Virtus Roma signs Primoz Brezec

Mr. Dynomite! · Post #1 » by **Mr. Dynomite!** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:04 pm

http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/33963/180

Virtus Roma pulled off another big signing on Sunday with the announcement that center Primoz Brezec will join the club. Brezec (216, 29) arrives from Toronto of the NBA. He returns to Europe after seven seasons in the NBA, spent with Indiana, Charlotte and Detroit before joining Toronto. He played in the Euroleague with Union Olimpija before heading to the United States. Brezec’s best season overseas came in 2004-05, when he averaged 13 points and 7.4 rebounds in 72 games for Charlotte. His career averages in the NBA are 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 321 regular season games.

"I am very happy and proud to play next year in Rome," Brezec said in a news release. "It's beautiful to return to Europe after seven years in the NBA with one of the best teams on the continent, with the great, successful coach Repesa and the most beautiful city in the world. The determining factor for my choice was the link with Dejan Bodiroga. With him I talked so much in these days. He explained what the objectives of the team are and I am really happy to join a project so important and ambitious like that of Rome. I hope to achieve important results. And it is great to be playing with Sani Becirovic, who is one of my best friends off the court. I'm ready for the big challenge."
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Euroleague.net

BillessuR6 · Post #2 » by **BillessuR6** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:11 pm

This is known for more than a week.
Brezec needs to get completely healthy again. He had some "undiagnosed" illness for over a year and a half that is why in the last couple of years he looked terrible. Supposedly now he is finally healthy and he has a chance to revive his career...

theTHIEF · Post #3 » by **theTHIEF** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:30 pm

what, the Raps arent going to re-sign him? well, so much for their 2008-2009 playoff hopes...

lol, yea I thought this was already well known...oh well...

Post #4 » by **5DOM** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:41 pm

no Rasho, no Primoz.

we are doomed...

theTHIEF · Post #5 » by **theTHIEF** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:51 pm

5DOM wrote:no Rasho, no Primoz.

we are doomed...

no kidding, Raptors have no more NBA's

Dtown84 · Post #6 » by **Dtown84** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:15 pm

Everytime I look up it's a former or current Raptor bolting to europe :lol:

HumbleBumbleBee · Post #7 » by **HumbleBumbleBee** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:18 pm

5DOM wrote:no Rasho, no Primoz.

we are doomed...

...dinos are doomed again

Mr Smoke Weed · Post #8 » by **Mr Smoke Weed** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:24 pm

i thought this dude played for the hawks?

Post #9 » by **dflash3** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:59 pm

I wonder if this is going to make teams afraid to sign European role players because they could end up bolting back home for more money. And its not like the European teams are overpaying them since thats the salaries they'd command given their level of talent.

Captain_Morgan · Post #10 » by **Captain_Morgan** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:44 am

OMG! OMG! NBA IS DOOMED!! GG NBA!!! YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!