The Golden State Warriors have signed center Kosta Perović and forward Austin Croshere to contracts, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Mullin announced today.  Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released.

Perović, 22, whom the Warriors selected with the 38th overall selection (eighth in the second round) in the 2006 NBA Draft, returned to his native Serbia & Montenegro after last year?s draft to play his seventh professional season in Europe.  In 30 Adriatic League games with Partizan Belgrade this past season, the 7-2 center helped lead his team to the league championship by averaging 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists, while shooting 56.8% (129-227 FG) from the field and 72.0% (103-143 FT) from the line.  In 20 Euroleague contests, Perović averaged 10.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.20 steals and 1.15 blocks, while shooting 50.0% (78-156 FG) from the field and 71.8% (61-85 FT) from the line.

?We are excited that Kosta will be joining our team this season,? said Mullin. ?He is a very skilled player and we think that he has tremendous potential.  We look forward to getting him in our system and continuing his development.?

Croshere, 32, owns career averages of 7.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game in 601 regular-season contests over 10 seasons with Indiana and Dallas.  Additionally, the Providence College product has appeared in 68 playoff games, averaging 6.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game contest.  In 2006-07, Croshere appeared in 61 regular-season games for the Dallas Mavericks in his lone season with the team, averaging 3.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game.  He also appeared in three games of the First Round playoff series against Golden State, averaging 5.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 11.3 minutes.