Robert Vaden to play for Ikaros?

The sharpshooter might move to Greece.


According to basketblog.gr, Robert Vaden(1.96-SG/SF) might be the next transfer of A1 fledgling, Ikaros Kalitheas. Vaden is one of the main targets of Ikaros and the article says that negotiations are in an advanced stage. This could mean that Vaden could be announced sooner or later by Ikaros.Vaden is known for his shooting skills among other things.

Vaden graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2009 and he was drafted the same year by the Charlotte Bobcats at number 54 in the second round. For his first pro contract he played for Imola in LegaDue in Italy averaging 16.9 points 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29 games while shooting at 40%(90/225) from behind the arc.The article says that Vaden is still in the training camp of the Oklahoma Thunder so the transfer has not been secured yet.

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Clark and Dikoudis out, Tapoutos in for Aris

Aris got rid of half a million euros worth of contracts.


Keydren Clark(1.78-PG/SG) and Dimos Dikoudis(2.07-PF/C) are no longer players of Aris since yesterday. The announcements came from the official website of Aris BC and both players are free to pursue their careers elsewhere. The contracts of the 2 players were too high for Aris for next season as things didn't turn out for the Greek team as they planned. The 2 of them together would make a combined amount of more than half a million euros and the administration of Aris wouldn't be able to afford them. Keydren Clark is the owner of a Bulgarian passport, a commodity that is bound to make him popular in the transfer market.

On the other hand Aris signed Christos Tapoutos(2.04-SF/PF) for 2 seasons as it was announced by the official site of the team. Tapoutos played for rivals Paok last season and as he has been a fan of the team since always, his dream became true to play for his favourite team. Tapoutos averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds in 26 games of the Greek A1 league last season.

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Oldenburg signed Steven Smith

Oldenburg added a natural scorer.

German team EWE Baskets Oldenburg announced the addition of power forward Steven Smith (207, 27) for one season. Smith arrives from Ironi Nahariya of Israel where last season he averaged 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds. Smith played college ball in La Salle University, where he was chosen Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006. After that, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2006-07 season, but was waived in January of 2007.He started the 2007-08 season in the NBDL with the Anaheim Arsenal, but he finished the season in Italy playing with Solsonica Rieti of the second division. The following year he moved to Greece to play with Kolossos Rodou where he was having a good season, but an Achilles' tendon injury sidelined him for a good part of the campaign. In 2009-10 he moved to Israel and now he will make his Eurocup debut with Oldenburg.

source : eurocupbasketball.com

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Spartak signed Henry Domercant for 3 seasons

The management of BC Spartak signed the contract with American guard Henry Domercant who represents Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.


The agreement is for 3 years. Domercant played in Siena Montepaschi during last 2 seasons. Russian fans know him good by his games for Dinamo Moscow. In 16 games of Euroleague 2009-2010 he played 17,12 minutes per game, took 10,5 points, made 1,5 rebounds, 0,6 assists. The percentage of 2-points shoots - 45, the percentage of 3-points shoots - 50,9, the percentage of free throws - 93,8.

Henry Domercant
Date of birth: 30.12.1980
Place of birth: Chicago, USA
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height: 193 cm
Position: Shooting guard/small forward
Career
2008-2010 - "Montepaschi Siena" (Siena, Italy)
2007-2008 - "Dinamo" (Moscow)
2006-2007 - "Olympiacos" (Athens, Greece)
2004-2006 - "Efes Pilsen" (Istanbul, Turkey)
2001-2004 - "Eastern Illinois Panters" (Charleston, USA), NCAA

Achievements: 2002-03 NCAA Championship scoring leader (27.9 points per game), winner of the Turkish Championship with Efes Pilsen SK in season 2004-05, winner of the Italian Championship with Montepaschi Mens Sana Siena in seasons 2008-09, 2009-10, winner of the Italian SuperCup with Montepaschi Mens Sana Siena in season 2008-2009, winner of the Italian Cup with Montepaschi Mens Sana Siena in seasons 2008-2009, 2009-2010.

source :  bc-spartak.ru

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Maccabi TA signed Big Sofo for 2 seasons

Today, 5 August, center Sofoklis Schortsanitis (25, 2.06), signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv.


Immediately after the signing, which took place in Cyprus, the player said, “As soon as I made the decision not to keep playing in Greece, I started looking for a big club, one that was well-run and had a great reputation, where I could make a contribution – I found all that with Maccabi Tel Aviv. I’m very excited to come to Tel Aviv and to Nokia Arena. I know the club, its fans and its impressive accomplishments very well, and I’m going to do everything I can to continue to glorify Maccabi Tel Aviv.”

Maccabi head coach David Blatt said after the signing, “I’m pleased and delighted that we’ve signed Sofo.
As we began building the club, we set certain goals; one of the main goals was to find an inside player, one who will dominate under the basket. We were patient, we waited a long time and in the end we found one of the best centers in all of Europe, someone who is also one of the most special and popular players who can be found today. Our fans have been waiting for a big man, and here he is.”

The rest of the announcement can be found at Maccabi's official site.

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Kavala renewed Milton Palacio

A bold first step for Kavala BC.


The deal was announced via the official website of Kavala BC today and Milton Palacio(1.93-PG). The Belizean veteran decided to take up Kavala's offer and continue his career in the Greek team that he played for last season. After Kavala BC he signed a brief contract with Saski Baskonia helping them conquer the ACB against the almighty Barcelona, that conquered the Euroleague earlier.


Some people say that your team is as good as your point guard and in this case Kavala made a bold first step in the transfer market to avoid relegation. Palacio averaged 10.3 points 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 16 games with Kavala helping them to stay in the A1 league. A good start for Kavala BC that will be announcing more players in the next few days.

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Big Sofo going abroad

He said he will decide next week..

Sofoklis Schortsanitis(2.06-C) could become the newest addition of Maccabi Tel Aviv according to reports from Israel and Greece. Basketnet.gr spoke to the agent of Schortsanitis, Panagiotis Kapazoglou, who said that Sofo has offers from 3 major teams in Europe and that he will decide about his future in the next few days. He said the offers are not from Greek teams but he didn't want to give any more details. He is currently training with the rest of the squad of the Greek National Team.

He didn't manage to secure a contract in the NBA and he got no interest from Olympiakos or Panathinaikos. Nevertheless, sport5.co.il says that Schortsanitis is in negotiations with Maccabi Tel Aviv so that is one of his potential targets. Rumors have appeared previously in Greece about an interest from Valencia and Malaga. I guess we'll find out in the next few days.

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