The medical test that he underwent has revealed that he suffers a grade 4-5 acromioclavicular dislocation in his left shoulder. By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoiops.net Juancho Hernangomez will not be able to play in the upcoming Olympic Games as it was officially announced by the Spanish basketball federation. According to the press release: “At this time, the Federation medical staff works in permanent contact with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Hernangomez’s NBA franchise, to decide the treatment or to continue. The FEB regrets this unfortunate injury, which cast a shadow on the victory against the French…
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Overseas Hoops: Elie Okobo signs with LDLC ASVEL
Elie Okobo returns to Europe for ASVEL By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net LDLC ASVEL announced that the team has penned a deal with Elie Okobo who spent the past few years in the NBA (Phoenix Suns) and the G League (Long Island Nets). Per EuroLeague: LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne added fire power to its roster by inking combo guard Elie Okobo to a one-year deal, the club announced Friday. Okobo (1.91 meters, 23 years old) arrives from Long Island of the G League, where he averaged 8.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and…
Read MoreOverseas Hoops: Antione Diot signs 1-year deal with LDLC ASVEL
By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Antoine Diot has been with LDLC ASVEL since 2019 and the two sides have agreed to stay together for another year, the club announced. The 32-year-old point guard played 61 games during the past year split between EuroLeague and the French League. He averaged 6.3 points, 3.2 assists, and two rebounds per game while shooting 48% from deep for the season. Diot won the 2021 French league with ASVEL while he also has the Spanish League and Spanish Cup trophies under his belt from…
Read MoreNicolo Melli signs with Olimpia Milan
The Italian forward signed a deal with AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milanofficially announced the addition of NBA free agent Nicolo Melli with a three year contract. As Eurohoops reported four days ago, the two sides were close to a deal with Milan being forced to release Zach LeDay in order to clear space for the Italian forward. Per the club press release: Olimpia Milano has reached an agreement for three years with Nicolò Melli, born in Reggio Emilia on January 26, 1991, 2.05 mt tall,…
Read MoreSimone Fontecchio departs ALBA for Baskonia
The Italian forward will follow the same route with Rokas Giedriatis By Chema De Lucas/ info@eurohoops.net Simone Fontecchio is leaving ALBA Berlin and he will continue his career in Spain with Baskonia, signing a three-year deal. The German club will receive a 250.000 euros buy-out, as Fontecchio follows the footsteps of his former teammate Rokas Giedraitis, who also left Berlin for Vitoria last summer. Fontecchio had an excellent season, averaging 10.6 ppg while shooting 38.8% in threes in the EuroLeague and he also emerged as a key member of the Italian national…
Read MoreBaskonia signs center Matt Costello to three-year deal
By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net TD Systems Baskonia announced that the club has reached an agreement with Matt Costello for the next three seasons. The 27-year-old Costello has spent the previous two seasons in Spain with Gran Canaria and has posted an average of 12.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in the current campaign in the Spanish Liga Endesa. Costello first landed in Europe with Avellino in the 2018-19 season, after a run with the San Antonio Spurs and Austin Spurs during the 2017-18 season, with which he lifted the G-League…
Read MoreNicolo Melli and Milano edging closer to deal
By Antonis Stroggylakis at eurohoops.net/ AStroggylakis@eurohoops.net Olimpia Milano is close to bringing forward Nicolo Melli back in EuroLeague. The two sides had been having long conversations for quite some time and, as Eurohoops has learned, they are now nearing a deal. Milano has been making a big effort to acquire Melli and bring him back in the Forum after they parted ways in 2015. Following some recent talks last week, the Italian club was cautiously optimistic that an agreement will be reached and things are moving towards that direction. In order to make some room for Melli’s expected arrival, Milano had…
Read MoreAdam Hanga signs three-year deal with Real Madrid
Adam Hanga moves from the one of the two major Spanish powerhouses to the other. By Chema De Lucas at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid is signing former EuroLeague Defensive Player of the Year Adam Hanga to a three-year deal according to Eurohoops sources. Hanga is terminating his contract with Barcelona that run through 2022 (with an option for 2023). Hanga averaged 4.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 15:53 minutes over 41 games of the 2020-21 EuroLeague as Barcelona made the championship game for the first time since 2010. He had…
Read MoreNemanja Nedovic re-signs Panathinaikos
By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Panathinaikos is re-signing guard Nemanja Nedovic. The Serbian player teased his stay with Panathinaikos on social media and Eurohoops confirmed that he will remain an OAKA resident by penning a two-year deal with the Greens. Nedovic was the leading scorer of Panathinaikos in the 2020-21 EuroLeague with 16.0 points, while also having 3.7 assists in 25 games. He averaged 14.8 points and 2.9 assists in the Greek League as Panathinaikos won the championship, along with the Cup title. Over the season, Nedovic has been openly…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda signs Stefan Lazarevic
Stefan Lazarevic returns to Crvena Zvezda By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net Crvena Zvezda announced that the team has added Stefan Lazarevic to the roster. The 24-year-old guard/forward was a part of Zvezda’s younger selections and was the captain of the same when it won Junior EuroLeague back in 2014. He played since then in FMP. Last season, he averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, two assists, and one steal over 25 games.
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