Olympiakos agreed terms with Radoslav Nesterovic?

It could be a great addition for Ivkovic's team.


According to redplanet.gr, Olympiakos agreed terms with Slovenian veteran Radoslav Nesterovic(2.13-C) that was released from the Toronto Raptors. The article says that Olympiakos reached an agreement with Nesterovic without leaking any information to the press and he will be their player next season.

Nesterovic is no stranger to Greece as he played there beofre. He also holds a Greek passport under the surname Makris. It was issued by another Greek team, Paok, when he was playing for them back in 1995. He has also played for Olimpija, Virtus Bologna, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers. His last team were the Toronto Raptors where he averaged 4.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 40 games last season.


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Capiccioni contacted Ivkovic about Bjelica

Dusan Ivkovic wants the player badly..


According to basketnet.gr, Nemanja Bjelica's agent,  Lucciano Capiccioni called Dusan Ivkovic in order to try and renegotiate the transfer of Bjelica. Olympiakos recently retracted their offer for Bjelica and Capiccioni contacted Ivkovic to let him that the player has not signed with Baskonia yet.

Bjelica is one of Ivkovic's favourite prodigies and he wants him to play for Olympiakos so he can coach him further. It is uncertain whether this was just a public relations move or whether Olympiakos is back in the game to sign Bjelica.

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Panathinaikos signed Aleks Maric for 2 seasons

One of the most dominant big men in European basketball last season switched Euroleague teams on Friday when Panathinaikos announced the arrival of All-Euroleague center Aleks Maric, who inked a two-year deal with the Greek powerhouse.
 Maric
(211, 25) arrives from Partizan, which he led to its biggest season in recent history, averaging 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds in 18 Euroleague games as the team reached Final Four for the first time since 1998. They also won the Adriatic League, Serbian League and Serbian Cup titles together. Maric was voted to the All-Euroleague first team and was chosen December MVP in just his first season in the competition. He also earned weekly MVP awards for regular season weeks 7 and 8. Unknown to most fans before the season, Maric made a splash by recording a 49 index rating - tying the best single-game performance in the entire 2009-10 season - with his brilliant 34-point, 16-rebound performance against Efes Pilsen in regular season Week 7.


source : euroleague.net


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Aris signed prospect Aleksandar Vezenkov

Aris BC signed another prospect but this time he is not Greek.


Aris BC secured the signing of Bulgarian-Cypriot prospect Aleksandar Vezenkov(2.03-PG/SG) and it was announced via their official site. Vezenkov is the son of veteran player and coach Sasha Vezenkov, who is a close friend of the president of Aris. Vezenkov was a part of the Pinewood College team of Thessaloniki and now he belongs to Aris BC.

He is a member of the Bulgarian U-16 NT that will take part in the U-16 Eurobasket tournament in a few days. Vezenkov has a dual nationality, Cypriot and Bulgarian because although his parents are Bulgarian he was born in Cyprus.

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Kolossos to sign Jamine Peterson

Kolossos Rhodes could have picked a gem here.


Jamine Peterson(2.00-PF) is very close to signing a contract with Kolossos Rhodes according to sportnet.gr. The American power-forward has only played for 2 seasons for the Providence Friars with impressive numbers but he could be leaving college for the overseas experience.

Peterson could finally agree with Kolossos this weekend and he is a personal choice of coach Sferopoulos. In his last season with Providence he averaged 19.6 points 10.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 31 games.

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Ikaros Kalitheas signed Kalampokis for 2 seasons

The Greek League newbies started their transfers with a bang.


Greek League newbies Ikaros Kalitheas signed Greek scorer Giannis Kalampokis (1.95-SG) to a 2 season deal. Kalampokis was approached by several Greek teams this summer but he didn't receive an official offer. Ikaros seized the opportunity and "stole" the player, taking advantage the lack of cashflow in the Greek tranfer market.

Kalampokis has been playing for Panionios for the last 3 seasons but his previous team's serious financial issues forced him out the door. He is still owed money from last season. Kalampokis averaged 11.9 points 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 20 games in the Greek league last season playing for Panionios.

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