Dionysis Aravantinos: Player reactions on @Eurohoopsnet Instagram post regarding Barcelona’s announcement on Thomas Heurtel: CJ McCollum: “Sound like a lawsuit.” James Gist: “Million dollar slaves.”
Euroleague Rumors
Turkish club targeting Frank Kaminsky?
The big man out of Wisconsin last season produced averages of 9.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Phoenix Suns According to the Turkish reporter Ugur Ozan Sulak, now Fenerbahce will try to convince the big man to move to the old continent. The team led by coach Kokoskov had previously negotiated with Kaminsky, but he was still determined to play his cards in the NBA.
Yogi Ferrell to Spain?
Emiliano Carchia: Barcelona is showing interest in Yogi Ferrell, a source told @Chema de Lucas and @Emiliano Carchia. Ferrell has played 249 games in the NBA with Nets, Mavs and Kings
Kyle Goon: Marc Gasol says it was never accurate that he was considering playing in Spain, that he never talked to Barcelona about playing there. He says that outsiders might have been trying to make that decision for him. The Lakers were one of the first teams he talked to in free agency.
Barcelona basketball player Nikola Mirotic says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the team’s Euroleague game at Valencia Basket. Mirotic says he is “well and following doctors’ instructions.” Barcelona head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and assistant coach Darius Maskoliunas tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month.
Nikola Mirotic gets contract extension from Barcelona through 2025
Barcelona announced that the club has extended the contract with Nikola Mirotic until June 30th, 2025. Mirotic arrived in Barcelona last summer and was named the Endesa League MVP thanks to his 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 24 PIR. He started this 2020-21 campaign with 23 points and 8.5 rebounds on average through two games.
The talks between Real Madrid and forward Gabriel Deck regarding the latter’s contract extension are paused, according to Carlos Sanchez Blas. Deck is expecting his value to be raised soon when he acquires a Spanish passport and won’t occupy a foreign player’s sport on the team’s roster. Real Madrid signed Deck to a three-year deal in 2018 so the player will become a free agent the following offseason if he doesn’t extend his contract with the Spanish powerhouse. Deck has been reported to be on the radars of some NBA teams.
