The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Devin Ebanks to a non-guaranteed contract. The 20-year-old forward was selected with the 43rd overall pick in the last NBA draft by the Lakers, after averaging 12.0 points and 8.1 rebounds per game during his sophomore year with the University of West Virginia.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
Despite being on the radar of several teams this summer, Jan-Hendrik Jagla won't leave Asseco Prokom. Both parts have agreed to extend the contract of the 29-year-old German forward to another year. Jagla, who landed in Asseco Prokom last summer from DKV Joventut, avearaged 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in the PLK.
SOURCE: Sports.pl
The Guaros de Lara have officially announced via Twitter that Jorge Arrieta will be the new head coach of the Venezuelan team. Arrieta arrives to his new team, where he will replace the interim coach Carlos Gil, after being in charge of the Gaiteros del Zulia at the end of last season.
SOURCE: Twitter Guaros de Lara
Ilisiakos is considering several players for the upcoming season. One of them is Adam Harrington. The Greek team is evaluating the signing of the 30-year-old American guard, who finished last season in Poland, where he averaged 9.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game for Kotwica Kolobrzeg.
SOURCE: Basketnet
PAOK Theassaloniki has officially announced another new player for the upcoming season. Justin Gray was signed to a one-year contract by the Greek club, after playing last season in Poland for Turow Zgorzelec. The 26-year-old American guard averaged 14.6 points and 3.3 assists per game in the PLK.
SOURCE: Basketblog
As expected after Robert Vaden decided not to accept the offer from Ikarus Esperos, the Greek team has signed Lazaros Agadakos for the next season. The 30-year-old forward joins the recently promoted team after finishing last Greek A1 league with Peristeri, where he averaged 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Ilkan Karaman, one of the most interesting Turkish prospects, is already a member of Galatasaray. The 20-year-old forward has signed a five-year contract with the Turkish team, though next season will play on loan for Tofas Bursa, his team since 2007. Karaman averaged 5.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the last TBL.
SOURCE: Basket Dergisi
Polpharma Starogard has landed Kirk Archibeque for the next season. The 25-year-old American center arrives to the Polish team after starting his professional career in Astrum Levice, where he played 9 games before being released by the Slovakian team due to the financial problems of the club. Archibeque were averaging 18.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in the Extraliga.
SOURCE: Polski Kosz
TBB Trier has signed to a two-year contract, with an option to an extra year, Bill Borekambi, one of the most interesting German prospects. The 18-year-old forward, member of the U18 national team, arrives to his new team after playing last season for BSG Bremerhaven, in the 2.Regionalliga, where he averaged 15.8 points per game.
SOURCE: TBB Trier
As expected, Rob Archibald will play for Unicaja at least for another season. The Spanish team has announced a one-year deal with the 30-year-old Scottish center, who arrived in 2008 from Azovmash Mariupol. Last season, Archibald averaged 7.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in the ACB league.
SOURCE: Unicaja Baloncesto
BC Budivelnyk has announced two new signings for the next season. Besides the expected arrival of Zach Morley, the Ukrainian team has landed Lamayne Wilson. The 30-year-old American forward arrives to Budivelnyk after playing last season for Turk Telekom, where he averaged 12.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in the TBL.
SOURCE: BC Budivelnyk
As expected, Gianluca Basile will continue at least another season playing for Regal Barcelona. The Spanish club has officially announcement an agreement with the 35-year-old guard to another year. Basile, who landed in Barcelona in 2005, averaged 5.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game in the last ACB league.
SOURCE: ACB.com
Despite having offers to attend several NBA training camps in pre-season, Bobby Brown is also considering the option to play in Europe next season. The 26-year-old guard, who finished last season in the Los Agneles Clippers, has been offered to several teams, like Maccabi Tel Aviv, but his salary demands were too high for the Israeli club.
SOURCE: Walla! Sport
As expected, Reyshawn Terry will continue his career in Germany. The current champion of the BBL, Brose Baskets Bamberg, has signed the 26-year-old American forward to a one-year contract. Terry played last season for Xacobeo Blu:sens, where he averaged 12.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in the ACB league.
SOURCE: Court Vision
As expected, Caja Laboral and Walter Herrmann have reached an agreement to terminate the contract of the 31-year-old Argentinian forward, who arrived last summer to the Spanish team from the Detroit Pistons. Herrmann averaged 5.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in the ACB league.
SOURCE: Saski Baskonia
Andrius Mazutis is back to Ukraine. MBC Mykolaiv has now signed the 29-year-old Lithuanian guard for the next season. Mazutis started last season in BC Donetsk before the team folded in January. Mazutis moved later to Turkey, where he averaged 3.6 points and 1.8 assists per game in the TBL for Kepez Belediyespor.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Kennedy Winston is now on the radar of Power Electronics Valencia. The Spanish team is interested in the 31-year-old American guard, who played last season for Lottomatica Roma. Winston, who was also offered to Unicaja days ago, averaged 13.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the alst Lega A..
SOURCE: Superdeporte
BC Odessa has landed two Lithuanian player for the next season. The Ukrainian team has signed Andrius Alexandrovas and Gediminas Navickas. Alexandrovas, a 24-year-old guard, arrives from Alytus, where he averaged 20.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while, Navickas, a 26-year-old guard, lands from the Estonian team Valga Welg.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
One of the best Ukrainian players will continue his career in Italy. Vanoli Cremona has reached an agreement with Artur Drozdov for the next season. The 29-year-old guard, who was on the radar of the Italian team since days ago, finished last season in Budivelnyk, averaging 12.0 points and 6.1 assists per game in the Ukrainian Superleague.
SOURCE: La Provincia
Real Madrid, CAI Zaragoza and the agent of the player slammed the reports about an agreement for Pablo Aguilar, that would have brought the 21-year-old forward to CAI. Caja Laboral is still in the mix to land Aguilar next season, and even CB Granada, where he played during the last two seasons, could be open to receive Aguilar on loan.
SOURCES: Ideal, Diario Equipo
Aris Thessaloniki is interested in landing Roderick Blakney, and has started the negotiations, so far unsuccessful due to the high salary demands of the player, with the 34-year-old American guard. Blakney, who ha played during almost his entire career in Greece, played last season for Panellinios, where he averaged 12.1 points and 2.4 assists per game.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Mustafa Abdul-Hamid will start his professional career in Serbia. Hemofarm has signed the 22-year-old American guard, who arrives from the UCLA. Abdul-Hamid, who is the first signing of the Serbian runner-up for the next season, averaged 2.1 points and 0.6 assists in 8.6 minutes per game for the Bruins during his junior year.
SOURCE: B92
Finally, Todor Gecevski is back to PAOK Thessaloniki. The 32-year-old Macedonian center and the Greek team have finally reached a €120.000 agreement to re-sign his contract. Gecevski, who was also on the radar of Aris Thessaloniki, arrived to PAOK last summer, averaging 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Robert Vaden has finally turned down the offer from Ikaros Esperos to play in Greece next season. The 25-year-old American forward has decided to attend the pre-season training camp of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team that selected him in the 2009 draft. Though probably Vaden won't make the final roster of the Thunder, he would become free to sign with another NBA franchise if he is finally waived.
SOURCE: Basketnet
BC Donetsk continues building the roster for the next season, and has landed Vyacheslav Kravtsov. The 22-year-old center arrives to his new team after playing during his entire career as a professional for BC Kyiv, where he averaged 14.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season. Donetsk is now interested in Denys Lukashov, a 21-year-old guard, also from BC Kyiv
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
Kavala is looking for Greek players to complete his roster, and is interested in landing Periklis Dorkofikis for the next season. The 29-year-old forward, though, could also continue in AEK Athens, where he has played since 2008. In the last Greek A1 league, Dorkofikis averaged 8.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: Basketnet
The Eiffel Towers Den Bosch has landed two new players for the next season. The Dutch team has signed Julien Mills and John Smith to a one-year contract. Mills, a 25-year-old American forward, finished last season in the Fort Wayne Mad Ants after playing in Australia for the Cairns Taipans, while Smith, a 25-year-old American forward, arrives from Vagos Norbain Lusavouga, in Portugal.
SOURCE: iBasketball
As expected, Robert Battle is back to Argentina. Libertad de Sunchales has signed the 29-year-old American center, who will play again in the team where he won the LNB title in 2008. During the last two seasons, Battle played for Blancos de Rueda Valladolid, averaging 8.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in the 2009-10 ACB league.
SOURCE: Infoliga
According to ESPN, the Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Hornets have reached to an agreement that will send the 24-year-old Italian forward Marco Belinelli, in the Raptors since last season, to the Hornets, in exchange of the 23-year-old forward Julian Wright, who would move to Toronto after playing during his first three seasons as a professionals in New Orleans.
SOURCE: Twitter Marc J. Stein
Ricardo Greer is the expected substitute of Hrvoje Peric if the 24-year-old forward finally lands in Unicaja, something that right now is likely not to happen. The 31-year-old American-Dominican forward would be his replacement if the deal gets done, after playing during the last three seasons for SLUC Nancy, in the French LNB. On the other hand, the option of signing Gordan Giricek has been discarded by KK Zadar, due to his high salary demands.
SOURCE: eZadar
The Houston Rockets, the New Orleans Hornets, the Indiana Pacers and the New Jersey Nets are working on a four-team deal that would involve five players. The agreement would send Trevor Ariza from the Rockets to the Hornets, Darren Collison and James Posey from the Hornets to the Pacers, Troy Murphy from the Pacers to the Nets, and Courtney Lee from the Nets to the Rockets.
UPDATE: The deal is done, according to Yahoo! Sports
SOURCES: ESPN, Yahoo! Sports
Andy Büchert is back to Germany. Eisbaeren Bremerhaven has announced the signing of the 23-year-old German center to a one-year contract. Büchert has played during the last three years for the University of Winthrop, through he didn't appeard in a single game during 2008-09 season due to an injury. In the last one, Büchert averaged 5.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: Schoenen Dunk
Zalgiris Kaunas has officially announced that Adas Juskevicius and Vytenis Lipkevicius will play next season on loan for Rudupis. The 21-year-old guard Juskevicius averaged 4.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in the last LKL for Zalgiris, while Lipkevicius, a 21-year-old forward, posted 12.0 points and 4.3 rebounds for Aisciai also in the domestic league.
SOURCE: Zalgiris Kaunas
Finally, Rok Stipcevic will move to Cibona. The Croatian team has signed the 24-year-old guard to a two-year contract, and the deal will be officially announced on Thursday. Stipcevic, who has also offers from Zalgiris Kaunas, Lietuvos Rytas, Oldenburg and CAI Zaragoza, arrives to Cibona after six seasons in KK Zadar, where he averaged 13.0 points and 3.9 assists per game in the last Adriatic League.
SOURCE: Kosarka.hr
Mike Wilkinson is back to Russia. Lokomotiv Kuban has officially announced the signing of the 28-year-old American-Macedonian forward for the next season. Wilkinson, who played for BC Khimki from 2007 to 2009, arrives to the Russian team after averaging 13.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in the last TBL for Galatasaray.
SOURCE: Lokomotiv Kuban
Besides Walter Hodge, Zastal Zielona Gora could land another important signing. The Polish team is reported to be close to sign Ryan Reid for the next season. The 23-year-old Americann forward was selected with the 57th overall pick by the Indiana Pacers, and then traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Reid averaged 6.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game during his senior year in the University of Florida State.
SOURCE: Polski Kosz
Ivan Paunic will continue his career in Russia. His agency has announced that Nizhny Novgorod has signed the 23-year-old Serbian guard for the next season. Paunic arrives to the Russian team after finishing last season in Aris Thessaloniki, where he averaged 3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in the Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: BeoBasket
After spending his first three seasons as a professional in the Netherlands, Tim Blue arrives to Germany to try luck in Mitteldeutscher BC. The German team has officially announced the signing of the 26-year-old American forward to a four-week contract for a try-out. Blue averaged 13.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in the last Eredivisie for GasTerra Flames Groningen.
SOURCE: Schoenen Dunk
As expected, Xavi Rabaseda will play next season for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. The Spanish team has reached an agreement with Regal Barcelona to land the 21-year-old forward on loan. Rabaseda arrives to Fuenlabrada after playing since 2007 in CB Cornellà, the affiliated team of Barcelona, where he averaged 14.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in the last Spanish LEB Oro.
SOURCE: Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Another new prospect for Zalgiris Kaunas. The Lithuanian team has signed Kaspars Vecvagars to a three-year contract, with an option for two extra years. The 17-year-old Latvian guard, member of the national U18 squad, arrives from BA Turiba, where he averaged 5.9 points and 1.3 assists per game last season in the Latvian D2.
SOURCE: Basket.lv
Gediminas Maceina will play for the third team in a few months. Juventus has signed the 25-year-old guard for the next season. Maceina arrives to his new team after finishing last season in Techasas, where he landed last March. Maceina, who was released by Rudupis a couple of weeks before being signed by Techasas, averaged 8.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game for his last team before joining Juventus.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Tadija Dragicevic will continue his career in Germany. Alba Berlin has officially-announced the signing of the 24-year-old forward to a one-year contract. Dragicevic arrives to the German team after finishing last season in Lottomatica Roma, where he landed from Red Star. In the Lega A, Dragicevic averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: Alba Berlin
Banca Tercas Teramo has announced a new point guard for the next season. The Italian club has signed Roberto Rullo to a three-year contract. The young 20-year-old guard, member of the U20 Italian national team, arrives from the LegaDue, where he averaged 8.3 points and 1.6 assists per game for UCC Casalpusterlengo.
SOURCE: Teramo Basket
Bryan Davis will start his professional career in Poland. Energa Czarni has signed the 23-year-old forward for the next season. Davis lands in the European basketball after playing during the last four seasons for the University of Texas A&M, averaging 9.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Probasket.pl
Walter Herrmann is currently in talks with Caja Laboral to terminate his contract, after just one season in the Spanish club. The 31-year-old Argentinian forward is now exploring his options to go back to the NBA, where he played during three seasons for the Charlotte Bobcats and the Detroit Pistons. According to his agent, Herrmann has some chances to play again in the NBA.
SOURCE: El Correo
As expected, Warren Carter will play next season for the Israeli champion. Galil Gilboa has signed the 25-year-old American forward, who arrives from Ilisiakos. Carter, who was close to earn a spot in the roster of the New York Knicks last preseason, averaged 12.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in the 2009-10 Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: Sport5
After being targeted by some of the most important Spanish clubs, Pablo Aguilar could finally play for a recently promoted team next season. The 21-year-old forward, who played last season for CB Granada, could move next season to CAI Zaragoza on loan to Real Madrid. His current club doesn't want to get rid of his rights trading him to another team.
SOURCE: Marca
Antalya Basket has landed a new player. Polat Kocaoglu was signed by the Turkish team to a one-year contract, after playing for Galatasaray during the last two seasons. The 31-year-old center, previously in Mersin, averaged 1.0 points and 1.0 rebounds per game in the 2009-10 TBL, appearing just 10 games.
SOURCE: Salsa Basket
Unicaja and KK Zadar have reached an agreement for Hrvoje Peric, but the Spanish team is not sure about completing the transfer. The board of Unicaja is having doubts about the convenience of landing the 24-year-old Croatian forward, and the deal could be broken. Peric averaged 11.5 poitns and 5.0 rebounds per game in the last Adriatic League.
SOURCE: Málaga Hoy
Lokomotiv Kuban has announced another major signing. The Russian team has officially landed Alando Tucker. The 26-year-old American forward has played in the NBA since 2007 to last March, when he was waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Tucker finished the season in Puerto Rico, playing six games for the Gallitos de Isabela.
SOURCE: Lokomotiv Kuban
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