James Jones was waived weeks ago by the Miami Heat, but will be back to his former team since 2008. The 29-year-old forward has agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with the Heat, turning down larger offers from other teams like the San Antonio Spurs. Jones averaged 4.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game last season.
SOURCE: Miami Herald
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Dominic Calegari is the new acquisition of Anwil Wloclawek. The Polish team has signed the American forward was signed to a one-year contract by the Polish team, though Anwil could terminate his contract on September if the club decides so. Calegari has played during the last four seasons for the University of California-Davis, averaging 16.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Pomorska
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Sofoklis Schortsanitis is back to Greece after playing the last NBA Summer League with the Los Angeles Clippers. The 25-year-old center wants to play in the NBA next season, but Panathinaikos is interested in signing him if the Clippers, the team that owns his rights in the NBA, doesn't make an offer for Schortsanitis, who played during the last five seasons for Olympiakos.
SOURCE: Prasina Nea
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After finishing last season in CB Murcia, Amara Sy is back to France. The 28-year-old forward has signed a two-year contract with Orleans. Sy played last year for the D-League team Bakersfield Jam before joining CB Murcia on January, averaging 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the last ACB league.
SOURCE: Entente Orléanaise
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Finally, the agreement between Panathinaikos and Romain Sato has arrived. The Greek team has reached to a three-year, $7 million deal with the 29-year-old Central African forward. The last MVP of the Lega A arrives to Panathinaikos after four seasons in Montepaschi Siena.
SOURCE: Prasina Nea
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Spartak St. Petersburg is interested in landing Yuval Naimy for the next season. The 24-year-old guard is playing since 2008 for Hapoel Jerusalem, and averaged 11.0 points and 4.1 rebounds last season in the Israeli Super League. Hapoel is considering Gal Mekel, who has played during the last two seasons for Galil Gilboa loaned by Maccabi Tel Aviv, as a candidate to replace him.
SOURCE: One
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Luka Zoric could land in Hapoel Jerusalem next season. The Israeli team is in talks with the 25-year-old Croatian center, who averaged 14.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in the last Adriatic League with KK Zagreb. Zoric would be signed to a two-year contract by Hapoel, though the Israeli club would have to negotiate a transfer with KK Zagreb. The player is still under contract with the Croatian team.
SOURCE: One
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Igokea could be close to hire Sasa Obradovic as the new head coach of the Bosnian team, which will participate next season in the Adriatic League. The 41-year-old Serbian coach, who would replace Drago Karalic, started last season in Turow Zgorzelec, before being released months later
SOURCE: Mondo
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Another name for the long list of candidates to land in Maccabi Tel Aviv next season. The Israeli team is currently in talks with Randolph Morris, though no agreement is expected soon. The 24-year-old center has played during the last two seasons for the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in the last one.
SOURCE: One
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Lottomatica Roma is looking for an experienced guard for the next season. The Italian club was interested in Gary Neal, but the deal with the former player of Benetton Treviso and Unicaja is almost impossible, and Lottomatica is considering another difficult option: Charles Smith. The 34-year-old American guard is a free agent after being released by Efes Pilsen days ago.
SOURCE: Il Tempo
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Virtus Bologna has showed interest to land Gerald Fitch next season, according to the Italian media. The 27-year-old American guard played last season for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, averaging 17.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. The Spanish team signed Fitch last season to a two-year contract, so Virtus would have to negociate with Fuenlabrada to sign Fitch, with experience in Italy after playing for Pallacanestro Cantù in the 2007-08 season. Another target for Virtus Bologna is Giuseppe Poeta. The 24-year-old guard, recently in Banca Tercas Teramo, is also on the radar of several Italian and Spanish teams.
SOURCES: Corriere dello Sport (.pdf), Il Tempo (.pdf)
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Pablo Aguilar won't play next season for Real Madrid, despite the Spanish club exercised the option to bring him back from CB Granada days ago. The 21-year-old forward doesn't want to be sent out on loan again, and could be traded to another Spanish club. Unicaja, Caja Laboral, Cajasol and Asefa Estudiantes (Aguilar could be included in a trade operation for Carlos Suárez, on the radar of Real Madrid) are interested in landing Aguilar next season.
SOURCE: El Desmarque de Málaga
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Unicaja is pushing hard to bring back Thomas Kelati, who played for the Spanish team during the 2008-09 season. The 27-year-old American-Polish, on the radar of several European teams, guard has already a two-year offer from Unicaja. The Spanish club is also waiting to know how much time Juan Dixon will be sanctioned due to test positive in an anti-doping test to sign him. On the other hand, Unicaja has also received proposals to sign several guards, like Uros Tripkovic (DKV Joventut), Gerald Green (Lokomotiv Kuban), Lynn Greer (Fenerbahce) or Gary Neal (who finished last season in Unicaja)
SOURCES: Sur, Sur, La Opinión de Málaga, Málaga Hoy
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More players on the radar of Aris Thessaloniki. The Greek club is also interested in Julian Sensley for the next season. The 27-year-old American-German forward finished last season in the D-League for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, averaging 11.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Both parts are already in talks.
SOURCE: Sport24
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Real Madrid and Axel Hervelle have reached to an agreement to terminate the contract of the 27-year-old Belgican forward, which expiring in 2011. Hervelle will return, as expected, to Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, where he was playing on loan since last January. Hervelle averaged 7.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the last ACB league.
SOURCE: El Correo
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Finally, Stephon Marbury won't play in the Israeli Super League. The 33-year-old American guard turned down the offer to play for Hapoel Jerusalem next season. Marbury, a former NBA All-Star, played last season in China for Shanxi, averaging 22.9 points and 9.5 assists per game.
SOURCE: New York Post
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As expected, Devin Smith is back to Turkey. The 29-year-old forward was signed by Besiktas for the next season. Smith, who played for Fenerbahce during the 2008-09 season, arrives to Besiktas after playing last season for Panellinios, averaging 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in the Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: Fanatik
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Nikos Pappas, one of the best Greek prospects, is close to stay one more season in Kolossos Rhodes. Bizkaia Bilbao Basket is in talks to extend the loan of the 19-year-old guard, who averaged 7.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in the last Greek A1 league. Pappas is a candidate to play with the Greek national team in the next World Championship. On the other hand, Kolossos could also release the American forward Lance Harris after the signing of Pat Calathes.
SOURCE: Superbasket
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Tim Bowers could be close to leave Pepsi Caserta, with Scavolini Pesaro now very interested in the 27-year-old American guard. His team last season is tracking the market for a possible replacement, and has already two targets: Kenny Hasbrouck (who finished last season in the Miami Heat) and Aubrey Coleman (from the University of Houston)
SOURCE: Corriere dello Sport
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Aris continues looking for new acquisitions. Another target of the Greek team is Giannis Kalambokis. The 31-year-old guard, who has played for Panionios during the last three seasons, averaged 11.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the last Greek A1 league, and could agree to play for Aris Thessaloniki in the next days.
SOURCE: Basketnet
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Maccabi Rishon LeZion has made a new acquisition for the next season. The Israeli club has signed Jason Thomas. The 25-year-old American guard arrives to his new team after playing last season for Ironi Ramat Gan, averaging 5.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in the last Israeli Super League.
SOURCE: Walla Sport
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Brad Miller will move to the Houston Rockets next season. The 34-year-old center and the NBA franchise have reached to a three-year, $15 agreement. Miller arrives to Houston after playing for the Chicago Bulls during the last season and a half, averaging 8.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in the last one.
SOURCE: Twitter Marc J. Stein
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Thomas Kelati has another team interested in signing him for the next season. The 27-year-old American guard is a free agent after his contract with Power Electronics Valencia, is now on the radar of Olympiakos. The Greek team was close to sign Kelati last season, but some issues during the physical test aborted the deal.
SOURCE: Red Planet
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Scavolini Pesaro has signed Guillermo Díaz to a one-year contract. The 25-year-old Puerto Rican guard is back to Italy after ending last season in his country for the Capitanes de Arecibo. Previously, Díaz played for Angelico Biella from January to April, averaging 7.7 points and 2.0 assists per game in just three games.
SOURCE: Lega Basket
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Despite the reports of the Italian media about an agreement between Panathinaikos and Romain Sato, the Greek club has slammed out any deal signed with the 29-year-old Central African forward, though admitted an offer for him. Sato, a free agent after his contract with Montepaschi Siena expired, was reported to have agreed to a three-year, $7.5 million deal with Panathianikos.
SOURCE: Prasina Nea
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Romain Sato will finally play for Panathinaikos, according to the Italian media. The 29-year old Central African forward, in Montepaschi Siena since 2006, has reached to a three-year, $7.5 million agreement with the Greek club, despite the offers from Real Madrid and Olympiakos. The current MVP of the Lega averaged 14.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game last season.
SOURCE: Corriere di Siena
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Unicaja and ViveMenorca have reached to an agreement for Miki Servera. The 18-year-old guard will play next season on loan for the recently promoted team. Servera played last season for the affiliated team of Unicaja, Clinicas Rincón, averaging 5.8points and 1.8 rebounds per game in the LEB Oro
SOURCE: Última Hora
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Jamont Gordon was reported to be close to reach to an agreement to play for CSKA Moscow, but another important European club could try to interfere. Olympiakos is also interested in landing the 23-year-old American guard, who averaged 14.4 points and 4.6 assists per game in the last Adriatic League for Cibona.
SOURCE: Red Planet
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The agent of Esteban Batista admitted to be in talks with Caja Laboral and other European teams, and confirmed that the 26-year-old Uruguayan center won't be back to Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, his team last season, despite being under contract until 2012. Caja Laboral would be willing to offer the 31-year-old Argentinian forward Walter Herrmann (former player of Fuenlabrada) in exchange of Batista, who averaged 14.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game last season. Unicaja, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Galatasaray are also reported to be interested in Batista.
SOURCE: Noticias de Álava
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Joel Anthony will continue playing for the Miami Heat. The 27-year-old Canadian center was re-signed by the NBA franchise to a five-year, $18 million contract. Anthony has played during his entire career as a professional, since 2007, for the Heat, averaging 2.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game last season.
SOURCE: Miami Herald
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Adam Wojcik could move to the Polish 2Liga next season. The veteran 40-year-old forward, former captain of the national team, could decide to move to WKK Wroclaw. Wojcik played last season for Turow Zgorzelec, averaging 6.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in the last PLK.
SOURCES: Gazeta Wroclaw, Sports.pl
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The future of Jordi Trias could be far from Regal Barcelona. The Spanish team has told the 29-year-old forward to find a new team despite having contract to another year. Trias, in the club since 2004, will be finally the sacrificed player after the arrival of Kosta Perovic to Regal Barcelona, after averaging 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per gamein the last ACB league.
SOURCE: El Punt
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Besides the announcement of thearrival of Tautvydas Lydeka, Scavolini Pesaro also signed Andrea Bartolucci to a one-year contract. The 25-year-old forward arrives to Pesaro after playing since 2008 for Basket Frossombone, where he averaged 12.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in the last Serie B league.
SOURCE: Scavolini Grupo Spar
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Gerald Green is playing in the NBA Summer League for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 24-year-old American forward played for the first time in Europe last season, averaging 16.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the last Russian Super League for Lokomotiv Kuban. Green is trying to play again in the NBA, though his agent admitted that he has been in talks with several Spanish teams.
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle
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The Miami Heat have signed Dexter Pittman, selected with the 32nd overall pick in the last NBA draft. The 22-year-old center arrives to the Heat after playing during the last four seasons for the University of Texas, averaging 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Associated Press
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Justin Gray could continue his career in Greece. Kavala is in advanced talks to sign the 26-year-old American guard, who played last season in Poland for Turow Zgorzelec, averaging 14.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in the PLK. Gray arrived to Turow last summer from the Czech champion, CEZ Nymburck
SOURCE: Superbasket
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K'Zell Wesson will play for the third Turkish team in three years. The 33-year-old American forward has reached to an agreement to play next season for Turk Telekom. Wesson averaged 12.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in the last TBL for Pinar Karsiyaka, where he landed last summer from Besiktas.
SOURCE: Turkbasket
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Mitteldeutscher BC has announced that three players won't continue in the German team next season. The 23-year-old American forward Ivan Elliott, the 24-year old Georgian guard Giorgi Gamqrelidze and the 23-year-old German-Russian forward Nikita Khartchenkov were released, and became free agents.
SOURCE: Mitteldeutsche BC
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Mike Green is the new target of Bennet Cantù, and could land in the Italian team soon. The American 25-year-old guard, currently playing in the NBA Summer League for the Philadelphia 76ers, averaged last season 13.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the Belgian league for Belgacom Liège, where he arrived last summer from Antalya.
SOURCE: Corriere di Como
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Zalgiris Kaunas has announced the signing to a two-year contract (with an optional third year) of Omar Samhan. The 22-year-old American center will start his professional career in the Lithuanian team, after playing during the last four seasons for the University of Saint Mary's, averaging 21.3 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in his senior year. Zalgiris also confirmed the extension to another year of the American forward Travis Watson.
SOURCE: Zalgiris
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Rodney Green will start his professional career in Israel. Galil Gilboa has signed the 22-year-old guard for the next season. Green arrives to the champion of the last Israeli Super League from the University of La Salle, averaging 18.5 points and 5.1 assists per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Sport5
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Ronnie Brewer will continue his career in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA franchise has agreed to a three-year, $12.5 million agreement with the 25-year-old guard, who finished last season in the Memphis Grizzlies after a trade from the Utah Jazz. Brewer, who has also an offer from the Boston Celtics, averaged 8.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game last season.
SOURCE: Twitter Sam Smith
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A new player for the New Yorker Phantoms. The German team has announced the signing to a three-year contract of nick Shneiders. The German 25-year-old center is back to his country after playing during the last four seasons in the University of Southern California, averaging 12.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Schoenen Dunk
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As expected, the Ian Vougioukas and Kostas Kaimakoglou are new players of Panathiniakos, as the Greek club has announced. The 25-year-old center Vougioukas arrives to Panathinaikos after playing last season for Panellinios (loaned by Olympiakos), while the 27-year-old forward Kaimakoglou was in Maroussi BC since 2004.
SOURCE: Pao BC
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According to the Turkish media, Antwain Barbour is back to Erdemirspor. The 28-year-old American forward played for the Turkish team during the second half of the 2008-09 season, before moving to Lagun Aro GBC, where Barbour averaged 12.9 points and 4.3 rebounds in thet last ACB league.
SOURCE: Salsa Basket
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Krasnye Krylia has announced the signing of Artem Kuzyakin. The 30-year-old guard arrives to the Russian team after averaging 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game for Unics Kazan last season. Krasnye Krylia also extended the contract of the American guard J.R. Bremer and the center Sergey Karaulov.
SOURCES: BC Krasnye Krylia, BC Krasnye Krylia
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The coach of the Spanish national team, Sergio Scariolo, admitted to a Greek website that Rudy Fernández wants to leave the NBA and play in Europe next season, despite the interest of several American teams like the New York Knicks. The 25-year-old Spanish guard is unhappy in the Portland Trail Blazers, and is considering several offers from Spanish and Greek teams to go back to the European basketball. According to Scariolo, Panathinaikos would have similar chances as Real Madrid or Regal Barcelona to sign Fernández, who has also a list of five NBA teams (Knicks, Nets, Bulls, Heat and Celtics) where he would like to be traded.
SOURCE: Prasina Nea, Prasina Nea, Twitter Frank Isola
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Maksym Shtein is the first acquisition of Bremerhaven for the next season. The German team has signed the 30-year-old Ukrainian-German center to a one-year contract. Shtein arrives to his new team after playing since 2008 for TBB Trier, averaging 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in the last BBL.
SOURCE: Sport1
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To bring back Milt Palacio is one of the main targets of Kavala for the next season. The 32-year-old American-Belizean guard played last season for the Greek team, before moving to Caja Laboral to help the Spanish club to win the ACB league. Kavala is trying to convince Palacio, now a free agent, to play again next season in Greece.
SOURCE: Basketnet
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Sharon Drucker, new head coach of Aris Thessaloniki, is in Las Vegas attending the NBA Summer League, tracking new players for the next season. One of the candidates to join the Greek club could be Curtis Jerrells, currently playing in the Summer League for the San Antonio Spurs, where he finished last season from the D-League team Austin Toros.
SOURCE: Sport24
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