April 2014 Basketball Wiretap

Daequan Cook Signs In Germany For Remainder Of Season

Jan 30, 2014 1:07 PM

Daequan Cook has signed with Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the season.

"I want to continue my basketball career in Germany, because I just love basketball," Cook told the DPA. "It will be a great experience for me."

Cook last played in Ukraine for BK Budiwelnyk Kiev.

Tagblatt.de

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Royal Ivey Won't Re-Sign With Thunder, Will Sign In China

Jan 27, 2014 1:08 PM

Royal Ivey will accept an offer to play with a Chinese team.

Ivey received the offer during his first 10-day contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, which expired on Sunday.

Ivey appeared in two games in his stint with the Thunder, who went 7-0 in that span.

Anthony Slater/The Oklahoman

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Mickael Pietrus Talking To NBA Teams, Remains Uninterested In Overseas Offers

Jan 23, 2014 2:59 PM

Despite the lack of a deal forming in the NBA, free agent forward Mickael Pietrus hasn’t started to consider signing overseas, rejecting significant offers, a source told RealGM.

For Pietrus, there’s no desire to play outside the NBA, and his representatives have repeatedly gauged interest within the league. Two NBA teams are maintaining steady inquiries on Pietrus, a source said, and the 31-year-old has been working out in Orlando.

In 10 NBA seasons, Pietrus has averaged 8.3 points and 3.1 rebounds, playing for five teams including the Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors.

Regarded as a defensive, floor-spacing wing, Pietrus received limited minutes with the Raptors a year ago.

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Report: Fenerbahce Interested In Nando De Colo

Jan 21, 2014 12:48 PM

According to Spanish site Encentado, Turkish club Fenerbahce has reportedly been looking to acquire Nando De Colo.

De Colo has appeared in just 13 games with the San Antonio Spurs this season as Gregg Popovich has a lot of depth at guard.

The Spurs appear unwilling to let De Colo leave.

Jose Grijalva/Project Spurs

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Derrick Byars To Sign Deal With Russian Team

Jan 16, 2014 3:12 PM

Free agent forward Derrick Byars has reached agreement on a deal with Krasny Oktyabr of the European League, a source told RealGM.

Byars will sign with the Russian club for the remainder of the season.

Byars, 30, appeared in training camp with the Memphis Grizzlies this season, and he’s also signed free agent deals with the Philadelphia 76ers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs in a professional career out of four collegiate years at Vanderbilt and Virginia.

Byars averaged five points and 5.5 rebounds in two regular season games with the San Antonio Spurs in 2012. The 6-foot-7 active forward was a second round pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2007.

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Xavier Silas Scanning Interest For NBA Return

Jan 16, 2014 2:13 PM

After parting with the Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod, Xavier Silas is returning to the States and surveying the free agent market in hopes of signing with an NBA team, a league source told RealGM.

Silas went to training camp with the Washington Wizards in October, averaging four points in three preseason games. He was released on Oct. 24 and signed a deal in Israel, where he averaged 16.4 points and three rebounds in nine games.

Out of Northern Illinois as an undrafted rookie, Silas, 25, played two games with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011-12.

A 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Silas scored 5.5 points per game in his one NBA season and played for the 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks in the Summer League over the past two years.

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