Quincy Douby has reached agreement on a deal for the remainder of the season with Darussafaka of Turkey, a source tells RealGM.
Douby averaged 28.8 points, 3.7 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in the Chinese CBA this season.
Quincy Douby has reached agreement on a deal for the remainder of the season with Darussafaka of Turkey, a source tells RealGM.
Douby averaged 28.8 points, 3.7 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in the Chinese CBA this season.
Bogdan Bogdanovic is signed with Partizan through the 15-16 season, but he has been linked to a potential move to Fenerbahce for the 14-15 season.
Bogdanovic will be eligible for the 2014 NBA Draft.
Fenerbahce responded in a press release.
"Today, at home and abroad on several internet sites it was reported that Partizan player Bogdan Bogdanovic will be transferred to Fenerbahce Ulker, news that don’t reflect the truth. Right now, our team is focused only on the season, trying to achieve success in TBL and Euroleague. Recently news like these are aiming at the harmony of our team and should not be treated as news.”
Ante Tomic has been named Euroleague MVP for Top 16, Round 7.
Tomic set career highs with 24 points and a performance index rating of 36, which was the highest off any player in the competition all week.
Tomic led Barcelona to a 68-80 victory at rival Laboral Kutxa Vitoria by going 8-for-9 from the floor, in addition to nine rebounds plus two assists, two steals and one block in a terrific performance. Victor Khryapa flirted with what would have been the third triple-double in competition history, but had to settle for the week’s second best index rating.
Pierre Jackson will sign with Fenerbahçe Ülker of Turkey if he is not traded to a team that will give him a roster spot ahead of the trade deadline.
Jackson's draft rights are owned by the New Orleans Pelicans and he has emerged this season in the D-League.
Lamar Odom has agreed to a contract with Laboral Kutxa in Spain.
Odom plans to play the rest of the season with the Spanish club before deciding whether to attempt an NBA comeback.
Odom has been a free agent since finishing the 2012-13 season with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers and Lakers reportedly considered signing Odom at various points last offseason and this season.
Odom dealt with off-court issues last summer and early in the season.
Odom won two NBA championships with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011.
Justin Dentmon earned Euroleague MVP honors for Top 16 Round 6 after leading Zalgiris Kaunas to a victory over Partizan NIS Belgrade on Thursday.
This is the second weekly award of the season for Dentmon.
Dentmon had a performance index rating of 33 to lead all players in Top 16 Round 6. Dentmon had 23 points, plus five rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block.
Chris Duhon has reached agreement on a contract with Caserta of the Italian league.
Duhon last played in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Caserta has Stefhon Hannah, Marco Mordente and Michele Vitali in its backcourt.
"Chris is ready to play again and wants to show everyone he's healthy," said Ray Bradbury. "This is a great opportunity."
Tony Parker would like to spend the final season of his basketball career in France, but he believes he has many seasons remaining in the NBA.
"I always said I'd like to do the final year of my career in France, but I still want to play a long time in the NBA for six-seven years," said Parker. "I would like to have a long career. I feel good physically. I love basketball, I'm passionate. I want to play as long as possible."
Parker is 31 and is scheduled to become a free agent in 2015.
Nenad Krstic has been named Euroleague MVP for the month of January.
Krstic finished January's five games tied for the month’s best average performance index rating, 21.6, with Tarence Kinsey of Partizan. His fifth-ranked 16.4 points, his 6.0 rebounds and his 1.4 assists per game in January all more than doubled his regular season averages. And his PIR of 31.9 per 40 minutes was the best of any player who appeared in all five games last month.
Milos Teodosic led CSKA Moscow to an 86-61 road victory at FC Bayern Munich on Thursday and earned MVP honors for his effort.
The former Euroleague MVP compiled a performance index rating of 31, the best among all players on winning teams in Top 16 Round 5. Teodosic was the game’s top scorer with 24 points, as he knocked down a career-best 6-of-10 three-point attempts, while going 1-for-3 for two points, and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. The playmaker also had five assists, five rebounds and as many drawn fouls for the third weekly MVP honor of his career.