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Cheick Diallo from NBA to Russia
Cheick Diallo (206 cm, F/C) has signed with Avtodor Saratov. Saratov is currently 7-7 in the VTB league and holds 6th place in the standings. Diallo played in the NBA the past four seasons. Diallo split his 185 career games between playing for the Pelicans and the Suns. Cheick Diallo, 24 years old and born…
Read MoreDusan Ristic from Italy to Avtodor Saratov
Dusan Ristic (211 cm, C) has left Germani Brescia. He has signed with Avtodor Saratov. Ristic started the season in the Italian SerieA and played EuroCup also. In 15 SerieA games, he averaged 10.9 ppg and 6 rebounds. Ristic, 25 years old and of Serbian nationality, joins a Saratov team that is 6-7 in the…
Read MoreKwan Waller to BK Burevestnik Yaroslav
Kwan Waller (183 cm, G) is on the move to Russia. There he will join BK Burevestnik and coach Mikhail Terekhov. Newcomer to the Superleague 1, BK Burevestnik is enjoying a decent start to the season as they are 8th in the standings with a 7-9 record. Waller played last season in Georgia. Waller averaged…
Read MoreKhimki fires coach Kurtinaitis
Khimki Moscow Region announced that it has agreed with Lithuanian coach Rimas Kurtinaitis to terminate his contract. Khimki lost its 12th straight game on Thursday against Anadolu Efes Istanbul and is last in the standings with a 2-18 record. It is the worst record in the history of the new Euroleague format. Kurtinaitis, 60, is…
Read MoreTarik Black to Zenith St. Petersburg
Tarik Black (206 cm, F/C) is on the move to Russia. There he will join Zenith and coach Xavier Pascual. Zenith is enjoying a great start to the season. They are atop of the VTB standings with a 9-1 record and are ranked 5th in the EuroLeague with a 10-5 record. Black played EuroLeague the…
Read MoreSupreme Hannah from Ukraine to Russia
Supreme Hannah (181 cm, G) is on the move to Russia. There he will join Universitet-Yugra Surgut and coach Sergei Olhov. Surgut is 12th in the SuperLeague 1 standings with a 3-9 record. Hannah started this season in Ukraine with SC Prometey Kamianske. He only averaged 3 ppg, and 1 assist in two games and…
Read MoreNigel Williams-Goss from Utah Jazz to Lokomotiv Kuban
Nigel Williams-Goss (191 cm, G) was cut by the Utah Jazz and is now on his way to Russia. He will join coach Evgeny Pashutin and a squad that is 7-3 in the VTB (3rd) and went 8-2 in EuroCup play the first round. Williams-Goss has played in Europe before. He has played in the…
Read MoreGian Clavell signs with Avtodor
Puerto Rican player Gian Clavell (193 cm, G) has signed with the Russian team Avtodor Saratov. Clavell left a powerful impression last season in the Turkish league, where he averaged 18.7 ppg for Bursaspor Durmazlar. In college, Gian Clavell was the top scorer for Colorado State University, where he averaged 20.4 ppg and was the…
Read MoreNate Sestina moves to Russia
Nate Sestina (206 cm, F/C) moves to Russia, where he will play for Nizhny Novgorod. That team participates in both the VTB league as well as in the FIBA Championsleague. Nate Sestina was initially supposed to sign in the Ukraine with Kyiv Basket, but that didn’t work out, but he quickly found another club across…
Read MoreThree CSKA players have COVID-19
CSKA Moscow on Saturday announced that three of its players have received conditionally positive results in primary COVID-19 tests conducted on Friday. All three – Semen Antonov, Nikola Milutinov, and Janis Strelnieks – have been isolated from the rest of the team, CSKA’s statement said. At the same time, the tests of all three players…
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