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ASVEL Villeurbanne signs Youssoupha Fall
French team LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne bolstered its frontcourt by adding center Youssoupha Fall on-loan from Spanish team Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Fall (221 cm, 26 years old) averaged 7.0 points on 62.8% two-point shooting and 3.2 rebounds in 32 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games with Baskonia last season. He ranked fourth overall in PIR per 40 minutes (27.7), sixth in…
Read MoreEuroChallenge Pro Basketball Tryouts kicks off in Las Vegas
Court Side’s EuroChallenge Pro Tryouts kicked off in Las Vegas on Saturday. The annual overseas basketball showcase returns to Las Vegas for the 11th time in a row. The basketball camp has a long history that dates back to the late ’90s of the last century when the camp was held in Europe, first in…
Read MoreJalen Harris from NBA to Cremona
Jalen Harris (196 cm, G/F) is a Raptor no more. Harris has signed with Vanoli Cremona in the Italian Serie A. Last season Harris averaged 7.4 ppg and 1.4 rebounds for the Toronto Raptors in just over 13 minutes per contest. A successful NBA campaign, one would argue. Especially as a rookie. Why, then, would…
Read MoreMilton Doyle from Italy to Turkey
Milton Doyle (193 cm, G) has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol. The 27-year-old American guard played for Trieste in the Italian Serie A last season. Doyle has also played 10 NBA games for Brooklyn. During the 17/18 season, he averaged 3.4 ppg for the Nets. Since then, he has played in the GLeague, Israel, and Spain.…
Read MoreKawhi Leonard re-signs with LA Clippers to 4-year, $176.3 million deal
Kawhi Leonard will remain with the LA Clippers long term after re-signing with the team Thursday on a four-year, $176.3 million max contract. The deal includes a player option in the fourth year. Leonard had previously declined his player option for $36 million the upcoming season to become a free agent. Last Friday, he told the team that…
Read MoreCJ McCollum Elected As President of National Basketball Players Association
CJ McCollum, the star guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, has been elected president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). McCollum succeeds 16-year veteran Chris Paul, who was the president of the NBPA for the previous two terms, beginning in 2013. Before being elected, McCollum was already an integral member of the NBPA, serving…
Read MoreMark Ogden moves to Hapoel Holon
Mark Ogden (208 cm, F/C) has signed with Winner League side Hapoel Holon. Holon finished with a 19-10 record in the “winner stage” this past season. Ogden played the past season in Poland. He played both the Energa Basket Liga and the Europe Cup. In 22 league games, he averaged 8.8 ppg and 6.2 rebounds…
Read MoreDallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic agree to supermax rookie extension, per report
The Dallas Mavericks have been to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. And a big reason for the team’s recent success is Luka Doncic. Taking that into consideration, it is of little surprise that Doncic and the Mavericks reached an agreement on a supermax rookie extension as reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.…
Read More2021 NBA Summer League kicks off
The summer of basketball continues. Less than 48 hours after the Olympic gold-medal match between France and the United States, NBA basketball is back—NBA Summer League basketball, that is. After the 2020 NBA Summer League was canceled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the first showcase of this year’s top picks and players hopeful of…
Read MoreRyan Taylor tabbed by Iraklis
Ryan Taylor (198 cm, G/F) has signed his first pro contract overseas. He signed in the Greek A1 league with GS Iraklis Thessaloniki. Taylor played GLeague basketball for Santa Cruz the past two seasons. He averaged 9.2 ppg and 2.4 rebounds in 15 contests last season. Ryan Taylor played his last year of college basketball…
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