Union Olimpija today announced that they parted ways with back-up point guard Maurice Bailey (183 cm, 1981). He signed 2-year deal before previous season but wasn't happy with his role. Olimpija already bringed Jonathan Wallace (188 cm, 1986) for his spot few days ago so Bailey's departure was expected. Where he'll play next season isn't known yet.
The newcomer to the Premierleague in Israel, Elitzur Kiryat-Ata has just made their first major signing of the summer. Brandon McKnight (PG, 25, 1.88) signed 1 year contract with the north team, after agreat seasen in Solana last year, as he scored 22.4 points, picked 5.1 rebounds and gave 5.1 assists in the team that reached the…
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Aito has announced he will not remain as Spanish National Head Coach, His future is in Unicaja, where he can work for a long project, as he wants. Meanwhile, Carlos Jimenez told their mates that he quits the National Team.
Ankara side Turk Telekom signed former Panathinaikos player Kennedy Winston. Winston averaged 5 points and 2.3 rebounds with PAO in Euroleague last season. The player made his debut in Europe with Spanish side Gran Canaria in 2005-2006 and he also played for another Greek team Panionios in 2006-2007 season.
Nenad Krstic decided to return in Europe after four seasons with the New Jersey Nets. Member of Serbia NT signed a two year deal with Triumph from Moscow region, worth 6 million euros. Former Partizan player formally became a member of the Russian club on tuesday.
Second shortest player in NBA history is wanted by Spanish champions. 32-year-old point guard Earl Boykins could sign a contract with TAU Ceramica. Boykins spent last season at Charlotte Bobacts which was his 8th NBA club during his career. At the height of just 1.65m Boykins was one of the better point guards in NBA.
Maccabi Tel-Aviv hopes to finish their roster with point guard Will Solomon, had fade away after Solomon (28, 1.85) signed one year contract with the Toronto Raptors. Solomon will collaborate once again with Anthony Parker as they did in 2006 in Maccabi.
Belgian center Tomas Van Den Spiegel (30, 2.14) will continue his career in Spain after he signed 2-year contract with Pamesa Valencia. He started last season in Poland with Prokom Trefl but was later brought back to his former club CSKA Moscow to finish the season and also won Euroleague.
Yet another NBA player is on his way to Russia. According to Israeli site Sport5, Nenad Krstic (25, 2.13) agreed terms with Triumph Lyubertsy. Krstic had 6.6 points 4.4 rebounds per game in NBA last season playing for New Jersey Nets. His best season in NBA was in 2006-2007 as he had 13.5 points per game in 80 games.
One of the favourites to win medals in Beijing, Lithuania national team finished series of friendly games in Europe with a home wn against Finland. Guests from Scandinavia gave a good fight for European bronze medalists in the first half. Although there was an objective reason for a slow play of Lithuania.
With rumors flying in the US about NBA players heading overseas, maybe it's time to take a look at what David Stern means when he talks about global basketball.
National team of Serbia won the Mechel cup in Moscow, thanks to the victory over European champions Russia on the final day - 75:74 (24:18, 22:24, 14:12, 15:20). Zoran Erceg scored eight points in the final three minutes (5-5 FT), including final two points that sealed the victory for the team of Dusan Ivkovic. Russia had the final possesion, but J.R. Holden and Nikita Morgunov missed their shots.
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Union Olimpija today announced that they parted ways with back-up point guard Maurice Bailey (183 cm, 1981). He signed 2-year deal before previous season but wasn't happy with his role. Olimpija already bringed Jonathan Wallace (188 cm, 1986) for his spot few days ago so Bailey's departure was expected. Where he'll play next season isn't known yet.
The newcomer to the Premierleague in Israel, Elitzur Kiryat-Ata has just made their first major signing of the summer. Brandon McKnight (PG, 25, 1.88) signed 1 year contract with the north team, after agreat seasen in Solana last year, as he scored 22.4 points, picked 5.1 rebounds and gave 5.1 assists in the team that reached the…
Aito has announced he will not remain as Spanish National Head Coach, His future is in Unicaja, where he can work for a long project, as he wants. Meanwhile, Carlos Jimenez told their mates that he quits the National Team.
Ankara side Turk Telekom signed former Panathinaikos player Kennedy Winston. Winston averaged 5 points and 2.3 rebounds with PAO in Euroleague last season. The player made his debut in Europe with Spanish side Gran Canaria in 2005-2006 and he also played for another Greek team Panionios in 2006-2007 season.
Nenad Krstic decided to return in Europe after four seasons with the New Jersey Nets. Member of Serbia NT signed a two year deal with Triumph from Moscow region, worth 6 million euros. Former Partizan player formally became a member of the Russian club on tuesday. 
Second shortest player in NBA history is wanted by Spanish champions. 32-year-old point guard Earl Boykins could sign a contract with TAU Ceramica. Boykins spent last season at Charlotte Bobacts which was his 8th NBA club during his career. At the height of just 1.65m Boykins was one of the better point guards in NBA.
Maccabi Tel-Aviv hopes to finish their roster with point guard Will Solomon, had fade away after Solomon (28, 1.85) signed one year contract with the Toronto Raptors. Solomon will collaborate once again with Anthony Parker as they did in 2006 in Maccabi.
Belgian center Tomas Van Den Spiegel (30, 2.14) will continue his career in Spain after he signed 2-year contract with Pamesa Valencia. He started last season in Poland with Prokom Trefl but was later brought back to his former club CSKA Moscow to finish the season and also won Euroleague.
Yet another NBA player is on his way to Russia. According to Israeli site Sport5, Nenad Krstic (25, 2.13) agreed terms with Triumph Lyubertsy. Krstic had 6.6 points 4.4 rebounds per game in NBA last season playing for New Jersey Nets. His best season in NBA was in 2006-2007 as he had 13.5 points per game in 80 games.
One of the favourites to win medals in Beijing, Lithuania national team finished series of friendly games in Europe with a home wn against Finland. Guests from Scandinavia gave a good fight for European bronze medalists in the first half. Although there was an objective reason for a slow play of Lithuania.
With rumors flying in the US about NBA players heading overseas, maybe it's time to take a look at what David Stern means when he talks about global basketball.
National team of Serbia won the Mechel cup in Moscow, thanks to the victory over European champions Russia on the final day - 75:74 (24:18, 22:24, 14:12, 15:20). Zoran Erceg scored eight points in the final three minutes (5-5 FT), including final two points that sealed the victory for the team of Dusan Ivkovic. Russia had the final possesion, but J.R. Holden and Nikita Morgunov missed their shots.