Category: Turkish EuroLeague

Dennis Schroder will play for Germany in Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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Germany will be without Dennis Schroder in the Olympic Qualifiers. By Eurohoops team  / info@eurohoops.net Germany will compete in the Olympic Qualifiers minus its major superstar Dennis Schroder. The German Federation announced that the Los Angeles Lakers guard won’t participate in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament due to the “enormous insurance requirements that can’t be met” in light of the player’s free agent status. The announcement mentions that despite week-long efforts by both sides to guarantee that Schroder will have the necessary insurance coverage, an agreement wasn’t reached. The insurance fee was significantly higher…

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Giannis’ agent says intends to play in the Olympics

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By Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Giannis Antetokounmpo is hoping to represent Greece in the upcoming Olympic Games, his agent Giorgos Panou said on Friday. “His goal is to be at Tokyo,” his long-time agent mentioned in an interview to Greek public television, “Whenever he can be available and healthy, he will play for the National Team.” Greece holds a chance to book the trip to Tokyo through the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria, Canada. The top-ranking country out of the six-team tournament will complete Group A of the Olympic tournament preliminary round…

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Panathinaikos and Oded Kattish officially part ways

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Eurohoops reported earlier this month that coach Oded Kattash was unlikely to continue with Panathinaikos and the two sides have now officially parted ways, the club announced. “Odette was and remains one of our people, who honored the “clover” both as an athlete and as a coach with his character, dignity and personality. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts and wish him good luck in his life and career,” PAO’s announcement read. The favorite to replace Kattash is still Dimitris Priftis, however, the coach still has a contract…

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Tomas Satoransky and Jan Vesely headline Czech Republic national team

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net The Czech Republic national team will fight for a spot in the 2021 Olympic games through the qualifying tournament in Canada and coach Ronen Ginzburg has decided on the 12 players that he will count on. Tomas Satoransky and Jan Vesely lead the list which also includes the following names: Patrik Auda, Ondrej Balvin, Jaromir Bohacik, Lukas Palyza, Martin Peterka, Patrick Samoura, Blake Schilb, Ondrej Sehnal, Jakub Sirina, Tomas Vyoral. The squad will face Uruguay and Turkey in Group B while Greece, Canada, and China await in…

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Point guard Pierria Henry signs with Fenerbahce

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Pierria Henry is the new starting point guard of Fenerbahce BEKO Istanbul, which is creating a formidable roster. After the additions of Marial Shayok and Devin Booker, plus the extension of Nando De Colo and Dyshawn Pierre, Fenerbahcegot their starting point guard. The US point guard, who is now officially also a Senegalese citizen and has received his passport, will play in the Olympic Qualifiers with the Senegalese national team. Henry signed a 1+1 deal with the Turkish club. Henry averaged 10.5 points, 7.3 assists, and 1.3…

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Real Madrid honours Felipe Reyes with tribute ceremony

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By Eurohoops team  / info@eurohoops.net Felipe Reyes has signed off after a long careerand Real Madrid honored the emblematic player through a special ceremony hosted at the Ciudad Real Madrid. The event, which was attended by club president Florentino Pérez and several members of the Board of Directors, as well a head coach Pablo Laso, teammates Rudy Fernandez, Usman Garuba and Carlos Alocén, as well as Sergio Rodríguez, began with an emotional recap of the captain’s best moments. Perez then took the stage and spoke highly of Reyes’ contribution to the club: “You were one of…

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Guerschon Yabusele signing with Real Madrid

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By Chema de Lucas / info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid has reached a one-year deal with forward Guerschon Yabusele as Eurohoops sources inform and the deal is soon expected to be announced by the team. Yabusele, 25, spent the previous two seasons with ASVEL, posting an average of 11 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 25 minutes across 30 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague contests in the 2020-21 campaign. The French forward was selected with the 16th pick of the 2016 NBA draft. He appeared in 90 NBA games with the Boston Celtics between the 2017-18 and…

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Toronto Raptors reportedly in the lead to sign Ishmael Wainwright

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By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net SIG Strasbourg forward Ishmail Wainright is expected to play in the NBA next season and the Toronto Raptors are the frontrunners to sign him, according to reports by Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia. 26-year-old Wainright landed in Strasbourg last summer and has posted an average of 9.9 points, 4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in the Basketball Champions League this season, while his numbers went up to 11.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in the French Jeep Elite League. Photo: BCL

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Stefan Jovic said Crvena Zvezda hasn’t sent offer yet

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By Antonis Stroggylakis of eurohoops.net / AStroggylakis@eurohoops.net In a statement to Eurohoops, guard Stefan Jovic cleared the air on recent rumors of him returning to Crvena Zvezda, saying that he hasn’t even received an offer and something concrete by the Serbian club. “The club [Crvena Zvezda] hasn’t sent any official offer to me or my agents. I was contacted by their side in regards to if I could join the team or not, however nothing official came from it. Just talks, told Eurohoops. Jovic played for Zvezda from 2014 to 2017 and was a…

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The biggest European prospect since Luka Doncic will make his EuroLeague debut next season By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Victor Wembanyama is ready to follow the steps of Luka Doncic having Tony Parker as a mentor. It’s almost a dreamlike scenario, but the 17 years old big man who has already made his professional debut for Nanterre 92 has decided to move to ASVEL, the team owned by Tony Parker, according to BeBasket. The transfer is expected to be complete next week. Nanterre will get just an 80.000 euros buyout, according…

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