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Shot-blocking king Vazquez comes to Unicaja in a trade
Unicaja Malaga strengthened its frontline and returned a star to his coming-of-age club by completing a trade with FC Barcelona Regal for the rights to shot-blocking king and 2010 Euroleague champ Fran Vazquez. Unicaja traded the rights to 19-year-ol…
Read MorePartizan mt:s signs Gagic for 4 years
Serbian champion Partizan mt:s Belgrade announced Monday that promising center Djordje Gagic signed a four year deal with the club. Gagic arrives from fellow Serbian side Hemofarm Stada. He previously played for Crvena Zvezda in Serbia and Mornar Bar i…
Read MoreAsseco Prokom makes Kemzura its new boss!
Polish champion Asseco Prokom Gdynia made its first major move for the 2012-13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague season by naming Kestutis Kemzura the team’s new head coach on Sunday. Kemzura, 42, has been head coach of the Lithuanian national team since 2…
Read MorePallacanestro Cantu grabs forward Tyus
Pallacanestro Cantu turned to another promising player to bolster its squad by signing power forward Alex Tyus to a two-year deal. Tyus (2.03 meters, 24 years old) arrives from Maccabi Ashdod, with whom he made his European basketball debut last seas…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow adds scoring champ Nicholas
CSKA Moscow keeps loading up for the 2012-13 season with the announcement Friday that former Euroleague champion and scoring king Drew Nicholas will join the Russian champs for at least one season. Nicholas (1.93 meters, 31 years old) arrives from EA…
Read MoreAll-Euroleague Batiste to anchor Fenerbahce Ulker
The new-look Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul will feature a familiar face in very unfamiliar colors after the Turkish powerhouse signed All-Euroleague big man Mike Batiste to a one-year contract. Batiste (2.04 meters, 34 years old) arrives in Istanbul afte…
Read MoreFenerbahce Ulker inks former champ Sato
In its first move since hiring Simone Pianigiani as head coach, Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul signed one of his former players, forward Romain Sato, to a two-year contract on Thursday. Sato (1.94 meters, 31 years old) arrives from Panathinaikos Athens, w…
Read MorePanathinaikos Athens and Tsartsaris enter second decade together
Panathinaikos Athens and its longest tenured player, three-time Euroleague champion Kostas Tsartsaris, will make it 11 years together after they agreed on a contract for the 2012-13 season. Tsartsaris (2.09 meters, 32 years old) has been a key figure…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes tabs Farmar at point guard
Anadolu Efes made a big move on Thursday by inking point guard Jordan Farmar to a two-year deal. Farmar (1.88 meters, 25 years old) started the 2011-12 season with Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv and averaged 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists in sev…
Read MoreAlba Berlin inks point guard Djedovic
Alba Berlin made a major addition to its 2012-13 roster on Thursday by signing combo guard Nihad Djedovic, considered one of the best young backcourt talents in Europe, to a one-year contract with an option through 2013-14. Djedovic (1.96 meters, 22 …
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