Veteran NBA swingman Brandon Boston Jr has officially signed a contract with Trabzonspor, the Turkish team announced on Friday (via Twitter).
Reporting earlier this week revealed that Trabzonspor was a likely landing spot for Boston after being waived by the Bulls at the end of the NBA preseason. Donatos Urbonas of BasketNews.com at the time, Boston was reported to have attracted interest from several EuroLeague teams early in the offseason, but at the time the priority was a possible return to the NBA with Chicago.
Boston, who turns 25 next month, was drafted 51st overall in the 2021 NBA Draft and played in 147 regular-season games with the Clippers and Pelicans over the next four seasons, averaging 7.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game. He is familiar with Turkey, as he played for Fenerbahçe in the Euroleague last season. Trabzonspor plays in the country’s top national league, as well as in the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
Here are some more odds from around the world of basketball:
- Jalen McDaniels and Kobe Storks split after the former NBA forward asked to terminate his contract for personal reasons, the Japanese team reported in the press release (tip to Eurohoops). Older brother of the Timberwolves forward Jayden McDanielsJalen played in 252 regular season NBA games from 2019 to 2025, but was out of the league after being waived by New Orleans in October 2025.
- Broadcasting veteran Ernie Johnson announced Wednesday via social media (Link to video on Twitter), that the 2026/27 season will be his last as host of “Inside The NBA.” Johnson, who started at Turner Sports in 1989, began hosting the show a year later and has been a mainstay of NBA coverage for decades as part of the long-running panel Charles Barkley, Kenny Smithand Shaquille O’Neal. Johnson clarified that he is not retiring from broadcasting entirely and will continue to cover the NCAA men’s basketball tournament for CBS and Turner Sports.
- Former NBA player Barry Clemens died this week at age 83, according to the Cavaliers (Link to Twitter). An inductee into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, Clemens was a native of Dayton and played college basketball at Ohio Wesleyan. The 6-foot-6 forward spent 11 seasons in the NBA from 1965 to 1976, playing for the Knicks, Bulls, SuperSonics, Cavaliers and Trail Blazers. He played in 790 regular season games, averaging 6.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per game. Our condolences to his family and friends.
