Sonny Weems has agreed to a three-year deal with CSKA Moscow.
Weems played last season for Zalgiris Kaunas, where he averaged 15.5 points and 5 rebounds in 15 Euroleague games.
Sonny Weems has agreed to a three-year deal with CSKA Moscow.
Weems played last season for Zalgiris Kaunas, where he averaged 15.5 points and 5 rebounds in 15 Euroleague games.
The Nets are pursuing Andrei Kirilenko in free agency, according to sources.
Deron Williams has been part of the recruiting effort for Kirilenko as the pair are former teammates with the Jazz.
Kirilenko has announced in Russia that he wants to return to the NBA.
The Warriors are also interested in signing Kirilenko.
Billy King said the Nets have been talking with Andrei Kirilenko, who played last season for CSKA Moscow.
“He still can play,” King said of Kirilenko during a recent radio interview. “He would be a great piece to add to us, and give us more depth at the forward spot.”
The Nets only can offer Kirilenko the veteran’s minimum, while Kirilenko’s three-year pact with CSKA pays him $4 million per year.
Kirilenko’s existing deal includes an opt-out clause at the end of each season.
The Warriors are interested in signing Andrei Kirilenko, according to sources.
But Kirilenko is likely to remain in Russia to continue playing for CSKA.
Kirilenko's return to the NBA had been linked to the Nets, but they can only offer approximately $1.2 million. Golden State can pay double that in the first season.
Andrei Kirilenko told a Russian reporter that he will probably play for the Nets or CSKA Moscow next season.
Kirilenko hasn't played in the NBA since 2010-11, which marked his final season with the Jazz.
Several NBA teams have reportedly expressed interest in Kirilenko during the ongoing free agency period.
Jordan Farmar is headed to Turkey to play for Anadolu Efes.
Farmar started the 2011-12 season with Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv and averaged 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists in seven Turkish Airlines Euroleague games.
Erazem Lorbek has agreed to a three-year contract extension with FC Barcelona Regal.
Lorbek averaged 13 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season, earning All-Euroleague First Team honors.
The Spurs acquired the draft rights to Lorbek last June in a trade involving Kawhi Leonard for George Hill.
Nenad Krstic has agreed to a two-year extension with CSKA Moscow.
"I am happy to stay in the best club in Europe, to try to take CSKA back to the Euroleague Final Four and help the team to win domestic competitions. I had no doubt about staying. I realized that my system of values turned dramatically towards my family, the Serbian national team," Krstic said. "CSKA's offseason moves and my new contract answered my demands. I realized that I would like to play at least three seasons in our red and blue uniform. I know that the team has a new coach and I hope we will find a common language soon."
Krstic averaged 14.2 points and 5.5 rebounds in 22 Euroleague games last season.
CSKA signed Serbian point guard Milos Teodosic to a two-year extension on Monday.
Quin Snyder has decided to join CSKA Moscow as an assistant coach next season, a league source said Monday.
Snyder will serve as an assistant to Ettore Messina.
Messina spent the past season as a consultant with the Lakers.
Nikola Mirotic continues to improve with Real Madrid even as eventually joining the Bulls looms over his career.
"I really like the Bulls," said Mirotic. "They have a great history and tradition and legends. They're young and talented and have a big future."
"Nikola can shoot from anywhere he wants,'' Real Madrid assistant coach Hugo Lopez Munoz said in a phone interview. "We know that he's there, and if he's open, he's going to make the bucket. Absolutely that is his strength, though he does more things.''
"I can't tell you right now when, but for sure I want to be totally ready when I take that step,'' Mirotic said. "Currently I have a contract with Real Madrid and personal and team goals that I'd like to achieve. I want to improve as a player, and to get this goal (of playing for the Bulls), it's not advisable to go fast.''