 Tillman (image via proballers.com)
Justin Tillman will play in France for the first time in his pro basketball career after signing with Nanterre 92 for the upcoming season. Tillman joins Nanterre after spending last season in Greece, where he averaged 14.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game for AEK Athens across all competitions. In addition to his time in the NBA G League, the former VCU Ram has also played abroad in Italy, Turkey, Israel, and China.
He will be joining a Nanterre team that will look to make the next step toward a French League championship after going 20-14 last season and advancing to the quarterfinals of the LNB Élite playoffs, and joins fellow Americans Frank Jackson and Desi Rodriguez on this year's squad.  Smith playing in Turkey (via archysport.com)
Adam Smith is going to play in Israel after signing with Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Winner League. Smith joins the team after starting the season with Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizle Basket in Turkey. In 11 games in the Turkish Basketball League, Smith averaged 14.7 points and 3.9 assists per game while shooting 43.1% from three-point range.
He will join a Hapoel Holon team that sits in second place in the Winner League at 6-3, and is in second place in Group G in the Basketball Champions League at 3-2. This will be his first time in Israel after stops in France, Turkey, Italy, Greece and Poland.  Moody in 2018 (via YouTube)
Larisa BC in Greece have added a new player to the roster after signing guard Stefan Moody earlier this week. Moody is making his return to Greece, where he played for the Rethymno Cretan Kings from 2017-2018, earning an All-Star nod and finishing the season as the Greek League's top scorer.
The Ole Miss product has spent the past two seasons in Hungary, hooping for Debreceni EAC in the Hungarian League. Last season, he averaged 14.9 points, 5.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game and helped lead DEAC to the league semifinals. He will look to inject new life into a Larisa BC team that currently sits at the bottom of the league standings with a 1-7 record.  Simpson last season (photo via FIBA)
Veteran forward Diamon Simpson is back at Maccabi Rishon LeZion after signing with the Israeli team this week. Simpson is no stranger to the Israeli Winner League, having played for five different teams in Israel throughout his 13-year career. He last played for Rishon LeZion during the 2018-2019 season, where he 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
The St. Mary's product most recently played in Argentina and Puerto Rico, suiting up for Quimsa in Argentina during the 2020-2021 season, and in Puerto Rico this past summer. He joins a Rishon LeZion team that could certainly use a boost after starting off the season with a 1-6 record, and will be one of a number of Americans on the squad.  Diggs (via manfieldsports.com)
Veteran forward Quincy Diggs is headed back to Hungary after signing with Soproni KC in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnoksag I/A, the country's top league. Diggs started the season with Fribourg Olympic in Switzerland, where he only played in five games (including two games in the Basketball Champions League) before leaving the team earlier this month.
The Akron grad played in Austria during the 2020/2021 season, averaging 14.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game for Redwall Gunners Oberwart. He joins a Soproni team that is off to a middling start to their season, going 2-3 in the first five games.  Will Thomas (via euroleague.net)
Veteran forward Will Thomas will play in France for the first time in his 13-year career after signing with French power AS Monaco Basket in LNB Pro A. Thomas has played the last two seasons in Russia, playing for Zenit Saint Petersburg in the EuroLeague as well as the VTB United League. During the 2020-2021, he helped Zenit reach the playoffs in both the EuroLeague and the VTB United League, averaging 10.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game across all competitions.
 Rubit with Zalgiris Kaunas (via euroleague.net)
After two seasons away, veteran power forward Augustine Rubit is returning to Germany after signing with Bundesliga power Bayern Munich. The 32-year-old big man joins Bayern Munich after spending last season in Lithuania with BC Zalgiris Kaunas, where he averaged 7.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game for the club and helped the team to a 17-17 record in the Euroleague while winning the Lithuanian League championship.
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