Despite the interest of Aris Thessaloniki board in extending David Blatt contract, the head coach considers it's not time yet to decide. Blatt, also the Russian National Team coach, arrived a couple of months ago to replace Fotis Katsikaris, who left the team to sign for Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, and it's leaving a good impression in Greek squad.
SOURCE: Superbasket
American forward Chris Massie refused to train and to play with his team, Olympia Larisa. Massie claims that the team should have paid him on February 25th, and he's still waiting. The Greek club is upset with Massie, and showed to the press a proof of payment.
SOURCE: Basketnet
KK Sloga, currently playing in the Serbian Super League, has decided to change the leading of the team. Milos Pejic is the second head coach fired this season, after Dragan Kostic, by the Serbian team. His replacement will be Montenegrin coach Vlado Dasic, who is back to Kraljevo team.
SOURCE: Sportal
As expected, Veteran forward Michael Finley will play for Boston Celtics for the rest of the season, after being signed by the legendary franchise. Celtics expect Finley, released a week ago by the Spurs, to debut with his new uniform next Friday. Almost 37-year-old player will play behind Paul Pierce and Marquis Daniels at the small forward position.
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Guard Antonio Anderson will continue with Oklahoma City Thunder after the NBA franchise signed him to a second 10-day contract. Anderson was called-up from D-League team Rio Grande Valley Vipers, and has played one game so far with the Thunder, scoring 2 points in 15 minutes.
SOURCE: NBA.com
Iowa Energy have signed center Darian Townes to replace center Courtney Sims, acquired weeks ago, who will play in Puerto Rico for Capitanes de Arecibo. The D-League franchise have also lost Othyus Hunter, called-up by the Utah Jazz. Townes started the season in Dutch team Groningen, and then played 6 games with Utah Flash, in the D-League.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Guard Tony Bobbitt, recently acquired by Springfeld Armor in a trade with Maine, was waived by the D-League franchise due to an ankle season-ending injury. 30-year-old player was averaging 19.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 7 games with the Armor. Springfield haven't announced yet a replacement.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Slovenian forward Miha Zupan has decided to follow Savo Djikanovic example, and refused to play with his team Trikala 2000 until the Greek club pays him the money owed. Zupan, known as the first deaf player ever to be in an Euroleague team, arrived to Trikala last year from Union Olimpija.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Efes Pilsen General Manager, Engin Ozerhun, has announced that Daniel Santiago will leave the team after the next Euroleague game. Puerto Rican center has only played the European competition with the Turkish team, which failed to qualify for the next stage. Ozerhun also said that another foreign player will leave the team with Santiago. Igor Rakocevic (with Unicaja interested in him), and Bostjan Nachbar (who could move to the NBA) are the favorites to leave the Turkish team.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Czech squad NH Ostrava signed American guard Antoine Hood. 27-year-old player has a brief experience in the NBA after playing three games with Denver Nuggets in 2006, but ended the season in D-League, playing for Colorado 14ers. After two years on the Air Force, was dismissed last December, and now is back to the game in the Czech Republic.
SOURCE: NH Basket
German team Paderborn Baskets has signed American player LaShon Sheffield for the rest of the season. 25-year-old guard played two months in ABA franchise North Texas Fresh, and also in Nördlingen and Bayreuth in the German ProA in the last two seasons. Paderborn hired Dirk Happe as the new head coach.
SOURCE: Paderborn Baskets
Argentinian team Regatas Corrientes signed center Nick Billings to replace B.J. Pickett, who was released and will play for San Martín de Marcos Juárez, in TNA division. Billings comes from Uruguayan team Biguá, averaging 16.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.
SOURCE: El Litoral
Argentinian team Central Entrerriano signed American player Jermaine Jackson. 33-year-old guard played in several teams NBA during his career, and also in countries like Spain, Greece or Italy. Last team Jackson played for was Lobos Grises, in Mexico. Jackson will replace waived Tim Jennings.
SOURCE: LNB Argentina
Ukrainian team BC Odessa signed Serbian center Marko Jovanovic. 27-year-old player arrives from Ergonom Nis, in Serbian Superleague. Jovanovic averaged 9.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in 14 games played. Odessa wants Jovanovic to help the team especially in the play-offs.
SOURCE: BC Odessa
Oklahoma City Thunder have decided to assign another player to the D-League, besides of B.J. Mullens and Kyle Weaver. The third one is forward D.J. White, who will play for the affiliated team of the Thunder, Tulsa 66ers. White, currently recovering from a thumb injury, was already sent to the 66ers for 6 games earlier this season, averaging 18.3 points and 11.2 rebounds.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
As expected, Michael Finley has decided to accept Boston Celtics offer, and will play for the "green" team until the end of the season. Almost 37-year-old forward was waived by San Antonio Spurs, after averaging just 3.7 points this season in 25 games. Former All-Star won the NBA title with the Spurs in 2005.
SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
French team Hyères-Toulon signed guard Curtis Millage to replace Daniel Horton, recently waived. Millage has played this season for Union Olimpia with a temporary contract that wasn't extended, averaging 2.5 points in 8 games. Last season, 28-year-old American guard played for Enisey Krasnoyarsk, in Russia.
SOURCE: Basketnews
Argentinian team Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca has signed American player Reque Newsome to replace recently released Jermaine Griffin. 28-year-old forward, also with Uruguayan passport, played recently for Olimpia, in Uruguay, and is already training with his new team.
SOURCE: La Nueva Provincia
Argentinian team Libertad de Sunchales signed American player Greg Lewis to replace injured Andrés Pelussi. 31-year-old forward played recently for Soles de Mexicali, in Mexico, averaging 16.7 points and 7.0 rebounds. Libertad also tried to add Panamian forward Ruben Garcés, but the deal couldn't get done.
SOURCE: Basquetplus
DKV Joventut has a replacement for Sito Alonso, who was fired yesterday. Pepu Hernández, who leaded the Spanish National Team to win the World Championship in 2006, will be the new coach of Joventut. Hernández was signed for this season and the next two ones. Former Estudiantes coach left the National Team in 2008.
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Bosnian team Igokea has improved his team with the signing of Marko Djerasimovic. Serbian forward played this season for three months in Bulgary, with Lukoil Akademik, and will be back to the leader of the Bosnian league, Igokea, where he played last season.
SOURCE: Sportal
Ukrainian team BC-93 Pulsar signed forward Alexander Korovyakov. 28-year-old forward played last season for Politekhnika Halychyna, and will try to help his new team to improve the performances. Pulsar is currently in 13th position of 14 teams, with just 2 wins in 17 games.
SOURCE: BC Pulsar
Lietuvos Rytas chairman, Jonas Vainauskas, denied that Lithuanian team has any intention of releasing guard Martynas Genevicius, despite the rumors of the interest of Cajasol of signing him next season. Vainauskas also said that Cajasol never contacted him when the Spanish team wanted a replacement for Maurice Ager.
SOURCE: Basketnews.lt
Greek team Peristeri is already planning next season, and is considering American forward Jamie Arnold as an important key of the team. Peristeri chairman has offered 34-year-old player to extend his contract for one more year, until the end of the next season. Arnold arrived this summer to Peristeri after playing last year for Virtus Bolonia.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Utah Jazz have announced that the team will sign guard Othyus Jeffers to a 10-day contract. Jeffers will be call up from D-League franchise Iowa Energy. Jeffers is averaging 14.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Energy this season after arriving to the D-League from Italian team Pallacanestro Cantu.
SOURCE: NBA.com
Aris Thessaloniki board is happy with his new coach, David Blatt, who arrived to the Greek squad to replace Fotis Katsikaris, now in Bizkaia Bilbao Basket. Aris will offer Blatt, also Russian NT coach to continue one more year. American guard Jeremy Richardson also wants to stay in Aris, and has showed his intention of continue one more year, if no interesting offer from the NBA comes.
SOURCES: Superbasket, Basketnet
Portland Trail Blazers signed guard Travis Diener, as the NBA franchise have announced. Diener was a free agent after being waived by Indiana Pacers days ago. 28-year-old player averaged this season 0.8 points, 1.0 assists and 0.5 rebounds in 4 games with Indiana, after recovering from a injury in his left big toe.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
As expected, Sacramento Kings signed guard Garrett Temple for a 10-day contract. Temple was called up from Rio Grande Valley Vipers, where he arrived after not being extended for the rest of the season with Houston Rockets, which signed him for two consecutive 10-day contracts. Temple averaged 5.0 points and 1.6 assists with the Rockets.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
D-League franchise Springfield Armor signed forward Corey Minnifield, who played last season in Seoul SK Knights, in South Korea. Armor have also waived guard JamesOn Curry due to a season-ending knee injury. Curry earned a call up from the NBA and a 10-day contract with Los Angeles Clippers this season, but was waived just 4 days after.
D-League franchise Dakota Wizards have announced that forward Marcus Dove was re-acquired after recovering of a pulled harmstring. Dove was waived days ago by the Wizards due to that injury, after averaging 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds. Center Connor Atchley was waived to make room for Dove in the Dakota roster.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
P.J. Tucker will be the replacement for Nigerian forward Ugonna Onyekwe, who was released by Bnei Hasharon and was signed by Maccabi Rishon LeZion. American forward was signed by Bnei Hasharon for the rest of the season. 25-year-old player started the season in BC Donetsk, but was released after the Ukrainian club bankrupt.
SOURCE: Walla Sport
Argentinian team Lanús signed Jamaican player Andre Smith to replace recently waived center Dillon Sneed. 29-year-old guard started the season in Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, but was waived in January after averaging 13.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 25 games.
SOURCE: Infoliga
Spanish club DKV Joventut has announced that Sito Alonso is no longer the head coach of the team, after agreeing both parts to terminate his contract. Sito Alonso was the coach of Joventut since last season, after several years as an assistant. Joventut has lost the last 6 games in ACB league. Former Spanish NT coach Pepu Hernández, and Serbian coach Svetislav Pesic are in the list for being the new Joventut coach.
SOURCE: Club Joventut de Badalona, Blog i continuació
D-League franchise Albuquerque Thunderbirds added rookie center Shagari Alleyne to roster. Alleyne, who played in college for University of Kentucky, was drafted last summer by the T-Birds in fifth round, but was cut in pre-season. His last team was Halifax Rainmen, in the Premier Basketball League.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Spanish team Cajasol is already planning the next season, and has set an target to improve the roster: Martyinas Gecevicius. 22-year-old Lithuanian guard, currently in Lietuvos Rytas, was close to arrive to Cajasol weeks ago, but the coach Joan Plaza preferred to sign a more experienced player like Ruben Douglas. Cajasol was also interested in Coby Karl, but the American guard decided to sign a 10-day contract with the Warriors.
SOURCE: Diario de Sevilla
Serbian guard Jovan Teodosic, a free agent since being released by Greek team Egaleo, has found a new team. The older brother of Olympiakos player, Milos, will play for Serbian team Metalac, currently fighting in the top zone of the Serbian Superleague and the Balkan League.
SOURCE: Sportal
Drazen Anzulovic was the top choice of Polish Basketball Federation to manage the National Team, but Croatian coach refused the offer. Former Cibona player and coach didn't want the Poland NT job to complicate to find a chance to manage a club. Jasmin Repesa (recently hired by Benetton) and Ramunas Butautas (free agent since leaving Zalgiris) are now the options for the Polish Federation.
SOURCE: Sports.pl
Spanish team CB Granada has decided to re-sign Bosnian center Ervin Jazvin for the rest of the season. 29-year-old player arrived a month ago to Granada with a temporary contract, now extended. Last season, Jazvin played in Russia for Spartak Primorje Vladivostok.
SOURCE: CB Granada
Ironi Ramat-Gan has brought back to Israel center Anton Kazarnovski, after playing last three seasons and a half in Germany. Kazarnovski started the season in the German ProA with BC Karlsruhe, averaging 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 22 minutes per game, and has signed for Ironi Ramat-Gan for the rest of the season.
SOURCE: One
French team Hyères-Toulon have released American guard Daniel Horton due to his less than impressive performances. 25-year-old player was averaging 3.4 points and 3.0 assists in the LNB. Horton arrived this season from Pau-Orthez. Hyères-Toulon will track the market for a replacement.
SOURCE: Basketnews
First decisions in Khimik after the change of head coach. Ukrainian team have signed American player Russell Carter, who has played this season in the D-League for Austin Toros and Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Carter was released from the Vipers days ago. 24-year-old guard has also played in Italy and in France.
SOURCE: Ukrbasket
Oklahoma City Thunder have re-assigned rookie center B.J. Mullens and second-year guard Kyle Weaver to the D-League affiliated franchise Tulsa 66ers. Mullens averaged 15.5 points and 8.3 rebounds in his first 11-game stint in the D-League, while Weaver averaged 17.0 points, 9.0 assists and 7.5 rebounds in 2 games with the 66ers.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
As expected, Golden State Warriors have called up Sioux Falls Skyforce forward Reggie Williams to a 10-day contract, who was averaging 26.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists in the D-League. This is the fifth call up for the Warriors after Chris Hunter, Anthony Tolliver, Cartier Martin and Coby Karl. Hunter and Tolliver are still in Golden State.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Denver Nuggets are looking for a backup center, and tracking the free agent market. Besides of Mikki Moore and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the NBA franchise is also asking for another veteran center, Mark Blount, recently waived by Minnesota Timberwolves after not playing a single game this season.
SOURCE: Twitter Chris Tomasson
Veteran guard Rashid Atkins has decided not to play for Olympia Larisa despite the first agreement between both parts, and will continue his career in Cyriot team Apoel Nicosia. Greek squad will have to find another replacement for released player Jamar Butler. Olympia Larisa also decided to inactivate forward Nestoras Kommatos, who will have to find a new team.
SOURCE: Sport 24
Nigerian forward Ugonna Onyekwe was released by Israeli team Bnei Hasharon to make place for a signing of a guard to replace injured Dori Assaf. 30-year-old player, though, has already a new team. Maccabi Rishon LeZion, who have just signed another forward, Darrell Tucker, inked Onyekwe for the rest of the season.
SOURCE: One
Bakersfield Jam and Erie BayHawks have agreed to a trade involving guard Blake Ahearn and forward Alade Aminu. Ahearn, who arrived weeks ago to the Jam after starting the season with Spanish team Estudiantes, will play for the BayHawks, while Aminu will go to Bakersfield.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Bakersfield Jam have announced the re-acquisition of Trey Johnson, who was the top scorer of the D-League franchise this season. This season, the 25-year-old forward started the season in French team Gravelines Dunkerque, but was released after averaging 8.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in LNB.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
French team JDA Dijon have announced that Frederic Adjiwanou won't be re-signed after finishing his temporary contract. French center arrived to Dijon to replace injured Nick Fazekas, still no recovered. Dijon also signed days ago Serbian center Stevan Milosevic, who was a free agent after finishing his temporary contract with Partizan.
SOURCES: Basketnews, Basketnews
The recent bad performances (3 wins in the last 14 games) of Italian LegaDue team Riviera Solar Rimini has forced the club board to make a change of direction. Giancarlo Sacco was fired after a season with the team. His replacement is rumored to be Giampiero Ticchi, the current coach of the Italian Women National Team.
SOURCE: News Rimini
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