Real Madrid has denied being in contract talks with Marc Gasol.
"We have never talked with Marc," said Real sports director Juan Carlos Sanchez. "Last time I've seen him was in Lithuania during Eurobasket."
May 2011 Real Madrid Wiretap
Real Madrid Interested In Multi-Year Contract With Marc Gasol
Real Madrid is exploring making a four or five-year contract offer to Marc Gasol, who is a restricted free agent in the NBA.
The Spanish club tried to sign Gasol before he came to the NBA in 2008.
Gasol said that he would begin considering proposals from Europe if the NBA season was completely canceled.
Ibaka Signs Two-Month Deal With Real Madrid
Serge Ibaka has signed a two-month contract to join Real Madrid.
Ibaka will be paid $140,00 per month.
“I'm very proud to start being part of an historic club like Real Madrid,” Ibaka wrote on his web site Tuesday. “I'm thankful for this great opportunity as a person and as a player. I arrive with humility to try to learn from the coach and the teammates and, at the same time, with ambition to try to help the team win as many games as possible while I'm with the team. I'm excited to get to know the team's fans.”
Ibaka played in Spain most recently for Ricoh Manresa.
Real Madrid Shoots Lights Out In Euroleague Win Over Belgacom Spirou
Real Madrid defeated Belgacom Spirou by a final score of 100-76 in Week 1 of the Euroleague Regular Season.
Rudy Fernandez and Felipe Reyes each had 19 points for Madrid. Nikola Mirotic had nine points, three rebounds and three assists off the bench.
Madrid had an eFG% of 66.7%, scoring 133 points per 100 possessions.
Demond Mellet led all scorers with 27 points in a losing effort for Belgacom Spirou.
Urtasun Leads Cajasol To Victory Over Barcelona
Cajasol defeated Barcelona Regal on Sunday by a final score of 81-75.
Txemi Urtasun had 23 points and five rebounds, while Paul Davis had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Chuck Eidson led Barcelona with 19 points and nine rebounds.
Fernandez Scores 28 Points In Real Madrid Win
Rudy Fernandez scored 28 points on 14 shots to help lead Real Madrid to an 84-72 win over Blancos de Rueda Valladolid.
Nikola Mirotic, who has his draft rights owned by the Bulls, had 16 points and five rebounds. Ante Tomic had 10 points and six rebounds.
Nowitzki Refutes Real Madrid Report
Dirk Nowitzki refuted a report coming from Greece this week that linked him to Real Madrid.
"I haven't talked to anybody yet," said Nowitzki. "I'm still hoping that we can get a deal done soon."
Euroleague Regular Season Groups Announced
The groups for the 11-12 Euroleague Regular Season have been announced.
Group A
Olympiacos Piraeus
Caja Laboral
Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul
Bilbao Basket
Bennet Cantu
SLUC Nancy
Group B
Panathinaikos Athens
CSKA Moscow
Unicaja
Zalgiris Kaunas
Brose Baskets
KK Zagreb
Group C
Real Madrid
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Partizan Belgrade
Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Armani Milan
Belgacom Spirou
Group D
Barcelona Regal
Montepaschi Siena
UNICS Kazan
Asseco Prokom
Union Olimpija Ljubljana
Galatasaray
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