By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
American player JaCorey Williams is the new reinforcement of Budućnost VOLI.
A player, that can cover positions of center and power forward, is coming to Podgorica from Napoli, where he used to average 15.1 points and 8 rebounds per game last season, which helped him to be selected into an Italian LBA League Ideal Starting Five.
JaCorey Williams started his professional career in the Canton Charge and in Europe, he afterward played for Trento, JL Bourg and PAOK.
As a Trento player, he became the top scorer of the Italian Serie A.
Williams is 203 cm tall and plays best as center, and his specialties are pick and roll and attractive dunks.
London Lions acquire Matt and Conor Morgan
The London Lions have signed veteran stretch four Conor Morgan on a two-year deal, the club announced on Wednesday.
Morgan (2.06 meters, 29 years old) split last season between Slask Wroclaw in Poland and Bahcesehir Koleji in Turkey. He averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds in 11 BKT EuroCup games with Slask and then 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 12 Turkish League fixtures with Bahcesehir.
Simultaneously, London Lions announced signing of the US guard Matt Morgan, who will debut in the EuroCup.
The 25-year-old had a great season in France with Le Mans, finishing third in the race for the top scorer of LNB Pro A with 20.7 points per game and being a finalist for the MVP award, while also receiving First-Team honors.
“We are excited to welcome one of Europe’s most prolific scorers to our organization. This is yet another indication of London becoming a destination for top talent,” Lions general manager Brett Burman said.
Morgan graduated from Cornell University as the second All-Time leading scorer of the Ivy League, recording historic numbers in his four years with the Big Red. Following a two-year stint with the Raptors 905 of the G-League, he joined Konyaspor in the 2021/22 season.
Prometey signs Davon Reed
Prometey Slobozhanske added a new player to its roster, none other than swingman Davon Reed, who signed a one-year deal with his new club on Thursday. Reed (1.98 meters, 28 years old) arrives from the Los Angeles Lakers, where he averaged 1.0 points in 8 games last season. He started the 2022-23 campaign with another NBA team, Denver, averaging 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 35 games before he got traded to the Lakers.
Reed started his professional basketball career with Phoenix of the NBA, and has also played for Fort Wayne, Sioux Falls, Grand Rapids and Nothern Arizona of the G League, as well as for Taoyuan Pilots of Taiwan, where he had an outstanding 2020-21 campaign, averaging 25.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.0 blocks. Reed is now ready to take his all-around game to Prometey, where he is set to make his BKT EuroCup debut next season.