Adrian Oliver to play for Aris?

Fresh from his Twitter account.


Adrian Oliver(1.93-SG) said in his Twitter account just 4 hours ago:
Signed a contract to play this lockout season in Greece. Thank you all for the good wishes. Leave in about a week so gettin everything...

In a previous article it was indicated that Oliver could be playing for Aris BC in Thessaloniki Greece and that makes him Aris' 4th college boy to be added in the roster if it's actually them he signed with. This is a radical turn for Aris signing already 4 college boys and possibly a 5th one in the next few days or even hours. The roster needs to be completed by the end of this month so the preparation stage can begin. Oliver's name comes up today again in today's edition of Athlitika Nea.

Perhaps there will be an announcement earlier today.Many thanks to the mysterious Mr. Pek for the heads up this morning.

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Jeff Adrien to play for Benetton Treviso

One of the most underrated big men lands in Italy.


According to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports via a source, Jeff Adrien is set to sign a one-year deal with Benetton Treviso in Italy. Spears also added that the deal allows for an out whenever the lockout ends.

Adrien was cut by the Warriors at the end of August, so he could find himself in camp with a team via an invite in hopes of making a final roster on the other side of the lockout. If not, Adrien could try the D-League route, where he played for the Erie Bayhawks and Rio Grande Valley Vipers before joining the Warriors last season.


source : espn.com

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Kyle Hines announced his next team via Twitter

His Twit says it all:
It's Official .....................OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS

Qyntel Woods heading to China?

China is the new Russia!


Qyntel Woods(2.03-SF/PF) recently signed with Krasne Krilya in Russia but now that the Russian team won't make it to the next stage in the Eurocup he is setting his sights to a more.. exotic location. According to his twitter feed, Qyntel Woods is interested in playing in China.

It's the new hotspot for American players, a league still in its infantile stages where superstars can be easily forged and stats soar to the skies without too much effort. And of course the money is good. Some players might not be so willing to cross an ocean or two to play basketball in China but some players have settled there quite nicely and Qyntel Woods might just be the next one to make that move. A prolonged period of inactivity cannot be good for a basketball player. He didn't settle in Russia but in China he might just make the impact that he would have wanted.

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Stanley Robinson to join Ironi Ashkelon

A NBA-class athlete for Ironi Ashkelon.


According to the twitter post from Shamsports, Stanley Robinson(2.06-SF/PF) will be joining the Israeli team to strengthen their forecourt. Robinson is a tremendous athlete who specialises mostly in the game above the rim. He graduated in 2010 while playing for the Connecticut Huskies.

He was drafted at number 59 by the Orlando Magic in the 2010 NBA Draft and this will be his first pro contract in Europe if the deal is finalised. He averaged 14.5 points 7.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 34 games with the Huskies during last season.

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A center and Videnov for Aris?

Aris are looking all over the place for new talent.


In Aris they have some targets in mind and very soon they will be sealing the deal with a hot new prospect from the north. I mentioned this earlier today in my Twitter account. Some countries are not known for their basketball talent production.. he comes from one of these countries and it's not Russia. You might think some teams would have not missed a player with the physique of Aleks Maric.

The new player that will be announced soon will close the gap in the front-line and quite possibly he will be the starting center. A fellow countryman of his has played for Aris in the past and he can vouch for how it is to play in Greece and the A1. The deal is very close to be finalised so I can't publish any more information at this time but this player hasn't played in Greece before and he is NBA material with the prospect of playing there in the future.

Also in Aris they will try to sign Filip Videnov again although there is a significant gap between what the player is asking and what Aris are willing to pay. This will allow Aris to quite possibly sign a foreign guard or if negotiations fail Aris will be signing a non-European small forward.

Videnov is currently playing with the Bulgarian National Team and he is the best player of his team so his asking price might difficult to bring down.

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Timofey Mozgov to sign with the NY Knicks

Another European center to sign with an NBA team.


Russian center Timofey Mozgov(2.16-C) will sign 3-season deal with the New York Knicks according to a Twitter post of John Schumann, a writer of nba.com.

Russian center Timofey Mozgov will sign a 3 year, $9.7M contract with the New York Knicks.

Mozgov is a player of Khimki in Russia and also a member of the Russian National Team. He went undrafted in 2008 and for the last 4 seasons he has been playing for Khimki in Russia. Mozgov played in 3 different leagues this season. He averaged 7.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 32 games in the Russian Superleague, 10.9 points and 5.5 rebounds in 8 games in the VTB league and 6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 6 games in the Euroleague.

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Kleiza signed with the Raptors for 4 seasons.

Kleiza wanted the easy way out and that was the NBA.


It seems that Linas Kleiza will be returning to the NBA after all and that will loosen up the salary pool of Olympiakos a bit more. The Lithuanian scorer agreed to play for the Raptors for 4 seasons. Now Denver must match the offer or Kleiza's contract with Toronto becomes valid. It was announced by the Twitter page of Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports:

Kleiza terminated contract with Greece Olympiacos Wednesday. The Nuggets, Kleiza's former team before going to Greece, has 7 days to match.


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Louis Dale signed with BG Göttingen

Louis Dale will be moving to Germany next season.


Louis Dale(1.80-PG) announced via his Twitter page that he signed a new contract with Eurochallenge winners, BG Göttingen. Dale comes from Cornell University where he was the starting point guard for the last 4 seasons. BG Göttingen will be his first pro contract in Europe.

He averaged 12.8 points 4.7 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game in 31 games for Cornell Big Red in the NCAA.

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Keydren Clark to be released soon, Dikoudis to follow

Keydren Clark could be a free agent very soon.. even this week.


As I mentioned on Twitter back on July 1st, Keydren Clark(1.78-PG/SG) will soon be released from Aris BC and will probably head to Italy and Brindisi or perhaps another team. The American scorer with the Bulgarian passport will soon be released from Aris to seek a new team to play in the upcoming season.

Clark had signed an extension to his contract back in November 2008 so that he could be a player of Aris until the end of season 2010-2011. But the contract is soon to be mutually broken and Clark will become a free agent. The 400,000 dollars salary for next season would have been too heavy for Aris to bear so the team and the player decided to mutually part ways. Last season Clark averaged 10.1 points 1.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 28 games in the Greek A1 league.

Demos Dikoudis(2.07-PF/C) is the next to follow Clark out the door, whereas Nikos Hatzivrettas(1.95-SG) will stay with a reduced salary for next season.

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