Archive for February 21, 2021
Isaiah Williams signs with Polpharma Starogard Gdanski
Isaiah Williams (188 cm, G) has signed for the remainder of the season in Poland. He joins a Polpharma Starogard Gdanski squad that is last in the EBL standings with a 5-20 record. Williams played last season with Khimik. In the Ukrainian Superleague, he averaged 14.8 ppg and 5.4 assists in 25 games. Isaiah Williams,…
Read MoreGerald Robinson to JDA Dijon
Gerald Robinson (185 cm, G) is on the move to France. There he will join JDA Dijon in the French ProA. Dijon is enjoying a great season as they are atop of the standings with a 10-2 record. Earlier this season, Dijon was eliminated from ChampionsLeague play. Robinson started this season in the Serie A…
Read MoreGani Lawal back in Europe
Gani Lawal (206 cm, F/C) has signed back with a European team. Chalon Champagne-Reims Basket agreed to terms with the Nigerian-USA big man. Lawal has played in France before. Back during the 11/12 season, he played four games for Roanne. Gani Lawal started this season in Qatar, where he averaged 18.8 ppg and 11.8 rebounds…
Read MoreKostas Koufos signs with Olympiakos
Kostas Koufos (213 cm, C), born in Canton, Ohio, is an American big with a Greek passport. Koufos has played for the Greek national team programs but never for a Greek club. That changes now. Koufos has signed with Olympiakos. Koufos played his first year overseason during last season. He played EuroLeague for CSKA Moscow,…
Read MorePau Gasol denies return to Barcelona. For now.
On Saturday, Pau Gasol denied Spanish media reports that he has reached a deal to return to Spain to play for Barcelona. Gasol said on Twitter he remains “focused on my recovery, and I am not ready to get back to competing just yet.” In Spain, media reports said he had chosen to return to the…
Read MoreFIBA EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers; Latvia and Montenegro out. Only two spots left.
The race to compete at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 has come down to the final two places, with 22 teams already confirming their places at next year’s event. Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, and Turkey joined the seven teams – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Slovenia, Spain, and Ukraine…
Read MoreNBA Summer League reportedly to return to Las Vegas in August
The NBA Summer League — the NBA’s annual introduction to rookies and informal convention — was among the many things lost to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The event has spiked in popularity in recent years and become a moneymaker for the league, but there was no way for the league to put it on…
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