May 2011 Barca Wiretap
Juan Carlos Navarro became the all-time leading scorer since the Euroleague was founded in 2000.
Navarro’s left-handed layup off a Chuck Eidson steal at 5:30 of the third quarter of the Euroleague game against Union Olimpija at Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona gave him the record of 2,716 career points, previously held by recently-retired Marcus Brown.
Navarro has played his entire 11-season Euroleague career with his hometown club, F.C. Barcelona.
Juan Carlos Navarro has signed an extension with Barcelona that will extend through 2015.
Navarro is just 14 points away from becoming the career scoring leader of the Euroleague.
Navarro was the 2008-09 Euroleague MVP, the 2010 Euroleague Final Four MVP and been named to the All-Euroleague First Team a record five times.
Ricky Rubio will consider returning to his former team in Barcelona if the NBA season is canceled due to its continued lockout.
Rubio told Catalan radio ONA FM that "I want to wait until I see there is no chance of resolving the situation, and then I will sign with another team."
Rubio also said he would contact Barcelona to see if he can practice with the team as Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol have been doing.
Rubio said "it would be nice to practice and play with the Gasols on Barca."
Dirk Nowitzki hopes to find a team in Europe to sign with "soon" as the NBA's lockout continues into its fifth month.
"It's going to take me a few weeks to get in basketball shape," Nowitzki said, "but then I'm ready. I can't stand not playing."
Nowitzki has been linked to Real Madrid and is intrigued by the notion of also playing for another top club such as Barcelona.
"It's a great club with a great tradition," Nowitzki said of Real Madrid. "I don't know if that's true, but (if the media reports are accurate) that's something you'd have to look at hard.
"I still can't believe that we're not going to have a season (in the NBA). I can't see us not playing. But if the lockout still stays strong, I've got a decision to make."
Nowitzki is also reconsidering his position on signing in Germany. He previously preferred not to play in Germany because he didn't want to pick any one club over the rest.
Brose Baskets, Bayern Munich and ALBA Berlin are the three most realistic candidates within Germany.
Barcelona Regal improved to 3-0 with a very convincing 93-65 win over UNICS Kazan.
Barcelona shot an eFG% of 64.5%, with Erazem Lorbek scoring 24 points on 13 shots from the floor and no free throws. Juan Carlos Navarro had 19 points. Marcelinho Huertas had 10 points and eight assists.
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