After multiple rumors and reports surrounding AX Armani Exchange Milan and Brandon Davies, things have been made official.
The club has officially announced about the signing of the former FC Barcelona center to a two-year deal.
"Brandon is an athletic, modern player, who can shoot and has big-time EuroLeague experience, so we feel that his addition will improve the level of our group of big men," Olimpia Milan's general manager Christos Stavropoulos said.
"I'm excited to be here and play for the Italian Champions. I can't wait to start working alongside this group of guys. See you all soon," Davies said following the announcement.
Davies averaged 9.9 points and 3.7 rebounds for the Catalan powerhouse during the EuroLeague season this year. Before arriving in Barcelona, Davies was a Zalgiris Kaunas star, where he was named to the All-EuroLeague First Team and helped the team clinch a Final Four berth in 2018.
Kevin Pangos and Johannes Voigtmann, who Armani are also heavily targeting, are currently stranded in Russia with existing contracts with CSKA Moscow. The club doesn't want the players to leave freely, and the Italian powerhouse faces similar difficulties Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv experienced while trying to hire Xavi Pascual from Zenit Saint Petersburg.
| AX Armani Exchange Milan | |
Position | Player | Status |
SG | Jerian Grant | Signed until 2023 |
SG | Devon Hall | Signed until 2023 |
SG | Davide Moretti | Signed until 2025 |
SF | Shavon Shields | Signed until 2023 |
SF | Davide Alviti | Signed until 2024 |
PF | Giampaolo Ricci | Signed until 2023 |
PF | Luigi Datome | Signed until 2023 |
PF | Dinos Mitoglou | Signed until 2024 |
PF | Nicolo Melli | Signed until 2024 |
C | Kaleb Tarczewski | Signed until 2023 |
C | Kyle Hines (story) | Signed until 2023 |
C | Brandon Davies (story) | Signed until 2024 |
Coach | Ettore Messina | |
Expired contract | Sergio Rodriguez, Malcolm Delaney, Troy Daniels, Ricardo Moraschini (not coming back), Paul Biligha, Trey Kell, Ben Bentil | |
Rumored to leave | Malcolm Delaney (story), Sergio Rodriguez (story), Dinos Mitoglou (story), Kaleb Tarczewski, Troy Daniels | |
Interested | Billy Baron (story), Kevin Pangos, Johannes Voigtmann, Stefano Tonut (story), Amedeo Tessitori (story) |