By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Basketball Champions League offseason landscape has evolved steadily as teams finalized major personnel movements ahead of the upcoming 2026–27 campaign.
Among direct Regular Season participants, Surne Bilbao acquired 27-year-old French center Bastien Vautier from EuroLeague’s LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne for his first venture outside his home country. Concurrently, UnaHotels Reggio Emilia secured continuity by extending former NBA forward JT Thor under tactician Dimitris Priftis, whereas Galatasaray MCT Technic retained veteran guard Can Korkmaz.
Roster reinforcement remained high across other groups, with BMA365 Bamberg Baskets securing Hungarian league standout Mylik Wilson, and Openjobmetis Varese penning a multiyear agreement with Stefan Nikolic alongside newcomer Hunter Hale, after earlier locking down Davide Alviti, Maximilian Ladurner, and Iris Ikangi. Also, Greece’s Peristeri Betsson finalized agreements with Jalen Finch and Manos Chatzidakis while maintaining Ty Nichols and Omar Payne. Further notable updates saw Trabzonspor land veteran Ridvan Oncel, KVIS Pardubice sign Dalibor Vlk, and Bnei PenLink Herzliya added a frontcourt presence in D.J. Burns.
Intensity matched these movements among clubs navigating the intense Qualification Rounds, including Glint Manisa, which recently generated headlines by landing 24-year-old Johnny Davis. Petrolina AEK launched an extensive lineup overhaul by signing Panagiotis Pavlidis and Myles Tate alongside the renewals of Taveion Hollingsworth, Jesse Hunt, Jamar Diggs, and Giannis Giannaras, while Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets locked down Kenny Dye, and Rasta Vechta added D’Mitrik Trice, Peter Hemschemeier, Timo Lanmuller, and Lamin Sabally.
Under newly appointed head coach Giorgos Vovoras, Promitheas Vikos Cola picked up Zac Cuthbertson, New Williams, Haris Paraskevopoulos, Periklis Kouroupakis, Nikos Diplaros, and Joirdon Nicholas. Regional configurations concluded elsewhere as Lithuania’s Juventus named Laimonas Eglinskas head coach, Salon Vilpas completed its roster with Leland Walker, and Lions de Geneve signed Ty Johnson and Zaid Weibel.
Lastly, Bakken Bears integrated Djahi Binet and Marcus Vinther, Fribourg Olympic added Deyton Albury, Emmanuel Kupa, Kevin Martina, and Jonathan Williams, Patrioti Levice signed Filip Horvath and extended Ladislav Gergely, CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea confirmed their own Kris Richard, Luca Nastrut, and Rolland Torok, while adding Tudor Fometescu and George Blaj-Voinescu, Landstede Hammers retained Devin Whitfield, and Opava welcomed Elijah Tucker.
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