Austin Reaves Demands Max Contract! Lakers Economy Under Pressure
Austin Reaves is demanding a 5-year, $240 million max contract from the Lakers. With Chicago and Brooklyn lurking, Los Angeles faces a salary cap dilemma.
The omission of key players such as Kerem Aktürkoğlu, İrfan Can Kahveci, Mert Müldür, Altay Bayındır, and Samet Akaydin from the new national team squad announced live by Head Coach Sergen Yalçın created a shockwave. Kenan Yıldız, whose treatment continues at Juventus, was necessarily left out due to injury.
Read More arrow_right_altAustin Reaves is demanding a 5-year, $240 million max contract from the Lakers. With Chicago and Brooklyn lurking, Los Angeles faces a salary cap dilemma.
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez announced a record transfer offer of at least €150 million for a young midfielder playing in the Champions League.
Explosive transfer statements from Fenerbahçe presidential candidate Hakan Safi ahead of the Extraordinary Congress: "They condemned us to players like Aatif Chahechouhe, you'll see who I will bring tonight!" Details of the giant congress inside.
Anadolu Efes hosts Fenerbahçe Beko in the 3rd game of the Basketball Super League play-off semifinals. Leading 2-0, the Yellow-Navies aim for the finals, while Efes fights to extend the series.
Galatasaray has turned to the Turkish National Team's young star Can Uzun for the number 10 position in the new season's squad planning. According to the news from Germany's respected publication Sky Sport, by Florian Plettenberg and Luca Sixtus, the yellow-and-red club has started talks with Eintracht Frankfurt for the transfer of the 20-year-old player. While Frankfurt sporting director Markus Krösche is asking for a 50-60 million Euros transfer fee, it was stated that the player is also warm to leaving Germany. Can Uzun is expected to make his decision at the latest after the World Cup.
In the second match of the Turkey Insurance Basketball Super League play-off semi-final series, Bahçeşehir Koleji won away to Beşiktaş GAİN with a big 101-79 score and took the series to 1-1. In the match played at the Beşiktaş GAİN Sports Complex, the orange-and-navy team marked the match with a run in the second half despite trailing 43-48 at half-time. Bahçeşehir, who won the 3rd quarter 31-16 and the last quarter 27-15, regained the advantage in the series where the team winning three matches will go to the final.
An important stage has been recorded in the transfer project of Fenerbahçe presidential candidate Hakan Safi. According to journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu's news, the Turkish National Team's experienced centre-back Merih Demiral has reached an agreement in principle with the yellow-and-blues. The Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli is demanding a transfer fee between 18-20 million Euros for the international player. Merih, who grew up in the Fenerbahçe academy and went to Europe without being able to make his first professional career in the A team, has come closer to wearing the Fenerbahçe jersey he has long dreamed of. For the transfer to become official, the result of the presidential election on June 6-7 will be awaited.
Real Madrid presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme will soon announce his own head coach candidate after Florentino Perez announced José Mourinho. According to the latest news Fabrizio Romano gave on his YouTube channel, the name Riquelme prefers will be Jürgen Klopp. "Enrique Riquelme will soon announce the new manager he wants; sources tell me that should be Jürgen Klopp," said Romano, reminding that on Florentino's side Mourinho has already been officially announced. Before the Real Madrid presidential election on Sunday June 7, the head coach race between the two candidates ignited with the last move.