Serbian squad Red Star is interested in bringing to the team Giorgios Boggis, currently in Panathinaikos. Greek forward isn't having minutes in Greek team. The 21-year-old young prospect came this season from Ilisiakos, and would strenghten Red Star frontcourt after the leaving of Tadija Dragicevic
SOURCE: Sportal
After American point guard Aubrey Reese injury, German team Deutsche Bank Skyliners have brought Anthony Fisher to replace him. Fisher have been signed for a two-week contract with the Frankfurt team, and will be extended if he pass the try-out. Last season, Fisher played for Allianz Swans Gmundsen in Austrian league.
SOURCE: Deutsche Bank Skyliners
Trikala 2000 has officially announced the acquisition of American guard David Young to replace Kasib Powell, who left the team due to the huge financial crisis the Greek team is facing. This difficulties haven't avoided Trikala to sign Young, though.
SOURCE: Trikala 2000
Spanish LEB Oro team CAI Zaragoza has confirmed officially that Brazilian center Rafael Hettsheimeir will be back to its roster. Hettsheimeir was on load in ACB team Xacobeo Blu:Sens, but has been out of the courts since a month ago due to an injury. Xacobeo is now looking for a replacement to Hettsheimeir and set to retirement Marc Jackson.
SOURCES: Basket Zaragoza, La Voz de Galicia
Turkish team Trabzonspor made an important signing to try to promote to TBL after signing forward Harold Jamison. 34-year-old played in the NBA for Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers between 2000 and 2003, and is a free agent since being released from Carife Ferrara, where he was playing since 2007
SOURCE: Basketbol Haber
Guard Igor Kryvych, is back to the Ukrainian Super League with BC Odessa. Kryvych, a free agent since his former team BC Donetsk were disbanded due to the club bankrupt, has signed a contract with Odessa to replace injured Vladislav Podolyany until the end of the season.
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
Forward Dzaflo "Flo" Larkai has activated a clause in his contract to leave British team Everton Tigers and sign to a Japanese team. 28-year-old English player was leading the Liverpool based team in rebounds and blocks, and had became a firm fans favourite since coming back to the UK from Spanish team CB L'Hospitalet.
SOURCE: British Basketball On
Louisville Cardinals coach Rick Pitino has denied the report that he's interested in retuning to the NBA in the New Jersey Nets bench. Pitino said he's done with professional basketall. That report said that former Celtics coach sent intermediaries to contact Nets president Rod Thorn to offer himself for the job.
SOURCES: ESPN, New York Daily News
Third team in a couple of weeks for guard Marcus Hall. After leaving LegaDue team Fastweb Casale to try (and fail) in Germany with Ludwigsburg, now the 25-year-old player is in a new try-out with Apoel Nicosia, in Cyprus. Former Balkan League star will have a new chance to sign a guarantee contract for the rest of the season and wil replace Wykeen Kelly, inked by Hapoel Holon. This is the second signing of Apoel in a week after adding Rick Hughes.
SOURCE: 24 Sports
AEK Athens is currently in talks with forward Pantelis Papaioakeim. The player has refuesed last proposal from the Greek squad because 34-year-old player felt that the salary offered is too low. However, the negociation is not broken, so the deal could be done soon. Papaioakeim played last season for Olympia Larissa. AEK Athens is also trying to reach an agreement with Aleksej Nesovic.
SOURCE: Superbasket
Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards and New York Knicks are in talks for a three-way trade. If that deal gets done, Tracy McGrady would leave Houston to play for New York, Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood (also under Portland radar) would move to the Rockets, and Al Harrington would play in Washington.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
Turkish team Oyak Renault has signed American forward Alex Scales until the end of the season. Scales was a free agent after playing last season for BC Kiev and Fortitudo Bologna. This will be the first time 32-year-old forward plays in Turkey, and will try Bursa team to avoid relegation.
SOURCE: Basketbol Haber
Forward Dalron Johnson is out for the rest of the season due to an injury, and Maccabi Rishon LeZion will need a replacement. Puerto Rican forward Carmelo Lee, former player of Ironi Ramat Gan, who started the season for Keravnos Nicosia, is the first candidate to join Israeli team.
SOURCE: Walla! Sports
Serbian guard Jovan Teodosic, brother of Olympiakos player Milos, is a free agent after agreeing to terminate his contract with Greek A2 team Egaleo. 25-year-old player was averaging 10.6 points and 4.3 assists per game in 16 games.
SOURCE: Sportal
Greek guard Sotirios Gkioulekas is a free agent after agreeing to terminate his contract with Italian LegaDue team Bialetti Scafati. Gkioulekas was averaging 10.3 points per game in 12 games played for Scafati this season.
SOURCE: Scafati Basket
Spanish LEB Oro team Palencia Baloncesto have found a replacement for former NBA player Michael Dickerson, who left the team recently. The chosen one is Finnish forward Samuel Haanpaa. 23-year-old player was on a try-out in the last two days. Last Haanpää team was Provence, in French N1 division.
SOURCE: Palencia Baloncesto
Though Xacobeo Blu:Sens hasn't renounced yet to keep loaned Rafael Hettsheimeir, the Spanish club is tracking the market to find a replacement in case that the Brazilian center goes back to his team, CAI Zaragoza. Xacobeo has recieved offers from player agents to add to the roster Deji Akindele (free agent after being released from Xacobeo this summer because of his physical condition), Demetrius Alexander (recently waived by Kavala) and Dimos Dikoudis (currently in Aris Thessaloniki)
SOURCE: La Voz de Galicia
Cedevita Zagreb has decided to release American forward Thomas Mobley and signed Ricardo Marsh to replace them. Marsh started the season with now disbanded team BC Donetsk, in Ucraine, averaging 10.7 points in Ukrainian Super League and 14.5 in EuroChallenge
SOURCE: Kosarka
Minnesota Timberwolves, the owners of the NBA rights of Nikola Pekovic are interested in adding Montenegran center for next season. General Manager David Kahn attended game between Panathinaikos and Maroussi, and talked with the player. He also said Pekovic has the quality to become a NBA player. Minnesota also own the rights of another top European player, Ricky Rubio
SOURCE: Sportal
Russian media Sport Express informed that Travis Watson has left Zalgiris Kaunas along with coach Ramunas Butautas and sporting director Algirdas Brazys, who were forced to resign yesterday. However, the club has slammed that rumour in Lithuanian media Krepsinis.
SOURCES: Sport Express, Krepsinis
Boston Celtics want a reserve point guard for Rajon Rondo, and have offered forward Glen Davis to Charlotte Bobcats to get sophomore guard D.J. Augustin in exchange. D.J. Augustin isn't happy in Charlotte due to the lack of confidence of his coach, Larry Brown, while Glen Davis missed the first 27 games to the season after breaking his thumb in a stupid fight with a friend.
SOURCE: ESPN
Lietuvos Rytas signed guard Aidas Viskontas to a two and half year contract. Viskontas was playing for Techasas, through he was recovering from an injury and he just could play two games this season, with impressive numbers through. Viskontas will be loaned until the end of the season to affiliated Lietuvos Rytas team, Perlas Vilnius.
SOURCE: Lithuanian Basketball
The announcing of Lazaros Agadakos signing for Peristeri has to wait until the Greek team and Spencer Nelson reach an agreement to part ways. Then, Agadakos will become player of Peristeri, which have planned to release Nelson due to his bad performances since weeks ago.
SOURCE: Sport24
Greek team Ilisiakos wants to sign a new center to replace Mike Benton, which performances are less than impressive since he was signed last December. Ilisiakos is fighting for avoiding relegation, and needs another big man to improve its game in the zone.
SOURCE: Basketnet
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants top scorer is back. Forward Ron Howard, who was waived due to a broken finger, was re-acquired by his D-League franchise. Mad Ants waived injured forward Jamelle Cornley to make room for Howard.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Montepaschi Siena has reached an agreement with Slovenian center Uros Slokar, who just have left his former team Union Olimpija. Slokar will strenghten the frontcourt of Montepaschi for the second half of Lega A and the final rounds of Euroleague. 26-year-old player will arrive tomorrow to Siena.
SOURCE: Il Cittadino
Vanoli Cremona has decided to change his head coach. Italian team fired Stefano Coppi, and signed Attilio Caja to replace him. Coppi was the coach that guided Cremona to Lega A, but the club has decided to bring an experienced coach like Caja, who has been in charge of teams such as Virtus Roma, Olimpia Milano or Scavolini Pesaro. Last team he coached was Snaidero Udine in 2008. Cremona also decided days ago to release Panamian guard Gary Forbes and sign Rashad Anderson, after failing in bringing to the team Matt Walsh.
SOURCE: Grupo Tribboldi Basket
Golden State Warriors won't resign Coby Karl for a second 10-day contract. The forward signed days ago to replace Cartier Martin, who wasn't resigned for the rest of the season after two 10-days contract. Karl was called up from D-League team Idaho Stampede (where he arrived after being waived by Cleveland in early January) and in his 4 games with the Warriors is averaging 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 27 minutes.
SOURCE: Contra Costa Times
Uros Slokar is no longer player of Union Olimpija, after agreeing with the Slovenian team the termination of his contract. Slokar decided to leave due to an offer from Italy (probably Montepaschi Siena) he couldn't refuse, especially with the dificult financial situation of Olimpija. Slokar, who was under CB Granada radar weeks ago, would be back to Italy after playing for Snaidero Udine, Benetton Treviso and Fortitudo Bologna.
SOURCE: Kosarka
Brazilian center Rafael Hettsheimeir, currently injured, will return to his current team, Spanish LEB Oro team CAI Zaragoza, after finishing his loan to ACB squad Xacobeo Blu:Sens, despite the will of Xacobeo and the player to remain in the top league. CAI Zaragoza will test Hettsheimeir to test his rehabilitation.
SOURCE: Caístas
Daryl Morey, General Manager of Houston Rockets, would like to add Spanish guard Sergio Llull next season. Morey considers Llull, currently playing for Real Madrid, a combo guard with NBA level. 22-year-old player was selected in 2009 NBA draft by Houston Rockets in second round, and his contract with Real Madrid expires in 2011.
SOURCE: The Dream Shake
Croatian team Kastela decided to fire head coach Predrag Kruscic due to the bad results. Kastela is currently at the bottom of the Croatian A1 with just 3 victories in 14 victories, tied in the last position with Sibenik. Kruscic has been Kastela coach since 2008-09 season.
SOURCE: Kosarka
Australian center Chris Anstey retires from basketball. One of the best players in his home country history was playing since 2005 for NBL team Melbourne Tigers, but is especially known due to his three seasons in the NBA, two in Dallas Mavericks and one in Chicago Bulls. 35-year-old center also played in Russia (Ural Great and Unics Kazan) for three years.
SOURCE: Gaze Hoops
Houston Rockets have officialy signed forward Garrett Temple for a 10-day contract, as expected. That decision means too that Will Conroy won't see his contract extended, and has been re-acquired by his D-League franchise, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, to fill the void left by Temple. Vipers also signed guard Russell Carter, who started the season with Austin Toros.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Veteran coach Mete Babaoglu is the new Mersin Buyuksehir coach. Babaoglu was hired by the Turkish team after Ahmet Kandemir's resignation. Babaoglu has a huge experience in Turkish league, training since 1982 teams like Tofas, Oyak Renault, Karsiyaka and Banvit.
SOURCE: Mersin Buyuksehir
Despite of Trikala 2000 huge financial problems, Greek team will sign American forward David Young tomorrow. Young will be the replacement of Kasib Powell, who left the team because of delays in the payment of his salary. Young is expected to play next weekend with his new team.
Shocking news from Kaunas: Head coach Ramunas Butautas was asked to resign by Zalgiris owner Vladimir Romanov, along with sporting director Algirdas Brazys, due to the bad results in he last weeks. Butautas arrived to Zalgiris just two months ago to replace Gintaras Krapikas, a few days after resigning as BC Donetsk head coach. The temporary Zalgiris head coach will be, for the second time this season, Darius Maskoliunas. Butautas was considering coaching Polish NT days ago.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Rilski Sportist signed American center Rob Preston (last played in Spartak Pleven), and Macedonian guard Jane Petrovski (last played in Ukranian team Gryfony Symferopil).
Cherno More signed Bulgarian forward Hrisimir Dimitrov (also former Spartak Pleven player) and Bosnian center Igor Bakovic (last played in German team ETB Wohnbau)
Mostar released American forward Anthony Brown
SOURCES: Balkan League, Balkan League
German team EnBW Ludwigsburg has decided not to sign Marcus Hall, who was in a try-out, and add to the roster American guard T.J. Thompson until the end of the season. 28-year-old player was a free agent since last January, when left PGE Turow Zgorzelec.
SOURCE: EnBW Ludwigsburg
Lithuanian team Neptunas Klaipeda signed 27-year-old forward Simonas Serapinas. Former Aris Thessaloniki and Zalgiris Kaunas player, among others, started the season in Ukraine with Azovmash Mariupol, but left the team in October.
SOURCE: LKL
Nikita Zagday, who represents the interests of CSKA player Dimitry Sokolov, and Unics Kazan player Kresimir Loncar, has slammed the information about a possible trade between both Russian teams, including also Pops Mensah-Bonsu. Either way, Zagday also admited CSKA is interested in the Croatian center.
SOURCE: Championat
Despite the rumours coming from Israel, Ukrainian Basketball Federation is not interested in hiring Guy Goodes as the National Team coach, according to members of the same Federation. The final decision about the new coach will be held at the end of this month.
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
More movements in Dnipro-AZOT. After recently releasing Dmitry Soft and Igor Krivstov, the Ukranian team announced that center Alexander Alekseenko and guard Saulius Kazevicius are no longer members of the team, and have recieved the status of free agents.
SOURCE: Dnipro-AZOT
Serbian team Hemofarm want to sign American guard Marque Perry to replace Miljan Pavkovic, out for the rest of the season due to mononucleosis. Perry is currently a free agent after his former team, BC Donetsk, was disbanded. Last season, he played in Russia for Triumph Lyubertsy.
SOURCE: Sportal
Turkish team Mersin Buyuksehir will have to find a new head coach after the resignation of Ahmet Kandemir, who left the team after not reaching the desired level in the TBL. Mersin is currently at the bottom of the Turkish league table with a 4-14 balance.
SOURCE: Mersin Bukuysehir
Hapoel Jerusalem coach, Guy Goodes, has recieved an offer to guide the Ukrainian National Team. Goodes is deciding whether to accept and will answer in the next days. Ukraine will try to qualify for the 2011 European Championship this summer in the Preliminary Round against Bosnia, Macedonia, United Kingdom and Hungary.
SOURCE: Walla! Sports
Houston Rockets will call up Garrett Temple, currently playing in D-League team Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Temple will be signed to a 10-day contract, and will help to fill the void Trevor Ariza and Kyle Lowry injuries left in Rockets roster. To make room for Temple, Rockets will send back Will Conroy to the D-League, not extending his 10-day contract.
SOURCE: Ridiculous Upside
Panamian guard Ruben Douglas arrives today to Sevilla to start training with Cajasol. Spanish team has signed Douglas for two weeks for a try-out, according to his new coach Joan Plaza, and will extend the relationship depending of his physical condition. Douglas played last season for Valencia and Virtus Roma, and was a free agent since summer.
SOURCE: Baloncesto Sevilla
Italian team Carife Ferrara have signed German forward Sven Schultze for the remainder of the season. Schultze started it with Angelico Biella, but was released after 13th round. Ferrara will be the fourth Italian team Schultze plays for, after Armani Jeans Milano, Snadidero Udine and Biella.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Ramunas Cvirka is the new coach of Lithuanian team Suduva, replacing Ketsutis Juozaitis, who resigned days ago. Cvirka was in Aisciai in 2004-05 season and Panevezys in 2006-07 as a head coach, before working in Ukrainian team Azovmash Mariupol as an assistant. Days ago, Nerijus Zabarauskas was rumoured to be the new Suduva head coach, but finally Cvirka will sit in Marijampole team bench.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
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