Day: August 10, 2021

Overseas Hoops: Usman Garuba is officially a Houston Rocket

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Real Madrid bade farewell to Usman Garuba. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Usman Garuba has officially parted ways with Real Madrid, the club announced. The 2021 EuroLeague Rising Star is on his way to signing with the Houston Rockets, the team that selected him with the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Real Madrid and Garuba reached an agreement regarding the $3 million buyout on his contract, which the player will pay in installments. The Spanish big man is leaving Real eight years after he first joined them as a teenager. Garuba, 19, entered…

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Overseas Hoops: Ty Lawson signs with Kolossos Rhodes

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Ty Lawson signs with Kolossos again only this time he’ll be here to stay. By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Veteran NBA guard Ty Lawson will continue his career in Greece and Kolossos Rhodes, as the club announced. He will be playing in Europe again for the first time after a short stint he had with Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2011 NBA lockout. Lawson, 33, had also signed with Kolossos last January but he couldn’t leave China and actually join the team due to travel issues. He moved to Greece in May…

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Overseas Hoops: FC Bayern Munich signs Deshaun Thomas

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The experienced forward returns to Europe for Bayern By Eurohoops team from eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net FC Bayern Munich announced Tuesday they have signed forward Deshaun Thomas to a deal for the upcoming season. Thomas, 29, spent the previous season with Alvark Tokyo and is set to return to EuroLeague after last playing for Panathinaikos between 2018 and 2020. The experienced forward had an average of 13.9 points, 4.4 rebounds in the 2019-20 season with the Greens, while he’s on to his seventh EuroLeague campaign. He has gained EuroLeague experience with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Anadolu Efes,…

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Overseas Hoops: Virtus Bologna adds Nico Mannion

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After his rookie NBA season, Nico Mannion is taking his game to Virtus. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Virtus Bologna signed former Golden State Warriors guard Nico Mannion, the club announced. After his rookie NBA season, Mannion is returning to his home country to join the reigning Italian League champions and one of the top EuroCup contenders. “Since the beginning of the transfer season, Nico was one of the most important goals and the negotiations to get him to play were ongoing for several weeks,” Virtus CEO Luca Baraldi said, per the club. His…

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Overseas Hoops: Usman Garuba reportedly reaches buyout agreement with Real Madrid

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Garuba is set to pay for his three million euros buyout in installments By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net Usman Garuba has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to pay the €3M buyout clause on his contract and is ready to join the Houston Rockets, as it was reported by Marca. Per the report, Garuba will pay the contract termination clause in installments. The 19-year-old Spanish big was selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Rockets and is ready to leave Madrid for the first time in his career. A EuroLeague Rising Star for…

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An initial look at the Adidas Harden Vol 6

Brandon King

Images have emerged of what seems to to the next shoe in Brooklyn Nets star James Harden’s signature line, the Harden Vol. 6. It sports a synthetic colt upper with pink showing up as an accent colour on the Harden logo and the “VOL VI” at the bottom of the lacing system, on the tongue and the via laces that wrap the heel and traverse the forefoot. A Boost midsole that could be a drop-in and a pink rubber outsole completes the aesthetic. At this juncture there is no specific…

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