Andrea Bargnani departs Baskonia

Andrea Bargnani (213 cm) has departed Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017 and has hit the free-agent market. The Italian big man played 15 games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this 2016-17, where he notched averages of 8.8 ppg and 1.8 rpg. He also logged 14 games in the domestic Spanish league…

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Andrea Bargnani landed by Laboral Kutxa

Baskonian club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) have scored former NBA big man Andrea Bargnani (213 cm) and have signed him to a two-year deal. Bargnani, nicknamed “Il Mago” (the Magician), is a 30-year-old Italian player who has been a member of the Italian national team since 2004. He was drafted first overall by the…

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Italy and Georgia in Tbilisi Cup Finals

Italy and Georgia are set to lock horns in the Finals of the Tbilisi Cup this weekend. This is yet another friendly tournament aimed at getting various European national teams ready for the upcoming Eurobasket 2015 this September. Italy came up with a convincing 85-61 win over Estonia and Georgia edged out Latvia in a…

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Andrea Bargnani injured for the season

Andrea Bargnani (209 cm) of the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA) will sit out the rest of the season after suffering an avulsion sprain of his right elbow. The power forward picked up the injury during the first quarter of the Raptors 118-116 loss on the road at the Los Angeles Lakers…

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