As expected, San Antonio Spurs officially announced that guard Cedric Jackson was called up from the D-League, and signed for a 10-day contract. Jackson was playing for Erie BayHawks after ending his two 10-day contracts with Cleveland Cavaliers last month, playing 5 games.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Danijel Jusup is still KK Zadar coach. The Croatian club board decided to reconsider the decision of firing him. The difficult financial situation of the team is the main reason not to hire a new coach to replace Jusup. Former Siroki coach Hrvoje Vlasic was the favorite to sign for Zadar.
SOURCE: Vecernji
Veteran center Frederic Weis will play the next game with Limoges, after being activated by former Euroleague champion squad. Weis was training with the French team since weeks ago, and was activated by Limoges after the injury of Johan Passave-Ducteil. This will be the second stint of Weis in Limoges.
SOURCE: Basketnews
Real Madrid is already planning next seasons, and has already started conversations to extend contract for the team top prospect, Sergio Llull. Young guard is also under the radar of Houston Rockets. The NBA franchise drafted him last year, and is already interested in signing him as soon as posible. Llull contract expires in 2011. Center Felipe Reyes is also in talks with Real Madrid to extend his expiring contract (though Real Madrid has an extra year option).
SOURCE: AS
As expected, Carlos Powell was officially announced as new Liaoning player. Powell arrives to China after starting the season with D-League team Albuquerque Thunderbirds. To make room for Powell, Liaoning waived American guard Brandon Robinson, who is now a free agent.
SOURCE: Sina
Düsseldorf Giants have announced that Achim Kuczmann is no longer head coach of the German team. Giants are currently in the 15th place of the BBL after losing nine of the last ten games. The new coach for the rest of the season will be former player Hansi Gnad, who was a Kuczmann assistant until now.
SOURCE: Beko BBL
Though Igor Rakocevic doesn't want to play for Unicaja, the Spanish team insists in add him to the roster, and has asked his club, Efes Pilsen, for a loan. Unicaja is hoping that the elimination of Efes Pilsen in Euroleague helps the Turkish team to accept a lower offer for the Serbian player, who can left the team soon.
SOURCE: Diario Sur
While Miami Heat have still no direct contact with suspended guard Rafer Alston, who is not available for the team, the NBA franchise is already looking for a replacement. Besides Larry Hughes and Larry Hughes, another free agent like Brevin Knight, D-League players like John Lucas III, Kenny Hasbrouck and Jason Richards, and Turkish team Aliaga player Jack McClinton, could be signed in the next days.
SOURCE: Miami Herald
Guard Shaun Livingston will continue playing for Washington Wizards, after the NBA franchise has decided to sign former Clippers player to a 10-day contract. Livingston, a free agent after being waived by Oklahoma City Thunder this season, is averaging 3.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 9.3 minutes by game.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Oklahoma City Thunder have recalled forward D.J. White, who was assigned to the D-League affiliated, Tulsa 66ers. White was one of the three Thunder players assigned to the 66ers, along with B.J. Mullens and Kyle Weaver, and averaged 23.0 points and 11.8 in four games. Previously, White played another six games with Tulsa at the start of the season.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
After the sudden leaving of Rashaun Broadus and Lodrick Stewart of Suduva, the Lithuanian team has decided to dismiss Stewart, and considered the same treatment for Broadus. Both American players left Suduva due to payment delays the club doesn't admit. Stewart was on a try-out, while Broadus was playing for Suduva since the start of the season.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Two months after his arrival to KK Zadar, Danijel Jusup was fired by the Croatian team. Seven defeats in eight games were too much for the new coach. Former Zadar player will leave his place to another coach, and the top candidate is Hrvoje Vlasic. Ironically, Jusup was set to replace Vlasic when he was fired by Siroki, but chose to coach Zadar instead.
SOURCE: Sportal
Maccabi Tel Aviv wants to keep Alan Anderson next season, and has offered a new contract to the American forward. 27-year-old arrived from KK Zagreb last summer, and has become one of the better players in Europe, being named Euroleague MVP of last month. Anderson, though, could try to earn a spot in a NBA roster next summer.
SOURCE: Walla Sport
After waiving Tony Bobbitt due to a season-ending injury, Springfield Armor have acquired center Christopher Ayer to replace him. Ayer has played for Bakersfield Jam and Utah Flash this season, averaging 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds. Ayer will need to pass his entrance physical before suiting up for the Armor, but is expected to join the team in L.A. today before the Armor's game against the L.A. Defenders.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Just a few days later after being released by French team Dijon, Steffon Bradford is about to land in another club. Galil Gilboa is in advanced talks with the 32-year-old American forward to replace Marcus Cousin, signed in January, who is disappointing in Israeli team.
SOURCE: One
American player Robert "Tractor" Taylor has a new team, after being released from Martos Napoli, and not reaching an agreement to join Olympia Larisa. 33-year-old forward was signed by Puerto Rican team Vaqueros de Bayamón, and will debut next game against Gallitos de Isabela. Vaqueros waived center Fran Steyn to make room for Traylor, who is back to Puerto Rico after playing for Cangrejeros de Santurce in 2007.
SOURCE: BSN Puerto Rico
After passing the medical tests, Ventspils have signed guard Armands Skele. 26-year-old Latvian player started the season with Martos Napoli, but was released after the Italian club bankrupt. Last season, Skele played for Barons Riga. Skele competed in the last Eurobasket with the Latvian NT.
SOURCE: TV Net
Savo Djikanovic won't be back to Trikala 2000. Montenegrin center left the Greek team due to the financial problems of the club, thought Trikala tried to convince Djikanovic to come back. Finally, the 35-year-old player was signed by Bosnian team BC Igokea for the rest of the season, after averaging 6.2 points and 4.1 rebounds for Trikala.
SOURCE: Superbasket
After 10 days in the D-League, 2009 NBA draft second pick Hasheem Thabeet is back to Memphis Grizzlies. The NBA franchise recalled the rookie center from the affiliated team, Dakota Wizards, where the Tanzanian player averaged 13.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in 6 games.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
San Antonio Spurs are set to call up guard Cedric Jackson and sign him for a 10-day contract, to strengthen the backcourt after the injury of Tony Parker. This will be the second call up for Jackson, after being signed for the Cavaliers to two consecutive 10-day contracts. Jackson is now playing in the D-League franchise Erie BayHawks.
SOURCE: Twitter Adrian Wojnarowski
After the injuries of Adrián Fuentes and Maxi Stanic, Xacobeo Blu:Sens has signed American guard Maurice Bailey for a one-week try out. 28-year-old player started the season with Red Star, but was waived by the Serbian team in November and replaced by Mike Harris. Last season, Bailey played in Russia with Spartak Primorje Vladivostok
SOURCE: Obradoiro CAB
For the second time this season, Kosta Koufos is assigned by Utah Jazz to the D-League affiliate, Utah Flash. In the first stint, American-Greek center played one game, scoring 16 points and capturing 7 rebounds. Koufos is not having a great season with the Jazz, playing just 25 games with 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds averaged.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has failed to help his new team, Shanxi Zhongyu, to qualify for the CBA play-offs. Marbury has made good numbers in China (23.1 points, 9.4 assists and 6.2 rebounds), but it's not happy with the cold weather of Shanxi province, and has demanded $2 million to continue next year. Marbury is earning $25K a month right now, since signing for the Chinese team a month and a half ago.
SOURCE: Sina
Red Star top prospect, forward Nemanja Bjelica, denied rumors about playing next year with Partizan. 21-yeard old player has one more year of contract with Red Star, and his name is projected to be heard in next NBA draft. Bjelica is averaging 9.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in the Adriatic League this season.
SOURCE: B92
Former Serbian NT player, Mile Ilic is close to sign with Metalac. 25-year-old center, who also played for New Jersey Nets in 2006-07 season, was without a team after failing a physical test for Red Star last summer. Last season, Ilic played 12 games for Spanish team Cajasol.
SOURCE: Sportal
Lithuanian team Suduva has seen how American players Rashaun Broadus and Lodrick Stewart left the team without saying a word. Broadus and Stewart played for the last time with Suduva on February 23rd against Perlas, and the club doesn't know if they have intention of coming back. Broadus arrived to Suduva on January for a try-out, while Stewart started the season with Marijampole team.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
The top two guards in the free agency are Mike James and Larry Hughes. Charlotte Bobcats were interested in both of them, but finally decided not to sign any new player, and now Miami Heat could sign one of them to take the spot left by Rafer Alston. Mike James, recently waived by Washington Wizards, is the first choice to back up Carlos Arroyo in the point guard position.
SOURCE: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Historic team KK Split have officially parted ways with coach Boris Kurtovic, as expected. KK Split won't be in the next stage of the Croatian league after last defeat against Sibenik. New head coach will be Mladen Vuskovic, currently in Split youth team.
SOURCE: Vecernji
Guard Ron Howard has left the D-League team Fort Wayne Mad Ants after being re-acquired a month ago. To replace him, the D-League franchise have re-acquired forward DeWitt Scott, waived in January, who later was signed by Reno Bighorns.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
DKV Joventut has already signed a new coach, Pepu Hernández, but is still tracking the market for a new center. The two top choices are the British player of CSKA Moscow, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, who already played in Badalona last season, and Puerto Rican player of Efes Pilsen, Daniel Santiago, who will leave the team this week.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
As expected, Argentinian team Quimsa signed Cleotis Brown. American guard was a free agent since being released by Libertad de Sunchales, and will replace Albert White, soon to be released. White has already offers from the Argentinian league and from foreign teams.
SOURCE: Infoliga
Mike Harris is back to the D-League, after being re-acquired by his former team, Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Harris signed a 10-day contract with Washington Wizards not extended after just 11 minutes of action in the NBA. Harris was the top scorer in the D-League with 26.8 points by game before being called up.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
The brief stint of Bojan Bakic in Trikala 2000 is over. The Greek club has decided to solve Montenegrin guard contract, who is now a free agent. Trikala is also hoping to convince forward Miha Zupan to come back to the team, after the Slovenian player left the practices due to payment delays. Who won't be back to Trikala is Savo Djikanovic, who has already left Greece.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Unicaja have denied any intention of releasing coach Aíto García Reneses, and that there has been any meeting with him. Sources said that there were talks between club and coach to terminate the contract between both parts. One of the most important coaches in Spanish basketball history is still in Unicaja.
SOURCE: El Desmarque de Málaga
Rafer Alston is considering retirement after being suspended from the Miami Heat. 33-year-old guard has not made himself available to the team by anything other than text message since losing his starting spot at point guard before Thursday's overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers, and the franchise has suspended him indefenitely. Alston arrived in January to the Heat after leaving New Jersey.
SOURCE: ESPN
KK Split is considering a change in the lead of the team after last defeat against Sibenik in the Croatian league. The legendary player Dino Radja, chairman of the historial Croatian team, would replace Boris Kurtovic, signed last summer for three seasons, with the coach of the Split junior team, Mladen Voskuvic. The decision will be taken in the next days.
SOURCE: Sportal.hr
Washington Wizards have signed another player to a 10-day contract, after Shaun Livingston. Alonzo Gee, who was playing for Austin Toros in the D-League, will be available when the Wizards play Celtics tonight. Rookie forward will take the roster spot vacated by Mike Harris, whose 10-day contract was not renewed.
SOURCE: Washington Post
Spanish team Unicaja and Aíto García Reneses are discussing the buy-out of the veteran coach contract. Last defeat against Bilbao Basket could the last one of the 63-year-old coach, who arrived to Málaga last season after leading the Spanish NT to the silver medal in the Olympic Games. Aíto's replacement could be Paco Aurioles, affiliated LEB Oro team Clinicas Rincon coach.
SOURCE: Twitter Ramon Trecet
Memphis Grizzlies and head coach Lionel Hollins are closing a deal to extend his contract, expiring this summer. Hollins took team control last season after the firing of the former coach, Mark Iavaroni, and left his work as an assistant to be back to Memphis, where he worked as an interim head coach two times.
SOURCE: Memphis Commercial Appeal
Waiting for this season to end soon, New York Knicks are already planning next one. With the doubt of knowing if the Knicks will be able to sign any top free agent like LeBron James, Dwayne Wade or Chris Bosh, the legendary NBA franchise has other complementary targets. Veteran center Marcus Camby, playing now in Portland after being traded by the Clippers, could receive an offer to be back to New York.
SOURCE: New York Daily News
Center Julian Sensley is back to the D-League, after being re-acquired by Rio Grande Valley Vipers, his former team. Sensley was waived weeks ago due to an injury. 27-year-old player was averaging 8.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game with the Vipers before being waived.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Igor Rakocevic wasn't placed by Efes Pilsen in the active list for the game against Galatasaray in the Turkish league. Last week, Efes Pilsen general manager Engin Ozerhun announced that one foreign player, besides Daniel Santiago, will leave the team next week. Rakocevic, who has Unicaja interested in him, is the favorite to leave Istambul.
SOURCE: TBL
Boston Celtics have announced that Marcus Landry was assigned to the affiliated D-League franchise Maine Red Claws. Rookie forward was acquired recently by Celtics in a trade with New York, that also brought Nate Robinson to Boston. Landry has played just one game with his new team.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh, the best player of the team, will be a free agent next summer, and rumors say that he won't choose to stay with the Canadian team. In that case, Raptors would consider using Bosh for a sign-and-trade to the Knicks, to bring Toronto another All-Star free agent like David Lee.
SOURCE: New York Daily News
American player Cleotis Brown will be the new signing of Argentinian team Quimsa. 32-year-old guard will replace Albert White. Brown was recently waived by Libertad de Sunchales, and had offers from other Argentinian and foreign teams. Last season, Brown played in Mexico and in Spain.
SOURCE: Infoliga
Another trade in the D-League. Maine Red Claws have sent forward Trey Gilder to Albuquerque Thunderbirds in exchange of Antiqua center Kurt Looby. Gilder was acquired by the Red Claws after being waived by Memphis Grizzlies at the start of the season, while Looby started the season with Rio Grande Valley Vipers before playing with the T-Birds.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Finally, it will be Igor Griszczuk the new coach of the Polish National Team. 45-year-old Bielorrusian coach, also in Anwil Wloclawek, will take the job after Dragen Anzulovic refused it. Griszczuk is coaching in Poland since his retirement as a player in 2002.
SOURCE: Pomorska
Denver Nuggets is worried about the left patella tendon injury of Kenyon Martin, who may need to undergo surgery. The NBA franchise is tracking the market for a free agent to replace the veteran forward, and have inquired about Mark Blount (recently waived by Minnesota), Mikki Moore (recovering from an injury), Brian Cook (recently waived by the Rockets), Jake Voskuhl (a free agent) and Rob Kurz (currently playing in the D-League franchise Fort Wayne Mad Ants).
SOURCE: NBA Fanhouse
Puerto Rican team Leones de Ponce signed American player DeAngelo Collins to replace Larry Turner. 29-year-old center started the season with Jilin Northern Tigers, in the Chinese league, averaging 17.4 points and 15.4 rebounds per game. Leones also acquired via trade center Manuel de Jesús.
SOURCE: Primera Hora
Atléticos de San Germán traded center Manuel de Jesús to Leones de Ponce, and forward Raúl Orta and guard "Fifo" Vega to Guaynabo Mets in exchange of a 2011 first round draft pick. With this movements, Atléticos made room for guard Donald Copeland (recently fired by Bosna Sarajevo), forward Leroy Hickerson (one of the stars of the Mexican league with Pioneros de Cancún) and guard Jesse Pellot-Rosa (trying to buy-out his contract with Maccabi Haifa, and former Puerto Rican league MVP).
SOURCE: Primera Hora
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