Rethymno signed Pantelis Maragkakis. The 22-years-old Greek guard/forward will debut in the Basket League Greece. Maragkakis has played in the A2 League with Arkadikos and Koroivos Amaliadas and in lower tier leagues with Iraklio. In the last season Maragkakis averaged 3.3 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist in 30 games with Koroivos.
Rethymno signed Michalis Kamperidis. The 25-year-old Greek guard penned a two years contract. Kamperidis started his career with Filathlitikos and has also played for AEK, Rethymno and Holargos in Greece, and for Huesca in Spain. In the last season Kamperidis averaged 3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 21 games with Holargos for Basket League Greece.
Rethymno signed Elijah Johnson. The 28-year-old Amerian guard replaces Carlton Guyton who parted ways with the club. Johnson graduated from the University of Kansas and started his career in Poland with Rosa Radom before moving to Greece for Panelefsiniakos. After Greece Johnson moved to Turkey for Pertevniyal and Anadolu Efes and has also played in Croatia for Cibona, in Germany for s.Oliver Würzburg, back to Turkey for Istanbulspor Beylikduzu, and in the previous season he played in Israel for Hapoel Gilboa Galil. With Panelefsiniakos Johnson averaged 10.82 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. With Hapoel Gilboa Galil he averaged 10.25 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1.5 steals per game.
Holargos signed Danny Agbelese. The 28-year-old American Nigerian center graduated from Hampton and went undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft. Agbelese started his career in Iran with Esteghlal Qeshm and has also played in Uruguay for Club Union Atletica and Wanderers Paysandu, in Mexico for CEBA Guadalajara, in Greece for Rethymno, in Spain for San Sebastian Gipuzkoa Basket Club, in Italy for Brindisi, and in France for Pau-Orthez.
Holargos sign Thomas Kottas. The 22-year-old Greek center penned a one year contract with the newly promoted club. Kottas started his professional career with PAOK in 2013 and in 2016 he moved to Rethymno. In his last season with Rethymno, he averaged 2.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 26 games.
Peristeri sign Ryan Harrow. The 27-year-old American guard graduated from Georgia State after having played for NC State and Kentucky and went undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft. Harrow started his professional career in Greece with Rethymno in 2015, where he averaged 12.9 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game. He has also played in Italy with Victoria Libertas Pesaro, in Poland with Rosa Radom, and in Lithuania with Pieno žvaigždės.
PAOK signed Stavros Schizas. The 29-year-old Greek guard/forward played college basketball with Kirtland Community College and Rochester College. Schizas started his professional career with Rethymno in 2014 and after two seasons with the Cretan club, he moved to Kymi. In the last season, Schizas played for Kolossos Rodou where he averaged 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
Holargos signed Michalis Kamperidis. The 24-year-old Greek forward agreed terms with the newly promoted team. Kamperidis started his career with Filathlitikos and has also played for AEK, Rethymno, and on loan to Peñas Huesca in Spain.
AEK signed Charis Giannopoulos. The 28-year-old Greek guard/forward penned a 2+1 contract with the Greek cup winners. Giannopoulos started his career with PAOK and in the last three seasons, he played for Rethymno, averaging 10.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in his last season. He has also played for Obradoiro and Manresa in Spain, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Peristeri, Panionios and Olympiacos in Greece.
