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
39-year-old Lindsey Hunter, the oldest player in the NBA, will retire at the end of the season. Hunter, currenty playing for Chicago Bulls, was elected in 10th posicion in 1993 draft, and won two NBA titles with Lakers (2002) and Pistons (2004), and it's now averaging 1.0 points in 13 games played so far.
SOURCE: NBA FanHouse
New Jersey Nets want to change their roster after one of the worst season of any team in NBA season. Nets are planning to improve the team via trades, and Bobby Simmons and Tony Battie are top contenders to leave. In case of not reaching to an agreement with another franchise that includes Simmons or Battie, they would be waived after the trade deadline, on February 18th
SOURCE: North Jersey
According to Russian media Soviet Sport, there are talks between CSKA and Unics Kazan. Moscow team wants Kresimir Loncar, and would be willing to send to Unics Kazan recently signed Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Dmitry Sokolov in exchange for Croatian center. This trade will help CSKA to improve his frontcourt when injured Matjaz Smodis returns to the court.
SOURCE: Soviet Sport
AEK Athens are interested in Bosnian guard Aleksej Nesovic, who started this season with Turkish team Aliaga, playing just one game. The club expects to sign the player soon to strenghten the backcourt. Last season, Nesovic played for Asseco Prokom and Union Olimpija Ljubljana.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Forward Rodney Webb will fill the spot vacated by the new Chicago Bulls signing, Chris Richard, in Tulsa 66ers, as the D-League franchise announced today. Webb was waived just four days ago by Bakersfield Jam, while averaging 8.0 points and 5.2 blocks in 25 games.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Golden State Warriors signed center Anthony Tolliver, currently at the end of the second 10-day contract, for the rest of the season. Tolliver, who was called up from D-League team Idaho Stampede, averages so far 7.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 25.2 minutes, in the 10 games he played for the Warriors. The NBA franchise also waived guard Speedy Claxton to make room for Tolliver.
SOURCE: NBA
After being waived by Ventspils, American center Aaron Pettway is the new player of Ukrainian team Dnipro-Azot. Pettway played in his European career in Poland, Turkey and France. Dnipro also announced that Dmitry Soft and Igor Krivstov were released and they're now free agents. These are the first decisions of Ukrainian team after signing new coach Igor Chigrinov.
SOURCES: Basket.com.ua, BC Dnipro-Azot
Puerto Rican squad Guaynabo Mets announced the signing of two former NBA players, Antoine Walker and Marcus Fizer for a try-out. Walker (who was in talks with Beijing days ago) hasn't played any official game in almost two years since leaving Minnesota in summer of 2008, while Fizer has serious knee problems and was waived by Maccabi and Capitanes de Arecibo last season.
SOURCE: Sport PR News
Taj McCullough left Israel team Ironi Ramat-Gan due to the financial problems of the squad, and has joined VEF Riga for a two weeks try-out. Latvian team will have the chance of signing former D-League forward, who was averaging 13.2 points and 4.0 rebounds in the Israeli Super League
SOURCE: Easy Get
American forward Brett Winkelman will arrive next Monday to Poland to sign a contract with PLK contender Anwil Wroclawek. 24-year-old player, who started the season with Italian LegaDue team Edimes Pavia, will fill the vacancy of Wojciech Barycz, who left the team after being loaned to Siarka Tarnorzeg.
SOURCE: Sportowe Fakty
International British guard Flinder Boyd is the new player of Spanish LEB Oro team Aguas de Sousas Ourense. Boyd signed days ago with English squad Newcastle Eagles, but left the team due to a clause in his contract allowing him to sign for a foreign team. This will be the second experience in Spain for Boyd, who also played in Beirasar Rosalia between 2006 and 2008.
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