Israel 19.09.2012, 19:29 Redazione Sportando - David Pick Comments

Maccabi Tel Aviv interested in DJ White, Novica Velickovic

Il Maccabi ha anche esteso il contratto di Ater Majok

Hours after announcing the release of British big man Pops Mensah-Bonsu, and moments into the team's 2012-13 official press conference at Nokia Arena, Maccabi Tel Aviv hits the free agent market. Again.

Whispers in Israeli basketball circles reached Sportando revealing that Maccabi looked into the status of NBA free agent big man D.J. White.

White, 26, and a product of Indiana University, averaged 6.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 58 games last season for the Charlotte Bobcats.

He split two and a half seasons between the Oklahoma City Thunder and D-League affiliate Tulsa 66ers before moving to the Charlotte Bobcats in February 2011.

Maccabi also came across the name of 6'9" Serbian Novica Velickovic who played the last three seasons in Madrid for local power Real, however, Velickovic isn't currently 100% fit to compete. On October 2011, Velickovic was injured and missed six weeks of action for the Spaniards. Last season, he recorded 4.1 points, 2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in seven Euroleague games; and 6.8 points with 3.3 boards in 30 domestic contests.

In related news, Sportando reports that Maccabi has signed 6'10" Australian Ater Majok to a third 10-day contract.

TAG Maccabi Tel Aviv Pops Mensah-Bonsu DJ White NBA Rumors Charlotte Bobcats Ater Majok

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bubu170 20.09.2012, 14:18Abuse
Non è che può fare anche il 4, Velickovic è un 4!
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StefanoMamba24 20.09.2012, 03:47Abuse
Raga il buon novica può farlo bene il 4 anche se é un 4 nuova generazione del tipo che prende pochi rimbalzi ma segna da fuori, se puoi vuoi un sostituto di popsa ok ma questo è forte davvero. Poi non credo D.J. White venga in Europa xkè per me in NBA c'è sicuramente gente molto più scarsa e scandalosa di lui
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agent20 19.09.2012, 20:34Abuse
ma che cosa centrano l'uno con l'altro? perchè DJ White, O Velickovic? se quello che manca è un lungo velickovic non serve..
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olimpia1390 19.09.2012, 20:30Abuse
D.J. White mi piacerebbe vederlo eccome in europa...per quanto riguarda Velickovic era praticamente sull'aereo per il bosforo poi non so cosa sia successo
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Hacker 19.09.2012, 20:30Abuse
Appunto non capisco come possa esserci scelta fra questi 2 che sono ruoli diversissimi.
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sir charles 19.09.2012, 20:21Abuse
sono 2 giocatori diversi, però sono entrambi molto validi, il top per loro sarebbe firmarli entrambi

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