Archive for October 20, 2020
Euroleague suspends round five games
Euroleague Basketball has announced the following schedule changes for Round 5 of the 2020-21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. • Zenit St Petersburg vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, October 22, has been suspended. Zenit requested the suspension of the game due to the team’s impossibility having a minimum…
Read MoreIlkan Karaman to sign with Antibes
Turkish forward Ilkan Karaman (205 cm, F) is about to sign with the French Pro B team Antibes. He will replace the injured Sadio Doucoure (200 cm, F). Karaman has played for all Turkish National Team selections (starting from U16 and up) and was picked 57th overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn…
Read MoreStephon Jelks accepts offer from Swans Gmunden
Stephon Jelks (198 cm, F) has accepted an offer from the Austrian team Swans Gmunden. Last season Jelks played in the German Pro A (second-tier league in that country) for MLP Academics Heidelberg and averaged 8.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg. Stephone Jelks graduated from Mercer University in 2018 and then started his professional career in…
Read MoreJohnny O’Bryant finally signs with Crvena Zvezda
In the last couple of days, there was much talk and speculation about Johnny O’Bryant (204 cm, F/C) and his expected signing with Crvena Zvezda, and now the moment is finally here. Crvena Zvezda (“Red Star”) announced the signing on Monday night, and Johnny O’Bryant is expected in Belgrade shortly. Initially, O’Bryant had signed back…
Read MoreA bubble worth $1.5 billion
It cost the NBA about $180 million to put on the bubble at the Walt Disney Resort property in Orlando. In return, the restart allowed the NBA to stem the loss of about $1.5 billion in expected revenue. The bulk of that money was tied to national and local television revenue followed by league sponsorships.…
Read MoreZastal Enea Zielona Gora tabs Kris Richard
Veteran Kris Richard (196 cm, G) has accepted an offer from Zastal Enea Zielona Gora from Poland. The 31-year-old Richard has played in Romania for the last couple of seasons and therefore obtained a Romanian passport, which gives him the Bosman A status within the EU. In other words, he doesn’t count as an import…
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