Player Movement
James Harden says no to $ 50 million per year
James Harden rejected a contract extension from Houston. One that would have made him the first $50 million per year player in league history. The eight-time All-Star wants out of Houston and apparently, no amount of money will change that wish. Harden has made it clear that he wants to be traded, and the Brooklyn Nets…
Read MoreChris Paul traded to Phoenix
The Phoenix Suns acquired point guard Chris Paul from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first blockbuster move of the 2020 offseason. Phoenix Suns want immediate results Phoenix dealt Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre Jr., Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque, and their 2022 first-round pick to OKC for Chris Paul and Abdel Nader. The pick is protected…
Read MoreIzzet Turkyilmaz moves to Balikesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Veteran center Izzet Turkyilmaz has finalized a contract to play for Turkish League club Balikesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor. The 30-year-old previously played for rival Bursaspor, and the 50th overall pick (Denver Nuggets) in the 2012 NBA Draft averaged 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds last season. The 213-cm Turkyilmaz, who competed for Turkey at EuroBasket 2011, has…
Read MoreHero Jairis inks Princeton Onwas
Hero Jairis, the newcomer in the Spanish LEB-Silver (3rd tier), has signed Princeton Onwas (198 cm, F). The 27-year old had a strong 2019-20 season in the German Pro-B, where he averaged 17.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg with BBC Cobourg. After graduating from San Jose State University in 2016, Princeton Onwas played in the G…
Read MoreJalen Jones agrees with Varese.
Jalen Jones (203 cm, F) is returning to Europe, where he has signed with Italian SerieA team Openjobmetis Varese. Last season Jones played in the G League. In fact, he has spent most of his career in the G League with occasional NBA call-ups, but they were few and far between. Jalen Jones was a…
Read MoreZadar tabs Kodi Justice
Kodi Justice (198 cm, G/F) is on his way to Croatia, where he will signwith Zadar. Last season Justice played in the Italian Serie A with Trieste and averaged 9.3 ppg. The season before that, he had split his time between teams in Russia and Poland. Justice came out of Arizona State University in 2018…
Read MoreXavier Cannefax moves to Kosovo
Xavier Cannefax (188 cm, G) has found a new club for the 2020-21 season, KB Ponte Prizren, from Kosovo. Last season he played in the Dutch Basketball League with Apollo Amsterdam, where he averaged 21.9 ppg and 4.5 aspg. The year before, he was also successful in Saudi Arabia and Sweden. Xavier Cannefax comes from…
Read MoreJohn Bryant signs with Paderborn
American center John Bryant has finalized a contract with German second-division club Uni Baskets Paderborn. Bryant, 33, previously played for the Giessen 46ers from 2017-20. He signed a contract extension in 2018. In his final season with the 46ers, Bryant averaged 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds. The Santa Clara University product earned Bundesliga MVP accolades…
Read MoreRyan Boatright signs with Rytas
Ryan Boatright (183 cm, G) has signed with Lithuanian powerhouse Rytas. Last season Boatright started the season with Cedevita Olimpija from Slovenia and ended it with Avtodor Saratov from Russia. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2015 (averaging 17.4 ppg and 3.8 aspg), Boatright wasn’t drafted, but he participated in NBA Summer Leagues…
Read MoreBochum signs Julian Jasinski
German Pro B team VfL Sparkasse Bochum has signed Julian Jasinski (201 cm, F/C). The 24-year old played in Poland last season, but he played in Germany for several seasons and various teams before that. One of them was actually Bochum. Jasinski played for that team in 2014-15 and 2015-16. Julian Jasinski has dual Polish-German…
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