JaJuan Johnson added by Bahcesehir
JaJuan Johnson (206 cm, Purdue’11) will continue his professional basketball career in 2019-20 suiting up for Bahceshir Koleji Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). The former Purdue player donned the colors of Russian club Lokomitv Kuban (Russia-VTB) in 2018-19. He played 19 games for his former team in the EuroCup and was able to register averages of 9.3 ppg…
Read MoreJalen Reynolds now with Zhejiang
Jalen Reynolds (209 cm, Xavier’16) is Asia-bound in 2019-20 after agreeing to a deal with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (China-CBA). The former Xavier University standout spent the 2018-19 season lending his talents to Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia-VTB). Reynolds played 16 games for them in the 7Days EuroCup and posted averages of 13.8 ppg and 8.1…
Read MoreSerbia tops Greece in FIBA World Cup prep game
Serbia prevailed over Greece 80-85 (OT) in a sold-out FIBA World Cup preparation tournament held in Acropolis, Greece over the weekend. The Serbian National Team looked sharp in this series of tuneup games, going 3-0 in this mini-tournament. Bogdan Bogdanovic dropped a game-high 28 points to lead his team to victory. Nemanja Bjelica was also…
Read MoreSpurs to retire Tony Parker’s jersey on November 11th
NBA – The San Antonio Spurs are reportedly retiring Tony Parker’s No.9 jersey in a special ceremony on November 11th, 2019. The club has yet to make an official announcement, but that date would be the end of a three-game home defense by the Spurs. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2018-19…
Read MoreDeMarcus Cousins’ season ends before it begins with torn ACL
Calling the last couple of years a rough patch in the professional basketball career of DeMarcus Cousins is a bit of an understatement at this point. Cousins and the Los Angeles Lakers got the awful news today that the big man is dealing with a torn ACL and will likely miss the entire upcoming 2019-20…
Read MoreMindaugas Kupsas signed by Hapoel Jerusalem
Lithuanian big man, Mindaugas Kupsas (217 cm) is set to be a new face on the roster of Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Kupsas spent the 2018-19 season lending his talents to homegrown team Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). He played 14 games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged…
Read MoreGal Mekel pens with Reggio Emilia
Gal Mekel (190 cm, Wichita State’08) has agreed to terms with Italian club Gissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) and will bolster their backcourt for the 2019-20 season. Mekel is a 31-year-old Israeli international basketball player who has been a member of the Israeli National Team since 2009. He spent the 2018-19 season playing for…
Read MoreChasson Randle deals with Tianjin
Ex-NBA guard Chasson Randle (188 cm, Stanford’15) is taking his game to China in 2019-20 after landing a deal with the Tianjin Gold Lions (China-CBA). In his last season in the NBA, Randle suited up for the Washington Wizards and logged 49 games. During that span, he managed to produce averages of 5.5 ppg and…
Read MoreNBA: Joseph Tsai to gain full ownership of Brooklyn Nets
Joseph Tsai, a co-founder of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, is set to take full ownership of NBA team the Brooklyn Nets. He already currently owns a 49 percent stake in the team but will be purchasing the remaining 51 percent from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov with the franchise valued at a whopping $2.35 billion, according…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow lands Mike James, Ex-Armani
CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) scored big time in free agency after securing the services of Mike James (185 cm, Lamar’12) for the 2019-20 season. James was the high-scoring guard of AX Armani Exchange Milano (Italy-Serie A) that was responsible for a lot of their success in 2018-19. He played 30 games for them in the Turkish…
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