News: Daily Brief News & Rumours

CHN/USA: Shanghai is targeting American guard/forward Damien Wilkins.

CRO/SLO: Zadar is interested in Slovenian guard Samo Udrih.

GRE: Kostas Pilafidis resigned as coach of Iraklis.

ISR: Maccabi Haifa could be close to signing centre Yaniv Green.

ISR/USA: American forward Sean May is on the radar of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

ITA/UKR: Armani Jeans Milano's Ukranian centre Oleksiy Pecherov will be out of competition for a month and a half with a calf injury.

POR: Benfica won the Portuguese Super Cup after beating rivals Porto 66-63.

RUS: CSKA Moscow's centre Sasha Kaun will be sidelined for three months due to left knee surgery.

TUR/USA: Oyak Renault is interested in American forward Ricardo Marsh.

UKR/CRO: Khimik parted ways with Croatian guard Luka Drezga and centre Vadim Matyukevych.

USA/DOM: The Atlanta Hawks extended Dominican centre Al Horford's contract for five more years.


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

News: Daily Brief News & Rumours

AUS/USA: Cairns Taipans parted ways with American forward Arizona Reid.

CRO/DOM: Zadar released Dominican forward Ricardo Greer.


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

News: Daily rumours and short lines

BLR: Minsk-2006 will play in the VTB League next season in the quality of Belarusian champion.

CRO: Tomislav Mijatović will be the new head coach of Cibona.

ESP: Alicante re-signed centre Guillermo Rejón for one season.

ESP: Alicante parted ways with forward Jorge García.

FRA: Strasbourg extended guard Steeve Essart's contract for another year.

FRA/DOM/USA: Cholet re-signed Dominican-American guard Sammy Mejía and American forward Antywane Robinson and Randal Falker for one season.

GER: Trier extended centre Maik Zirbes' contract until 2013.

ITA/USA: Montegranaro released American forward Greg Brunner.

NZL: Wellington Saints became New Zealand champions by beating previous title holders Waikato Pistons 82-79 in game 3 of the playoff finals.

USA: Byron Scott will be the new coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

USA: The Memphis Grizzlies re-signed forward Rudy Gay for five seasons.

USA/SRB: Serbian centre Darko Miličić will remain with the Minnesota Timberwolves for another four years.


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)

BOS: Široki proclaimed again Bosnian champions after a win over Partizan Aleksandrovac by 83-68 in game 3 of the playoff finals.
(O Široki sagrou-se novamente campeão bósnio, ao vencer o Partizan Aleksandrovac por 83-68 no terceiro jogo das finais dos "playoffs".)

BUL: Rossen Barchovski is the new Bulgarian national team coach.
(Rossen Barchovski é o novo seleccionador búlgaro.)

CRC: Liceo hired Warren Espinoza as their new head coach.
(O Liceo contratou Warren Espinoza como novo técnico.)

DOM/USA: The Dominican Basketball Federation hired former NBA coach Eric Musselman as the coach of the national team.
(A Federação Dominicana de Basquetebol contratou o antigo treinador da NBA, Eric Musselman, como seleccionador nacional.)

ESP: Alicante re-signed coach Óscar Quintana for one more season.
(O Alicante renovou contrato com o treinador Óscar Quintana por mais uma temporada.)

ESP/FRA/CRO: Bilbao will part ways with French centre Jérôme Moïso and Croatian forward Damir Markota.
(O Bilbao vai dispensar o poste francês Jérôme Moïso e o extremo croata Damir Markota.)

FRA/USA: Vichy re-signed American guard Kareem Reid.
(O Vichy renovou contrato com o base norte-americano Kareem Reid.)

GRE: Kavala sacked coach Vangelis Alexandris.
(O Kavala despediu o técnico Vangelis Alexandris.)

SVK: Pezinok claimed the Slovak championship with a 71-62 win over Nitra in game 5 of the playoff finals.
(O Pezinok conquistou o título eslovaco, depois de bater o Nitra por 71-62 no quinto jogo das finais dos "playoffs".)

USA: Doug Collins could become the next coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.
(Doug Collins poderá ser o próximo treinador dos Philadelphia 76ers.)

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

DOM: CDP won it's fifth Dominican title after beating CPN 103-97 in overtime in game 6 of the playoff finals.
(O CDP conquistou o quinto título dominicano ao derrotar o CPN por 103-97, após prolongamento, no sexto jogo das finais dos "playoffs".)

ESP/USA/GEO: American guard Shammond Williams left Murcia.
(O base norte-americano Shammond Williams abandonou o Murcia.)

SWE: Norrköping Dolphins became Swedish champions on Saturday after beating Plannja 97-83 in game 4 of the playoff finals.
(Os Norrköping Dolphins tornaram-se, sábado, campeões suecos ao bater o Plannja por 97-83 no quarto jogo das finais dos "playoffs".)

USA: Coach Tom Thibodeau is being targeted by the Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Hornets.
(Os Los Angeles Clippers e os New Orleans Hornets estão interessados em contratar o treinador Tom Thibodeau.)

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

LNBP
Benny West -> Pioneros Cancún
Eric Hare -> Pioneros Cancún

NBA
Larry Hughes -> Charlotte Bobcats

SRT
Julius Nwosu -> Gregorio Urbano Gilbert

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

1. A SKL
Salih Nuhanović -> Elektra

ÖBL
Kelvin Parker -> Oberwart Gunners

BSN
Ángel "Buster" Figueroa -> Guaynabo Mets
Walker Russellin -> Piratas Quebradillas

LBL
Mateo Kedžo -> Ventspils

LNBP
Lawrence Abney -> Halcones Rojos Veracruz

SRT
Jazwin Cowan -> Cupes Pepines

TBL
Marque Perry -> Beşiktaş

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

AUS: New Zealand Breakers' Kirk Penney was the MVP of round 19 of the NBL. In the game against the Wollongong Hawks the guard scored 23 points, adding added four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
(Kirk Penney, dos New Zealand Breakers, foi eleito MVP da 19ª jornada da NBL. No encontro frente aos Wollongong Hawks, o base marcou 23 pontos, acrescentando quatro ressaltos, duas assistências e outros tantos roubos de bola.)

CRO/USA: Cedevita released forward Thomas Mobley.
(O Cedevita dispensou o extremo Thomas Mobley.)

DOM: The Dominican Republic will host this year's Centrobasket.
(A República Dominicana será a anfitriã do Centrobasket deste ano.)

ESP/CRO: Alicante will miss Croatian forward Mario Stojić for four to six weeks, after he fractured his left hand.
(O Alicante não poderá contar com o croata Mario Stojić durante quatro a seis semanas, depois de o extremo ter fracturado a mão esquerda.)

GBR: Plymouth Raiders released forward James Noel.
(Os Plymouth Raiders dispensaram o extremo James Noel.)

LIB/MLI: Centre Soumaila Samake from Mali is in try-outs with Lebanese side Mouttahed.
(O poste Soumaila Samake, do Mali, encontra-se a prestar provas nos libaneses do Mouttahed.)

SLO/USA: Krka Novo Mesto from Slovenia released guard Brent Ragsdale.
(O Krka Novo Mesto, da Eslovénia, dispensou o base Brent Ragsdale.)

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

BRA: Carlos Alberto Rodrigues is the new coach of Assis.
(Carlos Alberto Rodrigues é o novo técnico do Assis.)

ESP/DOM: Valladolid will not count on Spanish-Dominican power forward Eulis Báez for three to four weeks due to a right knee injury.
(O Valladolid não poderá contar com o extremo-poste dominicano-espanhol Eulis Báez durante três a quatro semanas, na sequência de uma lesão no joelho direito.)

MKD/UKR: Gryfony Simferopol from Ukraine and Macedonian guard Jane Petrovski parted ways.
(O Gryfony Simferopol, da Ucrânia, e o base macedónio Jane Petrovski acordaram a rescisão do contrato.)

ITA/USA: Italian side Montegranaro released American guard Robert Hite.
(Os italianos do Montegranaro dispensaram o base norte-americano Robert Hite.)

SRB: Serbian Power forward Ognjen Aškrabić could be heading to Crvena Zvezda.
(O extremo-poste sérvio Ognjen Aškrabić poderá rumar ao Crvena Zvezda.)

SRB/CYP: Apollon from Cyprus hired Dragan Raca as their new head coach.
(O Apollon, do Chipre, contratou o treinador Dragan Raca.)

News: Americas Championship squads (Notícia: Selecções do Campeonato das Américas)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA)
Juan Coronado
Ricardo Greer
Franklin Wester
Carlos Morbán
Alejandro Salas
Kelvin Peña
Luis Flores
Marlon Martínez
Jack Michael Martínez
Francisco García
Al Horford
Charlie Villanueva

PANAMA (PANAMÁ)
Joel Muñoz
Jair Peralta
J.R. Pinnock
Maximiliano Gómez
Orlando Ortega
Joel Tesis
Gonzalo Ortiz
Ernesto Oglivie
Reyjavick DeGracia
Antonio García
Jaime Lloreda
Gyno Pomare

PUERTO RICO (PORTO RICO)
Peter John Ramos
Guillermo Diaz
Filiberto Rivera
Carlos Arroyo
Angel Daniel Vasallo
Christian Dalmau
Larry Ayuso
Ricky Sanchez
Luis Villafañe
Angelo Reyes
Carmelo Lee
Daniel Santiago

US VIRGIN ISLANDS (ILHAS VIRGENS AMERICANAS)
Kevin Sheppard
Reggie Freeman
Jason Edwin
Kitwana Rhymer
Cuthbert Victor
David Cooper
Calvert White
Phil Jones
Greg Washington
Walter Hodge
Aaron Brown
Rasheem Richards

VENEZUELA
Greivis Vásquez
Jesús Centeno
José Vargas
Rafael Pérez
Alejandro Barrios
Oscar Torres
Héctor Romero
Miguel Marriaga
Luis Bethelmy
Axiers Sucre
Gregory Echenique
Richard Lugo


Source (Fonte): forums.interbasket.net

News: Group of Dominicans to prepare Americas Championship (Notícia: Grupo de dominicanos para preparar Campeonato das Américas)

The list of 27 players who will start preparations for the Americas Championship was presented by the Dominican federation. Recently appointed coach Julio Toro will gather the group on 13th July to later play some friendlies.
The Dominicans are in group B of the competition with Brazil, Cuba, Argentina and Venezuela.

(A lista de 27 jogadores que irão iniciar a preparação para o Campeonato das Américas foi apresentada pela federação dominicana. Julio Toro, designado seleccionador recentemente, irá reunir o grupo no dia 13 de Julho para se disputarem, posteriormente, alguns amigáveis.
A República Dominicana está enquadrada no grupo B da competição, juntamente com Brasil, Cuba, Argentina e Venezuela.)

G (B): Joel Ramírez
G (B): Edgar Sosa
G (B): Carlos Morbán
G (B): Juan Coronado
G (B): Alvin Abreu
G (B): Richard Ortega
G (B): Luis Flores
G (B): Francisco García
G (B): Kelvin Peña
G (B): Jeff Greer
G (B): Sammy Mejía
G (B): Manny Quezada
G (B): José Olivero
G (B): Sean Ogirri
F (E): Trevor Ariza
F (E): Franklin Western
F (E): Ricardo Greer
F (E): Santos Martínez
F (E): Charlie Villanueva
F (E): Jack Michael Martínez
F (E): Eulis Baez
F (E): Ivan Almonte
F (E): Josh Asselin
C (P): Al Horford
C (P): Alejandro Salas
C (P): John García
C (P): Manuel Guzmán


Source (Fonte): fiba.com

News: Toro confirmed as Dominican Republic coach (Notícia: Toro confirmado como seleccionador da República Dominincana)

Puerto Rican Julio Toro was appointed headcoach of the Dominican Republic. One of the most successful "Boricua" coaches ever and practically the only and stronger candidate for the job, Toro will lead the national team in the Americas Championship in late August, as the Dominicans expect to qualify for the World Championship next year with the additions of Al Horford and Charlie Villanueva, among others.

(O porto-riquenho Julio Toro foi nomeado seleccionador da República Dominicana. Um dos melhores técnicos "boricuas" de sempre e praticamente o único e mais forte candidato ao posto, Toro irá liderar a selecção no Campeonato das Américas, a disputar no fim de Agosto, tendo os dominicanos a meta da qualificação para o Campeonato do Mundo do próximo ano com as inclusões de Al Horford e Charlie Villanueva, entre outros.)

Source (Fonte): fiba.com

News: Horford thrilled about Dominican Republic (Notícia: Horford entusiasmado com selecção dominicana)

Atlanta Hawks forward/centre Al Horford is enthusiastic about joining the Dominican Republic national team to play the Americas Championship by the end of August. Although the 23-year-old suffered an ankle injury during the NBA playoffs, he declared to feel healthy and confident about playing the tournament, while team clearance and insurance issues are yet to be solved.
Horford averaged 11.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 blocks in 67 games for the Hawks.
The Dominicans are in group B of the competition with Brazil, Cuba, Argentina and Venezuela.

(O extremo/poste dos Atlanta Hawks, Al Horford, está entusiasmado com a inclusão na selecção dominicana que irá disputar o Campeonato das Américas no fim de Agosto. Embora o jogador de 23 anos tenha sofrido uma lesão no tornozelo no decorrer dos "playoffs" da NBA, declarou estar recuperado e confiante em disputar o torneio, estando ainda em falta a autorização do clube e a obtenção de seguro.
Horford obteve médias de 11,5 pontos, 9,3 ressaltos, 2,4 assistências e 1,4 desarmes de lançamento em 67 jogos pelos Hawks.
Os dominicanos estão enquadrados no grupo B da competição, juntamente com Brasil, Cuba, Argentina e Venezuela.)


Source (Fonte): fiba.com

News: Julio Toro could coach Dominican Republic (Notícia: Julio Toro poderá ser seleccionador da República Dominicana)

Currently the only candidate for the Dominican Republic national team job, Puerto Rican Julio Toro is on the verge of handling the team. There are still pending details for a full agreement, but Toro could be at the helm of the best Dominican team in years, as many NBA players with roots in the island, especially Charlie Villanueva, are being targeted by the national federation. One of the most successful "Boricua" coaches ever, Toro described the project as interesting and ambicious.
By playing the Americas Championship in late August, the Dominican Republic will seek to qualify for the 2010 World Championsip, as they have missed the tournament since 1978.

(Actualmente o único candidato ao cargo de seleccionador da República Dominicana, o porto-riquenho Julio Toro está prestes a orientar a equipa. Existem ainda alguns detalhes por resolver, mas Toro poderá tornar-se o seleccionador da melhor equipa Dominicana de há vários anos, já que muitos jogadores da NBA com raízes na ilha, com destaque para Charlie Villanueva, estão na mira da federação nacional. Um dos melhores treinadores "boricuas" de sempre, Toro descreveu o projecto como interessante e ambicioso.
Ao disputar o Campeonato das Américas no fim de Agosto, a República Dominicana irá tentar obter a qualificação para o Campeonato do Mundo de 2010, competição na qual não participa desde 1978.


Source (Fonte): elnuevodia.com

News: Dominican Republic may count on Villanueva (Notícia: República Dominicana poderá contar com Villanueva)

The Dominican federation is seeking to have Charlie Villanueva on their national team ranks. Although the Milwaukee Bucks' forward was born in the United States, his parents are from the Dominican Republic, something which could decisively influence his naturalisation process, although Villanueva already played for the USA at junior level. This means a decision regarding the issue will have to be taken by FIBA's secretary general Patrick Bauermann. The Dominicans are looking to have the player for the upcoming Americas Championship this year.
In his third season in the NBA, the 24-year-old had a career record of 16.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 78 games.
Los Angeles Lakers's Trevor Ariza is also on the target of the Dominicans, but his case his more problematic, as only his grandfather was from the country.

(A federação dominicana encontra-se a tentar o recrutamento de Charlie Villanueva para a selecção nacional. Embora o extremo dos Milwaukee Bucks tenha nascido nos Estados Unidos, os seus pais são oriundos da República Dominicana, algo que poderá influenciar decisivamente o processo de naturalização, embora Villanueva já tenha jogado pela selecção júnior norte-americana. Tal significa que uma decisão sobre o assunto terá de ser tomada pelo secretário geral da FIBA, Patrick Bauermann. Os dominicanos pretendem ter o jogador já no Campeonato das Américas deste ano.
Na sua terceira época na NBA, o jogador de 24 anos obteve máximos de carreira de 16,2 pontos, 6,7 ressaltos e 1,8 assistências em 78 jogos disputados.
Trevor Ariza, dos Los Angeles Lakers, está também na mira dos dominicanos, mas o seu caso é mais problemático, uma vez que apenas o avô era do país.)


Source (Fonte): elnuevodia.com