AEK signed Xavier Rathan-Mayes. The 24-year-old Canadian guard graduated from Florida State and went undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft. In his rookie season, Rathan-Mayes played 44 games in the NBA G-League with the Westchester Knicks and 5 games in the NBA with Memphis Grizzlies.
Olympiacos signed Hakim Warrick. The 33 years old American forward graduated from Syracuse where he played four years (2001-2005) with the Syracuse Orange. He was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 19th place overall of the first round of the 2005 NBA draft.
Warrick played fours years for the Memphis Grizzlies (2005-2009) and one year with the Milwaukee Bucks (2009-2010). He then played two seasons for the Chicago Bulls, moved to Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats, which was the last team he played in the NBA as he was traded to the to the Orlando Magic.
Warrick averaged 9.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 526 NBA regular season games over eight seasons.
After NBA Warrick continued in China for the Flying Leopards, Turkey for the Torku Konyaspor, and he started this season in Australia for the Melbourne United, where he averaged 14.2 points and 6 rebounds in 23 Australian League games this season.
Panathinaikos signed Elliot Williams. The 26 years old American guard/forward graduated from Memphis where he played for the Memphis Tigers and had also played for the Duke's Blue Devils. In 2010 he was selected 22nd overall in the NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He played in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers from 2010 until 2013 and with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2013-2014. He continued his career in the NBA D-League with Santa Cruz Warriors and then he signed short term contracts in the NBA with the Utah Jazz , the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies.
In 2015 he won the NBA D-League champion (with Ognjen Kuzmic as his teammate) and he was named MVP of the NBA D-League Finals. Williams has played in the NBA D-League All-Star in 2015 and 2016.
For this season he averages 28.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA D-League.
Panathinaikos signed Nick Calathes. The Greens announced that the Greek American penned a three years contract. Panathinaikos tried to sign Calathes a year ago, but the player stayed in the NBA. Calathes is 26 years old, member of the Greek National Team, graduate of Florida Gators and besides Panathinaikos has also played in Russia for Lokomotiv Kuban and the NBA for Memphis Grizzlies.
Panionios signed Luke Hancock. The 24 years old forward was named Most Oustanding
Player of the NCAA Final Four for the season 2012-13 with the Louisville Cardinals, when he also won the NCAA championship.
Hancock joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League and the Houston Rockets for the Las Vegas Summer League. A month ago he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies but the team released him only a two weeks later.
Hancock will help Panionios avoid relegation in a very tough season.
