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…
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Former 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.
Read MorePotential 2023 lottery pick Victor Wembanyama signs with ASVEL
Wembanyama will be playing in EuroLeague next season. By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net 17-year-old Victor Wembanyama, a current potential No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, signed a three-year contract with French EuroLeague team ASVEL Villeurbanne, the club announced. “Victor is a unique player in the world, he’s the greatest prospect in French basketball over the past twenty years,” ASVEL president and former four-time NBA champion Tony Parker said, per the club. “He has everything to make a grat career and has the opportunity to be a future…
Read MoreOlimpia vying to obtain Jerian Grant
By Aris Barkas / barkas@eurohoops.net Olimpia Milano is making a strong push to secure combo Jerian Grant, as Eurohoops sources confirm. However, at this point, Virtus Bologna and CSKA Moscow are still in the mix and nothing is concrete yet. The interest of Italian champions Virtus Bologna which will compete next season in the EuroCup and not in the EuroLeague is also strong and CSKA has also inquired about Grant’s services without making any other move yet. Grant, 28, spent the previous season with Promitheas Patras, his first one in Europe after his NBA and G-League…
Read MoreGreek guard Nikko’s Zisis hangs up his sneakers
By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net After Vassilis Spanoulis, another Greek guard has retired. Nikos Zisis announced his decision via social media with a heartfelt farweel message full of gratitude for his journey and the people he encountered. “It is time to announce my retirement. It is a completely conscious decision, because I know I have given everything. I loved basketball since I was a child but I never imagined I would make such a big, exciting and unforgettable trip. I am proud of what I did, but also of what I…
Read MoreJordan Mickey to sign with Zenit St. Petersburg
The former player of Khimki will stay in Russia but for a different team By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Jordan Mickey and Zenit St. Petersburg are near a deal as Eurohoops sources confirmed and Gazzetta.gr reported first. While nothing is finalized yet, it’s a matter of time for the two sides to have an agreement. Mickey is one of the top free agents in his position after finishing the season with Khimki. In 28 games, he averaged 15.6 ppg and 5.8 rpg proving once more that he is one of…
Read MoreDzanan Musa released by Anatoly Efes
A brief stint for Dzanan Musa at Anadolu Efes By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Dzanan Musa will part ways with Anadolu Efes, Eurohoops sources confirm. Musa, 22, inked a contract until the end of the 2022-23 season last January, which included a team option for this summer. Efes will use the exit clause to release the Bosnian swingman. His short run featured four Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances and a slim playing time total of 12 minutes. He also played in eight BSL matches recording 11.4 points per match in the Turkish league. Musa previously went through…
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