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It's official. As expected, Caja Laboral has announced the signing of Nemanja Bjelica, who has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish team. The 22-year-old forward arrives to Spain after playing during the last two seasons for Red Star, averaging 18.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in the 2009-10 Serbian Super League.
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The decision of Nemanja Bjelica about his future could be soon announced. According to the Serbian media has reported that Caja Laboral, one of the main contenders to sign the 22-year-old forward, has given Bjelica an ultimatum until today. The other candidate is Olympiakos, which could have offered less money that Caja Laboral for Bjelica, but would be the preferred choice of the player due to his good relationship with the coach, Dusan Ivkovic, also in charge of the Serbian national team.
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Finally, Nemanja Bjelica will likely play next season for Caja Laboral. The 22-year-old Serbian forward could be close to reach to an agreement with the Spanish club, and the official announcement could arrive soon. Caja Laboral would have extended better offers to Bjelica and to Benetton Treviso, the current owner of his rights in Europe, than the other contender Olympiakos. The Greek team, according to the Spanish media, would have already reactivated the option of Alan Anderson, who was reported to have an agreement with Olympiakos days ago. Dusan Ivkovic, though, is still confident about the chances of his team to land Bjelica.
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Olympiakos and Caja Laboral have a new contender in the fight to sign Nemanja Bjelica. According to the Greek media, the Minnesota Timberwolves haven't given up on landing the 22-year-old Serbian forward this summer. On the other hand, Olympiakos is considering to improve the offer for Bjelica due to the interest of the head coach, Dusan Ivkovic, to have Bjelica in his team next season.
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Despite the reports about an agreement with Caja Laboral, Nemanja Bjelica told that he hasn't decided yet his future. The 22-year-old Serbian forward will make a final decision in two or three days, according to Bjelica, who played last season for Red Star, and was signed weeks ago by Benetton Treviso. The Italian club was also in talks with Olympiakos, still confident to land Bjelica next season.
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The agreement between Benetton Treviso and Olympiakos for Nemanja Bjelica could be in danger. According to the Greek media, Caja Laboral is also in talks with the Italian team, which owns the rights of the 22-year-old Serbian forward, who played last season for Red Star. Olympiakos, though, has signed Bjelica to a preliminary agreement.
UPDATE: According to the Spanish website Solobasket, Nemanja Bjelica will finally play next season in Caja Laboral
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The negotiations between Olympiakos and Benetton Treviso for Nemanja Bjelica are close to end with an agreement between both parts. The 22-year-old Serbian forward, who was playing for Red Star, could be announced soon as the new player of Olympiakos. On the other hand, the Greek team won't land Boniface N'Dong. Regal Barcelona, his current club, won't get rid of the Senegalese center, who will stay next season in the Spanish team.
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Olympiakos is really interested in Nemanja Bjelica, but the three-year contract signed with Benetton by the 22-year-old Serbian forward (in case he doesn't decide to play in the NBA) is a serious obstacle. The Greek powerhouse is willing to offer the Serbian forward Zoran Erceg and cash considerations to bring Bjelica to the team.
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The list of candidates to replace Linas Kleiza, signed by the Toronto Raptors, in Olympiakos keeps increasing. Besides Nemanja Bjelica, David Andersen and Matt Nielsen, the new player reported to be on the radar of the Greek club is Mirza Teletovic. The 24-year-old Bosnian forward is playing since 2006 for Caja Laboral, averaging 13.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game last ACB league, helping his team to win the championship.
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Olympiakos joins the list of teams interested in Nemanja Bjelica. The Serbian 21-year-old forward is still considering whether moving to the NBA to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves, or staying in Europe. Benetton was reported to have signed Bjelica, who played last season for Red Star, to a three-year contract.
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Despite his agent told that Nemanja Bjelica will be headed to the NBA, the Serbian 22-year-old forward hasn't ruled out completely the idea of playing en Europe for one or two more years. Bjelica, whose NBA rights are owned by the Minnesota Timberwolves, was reported days ago to have reached to an agreement with Benetton Treviso.
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According to his agent, Boris Tanjevic, Nemanja Bjelica won't play in Europe next season, despite the rumors about his possible signing by Benetton Treviso. The Serbian 22-year-old forward from Red Star was drafted with the 35th overall pick by the Washington Wizards, and then traded to the Minnesota Tibmerwolves, where Bjelica expects to play next season.
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The future of Pablo Aguilar is unclear. The 21-year-old Spanish forward could return to Real Madrid in the next days, but his team during the last two years, CB Granada, has the option to transfer him before Real Madrid exercises the option to bring him back. Unicaja could be interested in signing Aguilar, and could have already made an offer to Granda, including Guillem Rubio in the trade operation. Unicaja is also eyeing Nemanja Bjelica, from Red Star, as another alternative for the power forward option.
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Despite the rumors about a possible agreement with Benetton Treviso, Nemanja Bjelica hasn't decided yet his future. The 22-year-old Serbian forward was drafted with the 35th overall pick by the Washington Wizards, but his NBA rights were later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bjelica, who played last season for Red Star, is undecided about his future, but admits that his dream is to play in the NBA.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have sent the rights of the recently drafted Trevor Booker and the 56th (Hamady N'Diaye, from Rutgers) pick to the Washington Wizards in exchange of the 30th (Lazar Hayward, from Marquette) and 35th (Nemanja Bjelica, from Red Star) overall picks. Booker is a senior forward who arrives from the University of Clemson, averaging 15.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game last season.
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Nemanja Bjelica slammed out the rumors about being already signed by Benetton Treviso. The 22-year-old Serbian forward was reported to have reached to an agreement with the Italian team to play there for the next two seasons. The desire of Bjelica is to play next season in the NBA, though several European teams like Regal Barcelona, Unicaja, Caja Laboral and Lottomatica Roma could be interested in the player of Red Star.
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According to Jonathan Givony, from the website DraftExpress, Benetton Treviso has signed to a three-year contract Nemanja Bjelica. The 22-year-old forward was on the radar of the Italian team since time ago. Bjelica, a member of the Serbian national team, averaged 18.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game for his last team, Red Star, in the last national Super League.
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Nemanja Bjelica hasn't signed any contract with Nemanja Bjelica, according to Bojan Tanjevic, agent of the player, despite the reports about an agreement between both parts. Tanjevic also told that Bjelica is expecting to enter in the first round of the next NBA draft, and hasn't negociate with any European team.
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According to Eurohopes, Nemanja Bjelica could have signed a contract with Regal Barcelona. The Spanish club hasn't decided yet if Bjelica would join the ACB team or would be loaned to his current team, Red Star. Barcelona was already reported to be behind the 22-year-old forward about two months ago. Bjelica is averaging 18.7 points and 7.2 rebounds in the Serbian Super League.
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The coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kurt Rambis, attended the Serbian Super League game between Red Star and Radnicki to watch Nemanja Bjelica in action. The Serbian forward will be elegible in the next NBA draft, and could be picked in the second round. Bjelica is averaging 18.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in the Serbian league.
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