Patrick O'Bryant to play in Puerto Rico

This is his last game.


According to basketnet.gr, Patrick O'Bryant(2.13-C) has received an offer he can't refure from Indios BCN and after tonight's game he will be leaving the team of Kavala BC. The offer is quite good and it's for 14,000 dollars a month for O'Bryant who came from the NBDL and had his break-out season in Europe.

The only other time that O'Bryant played outside Europe was in China for Fujian Xunxing. He has also played for Golden State, Boston and Toronto in the NBA and Bakersfield and Reno in NBDL. O'Bryant was the 9th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft but his stock didn't go up as expected. Nevertheless he had a productive season in Greece averaging 9.5 points 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in a total of 18 games.

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Maroussi made offer to Scotty Hopson?

With what money?


According to basketblog.gr, Maroussi seem to have made an offer to Scotty Hopson(2.01-SF). This is all well and good but in Maroussi they have no money, no administration, no head coach (not even an assistant coach anymore) and lots of debts.. The former president and major shareholder of the team has stepped back and left em to their own devices still repaying debts of the last 3 years. It will be difficult for Maroussi as their fans are numbered in the hundreds and that's a very optimistic estimation.

Perhaps this will be a good chance for Scotty Hopson to get some good stats in a pro league like the A1 if he is willing to play for free for one season or if he is a patient man. He forfeited his last season in college to enter the draft by hiring an agent. Hopson was one of the few players that missed out this summer in the 2011 Draft when his name wasn't called, to the dismay and surprise of many people.In his junior and last season he averaged 17 points 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in a total of 32 games.

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Goudelock is considering 2 offers from Europe

The long range bomber is coming to Europe.


Lakers draftee Andrew Goudelock could be the next 2011 second-round pick to sign overseas. Agent Austin Walton told HoopsHype his client is looking at two offers from Germany and Spain - both with NBA outs.

“One is a Eurocup team in Germany and the other an ACB club,” Walton said. “We are seriously considering both offers. We are working the final stages of negotiation with both clubs.”

For the record, the three German teams competing in Eurocup next year are Bayern Munich, Alba Berlin and Skyliners Frankfurt.

source : blogs.hoopshype.com


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Keith Benson joins Dinamo Sassari

A "steal" for Sassari.



Banco di Sardegna Sassari announced the agreement with Keith Benson (210-C-88), a big man who impressed a lot during his college career, spent with Oakland.

Benson, who has been drafted by Atlanta Hawks (number 48 of second round) averaged 17.9 ppg and 10.1 rpd during his senior year (17.3 ppg and 10.5 rpg during the third college year). Benson is also an incredible shot blocker. His nickname is 'Kito'. This deal increases the ambition of Dinamo Sassari and is an interesting addition for Italian Serie A   


source : eurobasket.com

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Jon Dielber signed with Panionios in Greece

Jon Diebler said this morning he has signed a one-year contract to play for Panionios in the Greek A1 League this season.


The contract does not have an opt-out clause if the NBA lockout ends and the league goes back to work, he said. Diebler was a second-round selection by the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA draft in June.

"I'm there for the year," Diebler said.

"With the lockout, it put a twist on things. I'm definitely a guy who would benefit from a full (training) camp instead of a shortened one."

Diebler said he and his agent and the Blazers discussed him playing overseas during the week between the draft and the start of the lockout. "Portland's been great. They want what's best for me."

Diebler's agent, Lance Young, said Diebler's contract is for more than $100,000 and includes "up-front money." 

"Doing stuff to protect him was our main objective," Young said, "making sure when he gets there, he gets a little chunk of change once he passes his physical." While not revealing Diebler's salary, Young said it is worth "well over the $100,000 mark.

"That was kind of our objective. Most guys in their first year in Europe make $100,000 to $120,000. We wanted to make sure we could get more than that." 

Diebler said he and his wife, Caitlin, leave later this month for Athens, where Panionios is based. He is scheduled to report to training camp August 28. His former Ohio State teammate, Zisis Sarikopoulos, was a reserve for Panionios last season, but Diebler is not certain whether he will re-sign with the team.

"I wanted to play in a really good league," Diebler said. "I was not so worried about how big my contract is. I was more worried about, for a year, going to play in a really good league with good teams and play really good competition and get better.

"I also wanted to go somewhere nice and has things to do. I wanted to have a nice situation for my wife. There’s a lot of nice places around the world, but I didn’t want to go somewhere where I'd have to worry about her when I’m on the road."

Young said another objective was to find Diebler a team that will feature him.

"There were a lot of teams interested," he said. "We were trying to find right fit for him where he was playing at a high level and for a team that was looking at him as a focal point and not as a role player.

"He's been a role player at Ohio State, and he accepted that role. Now I think he wants to take a little more of an assertive role as a two-guard and prove to the Blazers that he’s going to be ready when he goes to their camp next year to be a long-time NBA player."

source : buckeyeextra.com


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Skyliners announced Jon Leuer

A drafted prospect for Frankfurt.


It had been exactly 5 weeks since The Fraport Skyliners had acquired their last new player for the upcoming season with Joe Herber and the waiting for a new player seemed like an eternity, but the club announced today that Jon Leuer (208-F-89, agency: Priority Sports) will play for the team this season. Leuer is a 22 year old 208cm power forward from Long Lake Minessota. He is a solid power forward who is not so quick, but has great team mentality and defensive smartness. Knows how to score (and to gain fouls) in the low post, has a good outside shooting too.

He played high school basketball with Utah State player, Brad Brown (198-F) He was drafted recently by the by Milwaukee Bucks (NBA,2rd (40) and played at Wisconsin from 2007-2011 and in his senior year played 34 games: 18.3ppg, 7.2rpg, 1.6apg, FGP: 47.0%, 3PT: 37.0%, FT: 84.3%. 'Joe was one of the top talents in the NCAA and is a big player that can shoot and play the post. He runs the fast break very well for his size and is smart with a high basketball IQ', stated Skyliner headcoach Muli Katzurin (agency: Avi Zilberman ). Awards/Achievements in his basketball career have been Big Ten Regular Season Champion -08, Big Ten Tournament Winner -08, NCAA Sweet 16 -08, 11, All-Big Ten Honorable Mention -10, and All-Big Ten 1st Team -11. 'Joe has a very good and consistent shot. He can move very well and can play position four and five', stated Skyliner sport director Kamil Novak

source : eurobasket.com

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E'Twaun Moore signed with Benetton Treviso

A great pick for Benetton but with an NBA-out clause.


Boston Celtics second-round draft pick E'Twaun Moore has officially signed a deal with Benetton Treviso of Italy's Lega Serie A, according to his agent.

Moore's deal includes the much-coveted opt-out clause that will allow him to return stateside should the NBA lockout end during Treviso's season.

"It's a great situation for E'Twaun," Moore's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said. "Treviso is a terrific team that plays top European competition and, if the lockout ends, there's an option to terminate the contract -- a small window of time -- so we'll just see what happens.

"It's an exciting chance for him to play -- play at a high level -- and make some money in a great environment."

Overseas reports indicated Moore, the 55th pick in June's draft, had secured a deal with Cimberio Varese of the same Italian league earlier this week, but the deal never got finalized, in part because of Moore's desire to have a non-restrictive opt-out clause.

Moore's camp expressed gratitude toward Treviso for structuring the contract in a way that will give him the chance to compete for an NBA job.

"Treviso was willing to show the flexibility and realize E'Twaun's dream of playing in the NBA," Bartelstein said. "We're extremely grateful for that flexibility."

Moore is expected to head overseas around Aug. 15 in order to join the team before it opens its 2011-12 training camp.

Treviso -- whose colors are, coincidentally, green and white -- wasted little time promoting Moore on its website, and general manager Claudio Coldebella expressed great satisfaction in bringing him aboard.

"He's a mature player despite his young age," Coldebella said in a release. "And as such, the choice of another young player fits in with choices we've made before, to form a group of young players who has talent and enthusiasm."


source : espn.go.com

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Olimpia Milano announced Malik Hairston

Interesting choice for Olimpia.


The latest addition for Olimpia Milano is American small forward Malik Hairston(1.97-SF), formerly of the San Antonio Spurs. The deal is valid until the end of the season and it was announced via Olimpia's official website. Hairston played for the enemy last season, namely for Siena and he did quite well. He was drafted in 2008 in the 2nd round and the 48th overall position by the Suns, but consecutive trades brought him to San Antonio.

He played 2 seasons in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs although his playing time wasn't that great nor were his stats with them. He also spent some time in the NBDL but he made his debut in Europe this past season signing with Siena. However he was injured in the beginning of the season. It was a back injury that could have ended his contract but Siena chose to wait for him and it wasn't in vain. Hairtson averaged 8.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 16 games in the Euroleague and also 10.3 poits and 2.7 rebounds in 23 games in the LegaA1.

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Olympiacos in talks with Danny Green

Talented but untested in Europe.


Danny Green(1.98-SG/SF) is another player that was huge in college but didn't do as well in the NBA. Now he is in talks with Olympiacos according to basketblog.gr and he has been for quite some time as Dusan Ivkovic wants the team to sign him.

His talent is undeniable and he is a player that can do many things in the court but he has never played in Europe before. One might say that this is not really a problem but it begs the question why would a team like Olympiacos go for such a gamble when they could sign other players that have already had a career in Europe. Green was drafted at number 46 by Cleveland in the 2009 Draft and since then he has played for them and San Antonio in the NBA. He has also played for Reno and Austin in the NBDL. His last games were with Reno where he averaged 20.1 points 7.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 16 games in the NBDL.

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Ben Hansbrough to play for Bayern

One long night of uncertainty last week was enough for former Notre Dame guard and 2011 Big East player of the year Ben Hansbrough.


Hansbrough, who was not selected Thursday in the NBA draft, received offers from “several” teams to join them when - maybe if - training camp begins this fall. Rather than wait out the NBA lockout, which will start Friday and could cut deep into the regular season, Hansbrough knew it was time to make a decision about his basketball future, and even take it in a different direction.

Hansbrough’s professional career will commence in Germany, where he will play for FC Bayern Muenchen, a Bundesliga 1 (high level) team in Munich. Bayern, which featured former Georgetown guard Jonathan Wallace, was 17-13 last year in a 30-game season that stretched from late September to late April.

Hansbrough, who led the Irish (27-7) in scoring (18.4 ppg.) and assists (4.3) last winter, leaves for Europe in mid-August.

source : southbendtribune.com


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Malcolm Delaney will play for Chalon

Tracking the whereabouts of former Virginia Tech guard Malcolm Delaney has been a chore in recent weeks, as he’s traveled around the country for pre-draft workouts with nine NBA teams — including the Washington Wizards.


His journey came to an end Tuesday, when the Memphis Grizzlies welcomed the Baltimore native for a private evaluation. Yet there are no assurances the two-time all-ACC first-team selection will hear his name called during Thursday’s NBA draft.

Many draft experts are predicting he’ll go undrafted, a significant distinction with the potential of a prolonged NBA lockout looming.

So last week, Delaney took an unusual step towards eliminating some of that anxiety. He signed a conditional one-year contract with Elan Chalon, a team in France’s top professional league, Ligue Nationale de Basketball, based about 200 miles southeast of Paris.

Chalon General Manager Remy Delpon wrote in an e-mail that the agreement is worth $130,000 after taxes and stipulates Delaney will report to the team’s training camp in early August if he’s not on an NBA roster by July 20.

“It’s a back-up plan, and with people saying the lockout is going to be bad, I didn’t want to sit around and not make money,” Delaney said. “This is a big week, but I’m not as stressed as I would have been because I know I have something to fall back on either way.”

Though Delaney had explored playing overseas ever since declaring for the NBA draft without an agent last year, the tipping point for Delaney’s conditional contract came in April when the NBA decided to cancel its annual summer league in Las Vegas. It’s traditionally a proving ground for fringe prospects, but also serves as a key recruiting period for European teams looking for talent.

Now, July will likely be a dead period for undrafted free agents — and even those that are drafted — because once the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement expires on June 30, no teams will know for sure what the salary cap or rookie wage scale will look like for next season.

“It’s a fairly common maneuver by agents, and you’re gonna start to hear about a lot of [conditional contracts] once the lockout starts to take hold,” said Delaney’s agent, Andrew Vye of ASM Sports. “We just moved a little faster than most, and that was a calculated decision on our part to beat people to the punch. We were lucky enough to get a really good team to cooperate with us a little earlier than they normally do.”

source : washingtonpost.com

editor's note : If you read the entire article you'll agree that Chalon is not part of the the Euroleague.

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Mavericks interested in Nick Calathes

In the heat of the NBA Finals, it's hard to gauge where the Dallas Mavericks stand on their future at point guard.


Any long-term decisions could include Lake Howell and UF basketball standout Nick Calathes, who is coming off an outstanding second season of pro ball in Greece.

Dallas gained the NBA rights to Calathes in a 2009 trade with Minnesota, which took the 6-foot-6 guard in the second round of that year's draft after he signed a deal with Greek power Panathinaikos.

Calathes was scheduled to fly back to Orlando on Wednesday after turning in an outstanding performance in the final game of the Greek A1 League championship series Sunday. He had 16 points, 11 assists and five rebounds in a 101-94 overtime win over Olympiakos. That capped a postseason in which he helped his team also take the overall Euroleague title.

Calathes, who was Florida Mr. Basketball after leading Lake Howell to its 2007 state championship, was selected as one of five all-league players. He also was chosen as the Greek league's most improved player and a member of the all-defensive team.



He still has an option year left on his contract and has said an NBA team would need to pay a $500,000 buyout to bring him back to the United States for the 2011-12 season. More difficult might be matching his sweet deal, which is said to be comparable to an NBA lottery-like contract. Made more luctrative because of Calathes' Greek heritage and eligibility to play for its national teams, the contract is said to approach $2 million per year and includes tax-free money, a free home and a car.

Dallas has an undrafted overachiever, former Miami Christian standout J.J. Barea, backing up 38-year-old starter Jason Kidd, at the point. Its 2009 first-round draft pick out of France, Rodrigue Beaubois, has been labeled be a starter in waiting, but NBA analysts say Beaubois has looked much more at home as a shooting guard than at point in his young career.


source : orlandosentinel.com

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Jan Vesely is ready for 2011 NBA Draft

It's an extract from Jan Vesely's interview to Slam Magazine.



Jan Vesely says he’s in the Draft. The 6-11, 20-year-old told SLAM Magazine that he will “enter the 2011 NBA Draft” and that he’s“ready for the NBA after this season.”


While Partizan is struggling a bit this season and Jan’s numbers have dropped a tad from last season, he’s shown some major advancements in his game. Through the film that we checked out on Synergy Sports Technology, he appears even more athletic and more polished as a shooter than last season. Vesely is spending time between the small and power forward spots for Partizan, though he says that he envisions himself as a “power forward” in the NBA. Donned “the European Blake Griffin” by many, he’s had no problem putting guys on posters and has more bounce than any true European in recent memory.


more : slamonline.com

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Rashad McCants moving to China?

Rashad McCants' NBA D-League foray lasted just fifty-six minutes as the sweet-shooting guard has decided to buy out his D-League contract and take his talents to China.


McCants, the 14th overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, had earlier turned down lucrative European offers to pursue another shot at the NBA, telling FanHouse last month "I think that playing in the D-League is the quickest option to return to the NBA."

Apparently, though, McCants decided that after averaging fewer than 20 minutes per game in his first three D-League games for the Dallas Mavericks-affiliated Texas Legends, the NBA was further away than planned, prompting him to take the overseas opportunity.

McCants' agent, E. Lindsey Maxwell, confirmed in an e-mail to FanHouse that his client is leaving the D-League.

"As always, as an agent, it is my job to communicate to him offers for his services (as) a professional athlete," Maxwell wrote. "Yesterday morning, through one of our overseas contacts, we were contacted by a Chinese team with a fair monetary offer for Mr. McCants to come and play for them." 

McCants did elect to give the Mavericks, whose general manager Donnie Nelson is also co-owner of the Legends, an opportunity to match the offer.

"This offer was promptly communicated to my client and he immediately asked me to contact the Mavericks organization to explain the situation and to give them the opportunity to match it, offer him a roster spot or some assurances of a roster spot in Dallas," Maxwell continued. "After some discussions between myself, Donnie Nelson and (Legends President of Basketball Operations) Spud Webb, my client decided that he should explore his options in China. That process is ongoing and we hope to have that deal finalized later today."

This sort of deal isn't uncommon in the D-League as a similar situation occurred last season between Will Conroy, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and the Houston Rockets. That ended differently, however, as the Rockets agreed to call up Conroy once 10-day contract options were available.

It is a bit surprising that McCants has elected to buy out his D-League contract, which will cost him $30,000, after originally announcing that he'd be donating his D-League earnings ($25,500 for the season) to charity. The relationship between he and the Mavericks, however, have seemed rocky since they originally brought him into training camp to make sure the Legends would obtain McCants' D-League rights.

"We are disappointed that it didn't work out with them and we look forward to Rashad getting a REAL shot at making it back into the NBA," Maxwell wrote in a e-mail to FanHouse prior to joining the Legends. "If he decides to go to the D-League, he will have to play for that team. I can't speak as to Dallas' motives, but (McCants) did not get much of a chance to 'compete for a roster spot' as Dallas had announced a couple of days ago."

McCants averaged 12.3 points for the Legends, shooting 59 percent from the field.

source : nba.fanhouse.com



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Partizan to announce Jerrells and waive Lafayette

He decided to play in Europe for the first time.


According to sportal.rs, Partizan Belgrade will be replacing Oliver Lafayette(1.88-PG) with promising combo-guard Curtis Jerrells(1.85-PG) that was waived from New Orleans after being traded by San Antonio. Jerrells decided to make his first step into Europe after a season at the NBDL playing for the Austin Toros and averaging the impressive numbers of 21.4 points 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 56 games.

The Baylor graduate went undrafted in 2009 but he tried to make it into the NBA regardless. Jerrells tried to make it again to the NBA this summer where he played in the Las Vegas Summer League for the San Antonio Spurs and he also played 5 games averaging 6.4 points 1.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He also played 3 games for New Orleans averaging 2 points and 1.7 assists. He is expected to play this Wednesday against Khimki. In Partizan he will find former teammate in pre-season James Gist(2.06-PF/C) who was signed a few weeks earlier.

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Kostas Papanikolaou to participate in the 2011 Draft

It all depends on this season.


Kostas Papanikolaou(2.03-SF/PF) will probably be declare his participation in the 2011 NBA Draft according to sentragoal.gr. The Greek site says that Papanikolaou has already made up his mind about taking part in the Draft process and this season he is feeling readier than ever.

There have already been representatives from 4 teams to have a look at the young prospect which makes matters even more serious. Apart from the Detroit Pistons that sent 2 representatives, there have also been people from 3 other teams. First came the San Antonio Spurs via their vice-president Dennis Lindsey, then there were Adam and Jason Filippi for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trailblazers and finally there were George David and Danielle Bozielli for the Pistons. The final decision will be made in the Spring of 2011 and it will all depend on his predicted position in the Draft at that point. Worst case scenario is that will he pull out of the Draft.

More on Kostas Papanikolaou can be found here.

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NBA scout for Linos Chrysikopoulos

He has been named "the next best thing" of Greek basketball and he has the potential to fulfill that.


Linos Chrysikopoulos(2.03-SF/PF) could potentially play all 5 positions in the court and he is still not 18. He will become 18 on the 1st of December and he will be called by his team to sign his first pro contract with them. Rumors say that he will be signing a 5 season contract with Aris although there is great interest by the likes of teams of Olympiakos and Panathinaikos.

But it doesn't stop there. According to athlitikanea.gr, the international scout of the Portland Blazers, Jason Fillippi, has come to Thessaloniki in order to inspect the player up close. He was unfortunate though because the player was injured lightly and had to stay out of the game against PAOK last Saturday. Filippi asked permission to see the team's practice session on Monday evening. He said : "I've been watching Linos ever since he started playing for the young National Teams of Greece. We're very much interested in his development and I wanted to see him play in a strong game but I'll ask permission to see the team's practice session on Monday. Let's hope that he will be healthy and that he will be able to take part in it."

Linos Chrysikopoulos is not very known to the public and although he has clearly NBA potential his name has stayed out of the international limelight for quite some time. He did make his presence felt last summer at
the Treviso Eurocamp being one of the youngest athletes there. Chrysikopoulos has been seeing some minutes lately as a player of Aris and at the moment he posesses mostly a defensive role in the team. That's something he can do quite well being aided by his 7'' wingspan and his knowledge of the game which puts in the right place and at the right time. In the U-16 National team he was playing point guard in offense and center in defense. Clearly he needs to improve many aspects of his game, including his shooting touch but with hard work he could be seeing a decent position in a future NBA Draft selection. On the other hand Olympiakos  and Panathinaikos will be certain to try and sign him in one way or another as part of their "cold war" of sorts. Signing players just for the sake of signing..

As time goes by he is sure to get even more playing time and even more attention from teams in Europe and the NBA. We'll be coming back to his case in the not so distant future. The 1st of December is not very far..


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Stanley Robinson to join Ironi Ashkelon

A NBA-class athlete for Ironi Ashkelon.


According to the twitter post from Shamsports, Stanley Robinson(2.06-SF/PF) will be joining the Israeli team to strengthen their forecourt. Robinson is a tremendous athlete who specialises mostly in the game above the rim. He graduated in 2010 while playing for the Connecticut Huskies.

He was drafted at number 59 by the Orlando Magic in the 2010 NBA Draft and this will be his first pro contract in Europe if the deal is finalised. He averaged 14.5 points 7.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 34 games with the Huskies during last season.

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Robert Dozier to join PAOK

Deshawn Sim's uncalled departure might proved beneficial for the Greek team.


According to basketnet.gr, PAOK are going to sign in record time Robert Dozier(2.06-PF) to fill the gap that Deshawn Sims left behind. They sourced a player in no time whereas other Greek teams are sitting twiddling their thumbs waiting for a basketball messiah.

Dozier was quite unlucky this summer because in June he broke his left foot during a workout with the Miami Heat. This injury sidelined him for 12 weeks and he missed all of the summer camp action. Last season he played for Kolossos Rhodes putting up some decent numbers averaging 9 points and 6.4 rebounds in 28 games in the Greek League helping Kolossos reach the play-offs again. He was selected in the 2009 Draft by the Miami Heat at number 60.

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Khalid El-Amin to join Lietuvos Rytas

One of the two Lithuanian biggest clubs Lietuvos Rytas has found a replacement for the injured point guard Jerry Johnson.


The Lithuanian champions agreed terms with the 31-year-old American guard Khalid El-Amin, who has been signed to a one-year deal.

“Lietuvos Rytas have acquired a good basketball player. I’ve coached him for nearly three years. He’s a very good individually – extremely strong and quick. He can break down almost anyone one-on-one, but he might have been a bit lazy on defense against weaker opponents, but he’s able to defend very well,” told Rimas Girskis, a Lithuanian coach, who worked with El-Amin during his time with Azovmash in Mariupol.

The seasoned veteran has spent the biggest part of his career playing in Ukraine and Turkey, playing for Budivelnik Kiev last season and scoring 20.5 points, dishing out 5.1 assists per game as well as adding 3.1 rebounds on an average.

“He is a willing passer and I sometimes even had to encourage him to take the game more on himself. He was our best player and it was better for the team if he played more on his own. I want to congratulate Lietuvos Rytas on a good acquisition,” the Lithuanian coach, who’s currently working with Nevezis Kedainiai. “You couldn’t tell that he’s a basketball player from first sight. I remember that I was surprised that a man of this build can play basketball all together. The truth is that his body is one big mountain of muscles.”

El-Amin saw a short-term stint with the Chicago Bulls, the team who drafted him with 34th pick in the 2000 NBA draft. The guard averaged 6.3 points and 2.9 assists per game in his only season amongst the basketball’s elite in 2000-2001.

source : lithuaniabasketball.com

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