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Schlenk said they are surprised about the improvement of Kuzmic. "They are doing a great job with him and his progress has been great during the last year," said Schlenk. Diario Sur

Golden State Warriors, Spain, Travis Schlenk, Unicaja, Ognjen Kuzmic 

Lucas Nogueira: "I want to have success at Estudiantes before going to the NBA." As

Draft, Lucas Nogueira, Spain, Asefa Estudiantes 

Will you enter the Draft this year? Nogueira: "I don't think about it; I don't have a contract with an NBA team. My life is here, with Asefa Estudiantes." As

Draft, Lucas Nogueira, Spain, Asefa Estudiantes 

Jose Manuel Calderon: Congrats to Spanish handball national team! Big win and to the final! Let's get the gold! #worldchampionship #hispanoooooosss Twitter @josemcalderon8

Toronto Raptors, Jose Manuel Calderon, Spain 

Emiliano Carchia: Juan Carlos Navarro is the first player ever to score 3.000 or more points in Euroleague Twitter @SportandoBasket

Euroleague, FC Barcelona, Spain, Juan Carlos Navarro 

Nikola Mirotic: "Mi priority is to play with Real Madrid." ACB.com

Real Madrid, Spain, Nikola Mirotic 

Rudy Fernandez: "Pau has proved he's one of the best big men in the world and if you pass the ball to him in the paint, he's going to do something good for sure, but D'Antoni doesn't understand it and he forces him to go outside and shoot from distance. Pau is a good shooter but not that good." As

Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, Real Madrid, Spain 

Chris Vernon: More News: If Grizzlies don't sign Walker/West - are considering Micah Downs, Eddie House, or Joe Ingles (currently in Barcelona) Twitter @ChrisVernonShow

Memphis Grizzlies, Free Agency, Eddie House, FC Barcelona, Spain, Joe Ingles, Micah Downs 

Chris Tomasson: Portland big man LaMarcus Aldridge said he wants to play for Team USA in the World Cup in Spain in 2014. "Yeah, if they call me, I'm definitely interested in doing it,'' Aldridge told FOX Sports Florida. Aldridge had been a strong candidate for the 2010 team but dropped out just before the trials for what he called "personal'' reasons. But he was back in USA Basketball's good graces for the Olympics last year before he got hurt and had to bow out. Sulia

Portland Trail Blazers, USA Basketball, LaMarcus Aldridge, Spain, World Championship 

Vicente Solà, president of Valencia Basket, confirmed that Mickael Gelabale may soon sign a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Spanish club hopes to have him back when his contract in NBA expires. "He has not signed yet his contract with the Wolves. He may soon sign a 10-day contract. Hopefully we can have him back when his deal with Minnesota expires. But his future is not up to us" said Solà to LigaEN Punto Valencia. Sportando

Minnesota Timberwolves, Spain, Mickael Gelabale, Valencia Basket 

European wing Mickaël Gelabale is still on the Wolves' radar. He has an NBA-out clause in his Valencia (Spain) contract for all of January. A reminder: Gelabale is looking for a 20-day contractual guarantee. 1500 ESPN

Minnesota Timberwolves, Spain, Mickael Gelabale, Valencia Basket 

There is still the possibility that Fernandez, a passionate music fan who has dreams of becoming a DJ, will have another go at cracking the NBA -- if his body can withstand the strain. "Who knows in two years, three years, I could back to the NBA if I start to feel better about my back." CNN.com

Rudy Fernandez, Real Madrid, Spain 

Mickael Gelabale's NBA out is worth less than his salary with Valencia Basket. lasprovincias.es

Spain, Mickael Gelabale 

The Wolves guard, who missed the Olympics last summer due to the injury, expressed desire to return to the Spanish National Team this offseason to defend the European Championship the squad conquered in 2009 and 2011. "I would like to play at the Eurobasket as long as I'm healthy, Rubio said. "I just came off a very tough injury and have to get in shape. If I'm feeling good from a physical standpoint, I'm available for the National Team as always. "I don't think there will be any problem with the Wolves. There's a lot of international players on this team and I'm sure many would like to join their National Teams. If I prove the knee is 100 percent healthy, there will be no problem. We'll talk about it when the time comes." HoopsHype

Minnesota Timberwolves, Ricky Rubio, Spain 

A source within an NBA front office told Sheridan Hoops he considers Real Madrid’s Nikola Mirotic to be the best NBA prospect still playing in Europe. I wholeheartedly agree, and that’s why the Bulls would be crazy to part with the Montengrin power forward in a trade for Pau Gasol, or almost anyone else. SheridanHoops

Chicago Bulls, Real Madrid, Spain, Nikola Mirotic 

Alvaro Martin: Albert Agusti, ExecDirGen of Spain's ACB: "we publicly reaffirm our absolute rejection of the [WCoB qualifying] project promoted by FIBA." Twitter @AlvaroNBAMartin

FIBA, Spain 

Chris Quinn will leave Valencia when his one-month contract with the Spanish team will expire, Solobasket reports. The American guard with NBA experience was averaging 9ppg, 2rpg and 2apg in ACB. Sportando

Chris Quinn, Spain, Valencia Basket 

Guess who Kobe's talking about: "I don't think I've ever seen a player really at any level in any sport play ..." "I don't think I've ever seen a player really at any level in any sport play at such a high level of efficiency. He's just been phenomenal." Bryant was praising Barcelona's Lionel Messi. "The year that Messi is having is just off the charts." Sulia

Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, FC Barcelona, Spain, Lionel Messi 

In some ways, Teletovic has typified the Nets' early-season growing pains. He is still figuring things out. Now, he appears in danger of becoming a forgotten man on coach Avery Johnson's bench. Teletovic didn't make his way onto the court until the fourth quarter of Friday night's 107-68 rout of the Orlando Magic. He finished with five points on 2-of-4 shooting. "Talking to other European players who came here for their first year, they told me it's a process," said Teletovic, who spent the past six seasons with Caja Laboral of the Spanish League. "You have to get used to it. It's not only basketball; it's life around basketball. It'll take time. But I'm confident." Wall Street Journal

Brooklyn Nets, Caja Laboral, Spain, Mirza Teletovic 

Spanish team Lagun Aro made official the signing of Jermaine Taylor for the season. The American guard with NBA experience spent last season in D-League with Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Sportando

Free Agency, Spain, Jermaine Taylor, Lagun Aro