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Would San Antonio be the place where you would like to play in case you return to the NBA? Andres Nocioni: "Chicago first. And then it could be San Antonio." Canal Plus

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Andres Nocioni: "I don't rule out a return to the NBA at all." Canal Plus

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Andres Nocioni on Tyreke Evans: "I can't really say what I want to say because I'm on TV... Incredible talent, but I think teams sometimes should be tougher on the younger guys. What he brought to Sacramento was trouble in the locker room and that doesn't take you nowhere." Canal Plus

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Andres Nocioni on Joakim Noah: "He's like a tornado. He's nothing special, doesn't have any special talent. It's all strength and aggressiveness. What you can tell is he cares a lot about winning." Canal Plus

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Andres Nocioni: "I'm not closing the door on the NBA. I had offers to continue there, but those were offers that would put me in a similar position to the one I had (in Philadelphia)." Noticias de Alava

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Nocioni: "It was never my dream to play in the NBA, but to play in Europe. I spent five good years and two bad years there, but I already missed this." Twitter

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Andres Nocioni: Two playoff teams made me an offer, but nobody guaranteed that I would have a certain amount of minutes. ESPN.com

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Andres Nocioni: I said goodbye to my teammates after playing against Miami. The only one who I had a different farewell with was Spencer Hawes. He invited me to dinner at his house and he made milanesas. ESPN.com

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Andres Nocioni: Two playoff teams made me an offer, but nobody guaranteed that I would have a certain amount of minutes. ESPN.com

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Andres Nocioni has signed with Caja Laboral of Spain. Basquet Plus

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Andres Nocioni: I'm coming home!! A dream come true! I can live basketball again!!! Thanks! Twitter

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Jon de la Presa: Former Baskonia player Leandro Palladino says that Andrés Nocioni is very close to ink with Caja Laboral Baskonia. Twitter

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The Sixers announced that they have waived forward Andres Nocioni. He has not been with the team since the weekend and was working on finalizing a buyout. Nocioni last played March 7 against Boston when he scored one point. He appeared in 11 games this season with one start. Philadelphia Inquirer

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The forward was due $6.615 million in the final year of his contract. "We want to sincerely thank Andres for his contributions to our team and maintaining a true level of professionalism throughout his time here," Sixers president Rod Thorn said. "We wish him the best of luck as he pursues future opportunities." Philadelphia Inquirer

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"There's a 50 percent chance that [Andres Nocioni] returns to Europe," his agent said. Noticias de Alava

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Mike McGraw: Deng on potential Nocioni buyout: "I hope we do (pick him up). I put a lot of credit for my NBA career in that guy’s hands." Twitter

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According to the team, Nocioni is still on the active roster, but the team is allowing him to explore other options. "His official status is that I don't know if the paperwork is done, but we've worked out a deal with him to allow him to either go on with another team maybe, or if not, I talked to him last night, go to Argentina and get ready for the Olympics," 76ers coach Doug Collins said. ESPN.com

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Agent Claudio Villanueva on Andres Nocioni's buyout: "There's nothing signed right now, so we're going to wait till next week." Basquet Plus

Philadelphia 76ers, Andres Nocioni 

Tom Moore: #Sixers Nocioni (contract buyout) and Brackins (stomach virus) are not with team and won't be available tonight against Bulls. Twitter

Philadelphia 76ers, Andres Nocioni 

According to a source, the Sixers bought out the contract of Andres Nocioni Friday night. One day earlier, they had acquired 6-foot-6 wing player Sam Young in a trade with Memphis that virtually made Nocioni a spectator from here on out, which had been his role for most of this season leading up to buyout. CSNPhilly.com

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