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Chester Simmons bolsters Nymburk
Tre Simmons | Nymburk strengthened their backcourt. The Czech champions added Chester Simmons (198-G-82, agency: ZAG Advocates, college: Washington) to the roster. The 28-year-old guard spent the previous season in Israel. Chester Simmons played for Jerusalem averaging 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per Israeli league game. In EuroCup the guard tallied 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per appearance |
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Turkish Airlines and Euroleague basketball sign strategic partnership agreement
Tre Simmons | Euroleague Basketball and Turkish Airlines take off for new heights together with the signing of a five-year agreement
Turkish Airlines and Euroleague Basketball announce today a strategic agreement to sponsor the top European basketball competition across the globe. According to the agreement, starting next season the top European competition will be named Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball |
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Montepaschi returns Rimantas Kaukenas
Rimas
Kaukenas
| A retired jersey will have to be removed from Pala Mens Sana, as Montepaschi Siena announced the return of shooting guard Rimantas Kaukenas (193-G-77, college: Seton Hall). The Lithuanian star inked a three-year deal with the club.
Rimantas Kaukenas spent last season in Spain with Real Madrid. He played 18 Euroleague games collecting 10.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg and 1.3 apg. In the Spanish league, Kaukenas added 8.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg and 1 |
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Partizan keeps Dusan Kecman
Dusan Kecman | Former Euroleague champion Dusan Kecman (197-F-77, agency: Beo Basket) has signed a new one-year contract with the Serbian champs. The experienced small forward helped Partizan to create impressive results last season. Kecman appeared in 22 Euroleague games with 9.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 1.3 apg, helping his team to reach the Final Four in Paris. Beside that, Kecman shined in all other competitions where Partizan won the triple crown (Adriatic league, Serbian league, Serbian Cup) |
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Efes Pilsen adds Lawrence Roberts
Lawrence
Roberts
| Efes Pilsen signed a one-year deal with Lawrence Roberts (205-F/C-82, college: Mississippi St.). The American power forward is coming to Turkish giant from Partizan Belgrade. He had a great season with the Serbian powerhouse as they reached Euroleague Final Four in Paris. Roberts helped them with 9 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 2.3 for 21 games. Partizan defended the Adriatic league title, Serbian title and Serbian National Cup. In the regional championship, Roberts averaged 10 |
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Real Madrid officially signs D'Or Fischer
Dor Fischer | Real Madrid officially announced signing of D'or Fischer (211-C-81, college: W.Virginia) on a two-year contract. According to some sources, the deal is worth $2.2 million.
D'or Fischer is coming to the Spanish giant from Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv. He helped them to reach the Euroleague Quarterfinals last season with 8.1 ppg, 5 rpg, 1.5 apg and 1.8 bpg. In Israeli championship Fischer added 7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.5 apg and 1 |
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Montepaschi takes Lester McCalebb for the next three years
Bo McCalebb | Italian League champion Montepaschi Siena found a new point guard in Lester McCalebb (183-G-85, college: New Orleans), who inked a three-year deal with his new team on Sunday. The 25-year old American is coming Montepaschi from the Serbian powerhouse Partizan Belgrade. He helped them to reach the Euroleague Final Four last season with 13.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.4 apg and 2 spg for 22 games |
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Maccabi Electra inks Mikhail Torrance
Mikhail
Torrance
| Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv stayed as one of the most active teams in this off-season by inking prospect Mikhail Torrance (196-G-88) to a one-year deal, the club announced Sunday. Maccabi keeps an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2011-12 season. Torrance just finished his college career at the University of Alabama, so Maccabi will be the first stop as a professional basketball player. He averaged 15.6 points on 86.5% free throws, 3 |
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Lottomarica Roma brings in French big guy Ali Traore
Ali Traore | Lottomarica Roma announced signing of a 2+1 year deal with the French player Ali Traore (207-C-85, agency: Beo Basket, college: S.Idaho JC). The 25-year old PF/C is coming to Rome from ASVEL, where he spent last two seasons. For 10 Euroleague games in 2009/10 Traore shined with 14.5 ppg and 5.4 rpg. He was the 10th best scorer in the Euroleague regular season. In French championship Traore collected 15.6 ppg, 5 rpg and 1.4 apg. He was named Eurobasket |
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Khimky grabs Thomas Kelati on a two-year deal
Thomas
Kelati
| Khimky announced signing of Thomas Kelati (195-G/F-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Washington St.) on a two-year deal. The American/Polish scoring guard is coming to Russia from the Spanish Power Electronics Valencia. He helped them to win the EuroCup last season with 8.3 ppg, 3 rpg and 1.7 apg for 15 games. Kelati also appeared 31 times in ACB averaging 8.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
Season 2008/09 Thomas Kelati spent with Unicaja Malaga |
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Drago Pasalic and Jure Lalic join Cibona
Drago
Pasalic
| BC Cibona reinforced its roster with two new players. The reigning Croatian champion managed to agree deal with Drago Pasalic (208-C/F-84) and Jure Lalic (212-C-86) for the upcoming season. Both players also have the option for 2011/12. Even though they are pressured by financial hardships, Cibona management was able to keep most of its championship squad after extending the likes of Marin Rozic (201-F-83), Bojan Bogdanovic (202-G/F-89) and Leon Radosevic (208-C-90) |
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Real Madrid will ink Clay Tucker
Clay Tucker | Real Madrid have agreed on terms of contract with Clay Tucker (195-G-80, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee). The 30-year-old guard is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Spanish powerhouse. Clay Tucker played for Joventut Badalona in the previous season. The guard notched 16.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game in ACB. In EuroCup Clay Tucker delivered 12.5 points, 4.1 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per appearance. |
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Matt Nielsen: "I'm impressed"
Matt Nielsen | Matt Nielsen (208-F/C-78, agency: Beo Basket) is an Olympiacos player since last Wednesday and he signed his HEBA contract last Friday's afternoon. The Australian departed the next evening for his home having passed his physical tests and after he found a house for his family and a school for his three kids.
'I'm an easy going person, but the club has had everything prepared for me so things were even easier for me |
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Chorale Roanne inks Alex Dunn
Alex Dunn | French League finalist Chorale Roanne improved its frontcourt for the upcoming Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by inking center Alex Dunn (212-F/C-82, college: Wyoming) to a one-year deal. Dunn arrives from Anwil Wloclawek, where he averaged 8.3 points and 6.1 rebounds in 36 Polish League games last season. He helped Anwil to reach the Polish League finals last season and won the Polish SuperCup in 2007 |
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Lietuvos Rytas keeps Steponas Babrauskas
Steponas
Babrauskas
| Lietuvos Rytas announced signing of a one-year contract extension with Steponas Babrauskas (196-G/F-84). The 26-year old small forward arrived to the club in 2008 from Legea Scafati Basket. In his first season with the Rytas, Babrauskas averaged 6.7 points and 1.9 rebounds for 15 EuroCup games. They managed to win this competition and to book a spot for Euroleague 2009/10. Babrauskas registered 9 ppg and 2.1 rpg for 26 games in LKL, where Rytas grabbed the title |
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Greens land Romain Sato for the next three years
Steponas
Babrauskas
| According to Greek media, it seems that Panathinaikos finally signed contract with Romain Sato (194-G/F-81, college: Xavier). There was many rumors about this over the past few days. Some sources stated that the deal is signed, while PAO was denying it. Now, it seems that this story came to the end and Sato will play next three years for the Greek powerhouse. According to reports, he will earn $7 million.
Romain Sato is coming to PAO from Montepaschi Siena |
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CSKA Moscow signs Jamont Gordon to a three-year deal
Steponas
Babrauskas
| As expected, CSKA Moscow has officially announced the signing of Jamont Gordon (193-G/F-87, college: Mississippi St.) to a three-year contract. The 23-year-old American guard arrives the Russian powerhouse from Cibona Zagreb. He appeared 15 times in Euroleague last season averaging 13.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists. Gordon also had 19.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.8 apg and 1.9 spg for 21 games in Croatian championship, where Cibona defended the title |
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Real Madrid keeps Sergio Llull until 2014
Sergi Llull | Real Madrid and Sergio Llull (190-G-87) extended the contract and the Spanish guard will stay with the Whites until the end of 2013/14 season. Llull made a decision to stay, despite the Houston Rockets showed serious interest in him.
Sergio Llull joined the Whites in 2007 from Ricoh Manresa. He had limited playing time his first season in Madrid averaging just 2.9 ppg and 1.5 apg for 30 games in ACB. He had even lower numbers in Euroleague that year |
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Rafa Martinez stays with Power Electronics Valencia
Rafael
Martinez
| Rafael Martinez (191-G-82) will stay with Power Electronics Valencia until the end of 2013/14 season. The 28-year-old guard joined Valencia (at that time Pamesa) during the summer 2008 from Manresa. He played 17 games for them in EuroCup last season registering 11.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg and 1.8 apg. Valencia celebrated in this competition and booked a spot for Euroleague 2010/11. In ACB, Martinez appeared 35 times collecting 13.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1 |
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Barcelona, Vazquez renew deal
Rafael
Martinez
| Regal FC Barcelona will have the anchor of its defense back in the lineup this season after renewing the contract of Fran Vazquez (210-C-83) for an additional season. The athletic big man is the Euroleague's career shot-blocking leader and set a record for most blocks in the Euroleague title game when he rejected 4 Olympiacos shots in the final in Paris in May. Vazquez (209, 27) averaged 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and .1 blocks in 17 minutes per game last season, helping Barca win the Euroleague |
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