Splitter agreed to play for the San Antonio Spurs

Splitter waved the fans of Baskonia goodbye at the end of the ACB finals for a reason..


According to Jim Bob Breazeale and Mike Taylor, hosts of Sports Talk San Antonio on the Ticket 760, the Spurs have reached an agreement with Brazilian center Tiago Splitter.

Ticket 760 has learned that the San Antonio Spurs have reached a contract agreement with Tiago Splitter. He is expected to sign the deal on Monday. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

If the reports are true, everyone around San Antonio can take a deep breath knowing Splitter is finally signed and we will finally see one of the Spurs foreign draft picks actually wearing a Spurs uniform.

Earlier this week, word from Splitter's camp is that they wanted the Spurs to make an offer quickly, but it appears they were just waiting for the Lebron James decision to be over, since it seems they have now signed both Bonner and Splitter.

My best guess is that he will sign for the full Mid Level Exception. This also rules out the Spurs chances of signing Shaquille O'Neal, who was likely a backup plan.

Update: Chris Duel and Jason Minnix from the Chris and Jason Show on ESPN 1250 just tweeted that their sources are indicating that Splitter has signed.


source : projectspurs.com

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Rumors about Andersen and Olympiakos

Could Andersen return to Europe?


According to Greek portal sport.gr, Olympiakos are interested in signing Australian forward/center David Andersen(2.12-PF/C), currently of the Houston Rockets. The article quotes publications of the Serbian press although nothing in particular and it says that the Houston Rockets might not be interested in keeping Andersen after a mediocre season, especially now that they're running out of space in their salary cap.He has one more season in his contract with Houston.

Andersen has played under Ivkovic in the past, during his days in CSKA Moscow. He has also played for Virtus Bologna in Italy and Barcelona in Spain. Andersen holds a Danish passport that makes him a very valuable commodity for any European team. The departures of Vujcic and Schortsanitis leave some gaps in the front-line of Olympiakos so Andersen could be a good choice for them, provided he is free from Houston. He averaged 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 63 games last season in the NBA.

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Varese announced Kristjan Kangur

Varese announced their first player.


This was the first announcement from Varese and it's Estonian forward Kristjan Kangur(2.01-SF/PF) that will be their first signing. The deal was announced via Varese's official site today. Kangur played briefly for Virtus Bologna in the play-offs and he can cover both forward positions.

He started his career in Kalev Talin in Estonia and then moved on to Germany and Bayern Leverkusen before returning to Kalev. Last season he played for Villeurbanne in France before moving to Virtus Bologna for the play-offs where he averaged 7.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 5 games for Virtus Bologna. He is also a long standing member of the Estonian National Team.


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Paul Davis close to signing with Maccabi TA

Paul Davis could be the new signing of Maccabi Tel Aviv.


According to the latest rumors, Paul Davis(2.11-C) might be the new signing of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Paul Davis played for Obradoiro in Spain last season. He was signed in a vain attempt by Obradoiro to avoid relegation but it didn't pay off. He didn't do all bad though.

He was selected by the LA Clippers in the 2006 Draft as the 34th overall pick but he never got any playing time in the NBA. He started this season with the Washington Wizards but after 2 games he was sent to the NBDL playing for the Maine Red Claws. After that he moved to Obradoiro for his first pro experience in Europe averaging 13.2 points 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 6 games. The deal is rumored to be for 2 seasons. If this deal goes through it could mean that Maccabi are no longer interested in Ian Vouyoukas(2.11-C) or he could be signing with Panathinaikos. The 2 players are very similar in style.


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Cajasol added shooter Txemi Urtasun

Cajasol has started to prepare for its Eurocup debut by inking shooting guard Txemi Urtasun to a two-year deal, the club announced Thursday. 



Urtasun (193, 26) arrives from Meridiano Alicante, where he averaged 10.6 points and 1.9 assists in 34 Spanish League games last season. He has also played for Estudiantes, Guipuzcoa BC, Breogan, CAI Zaragoza, U.B. La Palma, Bilbao Basket and Siglo XXI Pais Vasco in his native Spain. Urtasun, whose twin brother Alex also played professional basketball, has been a member of the Spanish under-18 and U-20 national teams. He helped Alicante reach the Spanish first division in 2009, lifting the Principe de Asturias Cup - played by Spanish second division teams - trophy that season.

"Txemi has character and is a great shooter. We hope he can adjust to the new three-point distance to keep being an important threat from the perimeter. He improved a lot in recent years," Cajasol sports director Juan Llaneza said. "We have great references from him as a person, too. He shows his compromise with his teams, is ambitious and has an outstanding work ethic. His sports and human values are precisely what we are looking for."


source : eurocupbasketball.com


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Anwil signed Robert Skibniewski

Anwil Wloclawek brought in some experience for its Eurocup return by signing point guard Robert Skibniewski for the coming season.


A guard on the Polish national team, Skibniewski (183, 26), who has spent the past two season playing outside, has experience at the Eurocup and Euroleague levels. He grew up with Slask Wroclaw, where he played for six consecutive seasons at the start of his career.

He averaged 7.1 points and 2.3 assists in 12 games with Slask in the 2004-05 ULEB Cup, helping the team to reach the elimination rounds. Since then he played for Polpak Swiecie and Turow Zgorzeleg in Poland and for BK Prostejov in the Czech League. Last season he averaged 5.9 points and 2.6 assists in 19 minutes per game, helping Prostejov reach the Czech League finals. Skibniewski represented Poland at EuroBasket 2009 in Poland.

source : eurocupbasketball.com

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Raduljica moves to Efes Pilsen for the next 5 seasons

Efes Pilsen made a major move that signals to the future by signing Miroslav Raduljica, one of the top young centers in the game, to a five-year deal.


Raduljica arrives from Serbian side FMP, where he had a breakout season last year as his minutes rose. He finished the season with 13.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in the EuroChallenge, helping FMP reach the quarterfinals, and 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in the Adriatic League. Radulica was already seen as a star on the rise last summer when he played a reserve role for the Serbian national team that won the silver medal at EuroBasket 2009. he had limited Eurocup experience with FMP early in his career, making his competition debut days after his 17th birthday.

He has played his whole career to date with FMP, spare one season on loan at Borac Cacak. Radulica also helped Serbia win gold medals at the 2005 European Under-18 Championships, the 2007 World U-19 Championships and the 2008 European U-20 Championships, where he was named MVP after scoring 18.6 points and leading the tourney in rebounding with 10.9 per game.

source : euroleague.net

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