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News archive July 2010

July 31, 2010 - AJ Milano tabs Gabriele Ganeto
Armani Jeans Milano kept improving its roster for the 2010-11 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball season by inking forward Gabriele Ganeto to a multi-year deal, the club announced Saturday. Ganeto (200, 23) arrives from MiroRadici Finance Vigevano, where he averaged 11.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 30 Italian second division games last season.

July 31, 2010 - Chorale Roanne inks Alex Gordon
Chorale Roanne found a new scoring reference for the upcoming Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by signing guard Alex Gordon to a one-year deal, the club announced Friday. Gordon (183, 24) arrives from Erdemirspor Belediyesi, where he averaged 9.9 points and 3.2 assists in 24 Turkish League games last season.

July 31, 2010 - Nesterovic agrees with Olympiacos
After the departure of Schortsianitis and Vujcic Olympiacos had a gap to fill in the paint and did it in the best possible way by agreeing with Rasho Nesterovic who will be returning to Europe after spending the last 12 seasons in NBA.

July 30, 2010 - AJ MILANO brings back Hawkins
A familiar face is back to Milano, as Armani Jeans confirmed the arrival of swingman David Hawkins, who will play for the Italian powerhouse next season. Hawkins (193, 27) arrives from Montepaschi Siena, where he averaged 11.2 points and 2.5 assists in 16 Euroleague games last season.

July 30, 2010 - Gran Canaria 2014 lands CJ Wallace
Gran Canaria 2014 improved its frontcourt for its upcoming two-way Eurocup Qualifying Round against KK Zagreb by inking power forward CJ Wallace to a one-year deal, the club confirmed Friday. Wallace (205, 27) arrives from Benetton Basket, where he averaged 9.6 points and 5.7 rebounds in 11 Eurocup games last season.

July 30, 2010 - ANWIL brings back Paul Miller
A familiar face is back in Wloclawek, as Anwil confirmed the arrival of center Paul Miller, who will play for the Polish finalists next season. Miller (208, 27) already played for Anwil in 2008-09, averaging 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 36 Polish League games.

July 30, 2010 - PANATHINAIKOS brings aboard Maric
One of the most dominant big men in European basketball last season switched Euroleague teams on Friday when Panathinaikos announced the arrival of All-Euroleague center Aleks Maric, who inked a two-year deal with the Greek powerhouse. Maric (211, 25) arrives from Partizan, which he led to its biggest season in recent history, averaging 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds in 18 Euroleague games as the team reached Final Four for the first time since 1998.

July 30, 2010 - POWER ELECTRONICS lands Augustine
Eurocup champion Power Electronics Valencia improved its frontcourt for its Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball return in the 2010-11 season by inking rebounding ace James Augustine to a one-year deal, the club announced Friday. Augustine (208, 26) arrives from Gran Canaria 2014, where he played in each of the last two seasons.

July 30, 2010 - Andric moved to Galatasaray
After spending five successful seasons with BC Cibona, center Luksa Andric (208,25) decided it is time for his first move abroad. He signed a two-year contract with the Turkish side Galatasaray.

July 30, 2010 - VEF RIGA signs Patrick Sanders
VEF Riga improved its roster for its upcoming Eurocup debut next season by inking forward Patrick Sanders to a one-year deal, the club announced Friday. Sanders (198, 24) arrives from EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam, where he averaged 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks in 20 Dutch League games last season.

July 29, 2010 - ANWIL extends Dru Joyce
Anwil Wloclawek reached a new agreement with point guard Dru Joyce to keep him on the team next season, the club announced Thursday. Joyce (183, 25) averaged 7.5 points and 3.4 assists in 27 Polish League games with Anwil last season.

July 29, 2010 - Gran Canaria 2014 puts Green at point
Gran Canaria 2014 keeps putting together its roster in time to get ready for the Eurocup Qualifying Round by inking point guard to a two-year deal, the club announced Thursday. Green (183, 24) arrives from AEK Athens, where he averaged 15.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 23 Greek League games last season, being its second-best top scorer.

July 29, 2010 - Caja Laboral first to get Nemanja Bjelica
Minnesota Timberwolves was close to persue him to play in the NBA, he signed contract with Benetton Treviso and Olympiacos was "sure-thing" for Bjelica in past few weeks but at the end, his next club will be Spanish Caja Laboral.

July 29, 2010 - Montepaschi Siena signs Malik Hairston
Italian League champion Montepaschi Siena kept completing its roster for the upcoming 2010-11 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball season by inking small forward Malik Hairston to a two-year deal, the club confirmed Thursday. Hairston arrives from NBA powerhouse San Antonio, where he averaged 2.6 points in 38 NBA games last season.

July 29, 2010 - LIETUVOS RYTAS adds Balockas
Lietuvos Rytas improved its frontcourt for the upcoming Turkish Airlines Euroleague season by inking power forward Petras Balockas to a two-year deal, the club announced Thursday. L. Rytas keeps an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2012-13 season.

July 29, 2010 - BROSE BASKETS keeps Anton Gavel
Brose Baskets kept getting ready for its Euroleague return by extending starting point guard Anton Gavel until the end of the 2011-12 season, the club announced Thursday. Gavel (189, 25) averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 36 German League games last season.

July 29, 2010 - Azovmash inks Pustozvonov, Kryvych
Azovmash kept filling its roster and improved it for its initial goal of reaching the 2010-11 Eurocup through the Qualifying Rounds by inking forward Maksym Pustozvonov and swingman Rostislav Kryvych, the club announced Thursday.

July 29, 2010 - Dynamo Moscow inks Viktor Keyru
Dynamo Moscow kept getting ready for the Eurocup Qualifying Round by inking small forward Viktor Keyru, the club announced Thursday. Terms of the deal are undisclosed. Keyru (200, 26) arrives from CSKA, where he saw very limited playing time in each of the last two seasons.

July 29, 2010 - CEZ Nymburk tabs Tre Simmons
Perennial Czech League champion CEZ Nymburk got stronger to face the 2010-11 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Round by inking small forward Tre Simmons to a one-year deal, the club announced Thursday. Simmons (198, 28) arrives from Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem, where he averaged 12.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 14 Eurocup games last season.

July 28, 2010 - Efes Pilsen tabs Lawrence Roberts
Turkey's powerhouse Efes Pilsen brought ex-Partizan's Lawrence Roberts to their squad for a one-year deal. After successful season with Partizan Belgrade at the Euroleaugue where he averaged 9 points and just about 7 rebounds per game, 28-year old American born in Houston will continue his career at Efes Pilsen.

July 28, 2010 - MONTEPASCHI brings back Kaukenas
A retired jersey will have to be removed from Pala Mens Sana, as Montepaschi Siena announced the return of shooting guard Rimantas Kaukenas, who inked a three-year deal with the perennial Italian League champions on Wednesday. Kaukenas (193, 33) arrives from Real Madrid, where he averaged 10.3 points in 18 Euroleague games last season.

July 28, 2010 - Budivelnik finds new coach in Berrocal
Ukrainian powerhouse Budivelnik reached an agreement with coach Josep Berrocal, who signed a contract to lead the team until the end of the 2012-13 season, the club announced Wednesday. Berrocal, age 40, started his coaching career in 1992, leading DKV Joventut's junior team until 1996.

July 28, 2010 - Pepsi Caserta lands Luca Garri
Pepsi Caserta improved its frontcourt for the upcoming Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by inking center Luca Garri to a two-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. Garri (207, 28) arrives from Biella, where he averaged 7.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 6 Eurocup games last season.

July 28, 2010 - CANTU extends Arminas Urbutis
NGC – Bennet Cantu reached a new agreement with forward Arminas Urbutis to extend his contract until the end of the 2011-12 season, the club announced Wednesday. Urbutis (206, 24) averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 9 Italian League games last season. He helped Cantu to make it all the way to the Italian League semifinals.

July 28, 2010 - Kazlauskas closes the door to Papaloukas
A few weeks ago Papaloukas made known his decision not to play in the World Championship 2010, but some days ago he had a change of heart and decided to play after all, but he did not count Jonas Kazlauskas who refused to allow him to join Greece NT.

July 28, 2010 - Belgacom Liege Basket tabs Nik Raivio
Belgacom Liege Basket got stronger to face the Eurocup Qualifying Round by inking guard Nik Raivio to a one-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. Raivio (193, 24) arrives from the University of Portland, where he just finished his college career.

July 28, 2010 - Pepsi Caserta keeps Timmy Bowers
Pepsi Caserta managed to keep another core player for the upcoming 2010-11 season, none other than Timmy Bowers, who inked a new one-year deal with the Italian side on Tuesday. Bowers (188, 28) averaged 11.7 points, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals in 34 Italian League games last season, helping Caserta to make it to the semifinals.

July 28, 2010 - KRASNYE KRYLIA tabs Jermareo Davidson
Krasnye Krylia keeps getting ready for its Eurocup debut in the 2010-11 season by inking power forward Jermareo Davidson to a one-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. Davidson (208, 25), an accomplished rebounder, recently played for Caciques de Humacao in the Puerto Rican league.

July 28, 2010 - Mediterranean Basketball League: a vision to revive basketball
Greek basketball federation, and former FIBA Europe, president George Vasilakopoulos is behind the idea of creating a united Mediterranean League which will include teams from Greece, Italy, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Cyprus and Bulgaria.

July 28, 2010 - Greek A1 takes revolutionary measure to lift the league
The Greek A1 (ESAKE) have decided to implement a revolutionary new rule next season in Greek A1, which will take the league to the next level. According to well informed sources Greek A1 decided that beginning from next season dunks will be banned during the warm ups of the matches.

July 27, 2010 - Igokea signed coach Slobodan Klipa
The NLB League newcomer Igokea from Bosnia and Herzegovina will start its first season among the regional elite with the Serbian coach Slobodan Klipa, who signed a one-year contract with an option for another year on Monday.

July 27, 2010 - PARTIZAN extends Dusan Kecman
One of the signature players in Partizan Belgrade's incredible run to last season's Final Four is returning to lead the club again as former Euroleague champion Dusan Kecman has signed a new one-year contract with the Serbian champs. Kecman (32, 197) averaged 9.6 points over 22 Euroleague games last season.

July 27, 2010 - Dynamo Moscow puts Urazmanov at point
Dynamo Moscow found a new point guard for the upcoming 2010-11 season, none other than Artur Urazmanov, who inked a one-year deal with the Russian side on Tuesday. Urazmanov (186, 22) arrives from Radnicki Kragujevac, where he averaged 3.3 points and 1.6 assists in 25 Adriatic League games last season.

July 27, 2010 - Aris BSA 2003 lands Bryant Dunston
Aris BSA 2003 kept getting ready for the Eurocup Qualifying Rounds and improved its frontcourt for the upcoming season by inking power forward Bryant Dunston to a one-year deal, the club announced Tuesday. Dunston (201, 24) arrives from South Korean powerhouse Mobis Phoebus.

July 27, 2010 - SIAULIAI locks up Edvinas Ruzgas
Siauliai improved its backcourt for the upcoming Eurocup season by inking shooting guard Edvinas Ruzgas to a long-term contract. Ruzgas (198, 23) just finished his college career at Texas Christian University, where he played in the last two seasons.

July 27, 2010 - Buducnost lands Popovic, brings back Dubljevic
Buducnost m:tel started to get ready for the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by inking shooting guard Aleksa Popovic and power forward Bojan Dubljevic, who will try to take the Montenegrin champion to the Euroleague for the first time since 2003. Popovic (201, 22) started his career in Danilovgrad.

July 26, 2010 - Real Madrid announce Fischer
Real Madrid has reached an agreement with Maccabi Tel Aviv's D´or Fischer, signing him through the end of the 2011/12 campaign. The player will be officially presented on Tuesday 27 July at 13:00 CET in the Press Room of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

July 26, 2010 - Mickeal stays Blaugrana
As the club's official website announced Pete Mickeal will be staying a Barcelona player for the next season. After a very successful season together the two sides decided to continue their path together. The player joined Barcelona last summer coming from Baskonia and showed his skills right away, both in the offensive and defensive ends.

July 26, 2010 - Euroleague, Turkish Airlines sign strategic partnership deal
Turkish Airlines and Euroleague Basketball announce today a strategic agreement to sponsor the top European basketball competition across the globe. According to the agreement, starting next season the top European competition will be named Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball. Similarly, the Euroleague Final Four now becomes the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four whereby the new league title will appear in all media accordingly.

July 26, 2010 - BROSE BASKETS keeps Goldsberry
German League champion Brose Baskets reached a new agreement with playmaker John Goldsberry to extend his contract until the end of the 2011-12 season, the club announced Monday. Goldsberry (191, 27) averaged 5.3 points, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 11 Eurocup games last season.

July 26, 2010 - VEF RIGA tabs Kaspars Berzins
VEF Riga improved its frontcourt for its Eurocup debut next season by inking big man Kaspars Berzins to a one-year deal, the club announced Monday. Berzins (211, 24) arrives from CB Caceres 2016, where he averaged 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 18 Spanish second division games last season.

July 25, 2010 - MACCABI inks Mikhail Torrance
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv stayed as one of the most active teams in this off-season by inking prospect Mikhail Torrance to a one-year deal, the club announced Sunday. Maccabi keeps an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2011-12 season.

July 25, 2010 - Montepaschi tabs Bo McCallebb
Siena Montepaschi announced today that they have signed free agent Lester Bo McCallebb. After several weeks of rumors and news about McCallebb's next destination after Partizan Belgrade it has been announced that American point guard will play for Montepaschi for the next three years.

July 25, 2010 - ZALGIRIS brings back Jankunas
A familiar face is back to Zalgiris, none other than Paulius Jankunas, who inked a two-year deal with the Lithuanian powerhouse. Zalgiris keeps an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2012-13 season. Jankunas (205, 26) arrives from BC Khimki Moscow Region, where he averaged 8.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in 16 Euroleague games last season.

July 25, 2010 - Spartak St. Petersburg tabs Stephane Lasme
Spartak St. Petersburg strengthened its frontcourt for the upcoming Eurocup Qualifying Round by inking center Stephane Lasme to a two-year deal, the club announced Saturday. Lasme (203, 27) arrives from Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, where he averaged 6.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 20 Euroleague games last season.

July 25, 2010 - Hapoel Gilboa/Galil Elyon inks McClinton
Israeli League champion Hapoel Gilboa/Galil Elyon improved its roster for the upcoming Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by inking playmaker Jack McClinton to a one-year deal, the club announced Saturday. McClinton (185, 25) started his college career in Siena, but after sitting out one year moved to Miami (Florida) where he posted great numbers in each of the next three seasons.

July 23, 2010 - BC Khimki adds Thomas Kelati
BC Khimki Moscow region improved its backcourt for the upcoming Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by adding sharp shooter Thomas Kelati, who inked a two-year deal with the Russian finalists on Friday. Kelati (195, 27) arrives from Power Electronics Valencia, where he averaged 8.3 points on 41.8% three-pointers and 3 rebounds in 15 Eurocup games last season.

July 23, 2010 - Maric negotiating with PAO
Twenty-five year old Australian center who was named as the MVP of the regular seasson in the Euroleague last year is negotiating contract with PAO. Just one day after GM of BC Partizan Dragan Todoric said to the local media that they have received acceptable offer for Maric today it is known that PAO is the team who agreed terms with Partizan about purchasing Maric's contract.

July 22, 2010 - Cajasol inks Mindaugas Katelynas
Cajasol Seville added another piece to their roster. Mindaugas Katelynas became the latest addition to the club. Lithuanian forward arrives from another ACB team Meridiano Alicante.

July 22, 2010 - LOTTOMATICA lands Ali Traore
Virtus Roma made its first big roster move of the offseason by adding big man Ali Traore, who was the 10th best scorer in the Euroleague regular season, to its frontcourt. Traore (208, 25) arrives from Asvel Basket of France, which he took to the brink of a Top 16 qualification last season as the team's top scorer and rebounder.

July 22, 2010 - REAL MADRID tabs scoring ace Tucker
Real Madrid added more fire power to its roster by inking Clay Tucker to a two-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. Tucker (195, 30) arrives from DKV Joventut, where he averaged 12.5 points and 4.1 assists in 12 Eurocup games last season.

July 22, 2010 - Alba Berlin keeps All-Eurocup forward McElroy
Alba Berlin reached a new agreement with swingman Immanuel McElroy to extend his contract until the end of the 2010-11 season, the club announced Thursday. McElroy (194, 30) arrived to Alba in February 2008 once his previous team, RheinEnergie Koeln, folded.

July 21, 2010 - Cibona keeps two, extends two
Cibona took an important step forwards to complete its roster for the upcoming Euroleague season by inking big men Jure Lalic and Drago Pasalic to respective two-year deals. Also on Wednesday, Cibona confirmed that up-and-coming swingman Bojan Bogdanovic was extended for three more years while versatile forward Marin Rozic inked a new deal until the end of the 2010-11 season.

July 21, 2010 - Chorale Roanne inks Alex Dunn
French League finalist Chorale Roanne improved its frontcourt for the upcoming Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by inking center Alex Dunn to a one-year deal. Dunn (212, 28) arrives from Anwil Wloclawek, where he averaged 8.3 points and 6.1 rebounds in 36 Polish League games last season.

July 19, 2010 - Panathinaikos tabs Romain Sato
One of the best small forwards in European basketball switched Euroleague teams on Tuesday, when Panathinaikos announced that Romain Sato inked a three-year deal with the Greek powerhouse. Sato (194, 29) arrives from Montepaschi Siena, where he averaged 13.6 points on 85.5% free throws, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 16 Euroleague games last season.

July 19, 2010 - CSKA Moscow lands Jamont Gordon
One of the Euroleague's top newcomers last season switched teams on Monday when CSKA Moscow announced the arrival of Jamont Gordon, who inked a three-year deal with the Russian powerhouse. Gordon (194, 23) arrives from Cibona Zagreb, where he averaged 13.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 15 Euroleague games last season.

July 19, 2010 - Real Madrid, Sergio Llull together until 2014
One of the best young combo guards in the world is set to keep playing for his current club, as Real Madrid announced that Sergio Llull has extended his contract until the end of the 2013-14 season. Llull (190, 22) was under contract for two more years but Madrid opted to extend it even further.

July 18, 2010 - KRASNIE KRYLIA adds veteran forward Kuzyakin
Eurocup newcomer Krasnie Krylia remained busy over the weekend by signing veteran forward Artem Kuzyakin, the club’s fourth transaction of the week. Kuzyakin (202, 30) arrives from Unics Kazan.

July 17, 2010 - BARCELONA, Vazquez renew deal
Regal FC Barcelona will have the anchor of its defense back in the lineup this season after renewing the contract of Fran Vazquez for an additional season. The athletic big man is the Euroleague's career shot-blocking leader and set a record for most blocks in the Euroleague title game when he rejected 4 Olympiacos shots in the final in Paris in May.

July 17, 2010 - Gilboa/Galil tabs Green, Kazarnovski
The Israeli champion Hapoel Gilboa/Galil Elyon made a pair of moves Friday as it continues to prepare its roster for the new season. Rodney Green signed for one season and Anton Kazarnovski for two. Green (22, 196) will make his professional debut with Galil after a four-year college basketball career at La Salle University.

July 17, 2010 - Romain Sato to Panathinaikos for three years
According to various reports, Panathinaikos is set to add Romain Sato to the roster for the next three years. It is estimated that he will earn $7.5 million.

July 16, 2010 - PANATHINAIKOS inks Kaimakoglou, Vougioukas
Perennial Greek League champion Panathinaikos keeps getting ready for the upcoming 2009-10 Euroleague season. On Friday, just one day after extending Mike Batiste and Drew Nicholas, the Greens announced the arrival of versatile forward Kostas Kaimakoglou and center Ian Vougioukas, who inked respective two-year deals with Panathinaikos.

July 16, 2010 - Scola stays with the Rockets
Luis Scola got the offer he was expecting from the Rockets and will continue his career in Houston. A lot of rumors were linking Scola to Panathinaikos and Olympiacos this past week, but as TalkBasket already analysed, there was no realistical chance that Scola would come to Greece.

July 16, 2010 - Three for Scavolini
Scavolini Pesaro announced the agreements with three players, namely Nemanja Aleksandrov, Andre Collins and Marco Cusin. 23-year old Aleksandrov comes from Olimpija Ljubljana where he averaged 5.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in the Adriatic League.

July 16, 2010 - Cajasol Seville signed Paul Davis
Cajasol Seville signed american center Paul Davis (1984, 2'11), who inked a one year contract with another optional year. Davis was one of the main target for the sevillian team this season after Richard Hendrix decided to play for Maccabi.

July 16, 2010 - Kirilenko confirms absence at the WC
Andrei Kirilenko admited to Russian newspaper "Sport Express", that he will not take part in the upcoming World Championship in Turkey with Russia.

July 16, 2010 - Olympiacos considering Anderson
Olympiacos are examining the case of Alan Anderson as the negotiations with their first target, Romain Sato, are at a standstill. Sato is expected to announce his decision even today.

July 16, 2010 - Real Madrid interested in Tripkovic?
Serbian media are putting Uros Tripkovic in the radar of Real Madrid for the upcoming season. Tripkovic was linked with the New York Knicks and CSKA Moscow earlier this summer.

July 16, 2010 - Rudy admits contact with Panathinaikos
Rudy Fernandez was contacted by Greek website gazzetta.gr and admited being in talks with Panathinaikos while expressing his wish for everything to work out.

July 16, 2010 - Shved returns to CSKA
Guard Alexey Shved (21 years, 198 cm) who spent most part of the previous season in Dynamo Moscow on loan will start the new season in CSKA uniform. The players contract is valid until the summer of 2013.

July 16, 2010 - ZALGIRIS adds size with Omar Samhan
Zalgiris improved its frontcourt for the upcoming 2010-11 Euroleague season by adding center Omar Samhan to a two-year deal, the club announced Friday. Zalgiris keeps an option to extend it until the end of the 2012-13 season. Samhan (211, 21) arrives from St Mary's College of California (NCAA), where he just finished his four-year college career.

July 16, 2010 - Gordon to be announced by CSKA
According to information obtained by the Russian sports website championat.ru CSKA Moscow is expected to announce the signing of American combo-guard Jamont Gordon in the following hours. The website relies on "reliable information" regarding the signing and expects an announcement by the club in Friday morning.

July 16, 2010 - Calathes goes Rhodes!
Kolossos Rhodes have announced one of the most important signings of their history, that of American-Greek forward Pat Calathes. Calathes had two great seasons with Maroussi, but due to the club's financial difficulties had to look for a new club.

July 16, 2010 - Cedevita adds shooting guard Troha
Cedevita Zagreb added another player from local rival Cibona, signing veteran shooting Robert Troha for the coming season. Troha (194, 33) reunites with Vedran Vukusic and Vedran Princ at Cedevita.

July 15, 2010 - JR Bremer back in Russia
JR Bremer who holds a Bosnian passport has signed for another year with Krasnie Kriyla in Samara Russia, a club that will play in the eurocup next season.

July 15, 2010 - PANATHINAIKOS extends Batiste, Nicholas
Panathinaikos has reached new agreements with two of the players that led the club to its recent success, former Alphonso Ford Top Scoring trophy winner Drew Nicholas and two-time Euroleague champion Mike Batiste. Both players signed two-year deals with the Greens on Thursday.

July 15, 2010 - BARCELONA captain Grimau stays
Regal FC Barcelona captain Roger Grimau will remain with the team for at least one more year after the sides agreed on an extension Thursday. Grimau (196, 32), who lifted the club's second Euroleague trophy in May in Paris, will mark his eighth straight season with Barcelona this year.

July 15, 2010 - EWE BASKETS brings big Baynes in
EWE Baskets Oldenburg signed Aron Baynes to a two-year contract on Thursday, bringing the Australian center over from Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius. Baynes (208, 23) made his professional basketball debut last season.

July 15, 2010 - CANTU connects with Diviach for 3 years
NGC-Bennet Cantu signed promising Italian forward Marco Diviach to a three-year contract on Thursday. Diviach (200, 22) arrives from Pentagruppo Ozzano, where he has spent the past three seasons.

July 15, 2010 - 2011 Euroleague Final Four set for Barcelona
Euroleague Basketball is pleased to announce Barcelona as the host city for the 2011 Euroleague Final Four. With conversations between Euroleague and the Municipality of Barcelona for a future Final Four being at an advanced stage, both parties are confident that the city is ideal to host the final of the top European club competition on the weekend of May 6-8 at the Palau Sant Jordi.

July 15, 2010 - Robertas Javtokas signs with Power Electronics Valencia
Robertas Javtokas will continue his career in Spain after signing a 1+1-year contract with Power Electronics Valencia. Lithuanian center arrives from Khimki where he spent one season.

July 15, 2010 - Spirou Charleroi tabs point guard Demond Mallet
Belgian champions Spirou Charleroi found a replacement for Jerry Johnson. 32-year-old veteran guard Demond Mallet was signed to a 1+1-year contract. Spirou will aim to reach Euroleague regular season through qualifying rounds.

July 14, 2010 - Barcelona to organize the Final Four 2011
It seems we are having a most probable candidate to organize the Final Four 2011 after Torino dropped it. Two days ago it was London that was being presented as the most probable host. Now it seems London won't be hosting the event before 2015.

July 14, 2010 - Garbajosa to stay with Real Madrid
Eventhough Jorge Garbajosa was not in the plans of Ettore Messina and was in negotiations with Real Madrid in order to break his contract and with Cajasol and AJ Milano being possible destinations, now it seems that Jorge Garbajos will stay with the club.

July 14, 2010 - Panathinaikos makes an offer to Saras
With Vassilis Spanoulis gone, the backcourt of Panathinaikos looks thin, so Panathinaikos returned to the negotiating table with Sarunas Jasikevicius. Panathinaikos have reportedly offered a 1-year contract worth 700.000 euros.

July 14, 2010 - Hapoel Jerusalem adds forward pair
Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem retooled at the forward spots on Wednesday with a pair of signings of players with impressive resumes. Israeli final four MVP Brian Randle and former ULEB Cup winner Moshe Mizrahi join the club, while forward Sharon Shason was released.

July 14, 2010 - Unicaja adds point guard Barrera
Unicaja signed playmaker Gustavo "Panchi" Barrera for the coming season with an option for the 2011-12 campaign, the club announced Wednesday. Barrera (193, 25), a native of Uruguay, has split his professional career between his homeland and Spain.

July 14, 2010 - BC Khimki Moscow Region tabs Vadim Panin
BC Khimki Moscow Region stays as one of the most active teams in the off-season market. On Wednesday, Khimki announced the arrival of versatile forward Vadim Panin, who inked a two-year deal with the Russian finalists. Panin (203, 26) arrives from Triumph Lyubertsy, where he played in the last two seasons.

July 14, 2010 - Cabezas, Jankunas, Minard - on their way out of Khimki
Russian league runners-up, Khimki, continues the process of rebuilding the team. The club has already five players, namely Sergey Monya, Zoran Planinic, Benjamin Eze, Kresimir Loncar and Alexei Savrasenko. Four players left the club and three more are rumoured to be on their way out of the club.

July 14, 2010 - Gran Canaria 2014 tabs Michael Bramos
Gran Canaria 2014 keeps getting ready for the Eurocup Qualifying Round by inking shooting guard Michael Bramos to a two-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. Bramos (196, 23) arrives from Peristeri BC.

July 14, 2010 - Spartak St. Petersburg inks Miha Zupan
Spartak St. Petersburg reached an agreement with power forward Miha Zupan, who inked a deal with his new club until the end of the 2011-12 season. Zupan (205, 27) arrives from AS Trikalla 2000m where he averaged 13.6 points and 5.1 rebounds in 24 Greek League games last season.

July 14, 2010 - Ksistof Lavrinovic underwent surgery
Ksistof Lavrinovic followed his brother's footsteps and underwent surgey on his back in the same Tel Aviv clinic as Darjus. The 31-year old missed many games of Siena last season due to back pain.

July 14, 2010 - Serbians want A-License for Partizan
Equal treatment is what the Serbians are asking from the Euroleague for Partizan. Serbian newspaper "Novosti" calculated the accumulated points of Partizan during the last three seasons and found that the Serbian club has more, than several teams with A-License.

July 14, 2010 - Fenerbahce also in the mix for Maric
Partizan want to sell Aleks Maric this summer as they do not know what his value will be after the next season, but the Serbs are not willing to let him go for nothing.

July 14, 2010 - Koufos sent to the Timberwolves
Greek-American prospect Kostas Koufos, was sent to the Minnesota Timberwolves by the Utah Jazz, where he will find Nikola Pekovic and Darko Milicic.

July 14, 2010 - Main target of Panathinaikos: Rudy
It seems that the departure of Vassilis Spanoulis has not left Panathinaikos unaffected. The main target of the Greens is presented to be Rudy Fernandez, not only because he is a quality player, but also to make up for the big loss of Spanoulis with another big name and create impressions.

July 14, 2010 - Brits confirm Freeland and Gordon absences this summer
Great Britain have announced that star power forward Joel Freeland of Unicaja Malaga and Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon will be unavailable for this summer’s EuroBasket 2011 qualifying campaign.

July 14, 2010 - Nielsen officially at Olympiacos
Just minutes ago, as expected Olympiacos announced the deal with Matt Nielsen, that will keep him in Piraeus for the next two seasons.

July 14, 2010 - Faison heading to Charleroi
After one season in Athens with Peristeri, Marcus Faison will probably return to Spirou Charleroi, where he played from 2002-2006. The ex-player of RheinEnergie Koln, Unicaja Malaga, BC Kyiv, Besiktas and ViveMenorca will most likely move to Charleroi as he received an offer of 250.000 euros per season for the next two seasons.

July 14, 2010 - CSKA keeps Nikita Kurbanov
Euroleague powerhouse CSKA Moscow has reach a new agreement with versatile forward Nikita Kurbanov to keep him on the team until the end of the 2011-12 season. CSKA has an option to extend the deal for one more season. Kurbanov (202, 23) has belonged to the club since the start of his career, even when he has been sent on loan.

July 13, 2010 - PANELLINIOS keeps Coach of the Year Zouros
Panellinios and head coach Ilias Zouros have reached a new agreement to stick together for a fourth consecutive season, the club announced Tuesday. Zouros joined Panellinios in December 2007 and led the team to its biggest success in decades.

July 13, 2010 - KRASNIE KRYLIA inks forward Nesterov
Krasnie Krylia signed power forward Konstantin Nesterov for the coming season on Tuesday. Nesterov (205, 29) arrives from BC Triumph Lyubertsy, where he averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the Russian League last season.

July 13, 2010 - Nicholas with Panathinaikos for two more years
It was known since a couple of days that Drew Nicholas would continue with Panathinaikos. This time the confirmation came from the player himself...through his facebook page!

July 13, 2010 - Erceg - Bjelica trade negotiated
Nemanja Bjelica has supposedly signed a deal with Benetton Treviso and will be under contract with the Italian team in case he doesn't decide to go to the NBA. But he is also the prefered player of Dusan Ivkovic to join Olympiacos.

July 13, 2010 - PAO to announce Vouyoukas, aiming at Maric
Panathinaikos is expected to announce the signing of Ian Vouyoukas shortly while their main target for the starting C position of next season still remains Serbian Aleks Maric.

July 13, 2010 - UNICS announces Vranes, McCarty, Pashutin and Rizvic
Quadraple hit by UNICS Kazan's president who announced the signing of not one or two, or even three, but a whole of four players in a press conference held this morning in Kazan.

July 13, 2010 - BC Khimki bulks up with Loncar, Savrasenko
BC Khimki Moscow region keeps getting ready for the upcoming 2010-11 Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by inking big men Aleksey Savrasenko and Kresimir Loncar to respective two-year deals, the club announced Tuesday. Savrasenko (215, 31) arrives from Dynamo Moscow, where he averaged 11.1 points and 6.1 rebounds in 6 Eurocup games last season.

July 13, 2010 - Pepsi Caserta extends Ebi Ere
Pepsi Caserta has reached a new agreement with small forward Ebi Ere, who will keep playing for the team next season. Ere (195, 28) arrived to Caserta last summer and had a big impact, averaging 15.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 38 Italian League games.

July 12, 2010 - Panathinaikos close to keeping Batiste
The initial differences in the negotiations seem to have been bent so the player is really close to staying with the Greens, ignoring luring offers by Efes Pilsen, Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow.

July 12, 2010 - Okulaja announces retirement
Ademola Okulaja officially announced his retirement from profesional basketball and is considering a career in coaching or in sports management.

July 12, 2010 - Olympiacos agrees with Nielsen, goes for Sato
After the signing of Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos quickly agreed with Matt Nielsen in order to also cover the power forward position, and is very close to Romain Sato to cover the small forward spot.

July 12, 2010 - Mavrokefalidis out of Greece NT
Loukas Mavrokefalidis declined the invitation to the preparation squad of the Greek NT claiming a serious problem in his family. The preparation begins next Sunday.

July 12, 2010 - Entente Orleanaise inks guard Reynolds
Entente Orleanaise added some scoring punch to its backcourt by signing point guard J.R. Reynolds, who returns to France and the Eurocup after helping Asvel Basket win the 2009 French championship.

July 12, 2010 - VEF RIGA names Kurtinaitis head coach
Former Eurocup champion coach Rimas Kurtinaitis returned to the competition Monday when he was officially appointed head coach at VEF Riga. The Latvian runners-up publicly announced Kurtinaitis as coach last week, but he did not sign his contract – for one season with an option for a second year – until Monday.

July 12, 2010 - BG GOETTINGEN tabs Barnett, Meacham
BG Goettingen keeps putting together a competitive roster for its upcoming Eurocup debut in the 2010-11 season by inking Sean Barnette and Trenton Meacham to respective one-year deals on Monday.

July 12, 2010 - 2011 Final Four host to change!
According to Italian media it is more than likely that Torino will not host the upcoming Final Four in 2011 as it was announced, due to financial problems.

July 12, 2010 - MACCABI ELECTRA keeps Bluthenthal
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv keeps playing a very active role in the off-season market by extending forward David Bluthenthal for one more season, the club announced Monday. Bluthenthal (201, 30) had returned to Maccabi a year ago and averaged 9.3 points in 19 Euroleague games last season.

July 12, 2010 - Childress leaving Greece, heading to Arizona to meet Turkoglu
According to "Arizona Republic", Phoenix Suns are close to conclude a deal which will land Josh Childress and Hidayet Turkoglu to the NBA side. Olympiacos wanted to get rid of Childress' contract for weeks now and waited for Childress to find a new team in order to clear up some room in the budget to announce Spanoulis.

July 12, 2010 - POWER ELECTRONICS signs Omar Cook
Power Electronics has found a new point guard in Omar Cook, who inked a two-year deal with his new team on Monday. Cook (186, 28) arrives from Unicaja, where he averaged 9.7 points and a league-best 5.9 assists in 16 Euroleague games last season.

July 12, 2010 - OLYMPIACOS: Star guard Spanoulis crosses over
Olympiacos made a blockbuster signing as its fist move since hiring Dusan Ivkovic as head coach, brining in one of the top guards in Europe, Vassilis Spanoulis, on a three-year deal. Spanoulis (193, 27) arrives from the Reds' archrival Panathinaikos, where he spent the last three seasons and four years overall.

July 12, 2010 - BC Azovmash, House pen extension
BC Azovmash and Fred House signed a one-year contract extension over the weekend. House (193, 32) is a savvy veteran known for his excellent defense and team-first play, all of which contributed to leading Azovmash to last season's Ukrainian League title.

July 12, 2010 - Spartak St. Petersburg signs Popovic
Spartak St. Petersburg turned to former ULEB Cup champion Petar Popovic to give the club a force in the middle. Popovic (211, 30), who won the competition in 2008 with DKV Joventut, arrives from another Spanish side, Asefa Estudiantes, where he averaged 8.1 points per game on 59.9% two-point shooting last season.

July 11, 2010 - Mozgov leaves Khimki, goes NBA
As it was made known some hours ago, Timofey Mozgov will be leaving Khimki and is heading to the NBA, as he agreed terms with New York Knicks for a 3-years deal.

July 11, 2010 - Rakocevic ends up in hospital
Igor Rakocevic left the US where he was on holiday some days ago to attend Boki Nachbar's training camp for children, in Slovenia. But things didn't go all that well for the Serbian star.

July 10, 2010 - AJ MILANO tabs top prospect Melli
Armani Jeans Milano locked up one of the top young players in European basketball over the weekend by signing power forward Nicolo Melli for the next four season. Melli (205, 19) arrives from Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia, where he averaged 10.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1 block in 27 Italian second division games last season.

July 10, 2010 - New York Knicks interested in Tripkovic
Uros Tripkovic will be missing hte WC in Turkey as he is recovering from surgery on his left foot, he does however draw the attention of clubs that want to sign him.

July 10, 2010 - Splitter to the Spurs
It finally happened. After a fantastic season in the ACB which earned him MVP honours and the Spanish Championship with Caja Laboral, Tiago Splitter will move to the NBA and the San Antonio Spurs.

July 10, 2010 - Jerome Randle to replace Bo McCalebb in Partizan
After a very successful season in Euroleague, Partizan Belgrade are facing troubles keeping their key players. Serbian champions will not be able to keep Bo McCalebb at the club for next season.

July 10, 2010 - Tadas Klimavicius stays in Zalgiris
Tadas Klimavicius will continue wearing the green jersey next season. Lithuanian forward confirmed to BasketNews.lt that is staying in Zalgiris as the club decided to use the option to extend the contract for one more year.

July 10, 2010 - Europe bleeding big men to the NBA
Year after year many top European prospects are leaving the Old Continent and going to the NBA to continue their careers. This summer however will be remembered for the many big guys that have crossed the Atlantic.

July 10, 2010 - Asik agrees with Bulls
Omer Asik was in the US for tryouts trying to get a contract and all turned out well for him, as he agreed with the Chicago Bulls. The Turkish International will be a reserve for starting center Joakim Noah.

July 9, 2010 - Asefa Estudiantes keeps German Gabriel
Asefa Estudiantes reached an agreement with power forward German Gabriel to extend his contract until the end of the 2011-12 season. Gabriel (207, 29) averaged 9.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 32 Spanish League games last season, helping Estudiantes make it to the Spanish League playoffs.

July 9, 2010 - Dynamo Moscow lands Gubanov from Khimki
Dynamo Moscow signed forward Petr Gubanov on Friday for the coming season, bringing the player over from BC Khimki Moscow Region, where he made his Euroleague debut last season.

July 9, 2010 - BG GOETTINGEN brings back Bailey
A familiar face is back in Goettingen for the upcoming season as the club inked a one-year deal with playmaker Kyle Bailey on Friday. Bailey (188, 27) arrives from EnBW Ludwigsburg, where he averaged 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 21 German League games last season.

July 9, 2010 - Ivkovic cuts Erceg, Bogdanovic and Jeremic
Serbia NT coach, Dusan Ivkovic cut Luka Bogdanovic, Mladen Jeremic and his own player at Olympiacos, Zoran Erceg from the preparation. As it is already known Darko Milicic and Uros Tripkovic are also out of the WC.

July 9, 2010 - Olympiacos interested in Andersen
According to Greek website sport.gr, Olympiacos are interested in bringing David Andersen back to Europe to reinforce their frontline that is looking thin after the probable departure of Sofoklis Schortsanitis and the possible of Yannis Bouroussis.

July 9, 2010 - Bozic renews with Partizan
Petar Bozic signed a new one-year contract with the Serbian Champions and will stay for a seventh season with Partizan. The experienced Serbian guard has won 6 national titles, 3 cups and 4 Adriatic leagues with Partizan.

July 9, 2010 - MONTEPASCHI lands Pietro Aradori
Montepaschi Siena has added more fire power to its roster by inking up-and-coming shooting guard Pietro Aradori to a three-year deal, the club announced Friday. Aradori (192, 21) arrives from Angelico Biella, where he averaged 14.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 5 Eurocup games last season.

July 8, 2010 - Euroleague Draw 2010-11
The first stops on the road to the 2011 Euroleague Final Four are now clear after the regular season and qualifying rounds draws for the 2010-11 Euroleague season took place Thursday in Barcelona, Spain.

July 8, 2010 - Euroleague 2010-11, Regular Season, Group A analysis and Quotes
Spanish League champion Caja Laboral will do it best to reach its first Final Four in three years. The always ambitious and fiercely competitive Laboral brings back a rock-solid core of players that includes Tiago Splitter, Lior Eliyahu, Fernando San Emeterio, Marcelo Huertas and Mirza Teletovic as well as signature head coach Dusko Ivanovic.

July 8, 2010 - Efes Pilsen locks up Raduljica for 5 years
Efes Pilsen made a major move that signals to the future by signing Miroslav Raduljica, one of the top young centers in the game, to a five-year deal. Raduljica (213, 22) arrives from Serbian side FMP, where he had a breakout season last year as his minutes rose.

July 7, 2010 - Regal FC Barcelona extends Terence Morris
Euroleague champion Regal FC Barcelona has reached a new agreement with former All-Euroleague power forward Terence Morris to extend his contract until the end of the 2011-12 season, the club announced Wednesday.

July 7, 2010 - Alba Berlin bulks up with Femerling, Idbihi
Alba Berlin improved its frontcourt with the additions of former Euroleague champion Patrick Femerling and of power forward Yassin Idbihi, the club announced Wednesday. Femerling (216, 35) inked a one-year deal while Idbihi (207, 26) signed a three-year contract.

July 6, 2010 - Hemofarm inks big man Maras
Euroleague Qualifying Rounds participant Hemofarm Stada added size in the frontcourt by signing power forward Ivan Maras to a two-year contract. Maras (24, 209) split last season between KK Buducnost, where he had played four-plus seasons, and Metalac Valjevo of the Serbian League.

July 5, 2010 - Cibona names Radulovic as new head coach
Croatian champion Cibona Zagreb announced on Monday the addition of Zdravko Radulovic, 44, as the new head coach of the team. Radulovic and Cibona signed a two-year deal. He replaces Velimir Perasovic, who switched Euroleague teams to Efes Pilsen earlier in the simmer.

July 3, 2010 - Fenerbahce Ulker signs big man Lavrinovic
Fenerbahce Ulker added a marquee name to its frontcourt over the weekend by signing former All-Euroleague selection Darjus Lavrinovic from Real Madrid. Lavrinovic (212, 30) had a sparkling start to the season with Madrid last year, but saw his minutes and production dwindle as the season progressed.

July 2, 2010 - Benetton signs Brunner
Benetton Treviso officially announced the signing of Greg Brunner for the next two season. The 26-year old American played for Montegranaro last season.

July 2, 2010 - Lechthaler returns to Siena
As Montegranaro officially announced, Luca Lechthaler will be leaving the club and joining Montepaschi Siena. 24-year old Lechthaler returns to Siena after one season with Montegranaro where he averaged 2.4 points and 2.8 rebounds.

July 2, 2010 - Gran Canaria interested in Poeta and Taurean Green
According to Spanish sources, Gran Canaria is interested in Taurean Green and Giuseppe Poeta, while Marcus Norris will probably be leaving the club.

July 2, 2010 - Union Olimpija names Janez Rajgelj as new General Manager
The management board of Union Olimpija named Janez Rajgelj as General Manager. He returns to this function as he was already General Manager of the club between April '07 and March '08. The club also organized a press conference where new General Manager of the club and one of the management board representatives Jani Möderndorfer were speaking about the future of the club.

July 2, 2010 - Mijatovic new coach of Cibona
Velimir Perasovic left to take over Efes Pilsen's bench and his replacement on the bench of Cibona is no other than his assistant last season, Tomislav Mijatovic according to Croatian media. 34-year old Mijatovic was chosen amongst other candidates like Slobodan Subotic and Veljko Mrsic.

July 2, 2010 - Pascual Coach of the Year in Spain
After receiving the Alexander Gomelsky award by the Euroleague, which defined him as the best coach of the Euroleague last season, Xavi Pascual also got the Antonio Diaz Miguel Trophy by the Spanish Federation of Basketball Coaches for the second year in a row.

July 2, 2010 - Real Madrid announces Rodriguez
Sergio Rodriguez passed his medical examination and was officially announced by Real Madrid in a deal that was reported to be done since a couple of weeks.

July 2, 2010 - Cantu renews Leunen
Cantu officially announced the renewal with one of their best players last season, namely Maarty Leunen, for the next season, while the player holds the right to depart for the NBA up until the 30th of July.

July 2, 2010 - Schaffartzik to Turk Telekom
One of the revelations of the Eurobasket 2009, Heiko Schaffartzik will continue his career in Turkey and Turk Telekom Ankara as it was officially announced by the club.

July 2, 2010 - Unicaja makes an offer for Martinez
Unicaja Malaga made an official offer to Rafa Martinez, on a 4-year deal according to laopiniondemalaga.es. Rafa Martinez still has one year left in his contract with Valencia, but he would be willing to leave even though Valencia offered him an extension.

July 2, 2010 - Clippers ready to offer a contract to Big Sofo
According to Greek website sport24.gr, the LA Clippers already treat Sofoklis Schortsanitis as their player and are ready to offer him a contract worth 5mil dollars for two seasons.

July 2, 2010 - Partizan: Panathinaikos has not contacted us
A lot has been written in the last couple of days in Greek media regarding an interest of Panathinaikos about Aleks Maric, upon the departure of Nikola Pekovic.

July 2, 2010 - Childress, Kleiza close to remain with Olympiacos
The market officially opened yesterday in the NBA to make their transfers and the two players of Olympiacos are looking for a good contract in order to return to the NBA while they have until the 15th of July to find it or else they will stay with the Greek club.

July 2, 2010 - Panellinios agrees terms with Zouros
In a complete turnaround of the situation, Panellinios is reported to have agreed terms with Head Coach Elias Zouros who led the club to the Eurocup Final Four last season.

July 2, 2010 - Kolossos interested in Calathes
The main target of the club is settled as Head Coach Yannis Sfairopoulos, who led the club from the Greek island to an excellent season in the A1, has agreed to renew. The management now is looking to build up the roster for next season and Pat Calathes is reported to be the first target.

July 2, 2010 - CSKA targeting Teodosic
CSKA's first target for the point guard position was Terrell McIntyre, but obviously any interest came too late. According to Greek media, CSKA are targeting Milos Teodosic now.

July 2, 2010 - Khimki interested in Sato and Evans
Khimki Moscow are not laying low and have proven to be one of the most active clubs in this offseason. After signing Kresimir Loncar and Alexey Savrasenko, the next target is reported to be Romain Sato.

July 2, 2010 - CAJA LABORAL lands David Logan
Spanish League champion Caja Laboral made its first major move for next season by announcing Friday the addition of multi-talented point guard David Logan, the Euroleague's fourth-best scorer last season, on a three-year contract.

July 2, 2010 - Jasikevicius set to sign 2-year deal with Maccabi
Sarunas Jasikevicius will become the third big name to leave Panathinaikos following Nikola Pekovic and Vassilis Spanoulis. According to ynet.co.il, Lithuanian point guard will sign a two-year contract worth €1.2 million with Maccabi in the coming days.

July 2, 2010 - Maccabi considering the addition of Antoine Wright
Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv continue building the team for the next season. Antoine Wright is being considered as a potential addition to replace Alan Anderson.

July 2, 2010 - Asvel Basket lands Mickael Gelabale, Davon Jefferson
Asvel Basket announced on Friday the addition of two new forwards. The first is a familiar face to Euroleague fans, Mickael Gelabale (201, 27), and the second is a newcomer to the competition, Davon Jefferson (203, 23).

July 2, 2010 - Euroleague American Tour 2010 games set
Euroleague Basketball and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced that two Euroleague teams will compete in four preseason games from October 14 to 16, 2010 in the United States. The four games, which are part of the Euroleague American Tour 2010, will be played by former Euroleague champion CSKA Moscow of Russia and Caja Laboral of Spain.

July 1, 2010 - FC Bayern inks Demond Greene
FC Bayern Munich announced the signing of German international, Demond Greene, on a one year deal as it was officially announced in the club's website.

July 1, 2010 - Loncar close to Khimki
Khimki Moscow has started off pretty impressive this summer. The next player that is rumored to join the club is Kresimir Loncar, previously of Unics Kazan.

July 1, 2010 - UNICAJA inks playmaker extraordinaire Terrell McIntyre
Unicaja announced the signing of Terrell McIntyre on a two-year deal, bringing in one of the Euroleague’s best playmakers. McIntyre (175, 32) arrives from Montepaschi Siena, which he led to four consecutive Italian League titles in as many seasons with the club.

July 1, 2010 - Bilbao agrees terms with Mavroidis
Dimitris Mavroidis will continue his career with Bilbao Basket as the club officially announced. The agreed deal will keep the 25-year old Greek center for the next three seasons.

July 1, 2010 - Minsk 2006 becomes the last team in VTB United League
Belarusian champions Minsk 2006 was given the last remaining empty spot in the next season's VTB United League, according to Krepsinis.net. Last season the club participated in Eurochallenge.

July 1, 2010 - Bykov stays in Moscow, moves to CSKA
One of the best players of last edition of Russian Superleague A, Sergey Bykov opted to changed clubs and move from Dynamo to CSKA Moscow. The player had a better offer from Dynamo but chose CSKA due to Euroleague participation.

July 1, 2010 - Zalgiris and Spartak St. Petersburg showing interest in Darius Washington
Lottomatica Roma point guard Darius Washington by at least two clubs. Krepsinis.net reports that the 24-year-old American is attracting the interest of Lithuanian league runners-up Zalgiris and Russian club Spartak St. Petersburg.

July 1, 2010 - Benetton brings Bulleri home
Benetton Basket announced Thursday that veteran guard Massimo Bulleri returns to his boyhood club on a two-year deal and has been named the 10th captain in Benetton history.

July 1, 2010 - Limonad and Mekel released by Maccabi
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv notified Raviv Limonad that he is not part of the team’s program for the coming season. Gal Mekel, who has been on loan to Gilboa/Galil, will also not be returning to Maccabi.

July 1, 2010 - CSKA interested in Tripkovic, Marjanovic
According to Spanish media DKV Joventut want to get rid of the contract of Uros Tripkovic who in turn wants to play for a Euroleague club. And Dusko Vujosevic who had Tripkovic in Partizan up until last season wants the player in CSKA.

July 1, 2010 - PAO loses Pekovic too, enters crisis
What started off as a dream with the verbal agreements of Diamantidis and Obradovic to remain a tthe club and the promise of a relaxed summer is now turning into a bad joke for the Green fans as after Spanoulis, another key player is ready to kiss the club goodbye, as Pekovic has agreed terms with Minnesota Timberwolves.

July 1, 2010 - MACCABI inks forward Hendrix for two years
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv announced another addition to its roster with the signing of Richard Hendrix for the power forward spot. Hendrix (203, 23) signed a two-year deal with the Israeli powerhouse. He joins Tal Burstein, Elishay Kadir and Jeff Foote, who were signed earlier in the offseason.

July 1, 2010 - CHOLET BASKET lands Luc-Arthur Vebobe
Cholet Basket announced on Thursday the addition of forward Luc-Arthur Vebobe (203, 30) for the next campaign in which the French champs will make their Euroleague debut. Vebobe arrives from Antibes of the French second division.

July 1, 2010 - BC Khimki tabs center Benjamin Eze
BC Khimki Moscow Region keeps building a strong roster for the upcoming 2010-11 Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by inking center Benjamin Eze to a two-year deal on Wednesday. Khimki keeps an option to extend the contract until the end of the 2012-13 season.

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