The Portland Trail Blazers assistant Dean Demopolous will be interviewed by the Atlanta Hawks for their coaching vacancy. The Hawks are looking for a replacement for Mike Woodson, recently released. Demopolous worked with Rick Sund, the Hawks general manager, in their stint with the Seattle SuperSonics.
SOURCE: Sports Illustrated
After solving his bureaucratic issues with his former team in Germany, Ludwigsburg, Richard Chaney has officially signed his contract in Puerto Rico with the Cangrejeros de Santurce, and will play tonight his first game against the Capitanes de Arecibo. The 26-yerar old forward averaged 8.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the BBL.
SOURCE: Cangrejeros de Santurce
Kosta Perovic could be another target of Maccabi Tel Aviv for the next season. The 25-year-old Serbian center, now playing in Spain for Power Electronics Valencia, is on the radar of Maccabi, though the Israeli team hasn't talk with his representatives. The ACB club could transfer Perovic to get extra funds to extend the contract of Neven Spahija. The former player of the Golden State Warriors, who signed a three-year contract with Valencia in 2008, has averaged 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds this season.
SOURCE: Sport5
After two years in DKV Joventut, Luka Bogdanovic could leave Spain and be back to his former team, Partizan, where the Serbian 25-year-old forward played between 2004 and 2007. Bogdanovic, who has averaged 9.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in the ACB league, will be a free agent this summer.
SOURCE: El Punt
After finishing in the third place in the last LKL league, Siauliai is already planning the next season, and the first signingn is Darius Gvezdauskas. The 21-year-old guard played last season with Nevezis, averaging 16.0 points and 2.7 assists in the LKL. Gvezdauskas will have the chance to play in the EuroCup with his new team.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Stanislav Eremin, now head coach of Triumph Lyubertsy, could be signed next season by Unics Kazan. Eremin would replace the Lithuanian former player Valdemaras Homicius, in charge of Unics since 2007. Both coaches faced each other in the quarterfinals of the Russian Super league, with victory for Unics Kazan.
SOURCE: Basketnews.lt
After Renaldas Seibutis, the next players to leave Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, besides Paco Vázquez, will be Jerome Moiso and Damir Markota, as the coach Fotis Katsikaris has confirmed. The French center arrived last summer to Bilbao from DKV Joventut, while the Croatian forward was signed by the Spanish team from ViveMenorca in January 2009.
SOURCE: El Correo
One of the most improved players of the last Polish league, Dardan Berisha, is on the radar of Anwil Wloclawek. The 22-year-old guard has averaged this season has averaged 16.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for Polonia Warszawa, despite being unable to avoid the relegation of his team from the PLK.
SOURCE: Pomorska
Renaldas Seibutis won't play next season for Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, after agreeing to terminate his contract with the Spanish team. The 24-year-old guard arrived to Bilbao in 2008 from Olympiakos, and has averaged 4.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 13.6 minutes per game this season in ACB.
SOURCE: Bilbao Basket
As expected, CB Murcia has officially announced Luis Guil as the new coach of CB Murcia to replace Edu Torres, who was at the end of his contract. The 38-year-old coach, who was fired from Ayuda en Acción Fuenlabrada at the early stages of the season, will be in charge of CB Murcia, his second club as a head coach, in LEB Oro.
SOURCE: CB Murcia
Rhys Carter will leave Sweden to land in the Adelaide 36ers next season, as the same player confirmed. The 26-year-old Australian guard was playing for Gothia Basket, averaging 16.3 points and 4.9 assists in 30.4 minutes per game. The former player of the Victoria Giants and the West Sydney Razorbacks will be back to Australia after a season in Sweden.
SOURCE: NBL
Laurent Sciarra could have found a new team after announcing his leaving from Orleans, where the veteran 36-year-old French guard has played during the last two seasons. The executive director of Pau Orthez, a team that will play next season in the LNB ProA, confirmed Sciarra's signing about his possible signing.
SOURCE: Sudouest
As expected, Kristjan Kangur was officially announced as the new signing of Canadian Solar Bologna for the Lega A playoff. The Estonian 27-year-old forward arrives to Italy after spending this season in ASVEL Villeurbanne. In the French LNB, Kangur averaged 5.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.
SOURCE: Virtus Bologna
Alan Voskuil is no longer player of Ayuda en Acción Fuenlabrada, after agreeing to terminate his contract with the Spanish club. The 23-year-old guard, who arrived last summer from the Texas Tech college, played loaned during almost the entire season in the LEB Plata team Carrefour "El Boulevar" Ávila.
SOURCE: Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
According to Chinese sources, the talks between Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets to extend the center's contract are in a delicate situation. The Chinese All-Star wants a 6-year contract to agree to re-sign with the Rockets, while the NBA franchise is only willing to offer a 4-year contract. Yao Ming, who has missed the entire last season due to a foot injury, will become a free agent next summer, and could decide to sign with another team after 8 seasons in Houston.
SOURCE: Hoopchina
Sandro Rosell could have offered a €7.5 million ($9.3 million), 3-year contract to Rudy Fernández, who is reported to be unhappy in his current team, the Portland Trail Blazers. Rosell, the main candidate to become the next president of Regal Barcelona, would have to wait until Fernández and the Blazers agree to part ways to land the Spanish guard, who played for DKV Joventut before moving to the NBA two years ago. Caja Laboral and Real Madrid are also interested in the 25-year-old player for the next season.
SOURCE: As
The day after the departure of Edu Torres was official, CB Murcia is close to sign Luis Guil as his replacement. The 38-year-old coach was in charge of Ayuda en Acción Fuenlabrada for one entire season, before being fired at the start of the last one. CB Murcia will play in LEB Oro next year.
SOURCE: La Opinión de Murcia
Trabzonspor will return to the TBL next season, and has already made the first signing of the new stint of the Turkish club in the top division. Evren Büker, from Galatasaray, has agreed to play for the new TBL team. The 24-year-old guard averaged 9.8 points and 3.6 assists last season for Galatasaray, where he arrived coming from Oyak Renault.
SOURCE: Turkbasket
Nikos Hatzivrettas is open to discuss the termination of his remaining contract with Aris Thessaloniki. The 32-year-old Greek forward could land next season in Iraklis, one of his former teams. Hatzivrettas has averaged 6.6 points and 1.7 rebounds this season in the Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: Superbasket
Zalgiris Kaunas could bring back to the team Willie Deane next season. The American guard, who is now in Bulgaria playing for Lukoil Akademik, is a target for the Lithuanian team, and his agency is already in talks with Zalgiris. Deane played for Zalgiris during the 2008-09 season.
SOURCE: Basketnews.lt
Sergio Rodríguez will decide his future in a week, according to the Spanish player. The 23-year-old guard would like to stay in his current team, the New York Knicks, though he admitted to have other NBA teams interested in him. Several teams in Spain, like Real Madrid, Caja Laboral and Power Electronics Valencia, are also in the mix to land Rodríguez next season.
SOURCE: EFE
Edu Torres is no longer the head coach of the CB Murcia, after the Spanish club has decided not to extend his contract. Torres arrived last December to Murcia to replace Moncho Fernández, but couldn't avoid the relegation of the team, which will play next season in LEB Oro with a new head coach.
SOURCE: CB Murcia
The season of Oleksiy Pecherov is over after his team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, failed to reach the NBA playoffs, being one of the worst teams in the league. The 24-year-old Ukrainian center, who will be a free agent next summer, averaged 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds in just 10.2 minutes per game. Despite not playing much minutes in his first season with the Wolves, Pecherov wants to stay in the NBA, and will consider his options after July 1st, when the NBA transfer market starts again.
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
After ending the season in Italy with Angelico Biella, despite playing just 3 games, Guillermo Díaz will land in Puerto Rico. The 25-year-old player will play for the Capitanes de Arecibo, in the first stint of Díaz in the league of his country. The former player of Los Angeles Clippers averaged 7.7 points and 2.0 assists in the Lega A since landing in Italy last January.
SOURCE: Primera Hora
The Jordanian club ASU Club has signed Olumide Oyedeji for the next Asian Clubs Championship, to be played this month. The 29-year-old Nigerian center, who played in the NBA from 2000 to 2003 in the Seattle SuperSonics and the Orlando Magic, arrives from the Liaoning Dinosaurs, in the Chinese league. Oyedeji said he wants to be back to the CBA next season, where he averaged 14.1 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, though he still doesn't know if he will play for Liaoning again.
SOURCE: Netease
The recovery of Bogdan Tanjevic from his cancer is going faster than expected, and the Montenegrin head coach is hoping to lead the Turkish National Team again next summer. The 63-year-old had to leave temporary his job in the NT, and in Fenerbahce, due to his illness. Lately, there has been rumours about the possibility of Panagiotis Giannakis taking his spot in the next World Championship.
SOURCE: SportSport
The Chicago Bulls keep on searching a replacement for Vinny Del Negro, who was fired two weeks ago. The main candidates are Lawrence Frank, former coach of the New Jersey Nets, and Maurice Cheeks, former coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers. Another name, besides Kevin McHale, could be the assistant of the Dallas Mavericks, Dwane Casey, who is also on the mix to replace Mike Woodson in the Atlanta Hawks.
SOURCE: Post Tribune, New York Daily News
The season is over for Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, after failing to reach the ACB league playoff. The Spanish team is already planning next season, and Paco Vázquez is the first player who will leave Bilbao for sure. The 36-year-old guard, who arrived in 2008 from DKV Joventut, has averaged 2.0 points and 0.7 rebounds in 10 minutes per game in the ACB league
SOURCE: El Correo
After failing in landing Zoran Erceg, the next target of Canadian Solar Bologna is Kristjan Kangur. The Italian club will have until next Tuesday's deadline to land another player for the Lega playoff. Kangur has played this season in France for ASVEL Villeurbanne, averaging 5.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.1 minutes per game in the Euroleague.
SOURCE: Corriere di Bologna
Avi Ashkenazi won't be the head coach of the Maccabi Haifa next season, acording to the owner of the Israeli team, Jeff Rosen. The 46-year-old coach arrived to Maccabi Haifa three seasons ago, after 6 years in Ironi Nahariya. The team couldn't reach the semifinals of the Israeli Super League after being defeated by Maccabi Netanya
SOURCE: One
The New York Knicks are considering to offer Dru Joyce to play in the next Summer League in Las Vegas. The American guard, now playing in Poland, is averaging 8.3 points and 3.6 assists in 19.3 points per game for Anwil Wloclawek. Joyce is especially known for being one a former teammate in high school, and a good friend, of the main target of the Knicks for next season, LeBron James.
SOURCE: New York Post
The Caciques de Humacao have signed the rebound leader of the last Turkish league, Jermareo Davidson, to replace Clarence Matthews, who just played one game with the Puerto Rican team after being signed two days ago. Davidson, a 24-year-old forward who played for the Charlotte Bobcats and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA, averaged 15.9 points and 10.7 rebounds for Darufassaka in the TBL.
SOURCE: Victoria 840
Pete Mickeal, is still considering where to play next season. According to the blog of the American forward of Regal Barcelona, Mickeal has "a lot of options out there". The 32-year old player arrived last season from Tau Vitoria, and admitted last January in the same blog he could have an offer from the New York Knicks. In the last Euroleague, won by his team, Mickeal averaged 12.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: HoopsHype
After firing Mike Woodson, the Atlanta Hawks have started the search of a new head coach, and four candidates have already emerged. Tyrone Corbin (assistant coach of the Utah Jazz), Sam Mitchell (former head coach of the Toronto Raptors), Monty Williams (assistant coach of the Portland Trail Blazers) and Dan Majerle (assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns) are the four potential replacements for Woodson.
SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune
Juan "Pepe" Sánchez will take control of Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, if the conversations with the league and the board of the Argentinian team end with a deal. Estudiantes is in a huge financial crisis, and the sell of the club of Sánchez could bring a economical relief. In that case, the 33-year-old guard would also play for the team, and could land the 37-year-old American center Derrick Alston, who played recently for Olímpico de la Banda, and the 42-year-old guard Juan Alberto Espil, who would arrive from Obras Sanitarias.
SOURCE: Basquetplus
Bo McCalebb could be player of the Regal Barcelona next season. The Spanish team could have reached to a verbal agreement with the American guard, who has played this season for Partizan. His arrival to Barcelona could lead to the departure of the Slovenian guard Jaka Lakovic, who will leave the team despite having another year of contract.
SOURCE: Superbasket
Gordan Giricek is no longer player of Fenerbahce, after agreeing both parts to terminate the player's contract. The Serbian guard arrived to the Turkish team, who arrived two years ago from the Phoenix Suns after 6 years in the NBA, has averaged this season in the TBL 7.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: NTV Spor
The Turkish Basketball Federation is considering to hire Panagiotis Gianakkis to replace Bogdan Tanjevic, who left temporary the National Team head coach duties due to health issues. Gianakkis, current coach of Olympiakos, has received already an offer from the Turkish Federation, which will host the next World Championship.
SOURCE: Sportnet
In an interview for a Greek radio, Jeremiah Massey told he wants to go back to Aris Thessaloniki next season, and confirmed the interest of his former team in landing him. The American forward was recently released by Xacobeo Blu:Sens, after a brief and troubled stint in the Spanish team.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Olympiakos won't finally loan Zoran Erceg to Canadian Solar Bologna, due to bureaucratic problems related with the former team of the Serbian forward, Panionios. Erceg was supposed to sign for the Italian team for the rest of the season, but finally will have to wait for the next one to try to earn a spot in Olympiakos.
SOURCE: Superbasket
JDA Dijon has finally hired Jean-Louis Borg as the new head coach. The French team will play next season in the ProB league. The signing of Borg for three years could also mean the arrival of two former players of Vichy, the latest team of the head coach: the American guard and streetball star Kareem Reid and the French guard David Mélody, captain of Vichy.
SOURCE: Bien Public
Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, have slammed the report about the firing of Mike Brown as the head coach of the team. According to Gilbert, the team is evaluating the future of Brown, who could be released offically in the next days after being unable to qualify the Cavs to the Eastern Conference Finals.
SOURCE: AP
Mike Woodson won't be the only coach to be released today in the Eastern Conference. The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired Mike Brown. This decision comes the day after being defeated in the Conference semifinals by the Boston Celtics. Brown, named Coach of the Year last season, was in his fifth year in charge of the Cavs.
SOURCE: Sports Illustrated
The owner of Zalgiris Kaunas, Vladimir Romanov, has decided that the captain of the team, Dainius Salenga, will also be, formally, the head coach for the rest of the season. Salenga took the responsability in the last game of the LKL Finals against Lietuvos Rytas, won by Zalgiris, after the firing of Darius Maskoliunas
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Mike Woodson, coach of the Atlanta Hawks during the last six seasons, was informed by the NBA franchise that he would not be offered a new contract. Despite improving the results of the team from the 13 victories in the 2004-05 season to the 53 of this one, the poor performances of the Hawks in the postseason have costed Woodson his job.
SOURCE: NBA.com
Ali Traoré could be a target of Montepaschi Siena for next season. The French-Ivorian center, who is playing in ASVEL Villeurbanne since 2008, has refused an extension offer from his team until 2012, and could have an offer from Siena. Traoré averaged 14.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in the last Euroleague.
SOURCE: Le Progrès
The assistant of the Houston Rockets, Elston Turner, will be interviewed by representatives of the Chicago Bulls as a candidate to be the next head coach of the franchise. Turner, who has been an assistant coach during the last 14 years, is also on the radar of the Philadelphia 76ers to take the reign of the team.
SOURCE: The Houston Chronicle
The stint of Jesse Pallot-Rosa in Israel is over after his team, Maccabi Haifa, was defeated in the Super League playoff. The American guard, who has averaged 17.1 points per game, will be back to the BSN league in the next days to play with the Atléticos de San Germán. The Puerto Rican team have also signed Karim Malpica to take the spot left by Donald Copeland, released due to an injury. The Mexican guard arrives from the Soles de Mexicali, where he averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 assists per game.
SOURCE: Victoria 840
Real Madrid is also tracking the market looking for a big man, and the main target for the frontcourt is now Sasha Kaun. The 25-year-old Russian center, playing currently his second season with CSKA Moscow, has averaged 9.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the last Euroleague. Kaun, who has also attracted the interest of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has another year of contract with CSKA.
SOURCE: As
The talks about the extension of Neven Spahija's contract with Power Electronics Valencia are right now on stand-by. The Spanish club wants to keep the Croatian coach, but the economical demands of Spahija could force Power Electronics Valencia to sell a player to afford his salary. The main candidate to leave is the Serbian center Kosta Perovic. Teams like Caja Laboral could be one of the teams that would be interested in Perovic. Matt Nielsen, another target of Caja Laboral, could also decide whether to stay or not in Valencia depending on the renewal of Spahija's contract.
SOURCE: Las Provincias, Superdeporte
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