Free agent forward Jarrell Brantley has been acquired by the Greensboro Swarm, G League affiliate of the Hornets, Hoops Rumors has learned. Brantley recently left Russian club UNICS Kazan following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
As Ian Begley of SNY.tv notes (via Twitter), Brantley was sued by UNICS Kazan for $250K after leaving. He received a letter of clearance after a maximum six-day window, allowing him to sign in the G League. The state of the lawsuit is unclear, Begley adds.
Brantley played 37 games with the Jazz between 2019-21. The 25-year-old was drafted No. 50 overall in 2019 after spending four seasons at the College of Charleston.
There’s more around the basketball world tonight:
- The Long Island Nets have re-acquired guard Jordan Crawford from the G League’s available player pool, the team announced in a press release. Crawford, who will replace Tyrone Wallace while Wallace plays for the Pelicans on 10-day deal, holds 281 games of NBA experience with five teams.
- Free agent guard Casper Ware has signed with CSKA Moscow, the team announced (Twitter link). Ware played nine games with the Sixers during the 2013/14 campaign.
- Former NBA big man Skal Labissiere has signed in Puerto Rico with Cangrejeros de Santurce, as relayed by Sportando. The 6’10” Kentucky product was drafted No. 28 overall in 2016. He last played in the NBA during the 2019/20 campaign, appearing in 33 games with Portland.
Wow this dude signing with Russia? if I’m an NBA team I’d take a flyer…he is hungry. You cannot teach that
Huh. It’s either hunger or desperation
Are we talking about basketball or our favorite colognes? I mean he wants to play.
You’re saying an NBA team should sign a guy not based on talent, but because he’s signing a contract with a team in a country who’s at war and whose economy is in shambles and is seeing nearly every other international player flee at the moment? I’m just saying that’s a stupid reason to offer a guy a chance in the NBA
gotta be a sniper.
Skal…should’ve stayed in school at least one more year.