The Polish team PBG Basket Poznan and Nenad Misanovic have agreed to terminate the contract of the Serbian center. Misovanovic, who arrived last January to Poznan from Radnicki, had to leave the court during last game due to an arm injury, and has decide to undergo rehabilitation in Belgrade. Before the injury, the Serbian player was averaging 4.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in the PLK.
SOURCE: Sports.pl
Metalac is improving the roster to try to do something great in the last stage of the Serbian Super League. After the arrivals of Jovan Teodosic, Mile Ilic and Bojan Bakic, the team based in Valjevo has announced the signing of Ivan Maras. The Montenegrin center comes from the Adriatic League team Budocnost, and has averaged 7.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in the top regional competition.
SOURCE: Sportal
The D-League franchise Austin Toros have announced the acquisition of forward Cory Underwood (recently waived by the Dakota Wizards) and forward Emmanual Jones (waived in February by the Idaho Stampede). Both players will replace Dwayne Jones (called up by the Phoenix Suns) and Eric Dawson (waived due to an injury).
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
21-year-old center Stevan Jelovac is training with Red Star. The Serbian team will have three days to decide his signing before the start of the next stage of the Serbian Super League. Jelovac comes from Mega Vizura, the same team as the last two acquisitions of Red Star, Stefan Stojajic and Dusan Katnic.
SOURCE: Mondo
Indiana Pacers are close to call up Marcus Williams. The 23-year-old guard is currently playing in the D-League for the Austin Toros, where he arrived a couple of weeks ago from the Chinese league. In 8 matches played with the Toros, the former San Antonio Spurs draftee has averaged 24.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.
SOURCE: Ridiculous Upside
More movements in Xacobeo Blu:Sens. Besides the reported conversations between the Spanish team and Stephon Marbury, another former NBA player could land soon in Xacobeo. Paul Davis. The 25-year-old center, who was playing for the Maine Red Claws in the D-League, has been linked by the Spanish club, and probably will replace suspended forward Jeremiah Massey.
SOURCE: As
According to Radio Galega, Xacobeo Blu:Sens is currently in talks to sign former NBA player Stephon Marbury for the rest of the season. The Spanish team is fighting to avoid relegation. The American guard left Chinese team Shanxi days ago after the end of the CBA regular season.
SOURCE: CRTVG
Not only Olympiakos and Panathinaikos are reported to be interested in the young forward Bojan Bogdanovic. The Croatian player are also attracting the attention of two other Euroleague teams, Khimki and Efes Pilsen, according to the national media. Former Real Madrid player could also go back to Spain.
SOURCE: Index
The Spanish team Xacobeo Blu:Sens has decided to sideline forward Jeremiah Massey, signed just a month and a half ago. His coach, Curro Segura, accused him of having a bad attitude after a defeat against Unicaja, and the situation with the American-Macedonian player has gone to far, according to the consequences.
SOURCE: La Voz de Galicia
Svetislav Pesic, one of the candidates to lead the Bosnian National team after the firing of Mensur Bajramovic, has stepped down of the race for the job. Pesic said he wants to coach a club instead of a club, and recommended Emir Mutapcic for the job. The other candidates, according to the Bosnian Federation, are Bozidar Maljkovic and Jasmin Repesa.
SOURCES: Dnevni Avaz, Dnevni Avaz
Nemanja Bjelice has slammed again the rumors about his leaving from Red Star. Despite the reports that were talking about the interest of Benetton Treviso for the young Serbian forward, Bjelica told no one from the Italian team has contacted him, and that he won't go anyway even if he receieve any offer to leave Red Star.
SOURCE: Mondo
Rudy Fernández is unhappy with his current situation in the Portland Trail Blazers, and could ask to leave his team. The Spanish guard could consider to be traded to another NBA team, or even go back to Europe. Fernández told to the media he misses the European competition.
SOURCE: Portland Tribune
Another new player for Miami Heat. The NBA franchise has announced the signing of Shavlik Randolph. The 26-year-old forward was a free agent since playing this season in Portland in two stints until January. This will be the second time Randolph plays for Miami, after playing 2 games last December for his new team.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Gary Neal is no longer player of Benetton, and will play for the rest of the season in Spain, for Unicaja. The Spanish team has announced an agreement with the American guard, who terminated his contract with Benetton. Neal was suspended since days ago due to disciplinary issues.
SOURCE: Unicaja Baloncesto
The former German player Mithat Demirel will be the new team manager of Alba Berlin, as the German team has announced. Demirel, who retired last year after playing with the Turkish team Erdemir, will replace the also former German National Team player Hennig Harnisch, who was promoted to vicepresident of Alba Berlin.
SOURCE: Beko BBL
KK Zadar, in a complicated financial situation, has to face another problem. The American center Trent Plaisted, who arrived last summer from Pallacanestro Biella, refused to play last game due to the payment delays of the Croatian club, and probably will be released by Zadar soon.
SOURCE: Vecernji
Finally, Gary Neal will be the replacement of Juan Dixon as soon as he agrees with his current team, Benetton Treviso, the termination of his contract. The American guard is suspended due to disciplinary reasons by the Italian club. Unicaja will be the second team of Neal, after a brief stint in Regal Barcelona.
SOURCE: Diario Sur
Mike Sweetney will continue his career in Puerto Rico. After playing the last weeks for the Erie BayHawks in the D-League, averaging 13.2 points and 6.9 rebounds, the former Knicks and Bulls player was signed by Puerto Rican team Cangrejeros de Santurce. The 27-year-old forward will replace Marquise Gainous.
SOURCE: Cangrejeros de Santurce
American guard Quincy Douby didn't play the last game of his team, Darufassaka, in the Turkish league. The player and the club are close to reach an agreement to terminate his contract, and again Unicaja seems interested in his signing to replace Juan Dixon, still suspended. The other name in the short list of Unicaja is Gary Neal, from Benetton Treviso.
SOURCE: La Opinión de Málaga
The New York Knicks have waived Cuttino Mobley. The guard hasn't played a single game with the Knicks since being traded from the Los Angeles Clippers in November 2008, due to a potentially fatal heart condition. Mobley decided to retire, but his contract (expiring this season) still was counting in the Knicks payroll. Now, the NBA franchise has a open spot in the roster.
SOURCE: Twitter Marc Stein
As expected, the Phoenix Suns have announced the signing of Dwayne Jones. The center was called up from the D-League team Austin Toros, and will be playoff-elegible for Phoenix. Jones was averaging 17.6 points and 16.0 rebounds in 48 games, being the league-best rebounder in the D-League.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
The Miami Heat have finally signed Kenny Hasbrouck for the rest of the season. The rookie guard was at the end of his second 10-day contract, after being called up by the Heat from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, in the D-League. The 23-year-old player hasn't made his debut yet with the Heat.
SOURCE: Twitter HoopsHype
Daniel Santiago is close to be back to his former team, Lottomatica Roma. The 33-year-old Puerto Rican center, a free agent after being released by Efes Pilsen, will move to the Italian team, where he already played in the 2002-03 season coming from the Phoenix Suns, before going back to the NBA. Santiago will replace injured forward Andre Hutson. Last year, Santiago won the Spanish ACB league with Regal Barcelona, and the Puerto Rican BSN title with Vaqueros de Bayamón.
SOURCE: Il Messagero
The troubled financial situation of Cibona could not allow the historical Croatian club to keep the most interesting players of the roster. The two Greek giants, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, have showed interest in one of them, the young forward Bojan Bogdanovic. The 21-year-old player signed a long-term contract with Cibona last summer, but could leave the club if the payment delays continue.
SOURCE: Vecernji
The great end of the season of Krunoslav Simon in KK Zagreb, after the leaving of Ante Tomic to Real Madrid, has made several European teams to turn their faces to the Croatian team captain. According to the Croatian media, several Spanish teams, including Power Electronics Valencia (leaded by the Croatian coach Neven Spahija), are interested in the 24-year-old player for next season.
SOURCE: Vecernji
For the second time, hours before the NCAA Finals between Duke and Baylor, the coach of the Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski, had to slam any kind of rumor about him coaching the New Jersey Nets next summer. The last report said that the new owner of the Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, was willing to offer between $12 and $15 millions to Krzyzewski to take the reigns of the NBA franchise from next season.
SOURCE: ESPN
Taquan Dean, a free agent after ending his temporary contract with Caja Laboral, is on the radar of Kavala. The Greek team, who recently released DeJuan Collins, is interested in signing the former Unicaja player to strenghten the squad to face the last games of the national league.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Mets de Guaynabo have announced the signing of Glen McGowan, who will replace former NBA star Antoine Walker, who was waived by the Puerto Rican team. The 29-year-old forward, who played last season 5 games with the Vaqueros de Bayamón, arrives from the Dominican team Rafael Barías, will debut next Saturday against Gallitos de Isabela.
SOURCE: Mets de Guaynabo
Peristeri is waiting Reese Gaines to arrive to Grece tomorrow morning. The Amrican guard has just finished the D-League season with the Bakersfield Jam, and he's expected to be available to play with his new team next weekend against Panionios. Gaines will replace Marcus Faison, who left Peristeri to play for Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk.
SOURCE: Basketnet
The Serbian forward Peja Stojakovic, currently playing for the New Orleans Hornets, doesn't rule out the idea of finishing his career in Europe in two years, when his contract in the NBA expires. The 32-year-old player, currently the best paid in the Hornets roster, also admited that he won't be back to the Serbian National Team.
SOURCE: ACB.com
New Jersey Nets is preparing a huge offer for current Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski to take the reigns of the team as the head coach and the General Manager, according to league sources. The Nets could offer Krzyzewski, who slammed the earlier rumors about the interest of the NBA franchise on him, between $12 and $15 million per season. "Coach K"'s Duke will play tonight the final game of the NCAA championship against Butler.
SOURCE: North Jersey
Denver Nuggets has reached an agreement with the last D-League All-Star MVP, Brian Butch, according to sources close to the situation. Butch, who is currently playing for the Bakersfield Jam, is averaging 19 points and 12 rebounds in the D-League, and will help the Nuggets to replace injured big men Kenyon Martin and Chris Andersen.
SOURCE: ESPN
Jonathan Rodríguez, who has finished his senior year in the University of Campbell, is expected to land in the Leones de Ponce, the team who drafted Rodríguez in his homecountry league. The 22-year-old forward averaged 17.4 points and 8.1 rebounds for Campbell last season.
SOURCE: Victoria 840
Marcus Landry is back with the Boston Celtics, after being recalled by the NBA franchise from the D-League affiliated team, the Maine Red Claws. The rookie forward averaged 11.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 13 games played with the Red Claws after being assigned by the Celtics. Landry was traded to Boston last February from New York along with Nate Robinson.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
As expected, the Toronto Raptors have signed forward Joey Dorsey for the remainder of the season, as the Canadian franchise have announced today. The second-year player was a free agent after being waived by the Sacramento Kings, where he landed via trade from his first NBA team, the Houston Rockets. Dorsey has also spent time in the D-League during his two first seasons as a professional.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
Romel Beck has left the D-League team Dakota Wizards, and will play in Venezuela for the Guaros de Lara. The American-Mexican forward, who was averaging 17.9 points this season for the Wizards, will be back to Venezuela after playing for the Gatos de Monagas in the 2007-08 season.
SOURCE: ESPN Deportes
Miha Zupan, the first deaf player to appear ever in a Eurobasket game in his days in Union Olimpija, was signed to a two-year contract with the Italian LegaDue team Enel New Basket Brindisi. The Slovenian 27-year-old player left Trikala 2000 weeks ago due to the payment delays of the Greek team.
SOURCE: Brundisium
The affiliated team of Lietuvos Rytas, Perlas Vilnius, have announced signed guard Laurynas Samenas for the next to seasons. The 21-year-old player arrives from Sakalai, where he has averaged 12.6 points and 3.7 assists this season in the LKL, and is considered a good shooter from the line.
SOURCE: Lietuvos Rytas
As expected, Artur Drozdov will continue his career in his country playing for BC Budivelnik. The Ukrainian 29-year-old guard, who played for BC Kyiv during the last two season, moved this summer to BC Donetsk, but became a free agent after the bankrupt of the club.
SOURCE: BC Budivelnik
Joey Dorsey could have found a new team after being waived by the Sacramento Kings, which acquired him a month before in a trade from the Houston Rockets. His coach in Sacramento, Paul Westphal, considered his attitude in the team "clownish". Now, Dorsey will have a new chance in the Toronto Raptors, after agreeing to sign a contract with the Canadian franchise.
SOURCE: Twitter Adrian Wojnarowski
The Bosnian Basketball Federation has decided to fire the National Team coach Mensur Bajramovic. That decision was expected since weeks ago, and names like Bozidar Maljkovic, Aleksandar Petrovic or Svetislav Pesic are among the candidates to replace Bajramovic. Bosnia will try to qualify for the Eurobasket 2011 this summer after failing to arrive to the last two ones. The name of the new coach could be announced next month.
SOURCE: SportSport
Sofoklis Schortsanitis, who is at the end of his contract with the Greek team Olympiakos, is considering to move to the United States to play in the NBA. The 24-year-old center was drafted 34th in the 2003 by Los Angeles Clippers, which still own his NBA rights. Schortsanitis is open to practice with the Clippers this summer to evaluate his incorporation to the Californian franchise.
SOURCE: 24 Sports
Viktor Khryapa has a clause in his contract to leave this summer to the NBA. The 27-year-old Russian forward, who played in the NBA between 2005 and 2008 for Portland and Chicago, doesn't want to think about it until summer, but told that he wants to go back there to prove his value. This season, Khryapa has averaged in the Euroleague 10.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 20 games played.
SOURCE: Championat
As expected, Earl Barron was signed by the New York Knicks to a 10-day contract. The 28-year-old center was called up from the Austin Toros, in the D-League. According to the Greek media, Barron will play in Greece when his contract with the Knicks expires for the national league play-offs.
SOURCE: Sports Illustrated
Former NBA guard Alex Acker is no longer player of the Armani Jeans Milano. The Italian team and the 27-year-old guard have agreed to part ways. Acker, who arrived this season to Milano after playing in the NBA for Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers, has appeared in just 14 matches in the Italian Lega A due to different injury issues, averaging 9.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. Curiously, Acker was involved in the recent disciplinary problems of Gary Neal in the Benetton Treviso. Neal was reported to have dinner with Acker (former teammate in Barcelona), and failed because of that to arrive to a practice with his team.
SOURCE: Olimpia Milano
Bojan Bakic has a new team after being released by Trikala 2000 last month. The Montenegrin guard was signed by Serbian team Metalac, which is planning other acquisition to strenghten the roster in the national league play-offs. Bakic is back to Serbia after playing in 2005 for Hemofarm, winning the Adriatic League with the Vrsac team.
SOURCE: Mondo
The current head coach of BC Kyiv, Vitaliy Cherniy, will lead the Ukrainian National Team, after being chosen by a majority vote among other candidates by the members of the basketball federation board. Cherniy is BC Kyiv head coach since last September, arriving from the junior team bench.
SOURCE: Ukr Basket
More changes in the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The D-League franchise have announced the acquisiton of forward Rich Melzer, who started the season in Australia with the Skytrans Cairns Taipans. The Vipers have also re-acquired Craig Winder, waived days ago due to an injury. At the same time, Rio Grande Valley have also decided to waive guard Travis Holmes and forward Louis Graham, both signed at the same time Craig Winder was released.
SOURCE: Our Sports Central
Ukrainian team Kryvbasbasket have signed the American player Randy Orr. The 27-year old center has played this season in Venezuela for the Gigantes of Guayana, and last season averaged 9.9 points and 6.0 rebounds for the Japanese team Link Tochigi Brex.
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
The New Jersey Nets are already planning next season, and looking for a new head coach to replace current GM and interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe. Avery Johnson and Jeff Van Gundy are the two main candidates, but the new owner, Mikhail Prohkorov, is reported to be interested in hiring current Real Madrid coach Ettore Messina, who worked for the Russian tycoon in CSKA Moscow.
SOURCES: New York Daily News, SNY
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