Evan Turner is officially a Sixer. The Philadelphia 76ers have announced the signing of the 21-year-old guard, who was selected with the 2nd overall pick in the last NBA draft. Turner arrives to Philadelphia from the University of Ohio State after averaging 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game in his junior year.
SOURCE: NBA.com/Sixers
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According to the Lithuanian media, Power Electronics Valencia is in talks with Robertas Javtokas for the next season. The 30-year-old center is a free agent after being released by Khimki days ago. Javtokas, who was playing for Khimki since 2008, averaged 8.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in the last Russian Super League.
SOURCE: Krepsinis
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New acquisition for the recently promoted team Olin Gençlik. The Turkish club has signed Alican Güney, who played last season for Tenis Eskrim Dagcilik, in the TB2L, assigned by Galatasaray. Güney averaged 10.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in the second Turkish division
SOURCE: Salsa Basket
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Despite the agreement between the New Orleans Hornets and Luther Head days ago, the 27-year-old guard won't finally be signed by the NBA franchise. Head, who played last season for the Indiana Pacers, had some problems during his physical examination with the team, which finally withdrew the contract offer to the player.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
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Daryl Morey, GM of the Houston Rockets, said in his Twitter that they will match the offer from the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kyle Lowry. The 24-year-old guard, a restricted free agent, was signed to a four-year, $24 million offer sheet by the Cavs, but the Rockets will exercise their option to match the offer.
SOURCE: Twitter Daryl Morey
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Shaun Livingston will move to the Charlotte Bobcats. The 24-year-old guard has reached to a two-year, $7 million agreement with the NBA franchise, with a third year not guaranteed. Livingston arrives to Charlotte after finishing last season in the Washington Wizards, averaging 6.9 points and 3.6 assists per game. This movement will also imply that Ramon Sessions won't land in Charlotte.
SOURCES: Charlotte Observer, Twitter Adrian Wojnarowski, Twitter Adrian Wojnarowski
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Finally, Marcus Norris won't continue in Gran Canaria 2014. The Spanish club has decided not to activate the extension clause of his contract, and Norris is now a free agent. The 35-year-old American guard was playing for Gran Canaria since 2005, and averaged 7.9 points and 3.7 assists per game in the last ACB league. Taurean Green could be one of the candidates to replace him.
SOURCE: Canarias Ahora
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The Houston Rockets have announced the signing of Patrick Patterson. The 21-year-old forward was selected with the 14th overall pick in the last NBA draft by the Raptors, after three years in the University of Kentucky. In his junior year with the Wildcats, Patterson averaged 14.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
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9 de Julio, one of the new teams that will play the Argentinian LNB, has signed Terrance Woodbury for the next season. The 24-year-old American forward arrives after playing until 2009 in the University of Georgia. Woodbury averaged 14.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Basquetplus
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Christoph Tetzner is no longer player of BBC Bayreuth, after playing during the last six seasons for the German club. The 29-year-old forward will continue his career in another team of the BBL. Tetzner averaged 5.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game last season, helping his team to promote from the Pro A league.
SOURCE: BBC Bayreuth
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have reached to a four-year, $16 million agreement with Luke Ridnour. The 29-year-old guard arrives to the Wolves after playing during the last two seasons in the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 10.4 points and 4.0 assists per game in the last one. The Minnesota Timberwolves would now get rid of Ramon Sessions who could land in the Charlotte Bobcats.
SOURCES: Wisconsin Radio Network, Twitter Adrian Wojnarowski
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Kotwica Kolobrzeg has two new players for the next season. The Polish team has signed the 32-year-old forward Tomasz Zablocki, who played last season for Znicz Jaroslaw, and the 27-year-old Bosnian center Marko Djuric, recently in Sweden for Uppsala Basket. Kotwica has also extended the contract of the 21-year-old guard Dawid Brek.
SOURCE: Probasket
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Sharrod Ford is close to go back to his first team in Italy, during the 2007-08 season. Sutor Montegranaro would be about to reach to an agreement with the 27-year-old center, who played last season for Carife Ferrara. Ford averaged 16.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in the Lega A.
SOURCE: Solobasket.it
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Bornova has signed to a one-year contract, with an extra optional year, Zvonko Buljan. The 22-year-old Croatian forward is back to Europe after spending his last two years in the United States playing for the Texas Christian University, averaging 12.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Turkbasket
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Chris Monroe will continue his career in Italy. After finishing last season in Armani Jeans Milano, where he arrived from PAOK Thessaloniki, the 29-year-old American guard was signed by Enel Brindisi, as the recently promoted Italian club has announced. Monroe averaged 7.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in the last Lega A.
SOURCE: New Basket Brindisi
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More movements in Khimki. The Russian club has signed Vadim Panin to a two-year contract. The 26-year-old forward arrives to Khimki after playing during the last two seasons in Triumph Lyubertsy. In the last one, Panin averaged 8.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the Russian Super League.
SOURCE: Soviet Sport
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According to the Greek media, Aleks Maric could be also on the radar of Fenerbahce. The Turkish team would have even made a €500.000 offer to Partizan for the 25-year-old Australian-Serbian center to sign him for the next season. Panathinaikos is also interested in Maric, though Partizan doesn't want to get rid of him.
SOURCE: Superbasket
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Enel Brindisi keeps on tracking the market for new targets for the next season. The recently promoted Italian team could be targeting Michele Antonutti, who played last season for Sutor Montegranaro, averaging 4.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in the last Lega A. The 24-year-old forward is also on the radar of Banca Tercas Teramo.
SOURCE: Nuovo Quotidiano di Puglia
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Luis Scola is a free agent after his contract with the Houston Rockets expired last season. The Argentinian 30-year-old forward is expecting an offer from the Rockets, but is also considering other options. As his agent Claudio Villanueva confirmed, Scola has attracted the interest of the Nets, and has also two offers from European team. According to the Greek media, Panathinaikos could be one of them. The Greek club could be also interested in two other NBA players, still under contract: the Spanish guard Rudy Fernández, from the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Argentinian forward Andrés Nocioni, recently traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
UPDATE: Panathinaikos has denied any interest in signing Luis Scola
SOURCES: Olé, Basketnet, Prasina Nea
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Despite the interest of Lottomatica Roma to sign Tibor Pleiss, the 20-year-old German center wants to stay in Brose Baskets Bamberg at least for one season. Pleiss, drafted with the 31th overall pick in the last NBA draft, wants to have the chance of being the starting center in an Euroleague team.
SOURCE: Corriere dello Sport (.pdf)
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Cajasol and CAI Zaragoza are not the only teams interested in Paul Davis. The 25-year-old American center, who played the last Summer League with the Orlando Magic, is also on the radar of Bizkaia Bilbao Basket. Davis averaged 13.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in the last ACB league per game for Xacobeo Blu:sens.
SOURCE: Solobasket
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Despite the interest from Banca Tercas Teramo to land Alex Righetti, the 32-year-old forward will continue his career in Cimberio Varese. The Italian team has signed Righetti, who was a free agent after being released by Virtus Bologna weeks ago. Righetti, a former player of the Italian national team, just played 3 games last season.
SOURCE: La Provincia di Varese
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As expected, Matt Nielsen is the new player of Olympiakos. The Greek club has officially announced that the 33-year-old Australian forward was signed to a two-year contract. Nielsen arrives to Olympiakos after two seasons in Power Electronics Valencia, averaging 8.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the last ACB league.
SOURCE: Olympiacos BC
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Finally, Brian Randle will continue playing for Oded Katash. The 25-year-old American forward has signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem, also the new team of his coach in Galil Gilboa last season, where Randle averaged 13.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Hapoel Jerusalem is also waiting for the answer of Stephon Marbury to the offer extended days ago. The 33-year-old American guard is expected to decide during the next days.
SOURCE: Sport5
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Khimki is still making decisions with the players of the last year's roster. While Raúl López and Keith Langford will stay in the team, the future of three other players could be out of the Russian team. The Spanish guard Carlos Cabezas (who has attracted the interest of Montepaschi Siena), the American guard Ricky Minard, and the Lithuanian forward Paulius Jankunas (on the radar of Unics Kazan) could leave the team.
SOURCE: Sport Express
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Al Harrington will play for the Denver Nuggets, after reaching to a five-year, $34 million agreement with the NBA franchise. The 30-year-old forward arrives to Denver after playing during the last season and a half for the New York Knicks, averaging 17.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in the 2009-10 season.
SOURCE: ESPN
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As expected, Quinton Hosley will play for DKV Joventut. The Spanish team has reached to an agreement with the 26-year-old American-Georgian forward. Hosley is back to Spain, where he played in the 2008-09 season for Real Madrid. In the last one, Hosley averaged 18.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in the TBL for Aliaga Petkim.
SOURCE: El Punt
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Kyle Lowry to a four-year (with a team option in the last year of contract), $24 million offer sheet. The Houston Rockets, former team of 24-year-old guard, have seven days to match the offer. Lowry, in the Rockets since February 2009, averaged 9.1 points and 4.5 assists per game last season.
SOURCE: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Blancos de Rueda Valladolid has shown interest in two players: Alfonso Sánchez and Rai López. Sánchez, a 23-year-old guard, played last season in Xacobeo Blu:Sens on loan from Unicaja, and is now a free agent. López, a 21-year-old guard, was also sent on loan from Unicaja to Lagun Aro GBC in the last ACB league, and is still under contract.
SOURCE: El Norte de Castilla
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Anton Ponkrashov and Victor Keyru won't be back to CSKA Moscow next season. Ponkrashov, a 24-year-old guard now playing in the Summer League with the Phoenix Suns, could land next season in Spartak St. Petersburg. The next team of Keyru, a 26-year-old forward, could be Lokomotiv Kuban.
SOURCE: Soviet Sport
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The Dallas Mavericks have announced that they have signed Dominique Jones. The 21-year-old guard was selected with the 25th overall pick in the last NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, and then traded to the Mavs. Jones arrives to Dallas after averaging 21.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in his junior year in the University of South Florida.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
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Another new player for Spartak St. Petersburg. The Russian team has announced officially that Miha Zupan has been signed to a two-year contract. The Slovenian forward arrives to Spartak after playing last season for Trikala 2000. In the Greek team, despite some problems due to payment delays, Zupan averaged 13.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: BC Spartak
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As expected, the Chicago Bulls have announced officially the signing of Omer Asik. The Turkish 24-year-old center arrives to the Bulls, the team that owned his NBA rights, from Fenerbahce. Asik, member of the Turkish national team, averaged 8.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in the last TBL.
SOURCE: Insidehoops
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Igokea has a new head coach. The Bosnian club, which will play next season in the Adriatic League, is close to hire Velimir Gasic to take the reign of the team, former coach of Partizan and Radnicki, to replace Drago Karalic. The former coach of KK Borac was in charge of Igokea since 2008.
SOURCE: Sportal
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The Los Angeles Clippers have signed Willie Warren, the 54th overall pick in the last NBA draft. The 20-year-old guard arrives to the NBA from the University of Oklahoma. Last season, Warren averaged 16.3 points and 4.1 assists per game in his sophomore year with the Sooners.
SOURCE: NBA.com/clippers
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After two seasons in Spartak St. Petersburg, Zakhar Pashutin will move to the team coached by his brother. The veteran 36-year-old Russian guard will join Unics Kazan, where his brother, Evgeni Pashutin, is the new head coach. Zakhar Pashutin averaged 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 rebounds per game last season.
SOURCE: BC Spartak
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Kyle Visser is back to the New Yorker Phantoms. The German team has signed the 24-year-old center to a two-year contract. Visser played between 2007 and 2009 for the Phantoms in his first stint as a professional, landing last season in EnBW Ludwigsburg, where he averaged 10.7 points and 4.9 rebound per game in the BBL.
SOURCE: Schoenen Dunk
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Atenas de Córdoba has signed the second import player of the roster. The Argentinian team has landed Elton Turner for the next season. The 31-year-old American center arrives to Atenas after playing in the Italian LegaDue between 2006 and 2009, averaging 13.4 points and 7.5 rebounds in his last season with Carmatic Pistoia.
SOURCE: Basquetplus
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After playing last season for Ironi Ashkelon, Brian Tolbert is in advanced talks to go back to Hapoel Holon, where he played in the 2008-09 season. The veteran 36-year-old American guard averaged 9.9 points and 2.4 assists per game in the last Israeli Super League, where he's playing since 2004 (with a brief stint in Ukraine)
SOURCE: One
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Zydrunas Ilgauskas will leave the Cleveland Cavaliers after 14 seasons to join his former teammate LeBron James in the Miami Heat. The 35-year-old Lithuanian center has signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract (veteran's minimum) with the Heat. Last season, Ilgauskas averaged 7.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: NBA Fanhouse
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The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz have reached to an agreement to send Al Jefferson to the Jazz in exchange of two first-round picks and a trade exception. The 25-year-old center, who arrived to the Wolves in 2007, averaged 17.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game last season.
UPDATE: Kosta Koufos will move to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange of Jefferson. The 21-year-old Greek-American center played for the Jazz since 2008.
SOURCE: Associated Press, Salt Lake Tribune
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The two-year European stint of Josh Childress is over. The 27-year-old American forward has opted out of the final year of his contract with Olympiakos, where he landed in 2008. Childress, who will play in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns, averaged 15.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in the last Euroleague.
SOURCE: Basketnet
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As expected, Tyson Chandler won't be traded to the Toronto Raptors. The Charlotte Bobcats have finally sent Chandler to the Dallas Mavericks, along with the French center Alexis Ajinca, in exchange of the center Erick Dampier, the guard Matt Carroll and the Mexican forward Eduardo Najera, according to Yahoo! Sports.
SOURCE: Twitter Adrian Wojnarowski
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Cibona has signed Drago Pasalic to a one-year, €150.000 contract, according to the Greek media. The 26-year-old Croatian forward is back to his country after five years playing for different European teams. Pasalic averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game last season for Xacobeo Blu:Sens in the ACB league.
SOURCE: Basketnet
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One of the parts of the three-way trade between the Phoenix Suns, the Toronto Raptors and the Charlotte Bobcats is dead. Michael Jordan, owner of the Bobcats, finally decided not to trade Tyson Chandler and Boris Diaw to the Raptors in exchange of José Manuel Calderón and Reggie Evans. The other part of the trade, that would send Hedo Turkoglu to the Suns in exchange of Leandro Barbosa, could be soon official.
SOURCE: Toronto Star
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Despite the informations from Serbia about a possible agreement between Besiktas and Luka Bogdanovic, the Turkish club has announced that the 25-year-old Serbian forward is not planning his signing. Bogdanovic, who has played during the last two seasons for DKV Joventut, was also reported to have offers from Cajasol and Unics Kazan.
SOURCE: BJK Basket
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Olin Gençlik could be close to land Vidas Ginevicius for the next season. The 32-year-old Lithuanian guard is without a team after being released by Lietuvos Rytas, where he played last season averaging 6.8 points and 3.7 assists per game in the LKL. This would be the second time Ginevicius plays outside Lithuania, after a two-year stint in Spartak Primorje, in Russia.
SOURCE: Fanatik
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Ian Vougioukas is not the only Greek player who has reached to an agreement with Panathinaikos. As expected, Kostas Kaimakoglou will also play next season for the "green" team, and will be announced soon. The 27-year-old forward arrives to Panathinaikos after playing since 2004 for Maroussi BC, averaging 10.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the last Euroleague.
SOURCE: Sport.gr
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Konstantin Nesterov has left BC Triumph Lyubertsy after a season in the club. The 29-year-old forward will play for Krasnye Krylya, after being signed by the team based in Samara. Nesterov averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the last Russian Super League.
SOURCE: BC Triumph
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Robertas Javtokas is no longer player of BC Khimki. The Russian club has activated the early termination clause of his two-year contract. The 30-year-old Lithuanian center arrived to Khimki last summer from Dynamo Moscow, and averaged 8.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in the last Russian Super League.
SOURCE: BC Khimki
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