BC Odessa has officially announced that Vitaly Lebenditsev will take again the reign of the Ukrainian team. The 49-year-old coach parted ways with Odessa a couple of months ago, but has agreed to re-sign with his former team. BC Odessa also considered other candidates like Slobodan Subotic, Stevan Karadzic or Ainars Bagatskis, according to its website.
SOURCE: BC Odessa
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Kosta Charalampidis could be also become soon a new member of Aris Thessaloniki. The veteran 34-year-old guard, born in Thessaloniki, is close to sign with the Greek team after playing last season in Panellinios, averaging 10.6 points and 1.7 assists per game in the last A1 league.
SOURCE: Basketnet
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Slobodan Klipa will be the new head coach of Igokea. The 49-year-old Serbian guard was signed to a one-year contract by the Bosnian team, which will play next season in the Adriatic League. Klipa was without a team since being fired by FMP Zeleznik on December 2008, after a season and a half in the Serbian club, and will replace Drago Karalic.
SOURCE: Sportal.rs
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BC Siauliai has signed Edvinas Ruzgas to a multi-year contract. The Lithuanian 23-year-old guard will start his professional career in his country, after playing during the last two seasons for the Texas Christian University, averaging 10.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Basketnews.lt
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Filip Dylewicz is back to Poland after one season in the Italian Lega A. The 30-year-old forward has signed with Trefl Sopot. Dylewicz, who averaged 6.0 points and 4.6 assists per game for Air Avellino last season, played from 1997 to 2009 (except a brief one-year stint in Znicz Pruszkow) for Asseco Prokom, when the current champion of the Polish league played in the city of Sopot.
SOURCE: Sports.pl
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The agreement between Benetton Treviso and Olympiakos for Nemanja Bjelica could be in danger. According to the Greek media, Caja Laboral is also in talks with the Italian team, which owns the rights of the 22-year-old Serbian forward, who played last season for Red Star. Olympiakos, though, has signed Bjelica to a preliminary agreement.
UPDATE: According to the Spanish website Solobasket, Nemanja Bjelica will finally play next season in Caja Laboral
SOURCE: Basketnet
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The Toronto Raptors have officially announced the signing of Linas Kleiza. The 25-year-old Lithuanian forward reached to a four-year, $20 million agreement with the Raptors, but the deal wasn't official until the Denver Nuggets, his former NBA team, renounced to match the offer for him. Kleiza played last season for Olympiakos, averaging 17.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in the Euroleague.
SOURCE: NBA.com/Raptors
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Partizan is looking for the replacements of the guard Bo McCalebb, signed by Montepaschi Siena, and the center Aleks Maric, who will play for Panathinaikos. The Serbian team is tracking the 23-year-old American guard Sherron Collins, from the University of Kansas, to be the point guard of the team. For the center position, Partizan is considering Oleksiy Pecherov, a free agent after his contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves expired. The 24-year-old Ukrainian center would be also on the radar of Armani Jeans Milano.
SOURCE: Sportske
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Maccabi Tel Aviv has already started to negotiate the signing of Louis Bullock, who is set to leave Real Madrid this summer. The 34-year-old American guard averaged 10.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in the last ACB league. The Israeli team could be also considering Kennedy Winston, from Lottomatica, as a candidate for the shooting guard position.
SOURCES: Sport5, One
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Tyler Wilkerson will start his professional career in Israel. The 22-year-old American forward was signed to a one-year contract by Galil Gilboa, the current champion of the Israeli Super League. Wilkerson arrives to his new team after playing during the last four seasons for the University of Marshall, averaging 14.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Walla Sport
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The Phoenix Suns have officially announced that they have waived Taylor Griffin. The 24-year-old forward arrived to the Suns last season in his first year as a professional, averaging 1.3 points and 0.3 rebounds in just 8 games played. Griffin was also assigned three times to the D-League affiliated of the Suns, the Iowa Energy.
SOURCE: NBA.com/Suns
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As expected, Real Madrid has officially announced the signing to a two-year contract of D'Or Fischer, which was worth at $2.2 million. The 28-year-old American center arrives to the ACB league after playing since 2008 for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Fischer averaged 8.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the last Euroleague.
SOURCE: Real Madrid
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Just a few days after being released by Oldenburg, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje has found a new team. The 32-year-old Cameroonian center was signed to a one-year contract by the Artland Dragons, as the German team has officially announced. Boumtje-Boumtje averaged 6.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for Oldenburg in the last BBL.
SOURCE: Beko BBL
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Two members of the last year's Real Madrid squad are on the radar of Maccabi Tel Aviv. According to the Israeli media, Maccabi is interested in the 34-year-old American guard Louis Bullock and the 32-year-old American-Russian guard Travis Hansen. Among with Jaycee Carroll, still under contract by Gran Canaria 2014, they are the three names that Maccabi is targeting for the next season.
SOURCE: Walla Sport
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BC Triumph Lyubertsy has officially announced the signing of Roman Letver. The 26-year-old Russian forward arrives to his new team after playing during the last two seasons for Spartak St. Petersburg. In the last Russian Super League, Letver averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: BC Triumph
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Regal Barcelona has confirmed that Pete Mickeal will continue playing next season for the Spanish team. The 32-year-old American forward was not happy with his salary in Regal Barcelona, which extended to an extra year his contract months ago. Mickeal averaged 12.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in the last Euroleague, helping his team to win the top European competition.
SOURCE: FC Barcelona
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Yaroslav Korolev is back to Europe. The 23-year-old Russian forward was signed by CB Granada to a one-year contract, as the Spanish team has officially announced. Korolev, who was on the radar of Angelico Biella during the last days, arrives to Granada after playing last season in the D-League, averaging 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the Reno Bighorns, his last team before landing in the ACB league.
SOURCE: CB Granada
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Zalgiris Kaunas wants to sent off on loan Mario Delas next season, and the main candidate to land the 20-year-old Croatian forward could be another Lithuanian team: BC Siauliai. Delas, who arrived to the Lithuanian club last January, averaged 6.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in the last LKL.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
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Despite the reports about an agreement for Martynas Gecevicius, Lietuvos Rytas, his current team until 2011, denied any intention of selling the 22-year-old Lithuanian guard to Unicaja. According to Jonas Vainauskas, the GM of Lietuvos Rytas, Gecevicius will remain in Vilnius next year.
SOURCE: Basketnews.lt
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Telekom Bonn has landed a new import player. The German team has announced the signing to a one-year contract of Nic Wise. The 22-year-old American guard will start his professional career in Germany, after averaging 14.4 points and 3.3 assists per game in his senior year in the University of Arizona last season.
SOURCE: Schoenen Dunk
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Finally, Assignia Manresa has chosen Daniel Clark to replace Kaloyan Ivanov, who will play next season for Cajasol. The Spanish team has signed the 21-year-old British center to an offer sheet, though Asefa Estudiantes, his former team, has ten days to match the offer. Clark averaged 4.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in the last ACB league.
SOURCE: Bàsquet Manresa
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Sutor Montegranaro is targeting Alex Acker for the next season. The 27-year-old American guard is a free agent after being released on April by Armani Jeans Milano, where he averaged 9.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in the last Lega A. Sutor Montegranaro has also announced that Demian Filloy was loaned to Basket Rimini Crabs, a LegaDue team.
SOURCES: Il Messagero, Sutor Basket
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Another new acquisition for Lokomotiv Kuban. The agency of Goran Jeretin has confirmed the signing of the 30-year-old Montenegrin guard for the Russian team. Jeretin arrives to Russia after finishing last season in Turk Telekom, averaging 7.5 points and 3.4 assists per game in the TBL.
SOURCE: Beobasket
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According to his agent, Wassim Boutanos, Nando De Colo wants to play next season for Panathinaikos. The 23-year-old French guard would be already in talks with his current team, Power Electronics Valencia, to terminate his contract and sign with the Greek team. De Colo averaged 13.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the ACB league during his first seasons with Valencia.
SOURCE: Prasina Nea
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As expected, Kaspars Berzins is back to Latvia. The 24-year-old center was signed by VEF Riga for the next season. Berzins arrives to the Latvian team after playing last season in Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, and then sent off on loan to Cáceres 2016. In the last LEB Oro, Berzins averaged 6.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: Sporta Centrs
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Martynas Gecevicius could be today a new player of Unicaja. The Spanish team is close to reach to an agreement with the 22-year-old Lithuanian guard. Unicaja has already agreed to a deal with Lietuvos Rytas, the current team of Gecevicius, and the announcement of the signing could arrive soon.
SOURCE: La Opinión de Málaga
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Lionel Chalmers will continue his career in Russia, where he's playing since 2008. The 29-year-old American guard was signed to a one-year contract by Lokomotive Kuban. Chalmers, a former NBA player, averaged 19.0 points and 3.8 rebounds in the last Russian Super League for Enisey Krasnoyarsk.
SOURCE: Soviet Sport
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Despite the reports about a possible agreement between Zalgiris Kaunas and Darius Washington, the Lithuanian team denied a deal with the 24-year-old American guard is close. Zalgiris is also considering to sent off on loan next season Mario Delas. The 20-year-old Croatian forward arrived to Zalgiris last January, averaging 6.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in the last LKL.
SOURCES: Basketnews.lt, Basketnews.lt
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Armani Jeans Milano has agreed to send off on loan Sam Van Rossom to Aris Thessaloniki, after extending the contract of the 24-year-old Belgian guard to an extra year. The signing of the other target of the Greek team, Marcus Faison, is still in the negotiation table. Aris would be also interested in Lester Hudson, according to the Israeli press. The 25-year-old American guard is a free agent after being waived by the Memphis Grizzlies weeks ago.
SOURCES: Athilika Nea, Sport5
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Stephon Marbury will continue playing in China. The 33-year-old American guard has re-signed with Shanxi Zhongyu, where he arrived last season after failing to get a contract in the NBA. The former All-Star, who recently turned down an offer from Hapoel Jerusalem to play in Israel, averaged 22.9 points and 9.5 assists per game in the last CBA.
SOURCE: Shanxi Young Daily
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Ivan Radenovic doesn't know where he's going to play next season. The 26-year-old Serbian forward finished last season in Cajasol, where he arrived from CSKA Moscow, averaging 4.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game during the last ACB league. Radenovic wants to stay in Cajasol, though he doesn't rule out to move to Partizan if the Serbian team makes an offer for him.
SOURCE: Sportske
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Darius Washington could finally move to Lithuania. The 24-year-old American guard, who finished last season in Lottomatica Roma, would be close to reach to an agreement with Zalgiris Kaunas, according to the Lithuanian media. Washington averaged 5.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in the Lega A during his brief stint in Lottomatica Roma.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
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Peristeri has reached to an agreement with Alexos Petroulas. The 32-year-old forward arrives to his new team after four years in Panellinios, averaging 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in the last Greek A1 league. Peristeri is also trying to sign the veteran 33-year-old forward Dimitrios Papanikolaou, from Panionios. AEK Athens is also interested in bringing back Papanikolaou, who could be also considering his retirement.
SOURCE: Basketnet, Superbasket
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The Los Angeles Lakers haven't decided yet to sign a contract to Derrick Caracter, selected by the NBA franchise with the 58th overall pick in the last draft. The 22-year-old American center could be on the radar of several European teams, in case the Lakers finally decided to pass on him, though the Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks could be also eyeing Caracter. Olympiakos, two Italian teams and one Israeli team would have shown interest for Caracter, who averaged 14.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game during his junior year with the University of Texas-El Paso.
SOURCE: Twitter Marc Berman
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Manolis Papamakarios is in talks with Virtus Bologna for the next season. The 29-year-old Greek, who has played during the last two seasons for Panellinios, is close to reach to an agreement with the Italian club, though there are still some economic differences between both parts. Papamakarios averaged 7.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the last Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: Sport.gr
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Mikhail Torrance could start his professional career in Israel. Maccabi Tel Aviv is close to sign the 21-year-old American guard, who averaged 15.6 points and 5.1 assists per game during his senior year for the University of Alabama. The arrival of Torrance would reduce the chances of Doron Perkins to stay in Maccabi for another year.
UPDATE: The signing is official. Torrance has signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, with an option to an extra one.
SOURCE: One, Maccabi
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Finally, Montepaschi Siena have officially announced the signing of Lester "Bo" McCalebb to a three-year contract. The 25-year-old American guard arrives to the Italian team after averaging 13.4 points and 3.4 assists per game in the last Euroleague for Partizan, attracting the interest of several top European clubs.
SOURCE: Mens Sana Basket
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Georgios Printezis is happy in Unicaja, and is even in talks with the Spanish team to extend his contract. The 25-year-old Greek forward was reported to be on the radar of his former team from 2007 to 2009, Olympiakos, but Printezis hasn't heard anything about that interest. The Greek player averaged 9.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in the last ACB league.
SOURCE: Basketblog
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As expected, the career of Damir Mrsic is over. The 39-year-old Bosnian-Turkish guard has confirmed that he has decided to retire from professional baskeball after 22 years. Mrsic would like to continue in the organization of Fenerbahce, when he has played since 2004, averaging 5.2 points and 0.8 assists per game in the last TBL.
SOURCE: Salsa Basket
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Rok Stipcevic won't play next season in KK Zadar. The 24-year-old guard, who averaged 13.0 points and 3.9 assists per game in the last Adriatic League, has decided to leave the Croatian team after six years, according to the coach Danijel Jusup. Stipcevic could be close to land in Zalgiris Kaunas, though he also wants to play for Cibona, according to his agent.
SOURCE: Sportal.hr
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The Artland Dragons have officially announced the singing of Tyrese Rice. The 23-year-old American guard, who was signed to a one-year contract by the German team, started his career as a professional last season in Panionios, averaging 11.7 points and 2.4 assists per game in the last Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: Artland Dragons
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After a difficult season in Real Madrid, Rimantas Kaukenas could be back to Montepaschi Siena. The 33-year-old Lithuanian guard won't continue next season in Real Madrid, and the Italian club, where Kaukenas played between 2005 and 2009, wants to sign him for the next season. Kaukenas averaged 8.3 points and 1.1 assists per game during the last ACB league.
SOURCE: La Nazione (.pdf)
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As expected, Daniel Hackett is no longer player of Benetton Treviso. The 22-year-old Italian-American guard could be now back to Scavolini Pesaro, where he played in the youth team between 2001 and 2003. Hackett averaged 4.0 points and 1.8 assists per game in the Lega A during his first year as a professional with Benetton.
SOURCE: Il Giornale dell'Umbria (.pdf)
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Yuval Naimy is deciding his future. The 24-year-old Israeli guard could decide to stay another season in Hapoel Jerusalem, where he's playing since 2008, or accept one of the offers from Europe, some of them from Spanish and Russian teams, he has received. Naimy averaged 11.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in the last Israeli Super League.
SOURCE: One
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Christos Tapoutos will continue his career in the city he was born 27 years ago. The Greek forward is close to sign a two-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki. Tapoutos played last season for PAOK, averaging 7.8 points and 3.7 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game in the last Greek A1 league.
SOURCE: Athilitika Nea
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Tyren Johnson will start his professional career in Belgium. The 21-year-old forward was signed to a one-year contract by Okapi Aalstar. Johnson arrives to his new team after playing the last four seasons for the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, averaging 17.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game during his senior year.
SOURCE: The Advertiser
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Unicaja is in formal talks with Lietuvos Rytas. The Spanish team wants Martynas Gecevicius for next season, though the 22-year-old Lithuanian guard is under contract by his current team. The alternatives to Gecevicius are Uros Tripkovic, Kennedy Winston and Gordan Giricek, the 32-year-old Croatian guard who is a free agent after parting ways with Fenerbahce a couple of months ago.
SOURCE: Sur
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As expected, James Williams will be the second import player of Atenas de Córdoba for the next season. The 30-year-old American center was signed by the Argentinian team, after playing last season for Unión de Sunchales. Williams averaged 14.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in the last Argentinian LNB.
SOURCE: Infoliga
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Georgios Printezis left Olympiakos last season after two years to play for Unicaja, where he averaged 9.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in the ACB League. Now, the Greek team could be interested in bringing back the 25-year-old forward despite having another year of contract with Unicaja. The Spanish club, though, could decide to let him go due to his high salary.
SOURCE: Sport.gr
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As expected, Paulius Jankunas is back to Zalgiris Kaunas. The 26-year-old Lithuanian forward, who left Zalgiris last season to play for Khimki, was signed to a two-year contract, with an option to an extra year. Jankunas averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the last Russian Super League.
SOURCE: Zalgiris
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