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Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz announced the signing of American guard Darius Thompson on a two-year deal.

Thompson signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar last summer, butthe 1.93-meter American left Krasnodar as soon as Russia started the war in Ukraine.

Until leaving the team in Russia, Thompson averaged 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.8 steals, and 17.9 PIR over 11 EuroCup games.

The 1.93-meters tall Thompson arrived at Lokomotiv after two seasons with Happy Casa Brindisi. In both seasons in Italy, the guard also competed in the FIBA Basketball Champions League, where he recorded 12.1 points and 5.2 assists in the 2020-21 campaign.

In his final year in Italy, Thompson averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 assists in the 25 games he played.

Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Position Player Status PG Markus Howard (story) Signed until 2024 PG Arturs Kurucs Signed until 2023 PG/SG Darius Thompson (story) Signed until 2024 SG Sander Raieste Signed until 2024 SG Vanja Marinkovic Signed until 2024 SF Rokas Giedraitis Signeduntil 2023 SF Tadas Sedekerskis Signed until 2024 SF Daniel Diez(story) Signed until 2023 SF/PF Daulton Hommes (story) Signed until 2024 PF Ondrej Hanzlik Signeduntil 2024 PF/C Matt Costello Signed until 2024 C Steven Enoch Signed until 2023 C Maik Kotsar (story) Signed until 2024 Coach Joan Penarroya(story) Expired contract Wade Baldwin (will not return), Alec Peters (will not return), Neven Spahija (will not return), Jayson Granger (will not return), Yannick Wetzell (will not return), Simone Fontecchio (will not return) Rumored to leave Interested Niels Giffey More Baskonia transfer news: Baskonia sign Spanish forward Daniel Diez Markus Howard officially joins Baskonia on a two-year deal Baskonia part ways with Jayson Granger Baskonia officially hire Joan Penarroya as their new head coach Baskonia bring Daulton Hommes to frontcourt Simone Fontecchio reportedly to sign with Jazz Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.