
Marcel Jones -> DEKE
Andrei Căpuşan -> Rovinari
Ratko Varda -> Prokom Gdynia

The last Croatian player remaining in the NBA is going back to Europe. Roko-Leni Ukić is about to move from the Milwaukee Bucks to Turkey and sign for powerhouse Fenerbahçe. The team's coach Bogdan Tanjević himself confirmed the transfer, which was stimulated by the guard's little playing time under coach Scott Skiles. Spanish side Baskonia, for which Ukić played when moving outside his native Croatia, was also in the run to sign him.
Confessing the bad shape he's going through, Manu Ginóbili expressed doubts about his participation in the next World Championship. Although he assures he'll improve throughout the season, the San Antonio Spurs guard underlined his game's irregularity and lack of competitive rhythm, something weighing in his decision to join the Argentina national team next year. Ginóbili considers that step difficult and delicate, postponing a final decision for when the competition approaches.






Congolese giant Bienvenue Letuni will undergo a brain surgery in January in order to remove a small tumour. This operation is intended to stop the growth (he already stands 2.24m tall) of the 15-year-old and allow him to start developing his basketball skills. Joventut, the Spanish club which ended up tieing Letuni, after some trials also with Baskonia, will pay for all of costs of the treatment and follow the player closely after the procedure. The operation will be similar to that made to Roberto Dueñas or Gheorghe Mureşan, who also suffered from gigantism.
