Nenad Canak leaves Lukoil Akademik, Vladimir Mijovic joins it - Dec 25, 2008 (by Dragan Jankovski)
Bulgarian champion Lukoil Akademik and power forward Nenad Canak (204-F-76, agency: Beo Basket) parted ways. It is announced at the beginning of the week by the Bulgarian team. Lukoil has just theoretical chances to get through the EuroCup regular season, deciding to reduce its expenses by releasing Canak and Kenny Adeleke (205-C-83, college: Hartford). Serbian power forward joined Lukoil in October last year. [read more]
Bulgarian champion Lukoil Akademik and power forward Nenad Canak (204-F-76, agency: Beo Basket) parted ways. It is announced at the beginning of the week by the Bulgarian team. Lukoil has just theoretical chances to get through the EuroCup regular season, deciding to reduce its expenses by releasing Canak and Kenny Adeleke (205-C-83, college: Hartford). Serbian power forward joined Lukoil in October last year. They won Bulgarian championship undefeated and also grabbed a trophy in Bulgarian National Cup (44-0 score in total). Lukoil had pretty decent role in ULEB Cup reaching the 1/8 finals. Canak played 45 games in domestic championship in 07/08 averaging 11.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 1.7 apg. He also appeared 10 times in ULEB Cup with 8.1 ppg and 3.8 rpg. This season Canak had 9.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg in Bulgaria helping Lukoil to stay on top of NBLwith 10 wins and 1 defeat. In EuroCup Canak's digits were 6.7 ppg and 1.7 rpg in 3 games. Before Lukoil, Canak used to play for ALBA Berlin, Makedonikos, Vojvodina and Partizan. With the Black-and-whites he won two Yugoslavian championship titles and one National Cup, while with ALBA Canak also won German National Cup in 2006. Beside that, ALBA was two times regular season champion in Bundesleague. Canak grew up as a player in Partizan's youth selections and later in Spartak Subotica.
In the meantime, Lukoil agreed terms with 24-year old Vladimir Mijovic (207-F-84). Serbian player started this season in Cypriot Omonia Nicosia. His ex team is currently on the seventh place in Division A with 3-7. Before Omonia, Mijovic played two seasons in Sloga Kraljevo. In 07/08 he had 20 games in A league averaging 15.4 ppg and 5.6 rpg. In 05/06 Mijovic played for Bosnian team Banjalucka Pivarna. A season before that he was a member of Atlas. In the past Mijovic used to play for Partizan's juniors and the local team Umka (D3).
Nenad Krstic returns to NBA - Dec 23, 2008 (by Dragan Jankovski)
Number of Serbian players in NBA increased last night. Namely, center of Serbian National Team, Nenad Krstic (214-C-83), who played first half of the season for Russian Triumph Lyubertsy, agreed 3-year deal with NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. Per team's policy the financial details are not announced, but according to some of the US media Krstic supposes to earn about $15 million for 3 years. His ex team New Jersey Nets have 7 days to match this offer and to keep rights on Krstic. [read more]
Number of Serbian players in NBA increased last night. Namely, center of Serbian National Team, Nenad Krstic (214-C-83), who played first half of the season for Russian Triumph Lyubertsy, agreed 3-year deal with NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. Per team's policy the financial details are not announced, but according to some of the US media Krstic supposes to earn about $15 million for 3 years. His ex team New Jersey Nets have 7 days to match this offer and to keep rights on Krstic. However, it is almost sure that the Nets won't do it.
Nenad Krstic left the Nets this summer for 6 million euros in Russian Triumph (2- year deal). In two EuroCup games Krstic had 16 ppg and 8.5 rpg. He also played 4 games in EuroChallenge (12 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and 7 games in Russian Superleague (10.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg). Before Triumph, he spent four seasons with the Nets. Unfortunately, Krstic suffered ACL injury in December 2006 returning next season with 6.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg. He had the best digits in NBA on 05/06, before the injury. He played 26 games averaging 16.4 ppg and 6.8 rpg. Krstic grew up as a player in Partizan Belgrade. He left the Black-and-whites in 2004. He was originally as 24th pick on 2002 NBA Draft.
Moiso returns to Joventut - Dec 20, 2008 (by Andrej Ljajic)
Less that a year after they won the ULEB Cup title together, Jerome Moiso (208-C/F-78, college: UCLA) is returning to DKV Joventut Badalona to shore up the team's inside game as it tries to reach the Top 16. Moiso (208, 30) started this season with BC Khimky Moscow Region, with whom he reached agreement to rescind their contract after playing three Eurcoup games in which he averaged 8.7 points, 4 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 18 minutes per game. [read more]
Less that a year after they won the ULEB Cup title together, Jerome Moiso (208-C/F-78, college: UCLA) is returning to DKV Joventut Badalona to shore up the team's inside game as it tries to reach the Top 16. Moiso (208, 30) started this season with BC Khimky Moscow Region, with whom he reached agreement to rescind their contract after playing three Eurcoup games in which he averaged 8.7 points, 4 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 18 minutes per game. Moiso's defensive prowess was key to Joventut capturing last year's ULEB Cup crown as he averaged 8.8 points 6.7 rebounds and 2 blocks during the three games of the Final Eight. Moiso's only previous European club experience was the 2006-07 season, when he bounced from Virtus Roma to Fortitudo Bologna to Real Madrid, with whom he won the Spanish League title. He played just two Euroleague games with Roma. He had spent five seasons before that on six different NBA teams seeing limited action. Joventut had been looking for frontcourt help since Pops Mensah-Bonsu suffered a shoulder injury earlier this season after two Euroleague games, having been the top performer in the competition at that time. Subsequently, center Henk Norel was also injured.
