Promitheas Patras strengthened its roster for the upcoming season with the addition of swingman Loic Schwartz, the club announced on Tuesday

Promitheas adds Schwartz to the mix

Schwartz (1.98 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Oostende and comes off a career season. He averaged 11.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals in Belgium League action, and also posted 11.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals in Basketball Champions League. Schwartz spent the last four years with Oostende, time during which he helped the team win three Belgian League titles. By joining Promitheas he leaves to play outside his native country for the first time, and gets a chance to return to the 7DAYS EuroCup where he made 19 appearances in two seasons with Spirou Charleroi in 2014 and 2015, with career averages of 3.1 points, 2.5 rebounds. During his professional career, Schwartz also played with Mons-Hainaut and Pepinster, and has been a longtime member of the Belgian national team.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Παίκτης του Προμηθέα ο Loic Schwartz!<br>Διαβάστε περισσότερα: <a href="https://t.co/tpxlGuNw8j">https://t.co/tpxlGuNw8j</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LoicSchwartz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LoicSchwartz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PromitheasPatras?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PromitheasPatras</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OurPowerfulFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OurPowerfulFamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/AcLU5cX12X">pic.twitter.com/AcLU5cX12X</a></p>&mdash; Promitheas Patras BC (@promitheasbc) <a href="https://twitter.com/promitheasbc/status/1422513748569432074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Promitheas Patras strengthened its roster for the upcoming season with the addition of swingman Loic Schwartz, the club announced on Tuesday.

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar added depth and athleticism to its frontcourt by inking forward Johnathan Motley, the club announced Tuesday

Lokomotiv tabs forward Motley

Motley (2.03 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Inchon ET Land Elephants, where he averaged 20.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 blocks in 24 South Korean League games last season. He started his career with Dallas of the NBA and also played for Los Angeles Clippers also of the NBA, as well as for Tezad and Agua Caliente of the G League. Before that, Motley averaged 17.3 points and 9.9 rebounds in 34 NCAA games with Baylor University in the 2016-17 campaign. He is set to make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut with Lokomotiv next season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ru" dir="ltr">«Локо» подписал контракт с Джонатаном Мотли 🔥🔥🔥<br><br>26-летний американский форвард имеет большой опыт игры в NBA и G League, а также отмечен яркой карьерой в NCAA.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lokobasket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lokobasket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lokofamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lokofamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/YUoGnyomCA">pic.twitter.com/YUoGnyomCA</a></p>&mdash; LOKO ЛокомотивКубань (@lokobasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/lokobasket/status/1422552141999247372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar added depth and athleticism to its frontcourt by inking forward Johnathan Motley, the club announced Tuesday.

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MoraBanc Andorra announced on Tuesday the addition of young forward Mario Nakic on a two-year deal

Andorra adds young forward Nakic

Nakic (2.02 meters, 20 years old) arrives from Filou Ostend, where he averaged 8.4 points on 56.7% three-point shooting in 22 Belgian League games last season. He helped Ostend win the Belgian double - league and cup titles - in 2021. Nakic started his career with Zemun and Partizan Belgrade of his native Serbia, joining Real Madrid's youth structure in 2015. He made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut with Los Blancos in the 2019-20 campaign. Nakic helped U18 Real Madrid win the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament in 2019, earning MVP honors. He averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 4 games, scoring 33 points in the Championship Game against U18 Mega Bemax Belgrade. Nakic, whose father Ivo was a EuroLeague champion with Partizan in 1992, is set to make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut with Andorra in the upcoming 2021-22 season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🔥 B O O O O O O M 🔥<br>🏀🔝 OFICIAL/FITXATGE ‼️<br><br>El futur es diu Nakic <a href="https://twitter.com/MarioNakic7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarioNakic7</a><br>🧐⬇️<a href="https://t.co/RP2ALrCWTr">https://t.co/RP2ALrCWTr</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaiSol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MaiSol</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaiPor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MaiPor</a> <a href="https://t.co/jkmekI8qIo">pic.twitter.com/jkmekI8qIo</a></p>&mdash; MoraBancAndorra (@morabancandorra) <a href="https://twitter.com/morabancandorra/status/1422485089406099458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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MoraBanc Andorra announced on Tuesday the addition of young forward Mario Nakic on a two-year deal.

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Turk Telekom Ankara added more frontcourt bulk, athleticism and winning experience for its upcoming 7DAYS EuroCup return with the signing power forward JaJuan Johnson for the coming season, the club announced Tuesday

Turk Telekom inks former champ Johnson

Johnson (2.08 meters, 32 years old) arrives from FC Bayern Munich where he averaged 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds as he helped the team make history and reach the EuroLeague Playoffs. He also posted 10.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in German League action. Johnson is a former EuroCup champion, having won the competition with Darussafaka Istanbul in 2018. He has four EuroCup seasons under his belt, one apiece with Besiktas Istanbul, Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd and the most recent with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in the 2018-19. In 62 career appearances in the competition he has posted 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds. Veteran big forward made his professional debut with Boston in the NBA. He also played for Fort Wayne, Canton and Idaho of the D-League before starting his European career. He has also played with Gruppo Tesi Pistoia and Pallacanestro Cantu in Italy, a Turkish side Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul, and Guangdong in China.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">JaJuan Johnson Türk Telekom&#39;da! 🔥<br><br>Ülkemizde daha önce Beşiktaş, Darüşşafaka ve Bahçeşehir Koleji formaları giyen, geçtiğimiz sezonu ise Bayern Münih&#39;te tamamlayan Amerikalı forvet JaJuan Johnson yeni sezonda Türk Telekom&#39;da!<br>Welcome to the family JaJuan Johnson 💪 <a href="https://t.co/a1lsYgsTX4">pic.twitter.com/a1lsYgsTX4</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom SK (@TurkTelekom_SK) <a href="https://twitter.com/TurkTelekom_SK/status/1422539197106229260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Turk Telekom Ankara added more frontcourt bulk, athleticism and winning experience for its upcoming 7DAYS EuroCup return with the signing power forward JaJuan Johnson for the coming season, the club announced Tuesday.

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Hamburg Towers is the only newcomer to the 7DAYS EuroCup for the 2021-22 campaign. This is another step forward for a young club that was still competing in the German second division in 2019. Hamburg comes off its best season, which led to the German powerhouse's spot in the EuroCup and it will aim to make the most of this opportunity.

The club was founded in February 2013 when former EuroCup star Pascal Roller and entrepreneur Wolfgang Sahm announced a plan to bring back professional basketball to Hamburg for the first time in over a decade. Hamburg started in the German second division, playing its first game against Giessen 46ers on September 29, 2014. It finished eighth that season with a 15-15 record and reached the playoffs, but lost against s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg in the quarterfinals.

Hamburg remained in the German second division for the next four seasons and developed a strong youth structure. Everything clicked in 2018-19. With former player Marvin Willoughby as the team's sports director, Hamburg put together a competitive roster led by Beau Beech and Jannik Freese. It ranked fourth at the end of the regular season with a 19-11 record and defeated Rostock Seawolves, Niners Chemnitz and Nuernberg Falcons to win the German second division title and promotion to the country's elite. Hamburg had a rough German League debut, ranking last with a 3-17 record. However, the German League expanded to 18 teams for the 2020-21 season, and that allowed Hamburg to keep its place in the top flight.

Last season the club brought in Pedro Calles, one of the best young coaches in Europe, and found the right chemistry with Maik-Kalev Kotsar, Kameron Taylor, T.J. Shorts and Jordan Swing. It all seemed to click as Hamburg beat ALBA Berlin and Brose Baskets twice, split victories with FC Bayern Munich and qualified to the playoffs after finishing the regular season ranked seventh overall with a 21-13 record. ALBA stood in its way to success, sweeping Hamburg in the best-of-five quarterfinals. Hamburg now makes its debut in European competition, taking its ambitious project to a new level. Expect Hamburg to continue growing, as it has taken the right steps to do so.


Hamburg Towers is the only newcomer to the 7DAYS EuroCup for the 2021-22 campaign.

Club profile: Hamburg Towers

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica added experience at the guard spot by signingDJ Seeley for the up-coming season, the club announced Sunday

Buducnost signs playmaker Seeley

Seeley (1.93 meters, 31 years old) arrives at Buducnost after playing last season with FC Bayern Munich in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. The guard averaged 8.1 points, 1.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 27 games in Germany after joining Bayern on a move from Casademont Zaragoza during the season. Seeley, who also played in the EuroLeague for Maccabi Tel Aviv, will be appearing in the EuroCup for the fifth season for a fifth different team. He played for Radnicki Kragujevac in 2013-14, Besiktas Istanbul and Herbalife Gran Canaria in 2015-16, Gran Canaria again in 2017-18 and Rytas Vilnius in 2018-19.

<div style="display: grid; place-items: center;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Novi član Košarkaškog kluba Budućnost Voli je Denis Džerom Sili! 🔵⚪👇<a href="https://t.co/9sPxpXz7Av">https://t.co/9sPxpXz7Av</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ajmoplavobijeli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ajmoplavobijeli</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xnln5Qecj7">pic.twitter.com/Xnln5Qecj7</a></p>&mdash; KK Budućnost VOLI (@KKBuducnostVOLI) <a href="https://twitter.com/KKBuducnostVOLI/status/1421772603635740675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica added experience at the guard spot by signing DJ Seeley for the up-coming season, the club announced Sunday.

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Umana Reyer Venice added some versatility at the forward position with the signing of Vasilis Charalampopoulos to a multi-year deal, the club announced Sunday

Reyer inks Greek forward Charalampopoulos

Charalampopoulos (2.02 meters, 24 years old) arrives at Reyer after playing last season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with Olympiacos Piraeus, where he averaged 2.5 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 7 minutes per game over 11 contests. Charalampopoulos came up in the Egaleo system and signed with Panathinaikos Athens in 2012. He played there until December 2017 when he moved to PAOK Thessaloniki for the remainder of the season. Charalampopoulos played for GS Lavrio in 2018-19 before moving to Olympiacos in 2019. He has won two Greek League crowns and three Greek Cups with Panathinaikos and also claimed the gold medal with Greece at the FIBA U18 European Championship 2015 and FIBA U20 European Championship 2017. This will be Charalampopoulos' first stint outside of his homeland. But he will have a connection to home at Reyer as Greek national team guard and former Panathinaikos teammate Michael Bramos plays for the Italian side.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Ala greca dall&#39;<a href="https://twitter.com/olympiacosbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@olympiacosbc</a> 🇬🇷<br>3 titoli greci, 5 coppe nazionali 🏆<br>Signore e signori, Vasilis Charalampopoulos è un giocatore orogranata 🔥<br>💬 &quot;Volevo fortemente la Reyer&quot;.<br>👉 Leggi: <a href="https://t.co/d9uyHy5Sih">https://t.co/d9uyHy5Sih</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lastoriacontinua?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lastoriacontinua</a> <a href="https://t.co/BUGaEBqOuj">pic.twitter.com/BUGaEBqOuj</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1421804511430123525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Umana Reyer Venice added some versatility at the forward position with the signing of Vasilis Charalampopoulos to a multi-year deal, the club announced Sunday.

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Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar retained a veteran leader from last year's team by re-signing Ivan Paunic to a one-year contract, the club announced Saturday

Lokomotiv re-signs veteran Paunic

Paunic (1.98 meters, 34 years old) arrived at Lokomotiv last season from Mega Belgrade and averaged 1.7 points and 0.8 rebounds in 6 minutes in six EuroCup games. The 2021-22 season will be the Serbian guard's seventh campaign in the EuroCup. He also played in the competition with Greek side Aris (2009-10), Azovmash Mariupol of Ukraine (2012-13), Montenegro club Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2014-15), Fuenlabrada of Spain (2016-17) and Turkish club Tofas Bursa (2017-18). Paunic was also a member of the Serbian national team, taking silver at the FIBA EuroBasket 2009 while also playing at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2010 and the 2011 EuroBasket.

<div style="display: grid; place-items: center;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ru" dir="ltr">С возвращением, Иван!👋<br>⠀<br>«Локомотив-Кубань» подписал контракт с сербским защитником <a href="https://twitter.com/paun3131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@paun3131</a>, который провёл часть минувшего сезона в составе «красно-зелёных». Новое соглашение с игроком рассчитано на 1 год. <a href="https://t.co/femdV5JaVJ">pic.twitter.com/femdV5JaVJ</a></p>&mdash; LOKO ЛокомотивКубань (@lokobasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/lokobasket/status/1421484151316811778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar retained a veteran leader from last year's team by re-signing Ivan Paunic to a one-year contract, the club announced Saturday. 

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Joventut Badalona comes off a season in which it reached the EuroCup playoffs with a mix of experienced veterans and up-and-coming talent. The club will stick with the same recipe in the 2021-22 campaign, which could have Joventut playing a significant role when the most decisive games of the season arrive.

Founded in 1930, Joventut quickly built a reputation based on its faith in homegrown players. The long list of Joventut players brought up through its youth system features decades' worth of stars such as Jordi Villacampa, the Margall brothers, the Jofresa brothers, Nino Buscato, Rudy Fernandez and Ricky Rubio. To its mine of local talent, Joventut integrated talented outsiders, among whom the names Moka Slavnic, Joe Galvin and Corny Thompson stand out.

Joventut emerged as a national power by winning four Spanish Copas del Rey between 1948 and 1958 and its first league title in 1967. A first European trophy came in 1981 when it lifted the Korac Cup. Joventut added a second Korac Cup in 1990. Soon after moving to Palau Olimpic, its current home court, Joventut won consecutive Spanish League titles in 1991 and 1992, the year in which the team lost the EuroLeague final against Partizan in dramatic fashion. However, Joventut only waited two more years to lift the crown. Villacampa and Thompson hit crucial three-pointers to beat Olympiacos in Tel Aviv and win the EuroLeague.

After winning the Copa del Rey in 1997, a downturn followed. Joventut started to shine again in the newborn EuroCup and reached the semifinals in 2003. Joventut had its breakout season in 2006, as it advanced to the Spanish League semifinals and won a new European trophy, the FIBA EuroCup. The following season, Joventut returned to the Spanish League semifinals and made the EuroLeague Top 16. In 2008, Joventut added the ULEB Cup to its roll of honors. Joventut also won the Copa del Rey and reached the Spanish League semifinals to round out one of the best seasons in club history.

Joventut reached the EuroCup Last 16 in 2010, but lost its competitiveness shortly thereafter. It bounced back in 2018-19, reaching the Copa del Rey semifinals and the Spanish League playoffs behind Spanish League MVP Nico Laprovittola. Last season, Ante Tomic, Neno Dimitrijevic and Xabi Lopez-Arostegui took Joventut to the EuroCup Quarterfinals, where it was stopped by Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Some of the team's most experienced players are homegrown, which means Joventut's commitment to excellence is unquestioned as it looks to climb even higher this season.


Joventut Badalona comes off a season in which it reached the EuroCup playoffs with a mix of experienced veterans and up-and-coming talent. 