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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Vouyoukas waiting on Panathinaikos

He won't be waiting forever though.


Ian Vouyoukas(2.11-C) is waiting for an offer from Panathinaikos according to information from our good friends at Greek Hoopz. Panathinaikos are currently in the middle of negotiations with Drew Nicholas(1.93-SG)(that have been concluded) and Mike Batiste(2.04-PF/C) so the matter of Ian Vouyoukas has come to a halt for a while.


Vouyoukas is one of most underrated Greek players and another good season for him earned him an offer from Maccabi TA. Olympiakos didn't even bother to offer a renewal of the contract so Vouyoukas is quite happy to leave a team that never really paid any attention to him. Obviously Vouyoukas would like to stay in Greece if possible so he will wait for an official offer to come from Panathinaikos before he gives his final decision to Maccabi. He won't wait forever though.We're not aware of an offer from Malaga but you never know..

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Drew Nicholas agreed to renew with Panathinaikos

They'd be stupid not to keep him.

According to inside information, Drew Nicholas(1.93-SG) agreed to continue his career in Panathinaikos for the next 2 seasons. In Panathinaikos they're expecting the imminent loss of Vassilis Spanoulis and instead of waiting they've decided to tackle other issues. The deal should be announced soon, possibly even tomorrow.

Nicholas has been a part of Panathinaikos for the past 2 seasons. The urban legend is that Nicholas became a member of Panathinaikos when vice-president Thanasis Giannakopoulos, saw him in a game against Efes Pilsen on 13/02/2008. Nicholas scored 29 points defeating Panathinaikos single-handedly. Thanasis had to have him. And now Nicholas will remain in Panathinaikos for 2 more seasons. Nicholas himself has said that Panathinaikos is the ideal team for him to be. It took him about a season to adjust to Obradovic's plays and now Nicholas has become an almost irreplaceable part of the team. Nicholas averaged 10.5 points 1.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 16 games in the Euroleague for Panathinaikos.

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BC Gottingen signed Jermain Raffington

BC Gottingen continued its hard work to prepare for its first Eurocup campaign by signing power forward Jermain Raffington on Tuesday.


Raffington (205, 25) arrives from fellow German side BBC Bayreuth, which he helped achieve promotion to Germany's top division last season. He averaged 10.2 points and 4.6 rebounds last season, his second at Bayreuth. Raffington began his professional career with BV Chemnitz 99 in the 2007-08 season. He was anointed as one of German basketball's best young players early in his career and named the outstanding player at the Dirk Nowitzki Basketball Academy in September 2002. He also played for the German junior national teams at the under-16 and U-20 levels.

source : eurocupbasketball.com

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Barcelona renewed Terrence Morris for 2 more seasons

Euroleague champion Regal FC Barcelona has reached a new agreement with former All-Euroleague power forward Terence Morris to extend his contract until the end of the 2011-12 season, the club announced Wednesday.


Morris (207, 31) averaged 7.1 points on a league-best 82.5% two-pointers and 3.8 rebounds in 21 Euroleague games last season. He helped Barcelona to win the Spanish SuperCup, the Spanish King's Cup and above all, the club's second Euroleague title.

Morris is the first player in Euroleague history to reach three consecutive finals with as many different teams. He made it to the Euroleague final with Maccabi in 2008 and then again with CSKA in 2009 before joining Barcelona. Morris is the only player who among the Euroleague's top 10 this decade in career two-point (62.6 %) and three-point (46.8 %) shooting percentages. He also ranks 10th in blocks at 1.3 per game. Under the new deal, Barcelona retains an option to end the contract in summer 2011.

source : euroleague.net

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Triboldi(Cremona) signed Je'Kel Foster

A great addition for Triboldi.

Je'Kel Foster(1.91-PG/SG) was announced by the official website of Triboldi and he will be their player for season 2010-2011. Je'Kel Foster was one of the best three-point shooters in the history of the NCAA and he graduated from Ohio State in 2006. His first pro contract was in Germany playing for Ludwigsburg and then moved on to France and Paris Levallois. Foster can cover both guard positions although his natural position is that of the shooting guard.

His last team was Oldenburg in Germany where he played the last 2 seasons. He competed in the Euroleague and the German Bundesliga with Oldenburg. He averaged 12.2 points 3 rebound 3.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 10 games in the Euroleague. In Germany he averaged 13.9 points 4.2 rebounds 3 assists and 1.4 steals in 37 games.



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Big Sofo to play with the Clippers in Las Vegas

After seven years of speculation and anticipation, Sofoklis Schortsanitis will indeed make his Clippers’ debut in Las Vegas. From Clippers.com:


First round draft selections Al-Farouq Aminu and Eric Bledsoe as well as 2010 second round selection Willie Warren will join third year player DeAndre Jordan to form the nucleus of the Los Angeles Clippers’ entry in the 2010 NBA Summer League, who open summer league play against the Washington Wizards entry on July 12th in Las Vegas.

Also joining the Clippers’ entry in Las Vegas is Greek forward Sofoklis Schortsanitis, the Clippers second round selection (34th overall) in the 2003 NBA Draft. Schortsanitis averaged 9.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 31 Greek League games in 2009-10 for Olympiacos. Blake Griffin, the first overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, is expected to practice and be with the team on the bench during summer league games, however he will not play in any games.

In addition to Big Sofo and the rookies, the Clippers have invited a few other names you may remember as well. Here’s the complete roster:

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	From	NBA Exp.
3	Al-Farouq Aminu	F	6′9″	215	9/21/1990	Wake Forest	0
30	Ryan Ayers	F	6′7″	210	7/16/1986	Notre Dame	0
23	Rod Benson	F/C	6′10″	235	10/10/1984	California	0
17	Marqus Blakely	F	6′5″	225	10/22/1988	Vermont	0
12	Eric Bledsoe	G	6′1″	190	12/09/1989	Kentucky	0
21	Nik Caner-Medley	F	6′9″	240	10/20/1983	Maryland	0
24	Trey Johnson	G	6′5″	218	8/30/1984	Jackson State	1
9	DeAndre Jordan	C	6′11″	250	7/21/1988	Texas A&M	2
11	Jeremy Richardson	F/G	6′6″	185	2/11/1984	Delta State	2
15	Sofoklis Schortsanitis	F	6′9″	315	6/22/1985	Olympiacos (Greece)	0
13	Willie Warren	G	6′4″	203	10/22/1989	Oklahoma	0
7	Dashuan Wood	G	5′11″	180	9/29/1985	Wright State	0

source : clipperblog.com


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