Jersey Nets before being waived. 24-year-old player is a NBA 2007 first-round pick, but failed to leave a good impresion in the NBA, and will continue his career in CBA.
SOURCE: Asia Basket
Vanoli Cremona will have a new player in trainings. Guard Alessandro Bencaster, formerly in LegaDue team Pavia, will try-out with the Lega A team. This is the first acquisition since Cremona hired new coach Attilio Caja
Andrea Costa Imola released American forward Ryan Amoroso, who just was playing 16.3 minutes per game with LegaDue team.
SOURCES: Solobasket.it, Solobasket.it
Historic French team Limoges CSP, now in LNB ProB, is unhappy with his American point guard Brent Darby, and it's tracking the market for a replacement. Darby, who played for Caserta last season, is averaging 10 points and 4 rebounds in 21 games with former Euroleague champion.
SOURCE: Le Populaire
English forward Andrew Sullivan is back to the British Basketball League. 29-year-old player, who started the season in Cyprus with Pizza Express Apollon team, was signed by Newcastle Eagles until the end of the season. Sullivan won't have a "get out clause" to prevent an unexpected departure as with Flinder Boyd, who left the team to sign with Spanish team Aguas de Sousas Ourense
SOURCE: Journal Live
D-League franchise Idaho Stampede have announced the re-acquisition of forward Coby Karl, who left the team a couple of weeks ago to sign for a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors. The NBA squad didn't extend his contract. Karl is back to the D-League, where he arrived coming from Cleveland Cavaliers.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Substantive talks between Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers. Clippers would send center Marcus Camby to Portland in exchange of guard Steve Blake and forward Travis Outlaw. The second in the league in rebounding, Camby, would fill the void left in Blazers roster after the serious injuries of Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla.
SOURCE: ESPN
MAINE: Acquired guard league-leading scorer Morris Almond and forward T.J. Cummings from Springfield Armor in exchange of guard Tony Bobbitt and forward Noel Felix.
FORT WAYNE: Acquired former NBA guard Dan Dickau in exchange from Springfield Armor in exchange of guard Kyle McAlarney.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY: Signed forward Kevin Rogers (released from Panionios at the start of the season) and waived center Julian Sensley due to an injury.
SOURCES: Our Sports Central, Our Sports Central, Our Sports Central
Forward Chris Richard will stay in Chicago Bulls 10 more days, after extending his contract with the NBA franchise. Richard has averaged 2.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per game in three appearances with Chicago. Richard arrived to the Windy City after two weeks with Tulsa 66ers.
SOURCE: NBA.com
Houston Rockets and New York Knicks are reaching an agreement (without Washington) to a trade, involving Tracy McGrady. Houston would send T-Mac, Joey Dorsey and Brian Cook, and 2011 first-round pick to New York in exchange of Jared Jeffries, Jordan Hill, either Al Harrington or Larry Hughes, 2012 first-round pick and maybe 2010 second-round pick. The completion of the deal is not inminent, but sources are confident that the trade will be done.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
Veteran center Mamadou N'Diaye is the new player of Maccabi Haifa. 35-year-old player started the season in Ukrainia team Khimik. Senegalese center will help the team to get over the failure of top American prospect Jeremy Tyler, who hasn't showed to be ready for professional basketball even in a low-profile team at continental level like Maccabi Haifa.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Ayuda en Acción Fuenlabrada has loaned Spanish forward José Ángel Antelo to LEB Oro team Baloncesto León. Antelo, a former prospect from Real Madrid youth team, was out of the Fuenlabrada rotacion after the signings of Salva Guardia and Devin Davis, and will enjoy more quality minutes in the Spanish lower category. Antelo will fill the void left by Rick Hughes, who signed with Apoel Nicosia.
SOURCE: Baloncesto León
American guard Bobby Dixon is a free agent after being released by ASVEL Villeurbanne. As reported days ago, French team wasn't happy with Dixon performances, and finally took the decision of waiving Dixon. Now, the future of the 26-year-old player could be in Rome, where Lottomatica Roma could be interested in signing him.
SOURCE: Basketnews
Apoel Nicosia has found a replacement for recently resigned coach Christos Stylianides. Giannis Christopoulos is back to Cypriot team after coaching there in 2004-05 season, but failing to win a title for Apoel. 35-year-old coach was a free agent after leaving Trikala 2000 in November 2008.
SOURCE: Basketnet
As expected, Gary Forbes will play for Ironi Ramat-Gan until the end of the season. Panamian forward was a free agent after being waived by Vanoli Cremona weeks ago, after averaging 13.3 points and 4.5 rebound in Italian Lega A. Forbes will fill the void left by Taj McCullough, who left Ironi to play in Latvia.
SOURCE: Walla Sport
Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls are in talks for a trade involving several players. In this scenario, Lakers would get Kirk Hinrich, Blazers would get Tyrus Thomas and Sasha Vujacic, and Bulls would get Adam Morrison, another expiring contract, and a first-round pick.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
American forward Jeremiah Massey is the new player of Xacobeo Blu:Sens, as the Spanish club have announced today, and will be the replacement of retired Marc Jackson, and arrives to Xacobeo after being under the radar of teams as Efes Pilsen or CB Murcia. Massey started the season with Real Madrid, before being released last month. The other choice as Jackson replacement was Michael Ruffin.
SOURCE: El Correo Gallego
Still shocked by the Juan Dixon positive testing in an anti-doping control, Unicaja has reactivated the interest for Igor Rakocevic. The Serbian player, unhappy in Efes Pilsen, was also under the radar of Unicaja before Dixon signing, and would love to be back in Spain, where he played for Pamesa Valencia, Real Madrid and Tau Cerámica.
SOURCE: Diario Sur
Lottomatica Roma could give Bobby Dixon a second chance. The American guard is set to leave ASVEL Villeurbanne due to his lower than expected performances, and the Italian club could be interested in him. 26-year-old guard has experience in Lega after playing for Benetton Treviso at the start of last season. The arrival of Bobby Dixon would imply the leaving of Jacopo Giachetti
SOURCE: Basket Central
Spanish team Xacobeo Blu:Sens have confirmed that tomorrow will be announced the name of the replacement for already retired center Marc Jackson. After several rumors, sources say that the two top candidates are now Jeremiah Massey (recently released by Real Madrid and dismissed by Efes Pilsen) and Michael Ruffin (who played this season with a temporary contract for Suzuki Manresa). Xacobeo has also lost in the last days loaned center Rafael Hettsheimeir, back to CAI Zaragoza.
SOURCE: El Correo Gallego
Cypriot team Apoel Nicosia is looking for a new coach after the resignation of Christos Stylianides. That decision came after the defeat against Achilleas last Saturday in the National Cup semi-finals. Apoel is the current Cyprus champion and the leader in Division A, and have recently signed American players Rick Hughes and Marcus Hall
SOURCE: 24 Sports
German club Brose Baskets Bambergs and American forward Eric Taylor have reached to an agreement to resolve the contract between them. Taylor arrived to Bamberg at the start of 2008-09 season, and averaging just 2.3 points and 2.1 boards in 8.3 minutes per game this season.
SOURCE: Kicker
Ukranian team Hoverla have decided to release Latvian center Matins Skirmants, due to his bad performances this season. International 32-year-old player was just averaging 3.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.9 blocks this season in Ukrainian Super League.
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
The second important trade of the season (after the one involving Caron Butler and Josh Howard) is about to be sealed. Phoenix is closing a deal to send center Amaré Stoudamire to Cleveland in exchange of Lithuanian center Zydrunas Ilgauskas and forward J.J. Hickson. If the deal gets done, Ilgauskas will be waived to re-sign with Cleveland 30 days later.
SOURCE: ESPN
One of the best Hungarian players is back to his home city. 30-year-old guard has signed with MJUS-Fortress Kormend to a two-year contract, after a career around Europe in Italy, Poland, Serbia and Greece. Nemeth played last season for AEK Athens and signed (but never played) for Carife Ferrara last November.
SOURCE: Kosarinfo
French squad Gravelines Dunkerque announced that forward Trey Johnson is no longer member of the team. Former NBA player, now a free agent, was averaging 8.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 23 minutes for the French team. 25-year-old player arrived this season to Gravelines after playing for Bakersfield Jam and Cleveland Cavaliers (for 10 days).
SOURCE: BCM Basket
It's official: as expected, Washington Wizards send forward Caron Butler, center Brendan Haywood and guard DeShawn Stevenson to Dallas Mavericks, in exchange of forwards Josh Howard, Drew Gooden and James Singleton, and guard Quinton Ross. After weeks of rumors, the first important deal of the season is done.
SOURCE: ESPN
Former international player Giorgos Sigalas is no longer coach of Greek A2 team Ermis Lagadas. Sagalas was fired after last defeat at home against OFI Crete, leaving the team in the bottom of the table with 5 victories in 17 games. Sigalas is also the coach of Greek U20 National Team.
SOURCE: Sport24
Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of Duke and United States NT, denied with a great sense of humor the rumors about New Jersey Nets interest to hire him the next season. "Coach K" said there's no way a Russian guy (Mikhail Prokorov, future owner of Nets) would hire a Polish guy like him. And that if they contact him, the answer will be "nyet". Rick Pitino also slammed the rumors about his interest for coaching Nets.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
Ironi Nahariya has found a replacement for Shawn Taggart, who left the team to play for Spanish team Cáceres 2016. The Israeli team signed Australian-American forward Adam Ballinger. 26-year-old player comes from Adelaide 36ers, in Australian NBL, and will have his first experience as a player outside America and Australia in Nahariya squad.
SOURCE: Walla Sport
Panamian guard Gary Forbes, recently released by Vanoli Cremona, is in talks with Ironi Ramat-Gan to join the Israeli team. Forbes was averaging 13.3 points and 4.5 rebounds before leaving Italian team. Ironi Ramat-Gan is reported to be also interested in Rob Brown, former player of Maccabi Haifa
SOURCE: Walla! Sports
American guard Bobby Dixon has been a major disappointment in French team ASVEL Villeurbanne, now fighting in the middle zone of LNB and out of the Euroleague Top 16. Coach Vincent Collet has lost the faith in him, and Dixon could be released soon, according to French sources.
SOURCE: Le Progrès
The trade between Washington and Dallas to swap Caron Butler and Josh Howard could add two more pieces. Center Brendan Haywood would join Butler in his way to Dallas, while forward Drew Gooden flies to Washington with Josh Howard. This deal would also mean that Quinton Ross would be sent to Wizards instead of Tim Thomas.
SOURCE: NBA.com
The relationship between Efes Pilsen coach, Ergin Ataman, and Serbian forward Igor Rakocevic, is broke. Ataman will ask the club management for the releasement of Rakocevic, signed this season from TAU Cerámica. Unicaja was interested in the player before signing Juan Dixon, now suspended by the FIBA due to test positive in an anti-doping control.
SOURCE: Tum Spör
Finally, it seems that the first important trade of the NBA season is about to be completed. Washington Wizards would send All-Star Caron Butler, along with DeShawn Stevenson, to Dallas Mavericks in exchange of Josh Howard. Another player (Tim Thomas or Quinton Ross) would join Howard in his way to Washington.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
Center Alexandr Rindin (2.25m) became the tallest player to join a PLK team after signing a contract for the rest of the season with Turow Zgorzelec. Rindin, born in Azerbaijan, has been in several try-outs with Polish squad, and finally will get a guarantee contract. Last year, 24-year-old giant played for Russian team Ural Great
SOURCE: Polski Kosz
Legendary and polemic former NBA player Dennis Rodman will coach Elmira Bulldogs, a team from Eastern Basketball Aliance league, for two games. Rodman has no intention of becoming a professional coach, but will be a publicity stunt for the franchise and the league and, according to the player, will make people know he's a "sane" person.
SOURCE: Dallas News
American guard Ronald Davis is a free agent after agreeing to part ways with Italian LegaDue team Umana Reyer. Davis, who started the season with Venezian squad, was averaging 16.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists. He played previously in LegaDue with Pistoia and Scafati
SOURCE: Reyer
Forward Giorgos Tsiaras and PAOK Thessaloniki have agreed to a termination of the player contract. Tsiaras recieved an offer from CEZ Nymburk to join the Czech team, and asked his club to end their relationship. 27-year-old player arrived to PAOK in 2008, after starting his career in AEK Athens and Olympia Larisa. Tsiaras will replace injured Ian Hanavan
SOURCE: Basketnet
American guard Juan Dixon, currently playing for Unicaja, tested positive in an anti-doping control for nandrolona in his last team, Aris Thessaloniki. Spanish team has requested for a counter-test to prove his innocence, but has suspended Dixon contract in the meantime, and won't play for the team in the next game.
SOURCE: La Opinión de Málaga
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