Category: Basketball

Detroit Pistons waive swingman Deividas Sirvydis

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Deividas Sirvydis becomes a free agent. By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net The Detroit Pistons are waiving Lithuanian swingman Deividas Sirvydis per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Sirvydis, the 37th overall pick in the 2019 Draft, signed a three-year deal with the Pistons in December to play in the NBA for the first time in his career. The 21-year-old player appeared in 20 games and averaged 2.1 points in 6.7 minutes. Before his move to the Pistons, Sirvydis had stints in Europe with Rytas Vilnius and Hapoel Jerusalem. He won the 2019 Lithuanian Cup with Rytas,…

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Overseas Hoops: Reyer Venezia adds Vassilis Charalampopoulos

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The Greek forward moves to Reyer Venezia with a multi-year deal By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Reyer Venezia has signed Greek forward Vassilis Charalampopoulos to a multi-year deal, the club officially announced Sunday. Charalampopoulos, 24, spent the 2020-21 season with Olympiacos, where he averaged 2.5 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 7 minutes per game over 11 EuroLeague contests. The forward will leave Greece for the first time in his career, after playing for Panathinaikos, PAOK and Lavrio before moving to Olympiacos. In Venezia, he will be reunited with former Panathinaikos teammate Michael…

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United States draws Spain as Oly men’s quarters are set

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Matchups for the quarterfinals of Men’s Basketball at the Tokyo Olmpics have been set. The United States draws a tough Spanish National Team in their quarters matchup, which will tip off at 12:40 a.m. EST Tuesday August 3. The countries are used to crossing paths, having met in gold medal games of the 2008 games in Beijing and 2012 in London ( both of which were won by the US). France, which won Group A, will face Italy, the runner-up in Group B, at 4:20 a.m. EST August 3. Group…

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Overseas Hoops: AS Monaco signs point guard Leo Westermann

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Westermann returns to France for AS Monaco By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net AS Monaco has signed point guard Leo Westermann to a deal for the upcoming 2021-22 season, the club announced Thursday. Westermann, 29, spent the previous season with FC Barcelona, with which he averaged 3.5 points, 2 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 11 minutes on the court across 24 EuroLeague contests. The experienced French guard returns home for the first time since 2016, when he played for Limoges. He has gained EuroLeague experience with Fenerbahce, Zalgiris, CSKA Moscow and Partizan and he’s…

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Overseas Hoops: Sasha Djordjevic assumes Fenerbahce head coaching role

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Sasha Djordjevic takes over at Fenerbahce Beko replacing Igor Kokoskov By Johnny Askounis at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Fenerbahce Beko handed head coaching responsibilities to Sasha Djordjevic, the team announced Saturday. Djordjevic inked a three-year contract. Djordjevic, 53, comes in to replace Igor Kokoskov. The departing Serbian mastermind recently left his position to become an assistant under Jason Kidd at the Dallas Mavericks. The new Fener boss is coming off a two-year tenure at Virtus Segafredo Bologna. He had led his side to its first Italian championship in twenty years. The former player started his coaching career in…

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Overseas Hoops: Filip Petrusev likely to remain in Europe for another year

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Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey expects Filip Petrusev to continue developing in Europe before moving to the NBA By Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Filip Petrusev was selected with the 50th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the recent NBA draft. Players in that selection range tend to be stashed outside the NBA and that is looking like the case for the young Serbian big. “We think Petrusev is someone who has a real chance to help us down the road,” explained 76ers president Daryl Morey, “He’ll likely start overseas and be…

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Lauri Markkanen to (sort of) test free agent market

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The Chicago Bulls extend a qualifying offer to Lauri Markkanen By Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Despite raising doubts concerning his future at the Chicago Bulls, Lauri Markkanen has been set to become a restricted free agent after his team extended the qualifying offer, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. Markkanen, 24, has spent the last four seasons attached to the Bulls. He was a regular starter until Nikola Vucevic and Daniel Theis arrived in January pushing him out of the first unit. Rumors surfacing since have suggested him moving away from Chicago this offseason.…

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NBL22: Melbourne signs Callum Dalton

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From nbl.com.au: Melbourne United has signed 21-year-old centre Callum Dalton on a one-year deal. The 207cm Australian has been a Development Player at the Brisbane Bullets for the past two seasons, taking to the court three times in NBL21. Dalton will join the reigning champions to further bolster the stock of ‘talls’ on the roster. Dalton enjoyed a promising junior career and has represented Australia at both the FIBA U17 World Championships in 2016, and the FIBA U19 World Championships in 2019. He will now look to take his game…

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2021 NBA Draft Recap

Brandon King

2021 NBA Draft Round 1 Rk Pk Tm Player College 1 1 DET Cade Cunningham Oklahoma State 2 2 HOU Jalen Green 3 3 CLE Evan Mobley USC 4 4 TOR Scottie Barnes Florida State 5 5 ORL Jalen Suggs Gonzaga 6 6 OKC Josh Giddey 7 7 GSW Jonathan Kuminga 8 8 ORL Franz Wagner Michigan 9 9 SAC Davion Mitchell Baylor 10 10 NOP Ziaire Williams Stanford 11 11 CHO James Bouknight UConn 12 12 SAS Joshua Primo Alabama 13 13 IND Chris Duarte Oregon 14 14 GSW Moses Moody Arkansas 15 15 WAS Corey Kispert Gonzaga 16 16 OKC Alperen Şengün 17 17 MEM Trey Murphy III…

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Nicolas Laprovittola signs with FC Barcelona

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Nicolas Laprovittola is officially on his way from Real Madrid to FC Barcelona By Johnny Askounis/info@eurohoops.net Nicolas Laprovittola has inked a two-year contract to join FC Barcelona, the team announced Wednesday. Medicals are pending, as noted by the Spanish powerhouse. He was nearing a deal with Barca, as Eurohoops reported. Laprovittola, 31, is currently in Tokyo competing for Argentina in the Olympic Games. At the club level, he spent the last two seasons with Real Madrid and departed upon the conclusion of his contract. The experienced point guard marked his third Turkish Airlines…

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