Trotamundos de Carabobo have signed Julius Hodge. The 26-year-old American guard, who arrived from Melbourne Tigers, in the Australian NBL, will replace the recently waived player Martin Osimani. Hodge played in the NBA between 2005 and 2007 in the Denver Nuggets and the Milwaukee Bucks, and in Italy before moving to Australia.
SOURCE: El Carabobeño
After less than two months playing for VEF Riga, Craig Bradshaw has left the Latvian team due to an leg injury. The 26-year-old New Zealander center arrived to Riga last April from the Gold Coast Blaze, in Australia. Bradsaw averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 4 games in the Latvian league.
SOURCE: TV Net
As expected, Milt Palacio will be officially the new player of Caja Laboral tomorrow, but Kavala hasn't given up on the American guard. The Greek team want Palacio and Taquan Dean, who also finished the season in Kavala, to be back to the roster the next season. Both guards helped Kavala to avoid relegation and continue in the A1 for another year.
SOURCE: Superbasket
Entente Orleanaise has announced that Laurent Sciarra won't continue playing for the French team next season. The 36-year-old guard, who arrived to Orleans in 2008 from Dijon, is averaging this season 4.2 points and 4.2 assists in 20.0 minutes per game. Orleans will play for the title in the LNB playoffs, currently placed in the 6th position.
SOURCE: Entente Orleanaise
The arrival of Milt Palacio to Caja Laboral is getting closer. The American-Belizean guard, who has played this season for Kavala, is expected to land tonight in Vitoria, where he will sign his contract with the Spanish team to replace Sean Singletary. Palacio will play for Caja Laboral for the rest of the season.
SOURCE: El Correo
The Italian LegaDue team Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia has signed two new player to strenghten the team for the promotion playoffs. The Argentinian guard Matías Ibarra, who was playing in the Spanish LEB Oro with UB La Palma, and the Lithuanian forward Aurimas Kieza, from the Cypriot team Keravnos, will play in Reggio Emilia for the rest of the season.
SOURCE: L'Informazione de Reggio Emilia
The Toros de Aragua have signed former NBA player Randy Holcomb. The 30-year-old American forward, who started the season in the Spanish LEB Oro team Cáceres 2016, will play for the Venezuelan team for the rest of the season to replace Ernest Brown. Holcomb played with the Chicago Bulls in the 2005-06 season, averaging 0.5 points and 0.3 rebounds in 4 games.
SOURCE: El Aragueño
Geoff Petrie, GM of the Sacramento Kings, and a representative of the Los Angeles Lakers attended the last game of Benetton Treviso to scout Donatas Motiejunas. The young Lithuanian prospect, who will be elegible in the next NBA draft, posted 12 points and 7 rebounds in 23 minutes. Motiejunas is projected as a possible lottery pick, and could part ways with Benetton to leave to the NBA next season.
SOURCE: Lithuania Basketball
Vinny Del Negro could have coached his last games with the Chicago Bulls against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The head coach, currently in his second season with the Bulls, would be replaced by the franchise this summer. The last confrontation between Del Negro and the GM John Paxson could be an imporant reason for the future departure of the coach.
SOURCE: Chicago Sun Times
Shamonnd Williams is no longer player of CB Murcia. The Spanish team has agreed to part ways with the American-Georgian guard, who is now a free agent. Williams arrived last February to Murcia, averaging 6.2 points and 2.5 assists in 11 games. His new team could be Montepaschi Siena.
SOURCE: CB Murcia
Caja Laboral could land Milt Palacio at the start of next week, according to the 32-year-old American-Belizean guard, who admitted there are advanced talks to sign him. The Spanish team would sign Palacio for the rest of the season to replace Sean Singletary, who would be waived. The former Suns player is averaging 2.3 points and 1.4 assists in the ACB league this season. Montepaschi Siena was also interested in signing Palacio, according to the former Kavala player.
SOURCE: El Correo
According to his agent, Miroslav Raduljica is closing a deal to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv next season. The interest of the Israeli powerhouse for the 22-year-old Serbian ceneter is not new and Maccabi even tried to sign him months ago when Maciej Lampe left the team. In the last Adriatic league, Raduljica averaged 13.7 points and 6.4 rebounds for his current team, FMP Zeleznik.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
The future of Michael Beasley is not clear. Despite having a contract with the Miami Heat, his current team is willing to trade him this summer. The Washington Wizards could be one of the teams that would make an offer for the 21-year-old forward. Beasley, born in Washington D.C., has averaged this season 14.8 points and 6.4 rebounds.
SOURCE: Washington Post
Vule Avdalovic isn't too sure about staying in Meridiano Alicante next season. The Serbian guard, who arrived last summer to Alicante after four years in Valencia, hasn't start to talk with the club about the extension of his expiring contract. Avdalovic is averaging 7.2 points and 2.9 assists in 22 minutes per game.
SOURCE: La Verdad de Alicante
After a troubled week, Nick Nurse has finally decided to stay as the head coach of the Iowa Energy. The British coach first left the D-League franchise to become an assistant to Greg McDermott in the Iowa State college, but McDermott decided to move to Creighton. Iowa State appointed Fred Hoiberg as the new head coach of the Cyclones, which closed the doors to Nurse, who will in charge of the Energy the next season.
SOURCE: Des Moines Register
Caja Laboral could be interested in signing Milt Palacio for the rest of the season. The guard from Belize has just finished the A1 season with Kavala, and would continue his career in the Spanish team if both parts close a deal. Palacio has averaged 10.3 points and 2.6 assists in 16 games played with Kavala this season.
SOURCE: Superbasket
The Gold Coast Blaze have announced the signing of Jason Cadee. The 19-year-old Australian guard was chosen to take part in the last Nike Hoop Summit, in New York, and is considered one of the best young talents of the country. Cadee will make his debut in the NBL when the next season starts.
SOURCE: Gaze Hoops
Caja Laboral is tracking the market to strenghten the team for the next season, and another target could be Matt Nielsen. The 32-year-old Australian forward is on the radar of the ACB team. Nielsen, recently named MVP of the last EuroCup Final Four, is averaging 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds, becoming one of the leaders of Power Electronics Valencia in the last two season.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Cedevita has decided to part ways with Slobodan Subotic due to the bad relationship between the coach and the board of the club. The replacement of Subotic, who was in his first season in the Croatian club, will be Aleksandar Petrovic. The older brother of the late Drazen Petrovic was without a team since leaving Zadar in 2008.
SOURCE: Kosarka
Indios de Mayagüez have signed Maurice Baker. The 30-year-old American guard, who played for the Atléticos de San Germán in 2009, is back to Puerto Rico to replace Dan Langhi, released by the Indios after being signed last month. Baker averaged this season in the D-League 12.2 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Dakota Wizards.
SOURCE: Rumbo al Camerino
Armani Jeans Milano doesn't seem to be as interested to sign Jamie Arnold as reported days ago by the Greek media. The Italian team could have just a limited interest in the American forward, who would arrive from Peristeri. Arnold, who played last year for Virtus Bologna, has averaged this season 14.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in the Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: La Gazzetta dello Sport
After a painful defeat against the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA playoff, the star of the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, could be considering to opt out of his contract and become a free agent. The 31-year-old German forward has played in the Mavs since 1999, when he landed in the NBA.
SOURCE: ESPN
After the signing of the former target Darius Washington by Lottomatica Roma, Canadian Solar Bologna keeps on looking for a guard to replace injured Petteri Koponen. The chosen one could also come from Turkey. The Italian team could have reached a deal with Aaron Jackson to join the team for the rest of the season. The American guard has averaged 15.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game this season with Antalya.
SOURCE: Fanatik Basket
Richard Chaney will land in Puerto Rico next Friday. The 26-year-old forward has played this season for EnBW Ludwigsburg, in Germany, averaging 8.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, where Chaney arrived at the start of the season from Tübingen. His new team will be the Cangrejeros de Santurce.
SOURCE: Victoria 840
Sergio Rodríguez will hold a press conference next Tuesday to announce his future. The Spanish guard, who finished the season with the New York Knicks, could decide to be back to Spain. Teams like Real Madrid and Caja Laboral could be interested in signing the player, through his former team, Asefa Estudiantes, will have the right to match any offer for the 23-year-old guard.
SOURCE: As
The Gaiteros del Zulia have announced the signing of Sekani Francis, a former star in the Lehman college. The American center has also played in Malvin, in Uruguay, and in the ABA league team Jersey Express. Francis will make his debut with his new team next Saturday.
SOURCE: Solodeportes
Another coach fired in the Venezuelan league. The Guaros de Lara have decide to sack Guillermo Vecchio after being defeated by the Gaiteros de Zulia. The Argentinian coach, hired at the start of the season, will be replaced by his assistant, Carlos Gil, who will be the interim head coach. The Guaros are the seventh team to change the head coach this season in the LPB.
SOURCE: El Universal
JA Vichy has decided to part ways with the head coach Jean-Louis Borg, who was in charge of the French team since 2005, after 11 years coaching Hyères-Toulon. The replacement of Borg will be his assistant Jean-Philippe Besson, who will lead the team in the next season.
SOURCE: Basketnews
Chorale Roanne will land Philippe Braud next season if both parts reach a deal, as expected. The 24-year-old guard is now playing for Chalon, averaging 7.9 points and 1.7 assists this season in the LNB. Braud has played during his whole career as a pro in Chalon, since 2003.
SOURCE: Le Progrès
The Houston Rockets are willing to discuss a deal with the Toronto Raptors to land Chris Bosh via sign-and-trade. The Raptors could be interested in receive Jordan Hill in exchange, but could also force the Rockets to foist Hedo Turkoglu and his $43.8 million, 4-year contract to Houston as part of the deal.
SOURCE: ESPN
Galatasaray is already planning the next season after couldn't reach the playoff in the TBL. The Turkish team is planning a new head coach to replace Cem Akdag, and a choice could be Ergin Ataman. The current coach of Efes Pilsen could leave the team due to the failure to reach the Euroleague quarterfinals stage, and the constant problems with the stars of the team, as Igor Rakocevic or Bostjan Nachbar.
SOURCE: Fanatik
Danilo Pinnock is one of the targets of Hapoel Jerusalem from the next season. The 26-year-old American-Panamanian forward is averaging 19.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in Maccabi Netanya, where he landed after playing in Argentina and Puerto Rico. Hapoel will also have to find a replacement for coach Guy Goodes, who won't continue as head coach.
SOURCE: One
More problems for Xacobeo Blu:Sens. The Spanish club, virtually relegated from the ACB league, has decided to take disciplinary actions against the coach Curro Segura, who days ago was confirmed to stay in Xacobeo for the rest of the season. This situation could make both parts decide to part ways even before this weekend.
SOURCE: La Voz de Galicia
Montepaschi Siena, the leader of the Lega regular season, is looking for a point guard to strenghten the team to face the playoff. The current Italian champion has made an offer for Shammond Williams, who arrived to CB Murcia last February, but failed to help his team to avoid the relegation from the ACB league. Montepaschi was also interested in Williams' teammate, Milos Vujanic, but the Serbian guard refused to play in Italy.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Darius Washington won't play for Canadian Solar Bologna, as the first informations reported. The American-Macedonian guard is, as we told yesterday, Lottomatica Roma. The Italian club has signed the
24-year-old player, coming from Galatasaray, for the rest of the season to strenghten the team in the Lega playoff
SOURCE: Il Messagero
The coach of Power Electronics Valencia Neven Spahija could be the main target of Fenerbahce to replace Bogdan Tanjevic, who recently stepped down his head coach duties due to health problems. Spahija is in talks to extend his contract with his current team for two years, but the Turkish team is willing to make a huge offer to hire the 47-year-old Croatian head coach, who recently led Valencia to win the EuroCup.
SOURCE: As
Despite the rumors about the interest of Cajasol to hire Mario Stojic, the Croatian player doesn't want to leave the Spanish team. The 29-year-old forward, who was signed to a 2-year contract last summer, is averaging 10.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in his 8th season in the ACB league, having also played for Real Madrid and Menorca.
SOURCE: La Verdad de Alicante
The current head coach of the Ulsan Mobis, Yoo Jae-Hak, will lead the South Korean National Team in the next Asian Games, in Guangzhou, China. Jae-Hak, who will replace Hur Jae, will coach a national team which is struggling in the last times, since playing the World Championship in 2005. One of his assistants will be the legendary coach Lenny Wilkens.
SOURCE: Korea Times
Nacho Martín, who has spent this season on loan in the Spanish LEB Oro team CAI Zaragoza, wants to play next year in his club, CB Granada, though he admits it's going to be complicated. The 27-year-old forward has averaged 6.1 points and 3 rebounds, helping his team to reach the promotion to the ACB league.
SOURCE: Ideal
Milovan Rakovic, now playing for the Spartak St. Petersburg, in Russia, doesn't forget the NBA. The 25-year-old Serbian center, whose rights are owned by the Orlando Magic, dreams about playing someday in the NBA. Rakovic, who was drafted 60th in the 2007, is averaging 16.3 points and 6.9 rebounds this season in the Russian Super League.
SOURCE: Life Sports
The substitute of the injured forward Marijonas Petravicius in Armani Jeans Milano will be, finally, Jamie Arnold. The 35-year-old American forward has played this season for Peristeri, in Greece, which failed to make the A1 playoffs. It will be the second stint for Arnold, who played for Virtus Bologna in 2008.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Mark Jackson, one of the best point guards in the last two decades in the NBA, will try to fill the vacancy left by Jeff Bower in the bench of the New Orleans Hornets. The 45-year-old former player, now a TV analyst, would have his first experience as a head coach if the Hornets decide to hire him instead of the other candidates.
SOURCE: The Times Picayune
Brad Miller, you will become an unrestricted free agent next summer, is considering several options about where to play next season, including to re-sign with his current team, the Chicago Bulls. But the 34-year-old center has already ruled out one of the options, the New York Knicks, according to the player.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
Bennett Davison is back to Australia. The 34-year-old American center, who played for the Melbourne Tigers in the 1999-2000 season, was signed by the Gold Coast Blaze, after almost a decade playing in Europe, in teams like Virtus Bolognia, Olimpia Milano and Cibona. The last team where Davison played for, though, was the Huracanes de Támpico, in Venezuela, averaging 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in 5 games.
SOURCE: NBL
Jovo Stanojevic will play in the Kuwaiti league after finishing the Turkish season with Kepez Belediyespor. The 32-year-old Serbian center was signed by Al-Kuwait, the last runner-up of the competition. Stanojevic arrived to Kepez last summer, and averaged 17.2 points and 6.6 rebounds, but couldn't avoid the relegation of his team to the TB2L
SOURCE: Beo Basket
Despite the first reports about the arrival of Darius Washington to Canadian Solar Bologna, the future of the American guard is still unclear. Washington, who has just finished the season in Turkey for Galatasaray, has offers from Spain and from Lottomatica Roma, and will have to decide where to play for the rest of the season.
SOURCE: Corriere Dello Sport
Rudy Fernández wants to stay in the NBA, and the Portland Trail Blazers are also willing to keep the Spanish guard at least for the next season. In case Fernández finally decides to go back to Europe, Real Madrid, Regal Barcelona and Caja Laboral are waiting for any movement of the player, who wouldn't demand less than €2.5 million ($3.3 million) per season.
SOURCE: As
The Wollongong Hawks have announced the signing of Oscar Forman. The Australian forward, who also played with the Aussie NT in the last FIBA Oceania Championship, arrives from the New Zealand Breakers, where he was playing since 2006. In the last season, Forman averaged 7.6 points and 2.7 rebounds by game.
SITE: NBL
The Leones de Ponce have decided to release Leon Rodgers after next game on Friday, and signed to replace him Rodney White. Rodgers, who arrived a month ago to the Leones, was averaging 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while White has finished the CBA season with Zhejiang Guangsha Lions, posting 27.5 points and 8.9 rebounds by game.
SOURCE: BSN Puerto Rico
The former NBA player Fred Hoiberg is the new head coach of Iowa State. The Cyclones had to find a new coach after the departure of Greg McDermott, who took over Creighton. Another candidate was the Iowa Energy coach, Nick Nurse, who was already attached as McDermott's assistant, but finally the college has decided to hire Hoiberg, who was working as vice president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports Rivals
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