Raúl González

Baskonia has temporarily added five players to maintain intensity in training during the preseason. Dejan Kravic, Lucas Nguessan, Mehdy Ngouama, Goran Filipovic, and Hugo Alonso join Paolo Galbiati's team in Vitoria-Gasteiz while several squad members fulfill commitments with their national teams.

The former EuroLeague MVP will need between six and eight weeks to recover from the surgical intervention.

David McCormack, an American center with a height of 2.08 meters who has just terminated his contract with Bayern Munich, appears on the agenda of Baskonia and Unicaja as a reinforcement for the interior game, as reported by La Central ACB. With experience in the EuroLeague, the player represents an immediate physical option for both projects.

Olimpia Milan continues its summer reconstruction with the addition of Garrison Mathews, a 29-year-old American shooting guard coming from the NBA. With 329 games in the North American league and a 38.2% accuracy in three-pointers throughout his career, Mathews crosses the Atlantic for the first time to compete in the EuroLeague.

Tamir Blatt will not participate in Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv's preseason in Sofia. According to the Israeli outlet Ynet, the 29-year-old point guard has been left out of coach Dimitris Itoudis' plans, who is looking to loan him to another European team for the 2026-27 season.

Sergio Scariolo has accepted a position as a special strategy advisor at BC Roma, the ambitious project breaking into the Italian Serie A with Luka Doncic as a shareholder and Donnie Nelson at the helm. The Italian coach leaves the door open for a return as a coach.

Markus Howard holds the future of an operation that has been in negotiation for three weeks in his hands. Galatasaray is looking to sign the American shooting guard from Baskonia to strengthen their perimeter for the Basketball Champions League 2026-27, but the player's response will be crucial for the transfer to succeed.

Barça once again shows interest in Yoan Makoundou in the transfer market. It is the third time in just over a year that the Catalan club is interested in the French midfielder from Monaco, who is now available again after his experiences in Turkey and China.

Lleida's iLerna has incorporated Lithuanian forward Aurimas Majauskas with a non-guaranteed contract that could tie him until June 2027. The veteran player, coming from Neptunas of Klaipeda, will make his debut in the Endesa League at an unusual age after an international career spanning seven countries.

The Barcelona basketball team has added Kuzey Kiliç, 26 years old, as the head of scouting and data analysis. The Turk joins after gaining experience at Fenerbahce, Zenit Saint Petersburg, and Dubai BC, thus reinforcing the sports structure under the leadership of Xevi Pujol.

ASVEL has set its sights on Petr Cornelie, a French power forward currently a free agent after his time with Turkish club Esenler Erokspor. The player, who won the EuroLeague with Real Madrid in 2023, could return to the continental competition just a year after leaving.

Trendon Watford has closed his signing with the New Orleans Pelicans on a one-season contract for 2.9 million dollars, thus discarding the proposals from Valencia Basket, Olympiacos, and Baskonia that were pursuing him in the European market.