Golden State Warriors will call up Reggie Williams and sign him to a 10-day contract. 23-year-old forward is currently averging 26.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists for Sioux Falls Skyforce. Williams will join the Warriors during their Eastern road trip.
SOURCE: Twitter Marcus Thompson
Though Denver Nuggets are still on the run for hiring Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the agent of the Lithuanian center has informed Dallas Mavericks, another interested team in Ilgauskas, that the player will be back to Cleveland Cavaliers as soon as he's elegible. Ilgauskas will have to wait until March 22nd, 30 days after being traded by the Cavs to the Wizards. Ilgauskas was waived by Washington days ago.
SOURCE: ESPN
If Darnell Jackson played one game before being recalled by the Cavs, Danny Green needed two. Rookie forward is back to Cleveland Cavaliers from the affiliated D-League franchise Erie BayHawks. Green was assigned to the BayHawks a few days ago, an averaged 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 4.0 steals in two games played.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Memphis Grizzlies have officially announced that rookie guard Lester Hudson has been assigned to the affiliated D-League franchise, Dakota Wizards. Hudson, acquired months ago after being waived by Boston Celtics, will join Hasheem Thabeet in Wizards after playing 24 games in the NBA this season. This won't be the first D-League experience this season for Hudson, after playing 5 games in Maine Red Claws.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Dragan Labovic and Aris Thessaloniki have reached a deal to terminate the contract of the Serbian center. Former FMP Zeleznik player arrived last summer, and was signed until 2012, but his bad performances caused this ending. The new team for Labovic will be German club Deutsche Bank Skyliners.
SOURCE: Aris BC
Nevezis found quickly a replacement for guard Rolandas Alijevas, who left the team to sign for German squad Phoenix Hagen. Tomas Rakauskas is the new player from Nevezis, and already made his debut against Venstpils in Baltic League. Last year, Rakausksas played for BC Kaunas Triobet.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Lithuanian team Sakalai has signed veteran forward Mindaugas Budzinauskas. 36-year-old forward started the season in Poland, playing for Sportino Inowroclaw. During his long career, Budzinauskas has played in several European leagues, such in Slovenia, Greece, Ukraine or Sweden.
SOURCE: Lietuvos Rytas
BC Khimik decided to change his head coach. Dmytro Bazelevskyi was fired, and replaced by Valentin Voronin
BC Hoverla signed Bielorrusian forward Pavel Ulyanko (coming from Pulsar) and released American forward Darrell Tucker (already signed by Maccabi Rishon-LeZion).
SOURCES: Basket.com.ua, Ukrbasket
The first (and, so far, the last) Estonian to play in the NBA has decided to come out of his retirement. Martin Muursepp is training with Rakvere Tarvas (as advanced one month ago), in his home country. 35-year-old forward retired from active basketball in 2008, after playing for Kalev/Cramo. Muursepp played for Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks between 1996 and 1998.
SOURCE: Championat
Serbian team Hemofarm is close to sign American forward Kyle Hill. 31-year-old player is already discussing his leaving from Spanish team Meridiano Alicante. Hill would be back to the Adriatic League, after playing years ago for Bosna Sarajevo and KK Zadar. Hemofarm is also considering to sell Stefan Markovic.
SOURCE: Sportal
Maccabi Rishon-LeZion signed American forward Darrell Tucker to replace injured player Delron Johnson. Tucker was released from Ukrainian tema Hoverla days ago, and was a free agent. 29-year-old player will fill the spot left by the season-ending knee injury of Johnson.
SOURCE Walla Sports
D-League franchise Reno Bighorns have announced the acquirement of guard Richie Frahm, who will be back to the team after scoring 19.0 per game last season for the Bighorns. Frahm will take the spot left by Dave Noel, who was waived again by Reno after 27 games played.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
After last defeat of Olympia Larisa against Peristeri, head coach Giorgios Kalafatakis offered his resignation, but the Greek's club board refused to take it, and showed him their support. Olympia Larissa is on 13th position in HEBA A1 Division with just 4 victories in 18 games.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Vedran Princ is close to be the next Croat player to be signed by Latvian team Ventspils, after Mateo Kedzo. Princ would like to join Kedzo and coach Silvano Poropat in Latvia. Croatian guard was released by Cibona after a verbal fight with his former coach Velimir Perasovic.
SOURCE: Kosarka.hr
After solving his bureaucratic issues, Vladimir Dasic is already player of Gran Canaria 2014, on loan from Real Madrid. Montenegrin forward has made his debut with his new team against Caja Laboral. Dasic scored 4 points and captured 4 boards.
SOURCE: ACB
Italian LegaDue team Umana Reyer has confirmed American guard Brent Darby as the replacement for Dawan Robinson, who left the team without even playing a minute due to an injury. The new playmaker for Reyer will be Brent Darby, who was a free agent since being released from Limoges days ago. Before his unsuccessful French experience, Darby played in Italy for several teams since 2004.
SOURCE: Reyer
Along with names like Kenny Thomas and Francisco Elson, other players are now under the Portland Trail Blazers radar. The NBA team wants a player to fill the 15th spot of the roster. A top free agent like Zydrunas Ilgauskas is an objective, but also other players like Brian Cook (recently waived by Houston Rockets), Dan Dickau (playing in the D-League) or Jake Voskuhl (also on the Utah Jazz board).
SOURCE: The Oregonian
Serbian team KK Radnicki signed guard Nenad Stefanovic, who played for Metalac Valjevo, averaging 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in Serbian league. 24-year-old player arrived to Metalac coming from Borac Cacak, and also played for FMP Zeleznik and OKK Belgrade.
SOURCE: Kosarka.hr
One of the top prospects of the Adriatic League, Stafan Markovic, could be transferred by hus current team, Hemofarm. 21-year-old Serbian guard will be a free agent this summer after expiring his contract with his current team, and Hemofarm is considering to accept an offer for him to earn some money from the transfer.
SOURCE: Sportal
Chicago Bulls are thinking about re-acquiring forward Chris Richard to strengthen their frontcourt. Richard, now back to Tulsa 66ers, was waived after the last trades, but coach Vinny Del Negro wants him back. Bulls could also waive a player to make room for Richard. Lindsey Hunter (close to retirement) and Jerome James are likely to leave the team.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
American forward Julius Johnson will replace Trey Johnson, who was released a couple of weeks ago, in Gravelines Dunkerque. The French team will sign former Zadar player to remain between the top teams in the LNB. Johnson started the season in Ukraine, playing for Azovmash Mariupol.
SOURCE: Le Figaro
Center Tony Battie could be waived by the Nets before next Monday. 34-year-old player, who was acquired last summer from Orlando Magic, is not enjoying playing time in the worst NBA team rotation. Battie was expected to be waived in case of not being traded before February 18th deadline, along with Bobby Simmons.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
Lithuanian forward Linas Kleiza, who is currently playing for Greek team Olympiakos, is considering going back to the NBA next season. Kleiza, who signed for Olympiakos after finishing his contract with the Nuggets, can opt out of his contract in mid-July if he wants to leave.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
Dutch center Francisco Elson, recently acquired by Philadelphia Sixers from Milwaukee Bucks, is set to have his contract bought out soon. Teams like Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz would be interested in sign 34-year-old player to add bench depth in the post-season.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
Los Angeles D-Fenders will be the third D-League franchise forward Rodney Webb plays for this season. After starting the season with Bakersfield Jam before being waived, and play three games for Tulsa 66ers, Webb was acquired by the D-Fenders. Californian team also waived forward Keith Clark due to an injury.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Ukrainian team BC Budivelnik wants to sign Lithuanian guard Tomas Delininkaitis, recently released from Spanish team CB Murcia. 27-year-old player spent last season playing for Budivelnik, his second team in Ukrainian Super League after Azovmash Mariupol, and would finish the season in his former team.
SOURCE: Lietuvos Rytas
Diego Guaita, recently released from Cáceres 2016, is back to his come country. Argentinian team Olímpico de La Banda is close to sign 27-year-old center. Guaita was waived from Spanish LEB Oro club due to his bad performances and his bad attitude for the team.
SOURCE: El Periódico de Extremadura
Though Vladimir Dasic could be officially loaned to Gran Canaria 2014 soon from Real Madrid, the operation is not closed at all. Gran Canaria coach Pedro Martínez hopes to have Dasic for next Sunday game against Caja Laboral, but some bureaucratic issues could delay the deal until next week.
SOURCE: Qué!
Suduva signed forward Nerijus Varnelis, who recently left Czech team Novy Jicin, and released forward Matas Niparavicius.
Juventus signed veteran forward Virginijus Praskevicius, who played last season for Siauliai.
Siauliai signed Latvian forward Maris Gulbis, coming from Zemgale, and center Ignas Ramasauskas from the youth team.
Rudupis signed officially Gediminas Orelikas, who left Siauliai days ago, and Marius Kasiulevicius, who finally won't play for Techasas
SOURCES: Lithuanian Basketball, Krepsinis, Krepsinis
Last game in the Baltic league between Latvian teams Valmiera and VEF Riga (70-84 for Riga) met two players in a different situation. For VEF Riga, Taj McCullough played with a guarantee contract for the rest of the season after a succesful try-out with current Latvian champions. For Valmiera, former Fort Lewis college player Tim Crowell debuted with the team, and will try to have same McCullough luck, and pass the try-out.
SOURCES: Valmiera24, TV Net
A great game with Erie BayHawks against Dakota Wizards (34 points, 12 rebouds, 2 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal) was enough for Darnell Williams. Cleveland Cavaliers have recalled Williams from the D-League affiliated franchise after assigning the forward to the BayHawks yesterday, along with Danny Green.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Portland Trail Blazers wants a big man to help team frontcourt from the bench, and Kenny Thomas could be the most interesting player in the market. Veteran forward, recently waived by Sacramento Kings, is the main candidate for the 15th spot in Blazers rotation, and the deal could be close even this weekend.
SOURCE: The Oregonian
Ivan Tomas will join his younger brother Marko in Cibona, after agreeing to play for Croatian team. 28-year-old guard already played for Cibona in the youth team and in 2006-07 season for the first team. Last season, Tomas played for Lokomotiv Rostov in Russia, and Krka Novo Mesto in Slovenia, and have just recovered of a serious injury. Tomas will play without earning any money from the club to replace Vedran Princ.
SOURCE: Sportal
Shaun Livingston will have a new chance in the NBA. 24-year-old guard was signed by Washington Wizards for a 10-day contract. Livingston was a free agent since being waived by Oklahoma City Thunder this season. Last year, after recovering from a season-ending knee injury, played for Tulsa 66ers, in the D-League.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
One of the best players in the D-League, Carlos Powell, left his team Albuquerque Thunderbirds to play in China for Liaoning Dinousaurs. American forward was averaging 22.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in D-League this season. Powell is back to Asia after playing last season in South Korea.
SOURCE: Twitter Jonathan Givony
Spanish team Caja Laboral have signed Vladimir Golubovic for a monthly contract. Slovenian center recently left his former club, Union Olimpija. 23-year-old player averaged 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in Euroleague this season, and will help Caja Laboral to replace injured center Tiago Splitter.
SOURCE: ACB
LegaDue squad Paul Mitchell Pavia have added Dominican-Italian guard Óscar Gugliotta for a try-out with the Italian team. 27-year-old player spent last season in Scafati, and played for teams like Virtus Bologna, Orlandina or Soresina. Gugliotta will try Pavia to help relegation.
SOURCE: LegaDue Basket
Lithuanian guard Rolandas Alijevas left Nevezis after a few weeks with the team since being signed. German squad Phoenix Hagen will be his new destiny. Alijevas played 5 games in Baltic League with Nevezis, averaging 13.2 points and 4.6 assists. 25-year-old player started this season in Olympia Larissa.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Caja Laboral won't extend Taquan Dean temporary contract, so the American guard will become a free agent. Dean was signed to play just in Euroleague after being released from Unicaja, and played 3 games with Baskonia team, averaging 0.7 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.2 minutes per game.
SOURCE: Diario Vasco
American center Matthew Kiefer, recently released from CAI Zaragoza, was signed by another Spanish LEB Oro team, Servindustria Tarragona 2017. This is the second signing in the last days for Catalan squad, after inking guard Terrence Oglesby. Tarragona also recovered forward Lluís Jacas, who was loaned to CB Vila-seca in EBA league.
SOURCE: CB Tarragona
Tanzanian center Hasheem Thabeet is officially assigned to D-League franchise Dakota Wizards, as Memphis Grizzlies, his current team, have announced. Thabeet will try to improve his game, that have brought him to average just 2.5 points and 2.9 rebounds this season. Lester Hudson is expected to join Thabeet in Dakota Wizards soon.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
German team Walter Tigers Tübingen have announced the signing of guard Johannes Herber. Former Germany national team player will be back to basketball after serious injury in his cruciate ligament in 2007. 27-year-old player is expected to join the team in two or three weeks.
SOURCE: Walter Tigers
Montenegrin center Savo Djikanovic has left Trikala 2000 due to the huge financial problems of the Greek squad. Also forward Vassilis Simtsak threatened to leave the team, but was convinced not to. To replace Djikanovic, Trikala has signed Greek center Dimitris Marmarinos, a free agent since finishing last season in Lega A team Caserta.
SOURCES: Basketnet, Basketnet
Forward Chris Richard was re-acquired by D-League franchise Tulsa 66ers, after his brief stint with Chicago Bulls. The NBA team called up Richard from D-League for a 10-day contract, then extended, but finally waived him after the trades of John Salmons and Tyrus Thomas. Richard is back to the franchise that acquired him a month ago.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
After a successful try-out with Vanoli Cremona, Alessandro Bencaster earned to be signed for the rest of the season by the Lega A squad. Last team Bencaster played for was Pavia, in LegaDue. This is the second signing of Cremona after hiring new coach Attilio Caja. Marko Milic was the first one.
SOURCE: Gruppo Triboldi Basket
Memphis Grizzlies are planning to assign center Hasheem Thabeet and guard Lester Hudson to the affiliated D-League franchise Dakota Wizards. If confirmed, Thabeet will become the highest drafted player to play in the D-League (second overal pick in 2009), being a contender for the inglorious honor of being one of the greatest draft busts in NBA history.
SOURCE: Ridiculous Upside
AUSTIN: Acquired guard Dominique Coleman (who has played this season for Belgian team Dexia Mons-Hainaut, Italian team Angelico Biella, and Maine Red Claws)
SIOUX FALLS: Traded forward Michael Joiner to Austin Toros in exchange of forward Justin Bowen.
ERIE: Re-acquired forward Kyle Goldcamp (recently waived BayHawks due to an injury) and waived recently signed guard Tychicus "Tyc" Snow.
SOURCES: Our Sports Central, Our Sports Central
Spanish LEB Oro team CAI Zaragoza and American center Matthew Kiefer have agreed to terminate the player's contract, who's now a free agent. Kiefer played last season for CB Vic, also in LEB Oro, and signed last summer for CAI. 26-year-old player averaged 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds in 10 games.
SOURCE: Basket Zaragoza
Serbian guard Igor Rakocevic doesn't want to go to Unicaja. In his official Twitter, Rakocevic has denied categorically the rumors saying he will go loaned from Efes Pilsen to Spanish team. 31-year-old player had several bad experiences with Unicaja fans in his stint in Spain, and has Caja Laboral as his prefered team if he ever comes back to ACB league.
SOURCE: Twitter Igor Rakocevic
Japanese team Hamamatsu Phoenix signed English forward Dzaflo "Flo" Larkai, who recently left Everton Tigers in the British league. 28-year-old player already made his debut with the Japanese squad in the Japanese Basketball League, scoring 18 points against Saitama Broncos.
SOURCE: BJ Phoenix
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