News: Clippers likely to sign Big Sofo

Sofoklis Schortsanitis fled to the USA to negotiate contract terms with the Los Angeles Clippers and most likely to make a move to the NBA. Accounting for that is the fact that the Greek national team centre is being accompanied by his personal trainer to ensure his best physical condition. Moreover, Sofo will also be shown some houses, one of those possibly being his in a very near future.
Selected by the Clippers in the 2003 NBA draft, Schortsanitis was the MVP of last season's Greek All-Star game and had a season of recovery from overweight and shape-wise. In Olympiacos for the last four years, he averaged 7.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in the Euroleague last season. He previously played for Aris, Cantù and Iraklis.


Source: basketnet.gr

News: McIntyre heading to Málaga

One of the best scorers playing in Europe in heading to Spain next season. Guard Terrell McIntyre is set to sign a two-year deal with Unicaja Málaga worth 1.2 million euros. The 32-year-old American was also being targeted by European giants such as Olympiacos, Real Madrid, Efes Pilsen or Panathinaikos, with the latter deciding not to make a last minute move to acquire the player.
Having played for Siena the last four years, McIntyre quickly established as one of the best players in the Italian league, earning the MVP status two seasons ago. He was also pivotal in Siena's four-peat in the domestic league. In the Euroleague, he averaged 12.5 points, 5.1 assists, 1.9 steals and the same number of rebounds over 16 games last season. Some of his previous clubs include Reggio Emilia, Ferrara, Braunschweig and Gravelines.

Source: prasinanea.gr

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News: Daily rumours and short lines

BRA: Franca re-signed centre Ricardo Probst for next season.

ESP: Menorca released forward Marc Fernández.

ESP/SRB: Serbian guard Uroš Tripković will leave Joventut.

ESP/USA: Unicaja Málaga parted ways with American guard Zabian Dowdell.

FRA: Limoges re-signed forward Raphaël Desroses for two seasons.

GER: Guard Heiko Schaffartzik left New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig.

ISR: Maccabi Tel Aviv released guard Raviv Limonad.

ITA: Forward Andrea Michelori is no longer a player of Caserta.

POR/USA: Porto extended American forward Julian Terrell's contract for one year.

RUS: The new Russian league will have the official designation of PBL.

USA: Doc Rivers will remain at the helm of the Boston Celtic next season.

USA: Former NBA guard Cuttino Mobley wants to return to the league at 34.

USA: The Portland Trail Blazers released forward Ryan Gomes.

USA: The Chicago Bulls waived forwards Rob Kurz and Chris Richard.

USA/CHN: Chinese centre Yao Ming will play for the Houston Rockets at least one more season.


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, forums.interbasket.net, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Signings of the day

BBL
Simon Schmitz -> Bayreuth

BSL
Richard Hendrix -> Maccabi Tel Aviv

FEB
John Turek -> GasTerra Flames Groningen

KBL
Yang Dong-Geun -> Mobis Phoebus
Kim Joo-Sung -> Dongbu Promy

KLS
Marko Luković -> Mega Vizura

Korisliiga
Brian Wethers -> Namika Lahti

Lega A
Massimo Bulleri -> Benetton Treviso

LPB
Tiago Pinto -> Académica

PBL
Vukašin Aleksić -> Nizhny Novgorod
Benjamin Eze -> Khimki

Pro A
Tony Washam -> Hyères-Toulon

TBL
Can Akın -> Olin Edirne Gençlik
Josh Shipp -> Galatasaray


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, forums.interbasket.net, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Aco Petrović to sign for Žalgiris

After sacking Darius Maskoliūnas and handing the helm of the club to players, Žalgiris Kaunas will hire Aco Petrović as their new head coach for one season with another one as option. The 50-year-old Serbian was one of the top names on the table for the Greens, alongside Rimas Kurtinaitis, Stevan Karadžić and Aleksandar Trifunović. The reigning BBL champions have already sent the contract to Petrović, who will sign very soon.
Petrović coached Crvena Zvezda last season for just two months following financial problems. The team then failed to win any competition and lost to rivals Partizan in Serbian league's playoff semi-finals. His previous clubs include FMP Železnik, Hemofarm Vršac, Lokomotiv Rostov (now Kuban) and UNICS Kazan.


Source: lrytas.lt

News: Daily rumours and short lines

BEL/USA: Antwerp Giants re-signed American forward Trent Strickland for one more year.

ESP: Unicaja Málaga extended guard Berni Rodríguez's contract for two seasons with other optional two.

GER/USA: MBC re-signed American guard Wayne Bernard for one season.

LTU: Perlas hired Nerijus Zabarauskas as their new head coach.

RUS/GRB: CSKA Moscow will release British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu.

SRB/BOS: Serbians Nemanja Nedović (guard), Marko Kešelj, Lazar Radosavljević (forwards) and Bosnian center Elmedin Kikanović left Crvena Zvezda.

USA: The Miami Heat will release forward James Jones.

USA: The New Jersey Nets will waive guard Keyon Dooling.


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, forums.interbasket.net, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Signings of the day

ACB
Joan Riera -> Zaragoza

BBL
Anatoly Kashirov -> Tigers Tübingen
Johannes Lischka -> Ludwigsburg

BLB
Christophe Beghin -> Spirou Basket Charleroi
Will Thomas -> Oostende

DBBL
Cory Abercrombie -> Sparta

Lega A
Valerio Amoroso -> Virtus Bologna
Denis Marconato -> Cantù
Nicolò Melli -> Armani Jeans Milano

LKL
Evaldas Lengvinas -> Perlas

LNB
Cristian Amicucci -> Olímpico La Banda

NBA
Yi Jianlian -> Washington Wizards
Quinton Ross -> New Jersey Nets

NBB
Rodrigo Maistro "Biro" -> Limeira
Charles Byrd -> Limeira
Durelle Brown -> Limeira
Jhonatan Luz -> Limeira
Diego Pinheiro -> Limeira
Maurice Spillers -> Franca
Eric Tatu -> Limeira

PLK
Goran Bajić -> Basket Poznań
Kevin Goffney -> Siarka Tarnobrzeg

Pro A
Demetric Bennett -> Pau-Orthez
KC Rivers -> Roanne
Nigel Wyatte -> Paris-Levallois

TBL
Hakan Demirel -> Erdemir


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, forums.interbasket.net, liganacionaldebasquete.com.br, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Daily rumours and short lines

ESP: Real Madrid re-signed power forward Felipe Reyes for three seasons.

ESP: Estudiantes parted ways with forward Jaime Beirán.

LTU: Lithuania will not count on guard Rimantas Kaukėnas for the 2010 World Championship.

MAR: AS Salé won its first ever Moroccan title after a 85–83 win over MAS Fez in the national league final played last Saturday.

SRB: Partizan promoted assistant Vlada Jovanović to the head coach position.

USA: The Boston Celtics could be signing centre Brad Miller soon.


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, forums.interbasket.net, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Signings of the day

ACB
Kosta Perović -> Barcelona

KLS
Dragan Milosavljević -> Partizan

TBL
Cevat Alper Özcan -> Oyak Renault
Andrew Wisniewski -> Efes Pilsen


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, forums.interbasket.net, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Daily rumours and short lines (Notícia: Rumores e breves do dia)

ESP/LTU: Real Madrid released Lithuanian centre Darjuš Lavrinovič.
(O Real Madrid dispensou o poste lituano Darjuš Lavrinovič.)

POL: Kotwica Kołobrzeg hired Dariusz Szczubiał as their new head coach.
(O Kotwica Kołobrzeg contratou Dariusz Szczubiał como novo treinador.)


Source (Fonte): acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, forums.interbasket.net, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Signings of the day (Notícia: Contratações do dia)

Superleague (Superliga)
Pavel Ravzin -> Politechnika Lviv


Source (Fonte): acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, forums.interbasket.net, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Vujošević heading to CSKA Moscow (Notícia: Vujošević ruma ao CSKA Moscovo)

In one of the most surprising off-season moves in Europe, CSKA Moscow secured the services of Duško Vujošević. The long-serving Partizan Montenegrin head coach will sign a three-year deal with the reigning Russian champions worth five million euros. The news is even more surprising considering CSKA's previous coach Evgeniy Pashutin was only hired last season and built on the successes of Ettore Messina, claiming the domestic title, the Russian Cup and reaching the Euroleague Final Four, where they ended third. Vujošević will count on an budget intended to hire new players.
Between 2001 and 2010, the 51-year-old "Dule" Vujošević, won nine consecutive Serbian league titles with Partizan, adding four Adriatic League championships, five Serbian Cups and the Korać Cup in 1989 for the Black and Whites. Previously he also coached Granada, Crvena Zvezda, Brescia, Pistoia, Pesaro and Radnički.

(Numa das mais surpreendentes aquisições do defeso europeu, o CSKA Moscovo assegurou a contratação de Duško Vujošević. O técnico montenegrino, há vários anos ao serviço do Partizan, irá assinar um contrato válido por três anos com o actual campeão russo, esperando-se um salário de cinco milhões de euros. A notícia é ainda mais surpreendente, tendo em conta que o anterior técnico do CSKA, Evgeniy Pashutin, foi contratado apenas na época passada, tendo prosseguido os sucessos de Ettore Messina, ao vencer o título nacional, a Taça da Rússia e atingido a Final Four da Euroliga, onde acabou terceiro. Vujošević irá contar com um orçamento destinado à contratação de novos jogadores.
Entre 2001 e 2010, "Dule" Vujošević, de 51 anos, arrecadou nove títulos sérvios consecutivos com o Partizan, vencendo a Liga do Adriático em quatro ocasiões, a Taça da Sérvia por cinco vezes e a Taça Korać, em 1989, ao serviço dos "alvinegros". Anteriormente, orientou o Granada, Crvena Zvezda, Brescia, Pistoia, Pesaro e Radnički.)

Source (Fonte): kosarka.rs

News: Daily rumours and short lines (Notícia: Rumores e breves do dia)

GRE: Olympiacos' guard Theodoros Papaloukas will skip joining Greece for the 2010 World Championship due to personal reasons.
(O base do Olympiacos, Theodoros Papaloukas, não vai participar com a selecção grega no Campeonato do Mundo 2010.)

POL: Anwil Włocławek re-signed guard Andrzej Pluta for one season.
(O Anwil Włocławek renovou contrato com o base Andrzej Pluta por uma época.)

TUR: Fenerbahçe extended centre Oğuz Savaş's contract for 2 seasons.
(O Fenerbahçe prolongou contrato com o poste Oğuz Savaş por duas temporadas.)

USA: Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is considering retirement.
(O treinados dos Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson, pondera retirar-se.)

News: Signings of the day (Notícia: Contratações do dia)

ACB
Alex Chubrevich -> Fuenlabrada
Jefferson Froelich -> Real Madrid
Mansour Kassé -> Real Madrid

Angolan league (Liga angolana)
Shannon Crooks -> Interclube
José Nascimento -> Interclube
Simão Santos -> Interclube

BBL
Dirk Mädrich -> Gießen 46ers
Philip Zwiener -> Trier

Lega A
Omar Thomas -> Avellino

NBA
Kirk Hinrich -> Washington Wizards

Pro A
Andrija Žižić -> ASVEL Villeurbanne

TBL
Hazer Avcı -> Mersin BŞB
Kaya Peker -> Fenerbahçe
Haluk Yıldırım -> Galatasaray