Category: Sports

Overseas Hoops: Jalen Adams signs with Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem

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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem picks up former UConn standout Jalen Adams By Johnny Askounis at eurohoops.net /info@eurohoops.net Jalen Adams is the latest newcomer for Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, the team announced Sunday. He penned a one-year contract. Adams, 25, is coming off his second stint at the Erie BayHawks. He logged 15.8 points, 4.l assists, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per G League contest. Chalons-Reims makes out the lone European experience displaying his scoring talents. He posted 20.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game over seven appearances in…

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NBL News: Corey Webster and NZ Breakers part ways

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From nbl.com.au: The New Zealand Breakers are parting ways with star Shooting Guard Corey Webster. The departure is by mutual consent despite two years still to run on his contract. The 32-year-old is the fifth most capped player in Breakers’ history behind Tom Abercrombie, Mika Vukona, Paul Henare, and Alex Pledger. He finishes his career at the Breakers, having played 236 games over 11 seasons, and was part of the team that won NBL championships in 2011, 2013, and 2015. Webster has had four separate stints at the club stretching…

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NBL News: Makur Maker signs with Kings as part of Next Stars

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From nbl.com.au: The Hungry Jack’s National Basketball League (NBL) is pleased to announce Makur Maker will join the Brydens Lawyers Sydney Kings as part of the NBL Next Stars program. Maker joins a Kings program that has become a breeding ground for NBA talent over recent years and the 20-year-old will be aiming to improve his stocks ahead of next year’s NBA Draft. Former Sydney players Didi Louzada (New Orleans Pelicans) and Jae’Sean Tate (Houston Rockets) are now thriving in the NBA, while former Kings coach Will Weaver is an…

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NBL News: Breakers sign PG Peyton Silva

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From nbl.com.au: The Sky Sport Breakers have confirmed the signing of US point guard Peyton Siva as their first import for NBL22. 30-year-old Siva and his family are in a MIQ facility in Rotorua and will complete quarantine on Wednesday. Siva arrives having played 26 games for EuroLeague club Alba Berlin last season, averaging 10.1 points, 5.2 assists, and 1.2 steals. Siva became a free agent at the end of the 2021 season and was expected to stay in Europe before being snapped up by the Breakers. “In all honesty,…

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Jaylen Adams signs with Sydney Kings for NBL22

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From nbl.com.au: The Brydens Lawyers Sydney Kings have announced the signing of import point-guard Jaylen Adams. Adams joins the Club following three years playing in the NBA and G-League. Known for his prolific scoring and playmaking ability, Adams is a marksman from three-point range, averaging 40% from behind the arc in the 2019-20 season. Adams also prides himself on his defensive presence and ability to create for others; a two-way player to run the offence is exactly what the Kings front office were looking for. Hailing from Hanover, Maryland, Adams…

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Overseas Hoops: Jordan McRae signs with Boulogne Metropolitans 92

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The 30-years old guard returns to Europe and will compete in the EuroCup By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net After spending last season in China, Jordan McRae returns to the old continent, where he played back in 2017 with the jersey of Baskoniajust for four games. The US player signed with the French side Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 and will also compete in the EuroCup. The 30-years old shooting guard (1,96 m.) was until recently a player of the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese CBA. He was drafted 58th overall in the 2014 NBA…

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Balsa Koprivica reportedly signed with Partizan

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The former player of Gonzaga, the Lakers and Galatasaray moves to Italy info@eurohoops.net A familiar face to basketball fans on both sides of the Atlantic joined Dolomiti Energia Trentino and closes the 2021-22 roster, as the club announced. Johnathan Williams (26, 2,06 m.) is the latest addition to the Italian club, which competed both in the 7DAYS EuroCup and of course in Legabasket. A product of Gonzaga University, who also played for two seasons in the NCAA with Missouri, played 23 games with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018-19 season (6.8 points and…

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Marc Gasol’s second season in LA is now an uncertainty

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By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Despite his plan to return to the Los Angeles Lakers for a second season, Marc Gasol might end up considering other options, per Marc Stein. Gasol, 36, inked a two-year contract with the Lakers last November. After Spain was eliminated from the Olympic Games in Tokyo, he shared his plans of heading back to Los Angeles. However, his spot on the roster is uncertain, according to the latest report. The Spanish big put up 5.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 blocks in a rocky season with the Lakers, his 13th…

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Overseas Hoops: Jeremy Evans closing in on deal with Panathinaikos

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Panathinaikos OPAP is likely to become the fourth Turkish Airlines EuroLeague entree for Jeremy Evans By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net After being linked to Nigel Hayes and him nearing a deal with FC Barcelona, PanathinaikosOPAP turned its focus to Jeremy Evans and is nearing a deal with the American forward/center. Evans, 33, has made his way to 59 games of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. He most recently played for AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milanoposting 2.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest. His deal with the Greens will be confirmed within the next few days, as…

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NBA releases 2021-22 game and national television schedule

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From nba news services: 2021-22 Regular Season Schedule Ticket info & buying options Team-by-team broadcast schedules NBA TV to televise 107 regular season games NEW YORK – The NBA today released the complete game schedule and broadcast schedules for TNT, ESPN, ABC, NBA TV and ESPN Radio for its landmark 75th Anniversary Season. The complete regular-season schedule and team-by-team schedules are attached and available at NBA.com/schedule. The 2021-22 regular season, which comprises 82 games per team, will tip off on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, and conclude on Sunday, April 10, 2022.…

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