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Devondrick Walker tabbed by Riga
Devondrick Walker (196 cm, G/F) has signed with VEF Riga and head coach Janis Gailitis. Riga will play in the local LBL and the FIBA Champions League. Walker played in New Zealand this past season. In 17 NBL games, the 29-year-old Walker averaged 21.6 ppg and 5 rebounds. He has previously played in countries such…
Read MoreJaron Johnson to Avtodor
Jaron Johnson (196 cm, G/F) is on the move to Russia. There he will join Avtodor Saratov and coach Emil Rajkovic. Avtodor finished this past VTB season in 9th place. Johnson played in Dijon last season. In 36 French ProA games, he averaged 8.9 ppg and 2.4 rebounds. Johnson also played ChampionsLeague and EuropeCup games…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Regular Season groups, Qualifier Tournaments drawn
The draw for both the Regular Season groups and the Qualifier Tournaments of the 2021-22 season of the FIBA Europe Cup was completed on Thursday in Germany. The registered clubs were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. There are 33 clubs that either had a direct berth in the Regular Season or will…
Read MoreUNICS Kazan adds Marco Spissu to backcourt
UNICS Kazan fortified its backcourt by signing Italian Olympian Marco Spissu. The contract is for one season with an option for a second. Spissu (184 cm, 26 years old) arrives from boyhood club Dinamo Sassari, where he spent the past four years. He averaged 13.0 points, 5.5 assists, and 1.6 steals in 27 Italian League…
Read MoreRasheed Wallace to join Memphis Coaching Staff
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway has continued to add to his coaching staff by hiring former four-time NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace as an assistant coach. Before joining the Tigers staff, Wallace had worked at Charles E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina as their head coach in 2019-20. Then he was hired by N.C. Good Better Best Academy Eagles to…
Read MoreSacramento Kings win 2021 Las Vegas Summer League
On Tuesday, the Sacramento Kings have won the 2021 Summer League championship by defeating the Boston Celtics, 100-67. The win marks the second time the Kings have won Summer League, as they did so in 2014 as well. Summer League adopted its current tournament format in 2013, and the Kings became the first team to win that tournament…
Read MoreEfes inks ABA League MVP Filip Petrusev
Reigning EuroLeague champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul added more power in the paint by signing ABA League MVP Filip Petrusev on Tuesday. Petrusev (211 cm, 21 years old) dominated last season with Mega Bemax to the tune of 23.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 21 games played. He led the league in scoring and…
Read MoreASVEL 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…
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