Transactions
Isaac Miles signs with Fjolnir
Isaac Miles (187 cm, Murray State’11) has signed with Fjolnir from Iceland. Miles also started the season in Iceland with Tindastoll, then left and signed with IR Reykjavik and then parted ways with that team as well. Fjolnir will be his third Icelandic team this season. Fjolnir has already sent four import players home.
Read MoreSheldon Williams stops talk of a move
All week there has been talk of Sheldon Williams moving from Elan Chalon, primarily Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul. Court Side Basketball News reported just a couple of days ago that, based on numerous reports, the deal was done, the parties just needed to work out a few contractual details. Today we’ve learned that the deal has…
Read MoreNBA D-League Transaction Report
December 25, 2012 The following players have been waived: Demetri McCamey (RGV) The following player has been acquired: James Anderson (RGV): Re-acquired The following players have been activated: Chris Davis (SXF) Mustapha Farrakhan (IWA) The following player has been deactivated: Justin Hurtt (IWA) The following players have received a Gatorade Call-Up: Garrett Temple (RNO) Shelvin…
Read MoreMarcus Melvin signs with CSS Giurgiu
Marcus Melvin (203 cm, North Carolina State’04) has signed with CSS Giurgiu from Romania. Melvin played in Argentina last season and before that also in Puerto Rico, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Italy, Philippines and Portugal.
Read MoreJoffrey Lauvergne possibly joining Partizan?
Lauvergne started the season in his native France where he played with ES Chalon-Sur-Saone in both the Euroleague and the French Pro A championship. He joined Valencia in November and so far averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg in the ACB. Lauvergne had a short-term contract with Valencia, who might be interested to keep him.…
Read MoreBryson McKenzie signs with CSS Giurgiu
Bryson McKenzie (211 cm, Northern Illinois’06) has signed in Romania with CSS Giurgiu. McKenzie already played in Romania last season, for CS Municipal Bucuresti, and was the third leading rebounder (8.6 rpg) and shotblocker (1.7 bpg) of the league. Previously McKenzie played in Hungary, the IBL, D-League, Chile, Mexico and Germany.
Read MoreWillie Powers signs with Prievidza
Willie Powers (187 cm, Georgia Southern’12) has signed with Slovakian team BC Prievidza. He replaces Paul Gause. Powers comes straight out of college and averaged 10.8 ppg in the Southern Conference with Georgia Southern.
Read MoreAli Traore joins Red Star
Ali Traore (208 cm) has joined KK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia-A League) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. He was released from Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-PBL) recently after playing on game in each the Russian PBL and the VTB League. He played with Kuban in 2011-12, averaging 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game over 21…
Read MoreWizards Call up two D-Leaguers
NEW YORK, Dec. 25, 2012 – The Washington Wizards today signed guards Shelvin Mack (Maine Red Claws) and Garrett Temple (Reno Bighorns) for the seventh and eighth GATORADE Call-Ups of the 2012-13 NBA Development League season. Mack and Temple join more than 100 NBA players with NBA D-League experience currently on NBA rosters. Mack (6-3,…
Read MoreRoman Montanez signs with Valladolid
Roman Montanez (193 cm) has joined Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain-ACB) for the rest of 2012-13. Montanez most recently played three games for B.C. River Andorra (Spain-LEB Gold), where he averaged 9.0 points per game. Over the prior four years, Montanez suited up for Assignia Manresa (Spain-ACB) (formerly called Ricoh Manresa and Basquet Manresa). He…
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