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Montepaschi signs Sanikidze to multi-year deal
Italian champion Montepaschi Siena continued its rebuilding effort Wednesday with the signing of Georgian forward Viktor Sanikidze to a multi-year deal. The contract is for two seasons with an option for the 2014-15 campaign. Sanikidze (2.03 meters, …
Read MoreGreens sign veteran big man Panko
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four regular Panathinaikos Athens has made its first non-Greek signing for the 2012-13 season a vetaran big man, Andy Panko, who was MVP of the Spanish League last season. Panko (2.06 meters, 34 years old) is coming …
Read MoreAnadolu Efes nabs Lucas
Anadolu Efes Istanbul improved its backcourt by adding combo guard Jamon Lucas, who inked a two-year deal with the Turkish powerhouse on Tuesday. Lucas (1.91 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Galatasaray Medical Park, where he averaged 9.3 points, 4…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow extends Krstic
One of the best big men in the 2011-12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague is set to stay put, as CSKA Moscow announced a new agreement with center Nenad Krstic, who extended his contract until the end of the 2013-14 season. CSKA keeps an option to keep Krst…
Read MoreMaccabi Electra tabs All-Eurocup forward Caner-Medley
One of the best players in the Eurocup is set to make his Turkish Airlines Euroleague debut with the announcement that Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv signed power forward Nik Caner-Medley to a two-year deal. Caner-Medley (2.03 meters, 28 years old) arrives…
Read MoreOlympiacos keeps Law
Reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion Olympiacos BC Piraeus kept building its roster for the upcoming season by re-signing point guard Acie Law for an extra year, the club announced Saturday. Law (1.90 meters, 27 years old) arrived to Olympia…
Read MoreUnicaja tabs swingman Simon
Unicaja Malaga improved its backcourt by signing shooting guard Krunoslav Simon for the coming season, the club announced Tuesday. Unicaja holds an option to extend his contract for an additional year until the end of the 2013-14 season. Simon (1.97 …
Read MoreBrose Baskets re-signs Gavel
German League champion Brose Baskets Bamberg reached a new agreement with point guard Anton Gavel to keep him in Bamberg until the end of the 2013-14 season, the club announced Monday. Gavel (1.89 meters, 27 years old) averaged 8.5 points and 2.1 ass…
Read MorePlaza names Zalgiris new head coach
Zalgiris Kaunas named Joan Plaza as its new head coach. Plaza, age 48, arrives from Banca Civica Sevilla, which he has coached for the past three seasons. Plaza led the team to its first Spanish League playoffs appearance in 10 years in the 2009-10 sea…
Read MoreGreen returns to Lukoil Academic
Perennial Bulgarian League champion Lukoil Academic improved its team for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Round by inking small forward Devin Green to a one-year deal on Monday. Green (2.01 meters, 29 years old) started the 2011-12 with Ne…
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