Former NBA forward Kessler Edwards and Hapoel Tel Aviv have parted ways, the Israeli team announced (via Twitter). Edwards, who turns 26 years old in August, signed a rest-of-season deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv in February.
A 2021 second-round pick (44th overall), Edwards spent four seasons in the NBA, last suiting up for Dallas in 2024/25. He signed a non-guaranteed training camp contract with the Nuggets last fall and spent a good portion of ’25/26 with their G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold, prior to signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In 30 games (33.6 minutes per contest) with the Gold this season, Edwards averaged 14.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks on .500/.403/.781 shooting splits. He played a fairly modest role with Hapoel Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague, making nine appearances while averaging 3.4 PPG and 2.8 RPG in 11.7 MPG.
Here are a few more notes from overseas:
- Lithuanian EuroLeague team Zalgiris Kaunas has made a contract offer to Carsen Edwards worth just under $2MM, according to Alessandro Maggi of Sportando. The former Purdue star, who played three years in the NBA, has spent the past four seasons in Europe. The 28-year-old guard has played for Virtus Bologna in Italy during the 2025/26 campaign.
- While he only made one NBA appearance with Milwaukee in 2020/21, Elijah Bryant has become a star in Europe, making the All-EuroLeague First Team this season and finishing third in MVP voting after averaging 15.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG and 3.4 APG on .544/.387/.893 shooting in 34 games (29.6 MPG). At his Substack, the veteran guard recently discussed the possibility of the NBA partnering with FIBA and the EuroLeague for NBA Europe, as Eurohoops relays. Bryant takes an in-depth look at the state of European basketball and what the NBA’s inclusion might mean. “What Europe might need is help turning a great competition into a great business. And that is the one thing the NBA is better at than anyone on earth. So maybe need is the wrong word. The real question is whether they are bigger together. I think they are. As long as the NBA grows the business without flattening the soul, this is a yes for both sides,” Bryant wrote.
- Three-year NBA veteran Ante Zizic will undergo surgery after suffering an AC joint injury in his left shoulder, his Turkish club Besiktas announced (story via Eurohoops). The Croatian big man was injured in the semifinals of the Turkish league playoffs.