Real Madrid has parted ways with Laprovittola and Tyus upon expiration of their contracts By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid announced Thursday they have parted ways with guard Nicolas Laprovittola and center Alex Tyus upon the expiration of their contracts with the team. Laprovittola, 31, spent the previous two seasons with the Whites, averaging 6.8 points and 3.8 assists across 34 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in the 2020-21 campaign. Experienced big man Tyus saw limited time on the court in his debut season with Real, as he posted an…
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Barcelona closing in on deal with Nicolas Laprovittola
Laprovittola has just been released by Real Madrid and Barcelona has him on their shortlist By Chema de Lucas / info@eurohoops.net Guard Nicolas Laprovittola was released by Real Madrid Thursday and his future might still be in Spain, as Barcelona has him on their shortlist of preferences for the point guard position, per Eurohoops sources. Laprovittola, 31, spent the previous two seasons with the Whites, averaging 6.8 points and 3.8 assists across 34 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in the 2020-21 campaign, while he lifted two Spanish Supercup trophies with the team in 2019 and…
Read MoreVasilije Micic re-up with Anadolu Efes for three more years
Anadolu Efes managed to keep Micic on board. By Antonis Stroggylakis / info@eurohoops.net Anadolu Efes officially announced that reigning EuroLeague and Final Four MVP Vasilije Micic signed a three-year contract extension with the club. The contract includes NBA out clauses for each of the next two summers. There was optimism on Efes that they would convince Micic to remain on the team, as Eurohoops had reported. The Turkish side made their star player a highly tempting offer of a lucrative deal to persuade him to stay and skip, for now at least, his first-time trip…
Read MoreBarca signs Sertac Sanli
Sertac Sanli moves to the team he “hurt” in the EuroLeague championship game. By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net Barcelona announced that the team signed Turkish center Sertac Sanli to a two-year deal. As it was reported three weeks ago, Sanli comes from Anadolu Efes with which he won the 2021 EuroLeague championship. Per Barcelona: Barça and Sertac Sanli have reached an agreement, pending the player’s medical, to sign the Turkish center for the next two seasons until 30 June 2023. The 2.13m Turk is 29 years old and comes to the Palau Blaugrana from last…
Read MoreDerrick Williams signs with Maccabi Tel Aviv
Derrick Williams has joined Maccabi Tel Aviv for the upcoming season By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net After the one-year stints in Germany, Turkey, and Spain, Derrick Williams is adding another destination to his career after penning a deal with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv for the 2021-22 season, the Israeli club announced. Per Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv: Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv is proud to announce the signing of Derrick Williams (30 years old, 2.03 meters) on a contract for the upcoming season. Derrick Williams is an athletic and strong forward with diverse offensive abilities…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel Aviv signs SG Kameron Taylor
Kameron Taylor makes the jump to EuroLeague. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Maccabi Tel Aviv signed shooting guard Kameron Taylor to a contract for 2021-22 with an option for the next season, the club announced. More to come…
Read MoreFormer Laker Goudelock signs with Spanish team Bilbao Basket
The former Laker known as “Mini-Mamba” will play for the first time in Spain By Chema De Lucas/ info@eurohoops.net Andrew Goudelock is the new addition of Bilbao Basket, which once more season has high ambitions in the Spanish Liga Endesa. The 32-years old guard who was nicknamed “Mini-Mamba” when he was playing back in the 2011-12 season with Kobe Bryant in the Lakers, will continue his career in Spain, after playing in Russia (UNICS Kazan), Turkey (Fenerbahce), Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Italy (Milan and Venezia) and Lithuania (Rytas Vilnius). Goudelock also played…
Read MoreAaron White signs with Crvena Zvezda
By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Aaron White announced on his Instagram profile that he won’t continue with PanathinaikosAthens and a few hours later it was officially announced that the next station in the American forward’s career should be at Belgrade with Crvena Zvezda. Several Serbian media had already reported that White’s next destination is Crvena Zvezda and his agent, Misko Raznatovic, later hinted at the player’s next move. “A very rare and very difficult to repeat connection between the player’s last name and his new residence has just come true,” Raznatovic tweeted to tease the transfer since Belgrade (Beograd)…
Read MoreJernigan Grant so sign with Milan
The former NBA player who spent part of last season in Greece with Promitheas Patras moves to Italy and to the By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net Jerian Grant is expected to be the newest addition in an already formidable backcourt at AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan. He is the second son of former player Harvey Grant who is the twin brother of All-Star Horace Grant. Playing for Promitheas Patras in the Greek league, Grant averaged team-highs 15.2 points and 6.06 assists (also a league second-best) plus 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 steals to push…
Read MoreFenerbahce signs Metecan Beko
By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Fenerbahce Beko signed forward Metecan Birsen to a two-plus-one contract, the Turkish powerhouse announced. Birsen, who spent the last two seasons with Pinar Karsiyaka, had began his basketball journey with Fener’s youth teams. In 2020-21, Birsen averaged 6.1 points and 5.5 rebounds in the Basketball Champions League while Pinar Karsiyaka made the championship game in the Nizhny Final Eight. He also had 8.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in the Turkish League to help his team reach the semifinals.
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