Zach LeDay inks two-year deal with Partizan

Just hours after leaving Milan, Leday re-joins Kevin Punter in Belgrade By Eurohoops team/info@eurohoops.net Zach LeDay is the new member of Partizan NIS Belgrade, as the club has officially announced. The former player of Milan, Zalgiris, and Olympiacos has signed a two-year deal with the Serbian club, where he will join his former teammate in Italy Kevin Punter. The 27-year-old American center will compete in the EuroCup, but according to Eurohoops sources, he signed a high-end EuroLeague level deal.  Last season, LeDay averaged 10 points and 4.5 rebounds in 36 games in the…

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Baskonia 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…

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Nicolo 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…

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Adam 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…

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Nemanja 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…

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Crvena 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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Jordan Mickey inks one-year deal with Zenit St. Petersburg

Zenit was the EuroLeague club that won over Jordan Mickey. By Antonis Stroggylakis/ info@eurohoops.net Free agent forward/center Jordan Mickey will be joining Zenit St. Petersburg on a one-year deal, sources told Eurohoops. Six clubs approached Mickey with serious offers before the player chose Zenit as his next career destination, Eurohoops also learned. There were several reasons that factored into the 27-year-old American big man’s decision to proceed with Zenit and one of them had to do with the role he’s expected to have on the floor according to the team’s plans.…

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David Lighty remaining with ASVEL

Olympiacos and ASVEL couldn’t find an agreement in David Lighty’s case By Aris Barkas of eurohoops.net/ barkas@eurohoops.net Olympiacos was looking for one last major piece to complete the roster for the upcoming season and was set on bringing over David Lighty from ASVEL, however, the two clubs couldn’t reach an agreement and the forward will stay with the French champions. There was no fixed buy-out included in the player’s contract that lasts until 2024 and, although the clubs were close to a deal, everything changed following Lighty’s great run in the French…

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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…

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Derrick 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…

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