Archive for August 2021
Trey Drechsel from Serbia to Poland
Trey Drechsel (198 cm, F/G) has signed with defending Polish champion Arged BMSlam Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski. Drechsel comes from KK Partizan NiS Beograd. Trey Drechsel played 15 games for NiS Partizan in the Adriatic 2 league. He averaged 18.5 ppg and 11.5 rebounds. Trey Drechsel, 25 years old, played his two years of pro ball…
Read MoreKristijan Krajina signs in BNXT, with Brussels
Kristijan Krajina (208 cm, C) is on his way to Belgium. There he will play for coach Ian Hanavan and Phoenix Brussels Basketball. Brussels will play in the newly formed BNXT League. Krajina played 16 games this past season for Fribourg in Switzerland. The Croatian big man averaged 10.4 ppg and 5.4 rebounds. Krajina, 30…
Read MoreKenny Chery tabbed by Avtodor
Kenny Chery (180 cm, G) has signed with Avtodor Saratov in Russia. He will play VTB and Europe Cup competitions. Chery played this past season in the Italian Serie A, where he notched 11 ppg and 3.1 assists per contest for Brescia. He also played ten EuroCup games in which he averaged even slightly higher…
Read MoreAlpha Diallo EuroLeague in second year
Alpha Diallo (201 cm, F) is climbing the pro basketball ladder at a fast pace. The American big man signed with the AS Monaco Basket in the French Pro A. Monaco also plays EuroLeague. Diallo enters his second year as a professional player. This pasts season, he played in Greece, where he averaged 12.5 ppg…
Read MoreRobert Franks from NBA to Brisbane
Robert Franks (201 cm, F) is moving to Australia. The American big man signed with the Brisbane Bullets in the NBL. Brisbane finished last season with an 18-18 record. Franks has been involved with the Orlando magic program, where he played mostly for their GLeague team Lakeland. He also played seven NBA games for the…
Read MoreMohamed Kherrazi back to The Netherlands
Mohamed Kherrazi (200 cm, F) is back in The Netherlands. The 31-year-old Dutch national team member signed with Heroes Den Bosch for two years in the newly formed BNXT League. Kherrazi played last year in Belgium, where he averaged 8.5 ppg and 6.5 rebounds in 26 games for Kangoeroes Mechelen. Mohamed Kherrazi has played 71…
Read MoreDante Cunningham to try Europe
Dante Cunningham (203 cm, F) has played ten seasons in the NBA. After short stints in China and Puerto Rico, he will try his luck in Europe. Cunningham has signed with Le Mans in the French ProA. Cunningham was drafted 33rd overall by the Portland Trailblazers in 2009. He went on to play two seasons…
Read MoreJohn Jenkins from Bilbao to Gravelines
John Jenkins (193 cm, G) is moving north to France. He has signed with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral in the ProA. Jenkins played last year in the Spanish ACB, where he averaged 12.6 ppg and 1.2 assists in 23 games for Bilbao. Over a six-year NBA career, Jenkins played 177 games, mostly for the…
Read MoreChicago Bulls moving on from Lauri Markkanen, per report
The Chicago Bulls acquired the rights to Lauri Markkanen as part of a draft-night trade back in 2017. During his rookie campaign, the Bulls forward compiled averages of 15.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest. In Year 2, Markkanen posted averages of 18.7 points and nine rebounds per contest on slash lines of .430/.361/.872 in…
Read MoreAJ Hess to Rilski
AJ Hess (201 cm, F/G) is on the move to Bulgaria. There he will join Rilski Sportist Samokov and coach Ludmil Hadjisotirov. The Bulgarian Champions will play Europe Cup alongside the national NBL. Hess played the past two seasons in the GLeague, both for the Wisconsin Herd. The season before that, he played his sole…
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