Armani Moore is headed back to Poland for the second time in his career after signing with Asseco Arka Gdynia in the Polish EBL for the 2019-2020 season. Moore started his professional hoops career in Poland, spending a season and a half with Stelmet Enea Zielona Gora from 2016 through January 2018. He spent last season playing in Australia and Germany, starting the season with the New Zealand Breakers before finishing the year with Eisbaren Bremerhaven in the Basketball Bundesliga. The University of Tennessee product averaged 8.5 points per game across all competitions, though he couldn't help save Bremerhaven from relegation in Germany.
He joins one of the more elite teams in Poland in Arka Gdynia, who came up short in the playoffs last season, losing in the semifinals after finishing in first place during the regular season at 25-5. They currently sit at 2-1 on the season. Moore will join fellow Americans Josh Bostic, Ben Emelogu, Phil Greene IV, Leyton Hammonds and Devonte Upson on the roster.
After a successful half-season in Greece, Malcolm Lee is returning to the Greek Basket League for the 2019-2020 season. Lee signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings Oct. 11, making this the first team he's signed with for the season. He played the second half of the 2018-2019 season with Kolossos H Hotels, where he averaged 9.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, though he couldn't save Kolossos from a miserable 5-21 record.
The former NBA player joins a Rethymno team that did not fare much better last season, as they also missed out on a playoff spot with an 8-18 record, and are not off to a good start at 0-2 this season. Lee joins an onslaught of Americas on the Cretan Kings, including Jarvis Garrett, Wesley Gordon, Ramon Harris, David Haughton, Connor Frankamp and Prince Williams.
Stella Artois Leuven Bears added some depth to their backcourt after signing point guard Josh Heath. Heath has yet to play for a team this season but played for two teams last year, starting out in Slovenia and ending up in Turkey. Across all competitions, the Georgia Tech grad averaged 15.5 points and 6.1 assists per game, including a 16.2 points per game clip in Turkey.
He joins a Leuven Bears team that is off to a rough start in Belgium's EuroMillions League, sitting in last place with an 0-4 record while averaging the second-fewest points per game in the league. After a disappointing 10-26 record last year, hopefully the Bears can turn things around before it's more of the same for the club. He becomes the third American to join the team afterHugh Robertson and Brandan Stith. |