Aris to try again for Jasikecivius and Foote

You never know.


Sarunas Jasikevicius is currently practicing with the team of Peristeri in Greece in order to stay in shape. His wish is to remain in Greece and in the past few weeks he has rejected many offers from European teams. Aris tried to sign Jasikevicius back in September but that didn't work out.

According to basketnet.gr, Aris will try again to sign the Lithuanian veteran. The article says that a common point has been reached as fas as the player's salary is concerned. Other rumors speak of Aris considering again to get Jeff Foote on loan from Maccabi. Tonight the coach and the administration of the team will convene to decide what will be the next course of action of Jasikevicius declines their offer.

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Tony Parker to stay with the Spurs

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that guard Tony Parker has signed a multi-year contract extension. Per club policy details of the contract were not announced.


“We are thrilled that Tony has signed a long-term contract extension,” said Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich. “He has enjoyed an outstanding NBA career. With all that he has accomplished it is easy to forget that he is only 28-years-old. Tony is a unique talent and a wonderful young man.”

A three-time All-Star (2006, 2007 and 2009), Parker is currently in his 10th NBA season.

Selected by the Spurs with the 28th pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA Draft, Parker has been the team’s starting point guard since the fifth game of the 2001-02 season. A month before his 20th birthday he was named to the 2002 All-Rookie First Team becoming the first foreign-born guard to earn the honor.

Parker was the starting point guard on three of the Spurs NBA Championship teams (2003, 2005 and 2007). During the team’s latest championship run, he was named the MVP of the 2007 NBA Finals. He is the only European-born player to be named an NBA Finals MVP.

During the 2005-06 season Parker led the team in both scoring and assists, becoming the first point guard in Spurs history to lead the team in scoring. For the season he averaged 18.9 points and 5.8 assists while shooting .548 (623-1,136) from the field. He ranked third in the league in FG percentage (the first time since 1973-74 that a point guard ranked in the top three in FG percentage).

Parker again made history during the 2008-09 campaign when he was named to the All-NBA Third Team, becoming the first European-born point guard to earn All-NBA honors. For the season he averaged a career-high 22.0 points and a career-best 6.9 assists.


source : nba.com

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Panionios to book Milos Vujanic

Patience is a virtue.


Panionios are very close to securing the signature of Milos Vujanic(1.90-PG). The Greek team wanted to sign the Serbian point guard in the beginning of the season but Vujanic's asking price was still quite high for Panionios. It was an asking price in the region of 220,000 euros. Since then though, that price has gone way down and now that it reached below the 100,000 euros threshold Panionios stepped in to grab a bargain.

Vujanic was offered to another Greek team as well but the team's coach decided that Vujanic is not the player he wanted even for the price of 90,000 euros. So Panionios could soon be announcing the deal with one of the best available European players. Vujanic has played for Panathinaikos in Greece before and last season he played for Murcia in the ACB averaging 17.7 points 2.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 34 games.

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Partizan agreed terms with James Gist

Partizan Belgrade added a defensive specialist.


James Gist(2.06-PF/C) was voted in the best defensive team of his conference when he was playing in Maryland. He's got remarkable athletic skills that make him a great rebounder and also a great shot-blocker. He has played in Europe for Biella in Italy and Lokomotiv in Russia and lately he has been trying to earn an NBA contract by taking part in the preseason camp of the San Antonio Spurs.

The deal hasn't been made official yet but rumor has it that Gist will be with Partizan by tomorrow. He averaged 3.3 points and 3 rebounds in 4 games with the San Antonio Spurs during preseason.

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Besiktas' president to travel to the US for Iverson

Istanbul (CNN) -- The president of Turkey's Besiktas basketball team says he has a verbal agreement to sign a $2 million contract with former NBA most valuable player Allen Iverson.


"I'm going to New York on Friday," said Seref Yalcin, the president of the Besiktas basketball team. "I talked to Allen and his manager yesterday, Gary Moore. He said there's no problem; he's able to sign. Friday, I'll be there, and we'll probably sign Sunday. And Monday, I'll bring him with me."

Yalcin said he was offering the former NBA star $1.5 million in addition to a half-million dollar signing bonus for a two-year contract.

"This is a major advertisement for Turkish basketball. Besiktas' value as a brand has increased. Everyone is talking about this and Besiktas," Yalcin said.

The Besiktas president predicted that Iverson would take his team to the top of Turkey's Champions League. "He's going to bring lots of fans into our arena," Yalcin said. "If he plays with even 50 percent of his NBA capacity, that will be enough. This will also be good for Turkish basketball in general since he will inspire the youngsters here."

Yalcin said he has offered Iverson housing, transport, school for his five children and an assistant/translator who will be on call 24 hours a day to help the American athlete operate in Turkey's sprawling commercial capital. Yalcin predicted that Iverson would be able to play with Besiktas in a game scheduled for November 7. The Turkish basketball season has just begun, and Besiktas has a record of one win and one loss. Iverson joined the NBA in 1996 and played 10 seasons in Philadelphia before moving among Denver, Detroit, Memphis and Philadelphia again.


source : cnn.com

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Efes Pilsen signed Nikola Vujcic

Desperate situations require desperate measures.


Efes Pilsen needed a center desperately, so they went ahead and signed Nikola Vujcic(2.11-C). The Croatian veteran has been one of the best centers in the Euroleague throughout his career but the last 2 seasons showcased a slow and cumbersome player who didn't live up to his former glory.

The fans of Efes Pilsen weren't too happy about this choice either that contains a great amount of risk. Vujcic started the season in the club where he started his career, KK Split, playing for free in order to stay fit. The deal was announced by the official website of Efes Pilsen and it's valid until the end of the season. He played 2 games for KK Split averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds.

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Maroussi to sign Lance Allred

Another last moment addition from Maroussi.

Maroussi are bringing in American center Lance Allred(2.11-C) previously of the Idaho Stampede. Allred also played for Scavolini Pesaro last season in a few games and he has also played in France for Rouen and JL Bourg Basket.

Lance Allred is legally deaf because his hearing impairment amounts to 75-80% and he was the first legally deaf player in the history of the NBA. He has played briefly for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 13 points 9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 30 games with the Idaho Stampede.

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