Sergio Rodríguez will decide his future in a week, according to the Spanish player. The 23-year-old guard would like to stay in his current team, the New York Knicks, though he admitted to have other NBA teams interested in him. Several teams in Spain, like Real Madrid, Caja Laboral and Power Electronics Valencia, are also in the mix to land Rodríguez next season.
SOURCE: EFE
Edu Torres is no longer the head coach of the CB Murcia, after the Spanish club has decided not to extend his contract. Torres arrived last December to Murcia to replace Moncho Fernández, but couldn't avoid the relegation of the team, which will play next season in LEB Oro with a new head coach.
SOURCE: CB Murcia
The season of Oleksiy Pecherov is over after his team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, failed to reach the NBA playoffs, being one of the worst teams in the league. The 24-year-old Ukrainian center, who will be a free agent next summer, averaged 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds in just 10.2 minutes per game. Despite not playing much minutes in his first season with the Wolves, Pecherov wants to stay in the NBA, and will consider his options after July 1st, when the NBA transfer market starts again.
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
After ending the season in Italy with Angelico Biella, despite playing just 3 games, Guillermo Díaz will land in Puerto Rico. The 25-year-old player will play for the Capitanes de Arecibo, in the first stint of Díaz in the league of his country. The former player of Los Angeles Clippers averaged 7.7 points and 2.0 assists in the Lega A since landing in Italy last January.
SOURCE: Primera Hora
The Jordanian club ASU Club has signed Olumide Oyedeji for the next Asian Clubs Championship, to be played this month. The 29-year-old Nigerian center, who played in the NBA from 2000 to 2003 in the Seattle SuperSonics and the Orlando Magic, arrives from the Liaoning Dinosaurs, in the Chinese league. Oyedeji said he wants to be back to the CBA next season, where he averaged 14.1 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, though he still doesn't know if he will play for Liaoning again.
SOURCE: Netease
The recovery of Bogdan Tanjevic from his cancer is going faster than expected, and the Montenegrin head coach is hoping to lead the Turkish National Team again next summer. The 63-year-old had to leave temporary his job in the NT, and in Fenerbahce, due to his illness. Lately, there has been rumours about the possibility of Panagiotis Giannakis taking his spot in the next World Championship.
SOURCE: SportSport
The Chicago Bulls keep on searching a replacement for Vinny Del Negro, who was fired two weeks ago. The main candidates are Lawrence Frank, former coach of the New Jersey Nets, and Maurice Cheeks, former coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers. Another name, besides Kevin McHale, could be the assistant of the Dallas Mavericks, Dwane Casey, who is also on the mix to replace Mike Woodson in the Atlanta Hawks.
SOURCE: Post Tribune, New York Daily News
The season is over for Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, after failing to reach the ACB league playoff. The Spanish team is already planning next season, and Paco Vázquez is the first player who will leave Bilbao for sure. The 36-year-old guard, who arrived in 2008 from DKV Joventut, has averaged 2.0 points and 0.7 rebounds in 10 minutes per game in the ACB league
SOURCE: El Correo
After failing in landing Zoran Erceg, the next target of Canadian Solar Bologna is Kristjan Kangur. The Italian club will have until next Tuesday's deadline to land another player for the Lega playoff. Kangur has played this season in France for ASVEL Villeurbanne, averaging 5.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.1 minutes per game in the Euroleague.
SOURCE: Corriere di Bologna
Avi Ashkenazi won't be the head coach of the Maccabi Haifa next season, acording to the owner of the Israeli team, Jeff Rosen. The 46-year-old coach arrived to Maccabi Haifa three seasons ago, after 6 years in Ironi Nahariya. The team couldn't reach the semifinals of the Israeli Super League after being defeated by Maccabi Netanya
SOURCE: One
The New York Knicks are considering to offer Dru Joyce to play in the next Summer League in Las Vegas. The American guard, now playing in Poland, is averaging 8.3 points and 3.6 assists in 19.3 points per game for Anwil Wloclawek. Joyce is especially known for being one a former teammate in high school, and a good friend, of the main target of the Knicks for next season, LeBron James.
SOURCE: New York Post
The Caciques de Humacao have signed the rebound leader of the last Turkish league, Jermareo Davidson, to replace Clarence Matthews, who just played one game with the Puerto Rican team after being signed two days ago. Davidson, a 24-year-old forward who played for the Charlotte Bobcats and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA, averaged 15.9 points and 10.7 rebounds for Darufassaka in the TBL.
SOURCE: Victoria 840
Pete Mickeal, is still considering where to play next season. According to the blog of the American forward of Regal Barcelona, Mickeal has "a lot of options out there". The 32-year old player arrived last season from Tau Vitoria, and admitted last January in the same blog he could have an offer from the New York Knicks. In the last Euroleague, won by his team, Mickeal averaged 12.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: HoopsHype
After firing Mike Woodson, the Atlanta Hawks have started the search of a new head coach, and four candidates have already emerged. Tyrone Corbin (assistant coach of the Utah Jazz), Sam Mitchell (former head coach of the Toronto Raptors), Monty Williams (assistant coach of the Portland Trail Blazers) and Dan Majerle (assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns) are the four potential replacements for Woodson.
SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune
Juan "Pepe" Sánchez will take control of Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, if the conversations with the league and the board of the Argentinian team end with a deal. Estudiantes is in a huge financial crisis, and the sell of the club of Sánchez could bring a economical relief. In that case, the 33-year-old guard would also play for the team, and could land the 37-year-old American center Derrick Alston, who played recently for Olímpico de la Banda, and the 42-year-old guard Juan Alberto Espil, who would arrive from Obras Sanitarias.
SOURCE: Basquetplus
Bo McCalebb could be player of the Regal Barcelona next season. The Spanish team could have reached to a verbal agreement with the American guard, who has played this season for Partizan. His arrival to Barcelona could lead to the departure of the Slovenian guard Jaka Lakovic, who will leave the team despite having another year of contract.
SOURCE: Superbasket
Gordan Giricek is no longer player of Fenerbahce, after agreeing both parts to terminate the player's contract. The Serbian guard arrived to the Turkish team, who arrived two years ago from the Phoenix Suns after 6 years in the NBA, has averaged this season in the TBL 7.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: NTV Spor
The Turkish Basketball Federation is considering to hire Panagiotis Gianakkis to replace Bogdan Tanjevic, who left temporary the National Team head coach duties due to health issues. Gianakkis, current coach of Olympiakos, has received already an offer from the Turkish Federation, which will host the next World Championship.
SOURCE: Sportnet
In an interview for a Greek radio, Jeremiah Massey told he wants to go back to Aris Thessaloniki next season, and confirmed the interest of his former team in landing him. The American forward was recently released by Xacobeo Blu:Sens, after a brief and troubled stint in the Spanish team.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Olympiakos won't finally loan Zoran Erceg to Canadian Solar Bologna, due to bureaucratic problems related with the former team of the Serbian forward, Panionios. Erceg was supposed to sign for the Italian team for the rest of the season, but finally will have to wait for the next one to try to earn a spot in Olympiakos.
SOURCE: Superbasket
JDA Dijon has finally hired Jean-Louis Borg as the new head coach. The French team will play next season in the ProB league. The signing of Borg for three years could also mean the arrival of two former players of Vichy, the latest team of the head coach: the American guard and streetball star Kareem Reid and the French guard David Mélody, captain of Vichy.
SOURCE: Bien Public
Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, have slammed the report about the firing of Mike Brown as the head coach of the team. According to Gilbert, the team is evaluating the future of Brown, who could be released offically in the next days after being unable to qualify the Cavs to the Eastern Conference Finals.
SOURCE: AP
Mike Woodson won't be the only coach to be released today in the Eastern Conference. The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired Mike Brown. This decision comes the day after being defeated in the Conference semifinals by the Boston Celtics. Brown, named Coach of the Year last season, was in his fifth year in charge of the Cavs.
SOURCE: Sports Illustrated
The owner of Zalgiris Kaunas, Vladimir Romanov, has decided that the captain of the team, Dainius Salenga, will also be, formally, the head coach for the rest of the season. Salenga took the responsability in the last game of the LKL Finals against Lietuvos Rytas, won by Zalgiris, after the firing of Darius Maskoliunas
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Mike Woodson, coach of the Atlanta Hawks during the last six seasons, was informed by the NBA franchise that he would not be offered a new contract. Despite improving the results of the team from the 13 victories in the 2004-05 season to the 53 of this one, the poor performances of the Hawks in the postseason have costed Woodson his job.
SOURCE: NBA.com
Ali Traoré could be a target of Montepaschi Siena for next season. The French-Ivorian center, who is playing in ASVEL Villeurbanne since 2008, has refused an extension offer from his team until 2012, and could have an offer from Siena. Traoré averaged 14.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in the last Euroleague.
SOURCE: Le Progrès
The assistant of the Houston Rockets, Elston Turner, will be interviewed by representatives of the Chicago Bulls as a candidate to be the next head coach of the franchise. Turner, who has been an assistant coach during the last 14 years, is also on the radar of the Philadelphia 76ers to take the reign of the team.
SOURCE: The Houston Chronicle
The stint of Jesse Pallot-Rosa in Israel is over after his team, Maccabi Haifa, was defeated in the Super League playoff. The American guard, who has averaged 17.1 points per game, will be back to the BSN league in the next days to play with the Atléticos de San Germán. The Puerto Rican team have also signed Karim Malpica to take the spot left by Donald Copeland, released due to an injury. The Mexican guard arrives from the Soles de Mexicali, where he averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 assists per game.
SOURCE: Victoria 840
Real Madrid is also tracking the market looking for a big man, and the main target for the frontcourt is now Sasha Kaun. The 25-year-old Russian center, playing currently his second season with CSKA Moscow, has averaged 9.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the last Euroleague. Kaun, who has also attracted the interest of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has another year of contract with CSKA.
SOURCE: As
The talks about the extension of Neven Spahija's contract with Power Electronics Valencia are right now on stand-by. The Spanish club wants to keep the Croatian coach, but the economical demands of Spahija could force Power Electronics Valencia to sell a player to afford his salary. The main candidate to leave is the Serbian center Kosta Perovic. Teams like Caja Laboral could be one of the teams that would be interested in Perovic. Matt Nielsen, another target of Caja Laboral, could also decide whether to stay or not in Valencia depending on the renewal of Spahija's contract.
SOURCE: Las Provincias, Superdeporte
The Caciques de Humacao have announced the signing of Clarence Matthews to replace James Mays due to an injury. Mays was averaging 17.9 points and 9 rebounds per game in the Puerto Rican BSN. The new player of the Caciques, Matthews, arrives from the Gigantes de Guayana, after being the top scorer of the LPB with 22.9 points per game.
SOURCE: BSN Puerto Rico
BBC Optima Gant has hired Erez Bittman as the new head coach. Bittman, a formar assistant of Maccabi Tel Aviv will replace Eric Rogiers in the Belgian team. The 42-year-old Israeli coach has been in charge during his career of SISU Copenhague, in Denmark, and BG Karlsruhe, in Germany.
SOURCE: HLN
JDA Dijon will play next season in the French ProB league after finishing in the last position of the ProA. The team is already planning the new season, and is looking for a new head coach. The main candidate is Jean-Louis Borg, recently released from Vichy. Another candidate is the former coach of Paris Levallois, Jean-Marc Dupraz. The current coach, Henrik Dettmann, is not ruled out to continue in Dijon though.
SOURCE: Basketnews
Suad Sehovic, captain of Bosna Sarajevo, is considering to leave his current team next season due to the bad results of the Bosnian team this year. The 23-year-old Montenegrin guard, who has played for Bosna since 2005, has averaged 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounts this season in the Adriatic League
SOURCE: Dvevni Avaz
The Philadelphia 76ers continue looking for a replacement for the fired head coach Eddie Jordan. Another candidate is Houston Rockets assistant Elston Turner, who will go to Philadelphia to discuss the vacancy with the NBA franchise. Turner is now in his third season with the Rockets, after spending six season with the Sacramento Kings, and four with the Portland Trail Blazers.
SOURCE: Philly.com
As expected, Lottomatica Roma has announced the signing of Josh Heytvelt. The 23-year-old American center has played this season for the Turkish team Oyak Renault, averaging 17.3 points and 10 rebounds per game in the TBL. Heyvelt will play for Lottomatica for the rest of the season.with a team option for the next one.
SOURCE: Virtus Roma
Jeremiah Massey is no longer player of Xacobeo Blu:Sens, after agreeing both parts to terminate the contract of the American forward. Massey arrived to the Spanish team last February, after being released the month ago from Real Madrid, but was sidelined from the team after some personal problems with his coach, Curro Segura.
SOURCE: ACB
Olímpico de Lavanda has agreed terms with Guillermo Narvarte, who will become the new head coach of the Argentinian team. The last team of the 45-year-old coach was the Toros de Aragua, in Venezuel. Narvarte has been also in charge of the Argentinian NT in 2008 and will replace Fernando Duró in his new team.
SOURCE: Somos Deporte
Marcus Eriksson, one of the top prospects of the Swedish basketball, has reached an agreement with Suzuki Manresa, where he did a try-out weeks ago. The 16-year-old guard is now playing with the U-18 Swedish NT the Nordic Championship. In the last U-16 European Championship, Eriksson averaged 19.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: Eurohopes
Real Madrid is already planning next season and showing interest for several players around Europe. Another name is Vassilis Spanoulis, from Panathinaikos. The 27-year-old guard, who played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets in the 2006-07, would be an alternative to the main target of the Spanish team, Milos Teodosic. Spanoulis averaged 10.5 points and 3.8 reoudper game in the last Euroleague.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
Olympiakos has agreed to loan Zoran Erceg to Canadian Solar Bologna for the rest of the season. The 25-year-old Serbian forward was playing for Panionios this season, also on loan from Olympiakos, averaging 14.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. The Italian team was looking for a big man for the Lega A playoff.
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Real Madrid is not the only team interested in landing Milos Teodosic next season. The Houston Rockets and the Miami Heat also scouted the 23-year-old undrafted Serbian guard during the last Final Four of the Euroleague. Teodosic, under contract with Olympiakos until 2014, has expressed his interest in playing someday in the NBA.
SOURCE: Sport24
Olympiakos is considering major changes in the team after failing to win the Euroleague. The Greek team board could decide to fire Panagiotis Giannakis at the end of the season, and promote the assistant coach Milan Tomic to replace him. Olympiakos would also hire Dusan Ivkovic as the technical director. The 56-year-old coach is now in charge of the Serbian National Team, and coached Olympiakos between 1996 and 1999, winning the only Euroleague in the history of the Greek club.
SOURCE: Sportske
Despite the interest of teams like Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel Aviv for Aleks Maric, the Australian-Serbian center wants to play one more season for Partizan and try to win the Euroleague. Maric, one of the best players in the last Euroleague averaging 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, arrived last season to Partizan from CB Granada.
SOURCE: Sport24
The Atlanta Hawks, the team that holds the NBA rights of Josh Childress, are interested to land the American forward next season. Childress, who's playing in Greece for Olympiakos, is a restricted free agent after leaving the Hawks two years ago. The GM of the Hawks, Rick Sund, is ready to offer Childress a $4.8 million contract.
SOURCE: Superbasket
The New York Knicks are considering to land Tony Parker in case they can't hire a top free agent like LeBron James. The French guard, now playing for the San Antonio Spurs, would be interested in case his current team finally decides to trade him. The Spurs would accept especially in case they can land Rudy Gay, from the Memphis Grizzlies, in a 3-way trade.
SOURCE: New York Daily News
As expected, Libertad de Sunchales have hired Flor Meléndez as the new head coach of the Argentinian team for the next season. Meléndez was in charge of the Trotamundos de Carabobo until last month, when he was released by the Venezuelan team. The 63-year-old head coach is back to the Argentinian LNB after 12 years.
SOURCE: Infoliga
Óscar Quintana, head coach of Meridiano Alicante, doesn't think Mindaugas Katelynas will continue playing for the Spanish team. The 27-year-old Lithuanian forward will be a free agent this summer, and DKV Joventut and Zalgiris Kaunas are reported to be interested in landing him next season. Quintana, who is also at the end of his contract, is unsure too about his own future in Meridiano.
SOURCE: Diario Información
Despite the first reports coming from Israel, the president of CSKA Moscow, Andrei Vatunin, denied the interest of Maccabi Tel Aviv to sign Zoran Planinic next season. The 29-year-old Croatian guard was reported to be already in talks with the Israeli team to land there after two years in CSKA Moscow
SOURCE: Championat
The Gaiteros del Zulia have announced the signing of Emmanuel "Manny" Quezada. The 25-year-old guard arrives from Sameji, in his homecountry's league. Quezada will replace Jason Edwin in the Venezuelan team, who was released. The American guard, who plays for the U.S. Virgin Islands National Team, arrived at the start of the season to the Gaiteros
SOURCE: Gaiteros del Zulia
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