BC MoraBanc Andorra Set to Sign Daryl Macon Jr. as Aaron Best Replacement

BC MoraBanc Andorra is poised to sign American guard Daryl Macon Jr. as a replacement for Aaron Best, addressing ongoing squad adjustments after a challenging summer rebuild.

The Andorran club, struggling with an unbalanced roster at the start of the season, has already brought in Bulgarian forward Kostas Kostadinov from La Laguna Tenerife to cover for Justin McKoy, who has sat out the last two matches despite remaining on the team. Macon, 30, from Little Rock, Arkansas, currently plays for Maroussi BC, which sits bottom of Greece's Stoiximan Basket League with just two wins. News of the move first broke on X via La Central ACB.

Macon brings a decorated resume, including stints in the NBA, EuroLeague, and multiple top European leagues. After starring at Holmes Community College in Mississippi—where he averaged 23.9 points as a sophomore, earning third-team All-American honors—he moved to the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. There, over two seasons, he posted 15.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, making the All-Southeastern Conference first team in 2018.

Undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, he impressed in the Miami Heat's Summer League with 7.9 points and 4.7 assists over seven games. That summer, he inked a two-way deal with the Dallas Mavericks and their G League affiliate, Texas Legends. He later joined the Miami Heat, accumulating 18.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists across 88 games (76 in G League) over two seasons.

His European career took off in 2020 with Galatasaray in Turkey's Basketbol Süper Ligi, where he averaged 19.5 points in the Basketball Champions League and 15.7 in domestic play. A mid-season switch to AEK Athens yielded 18.2 points in Greece's top league. He then joined Panathinaikos, debuting in the EuroLeague with 13.1 points and 3.6 assists over 31 games, before moving to UNICS Kazan—former home of Andorran guard Quino Colom—for a VTB League title and 15.1 points per game.

A 2023 move to China's Shenzhen Leopards ended in a torn ACL, derailing potential deals with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Baskonia. He rebounded with Shanghai Sharks (10.8 points in four games) and returned to Greece last summer, averaging 13.8 points, 5 assists, and a 12.6 efficiency rating over 10 Maroussi games—proof of his recovery.

This would mark Macon's Spanish league debut, though Best—who scored 10 points in the first half against Valencia Basket—along with McKoy, are reportedly reluctant to depart.

Meanwhile, former MoraBanc captain Ferran Bassas is thriving at BAXI Manresa after limited minutes under coach Joan Plaza. The Catalan point guard has delivered back-to-back double-doubles in two wins: 11 points, 10 assists, plus strong shooting percentages and 17.5 efficiency. Bassas, now the 13th ACB player to post 10 points and 10 assists in consecutive games, was overshadowed by Shannon Evans II in Plaza's rotations. Under Manresa's Diego Ocampo, he has found his rhythm.