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Victor Claver wants to play in the NBA next season. Claver is seriously considering playing with the Trail Blazers next year. Marca.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, Spain, Valencia Basket 

Claver is under contract with Valencia Basket but his buyout, according to TUBASKET.com, is only 600,000 euros ($760,000). TuBasket.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, Spain, Valencia Basket 

If former Blazer draft picks Joel Freeland and Victor Claver are technically under contract with their Spanish pro teams, the buyouts are low enough that it won’t be a problem bringing them to the NBA next season, Buchanan says. “European contracts can be interpreted a lot of ways,” the Blazers’ interim GM says. “We’ve had talks with both players and their parties, and we’re hopeful we can get something worked out. It will take some negotiations.” Portland Tribune

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Victor Claver, Spain, Joel Freeland, Unicaja, Valencia Basket 

Freeland will be in Houston in late June for a series of exhibition games with England’s Olympic team, coached by Rockets assistant Chris Finch. “We’ll see Joel when he’s there and will continue to have talks with his agent,” Buchanan says. Portland Tribune

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Victor Claver, Spain, Joel Freeland, Unicaja, Valencia Basket 

Valencia's general manager makes himself clear when talking about Victor Claver potentially going to the Blazers: "Claver will continue to play with us next year." Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, Spain, Valencia Basket 

Also, these teams have showed interest in Morrison: Unicaja, Valencia Basket, Caja Laboral and Cajasol. Marca.com

Free Agency, Adam Morrison, Caja Laboral, Spain, Cajasol, Unicaja, Valencia Basket 

Fans in Vitoria that expected him to return and play for Caja Laboral have been left bitterly disappointed. "I am aware that people in Vitoria were not happy with this decision, but I am very fond of Baskonia, and its people," Splitter said. “At this moment of my career, I think the most suitable was this option," Splitter said. "I’m 100% convinced. "I had other options but this decision was made with my family." FIBA.com

San Antonio Spurs, Tiago Splitter, Caja Laboral, Lockout, Spain, Valencia Basket 

Splitter will earn 140,000 euros per month ($190,0000) playing with Valencia Basket, 840,000 ($1,135,000) if the NBA season is canceled and the team plays the first round of the ACB playoffs, 910,000 ($1,229,000) if the team plays the semi-finals and 980,000 (1,323,000) if they reach the Finals. lasprovincias.es

San Antonio Spurs, Tiago Splitter, Lockout, Valencia Basket 

Tiago Splitter has reached an agreement with Valencia Basket and will play until the end of the lockout. Valencia Basket

San Antonio Spurs, Tiago Splitter, Lockout, Spain, Valencia Basket 

Tiago Splitter will join Valencia Basket for the duration of the lockout. Encestando

San Antonio Spurs, Tiago Splitter, Lockout, Spain, Valencia Basket 

Manolo Rubia, Sports director of Unicaja Malaga, said today that the Spanish team won't sign Tiago Splitter for the current season. The cost for the Brazilian big man is too high and there still is too uncertainty around the lockout (it is not clear if the lockout will end or the entire NBA season will be cancelled). Sportando

San Antonio Spurs, Tiago Splitter, Lockout, Spain, Unicaja, Valencia Basket 

Bilbao Basket or Valencia Basket could be also interested in Splitter. Diario Sur

San Antonio Spurs, Tiago Splitter, Spain, Bilbao Basket, Unicaja, Valencia Basket 

Valencia Basket is looking at Andres Nocioni as replacement for Victor Claver. TuBasket.com

Philadelphia 76ers, Victor Claver, Lockout, Spain, Andres Nocioni, Valencia Basket 

Apart from Unicaja Malaga, there are still five other clubs interested in Tiago Splitter as reported by Luis Martin, one of his agents. They are Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel), Olimpia Milano (Italy) and also the Spanish clubs Real Madrid, Valencia Basket and Caja Laboral, team where Splitter played from 2001 to 2010. Esporte

San Antonio Spurs, Tiago Splitter, Real Madrid, Caja Laboral, Lockout, Spain, Israel, Italy, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Valencia Basket, Olimpia Milano 

As state side reports indicate teams like Valencia and Maccabi are showing interest in Kevin Durant, the press and sources near those teams are painting a very different story. Now according to a report by MundoDeportivo.com in Valencia, the team has nothing going on with bringing over Durant. "Kevin Durant is a great player, we are proud that we put players at this level, but there is nothing," said team president Vicente Sola. Beyond The Beat

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, Lockout, Spain, Valencia Basket 

Marc Stein: Source close to Durant says Thunder star will now widen his net and talk to more teams beyond Valencia, BBC Bayreuth and Maccabi Tel Aviv Twitter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, Lockout, Spain, Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Europe, Germany, Valencia Basket 

Valencia Basket also wants Serge Ibaka, although they know it will be difficult to sign him because Real Madrid is interested too. TuBasket.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Real Madrid, Lockout, Spain, Serge Ibaka, Valencia Basket 

Emiliano Carchia: Victor Claver extends his contract with Valencia Basket through 2014. Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, Spain, Valencia Basket 

Roger Mason rejected an full-season offer from Valencia Basket of Liga Endesa in Spain. TuBasket.com

Roger Mason, Lockout, Spain, Valencia Basket 

One source at Valencia Basket shot down reports from Turkey that they are pursuing Magic forward Hidayet Turkoglu. Valencia has been linked in the past few days to players such as Corey Brewer or Maurice Evans, but nothing is happening. The Spanish club is not interested in players that would ask for an NBA out, the source told HoopsHype’s Raul Barrigon. HoopsHype

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, ACB, Lockout, Spain, Corey Brewer, Maurice Evans, Valencia Basket