LINAS KLEIZA NEWS
Report: Linas Kleiza to Olympiakos
August 10, 2009 by
Rip City Project
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On his twitter, Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports has reported that former Denver Nugget Linas Kleiza has signed with the Greek team Olympiakos. Here was his exact tweet:
“Den FA forward Linas Kleiza has agreed to a 2-year, $12.2 million with an opt-out next year with Greece Olympiakos...
Greeks Continue Raiding Mid-level NBA Talent
August 10, 2009 by
Red's Army
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Olympiakos has stolen Linas Kleiza from Denver with a 2-year, $12.2 million deal... which continues a trend of big Greek teams (and foreign teams as a whole) taking mid-level guys who just can't seem to get the money they're looking for in the US. I'm actually surprised...
Kleiza leaving Nuggets for $12M from Olympiakos
August 10, 2009 by
Fox Sports
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Restricted free agent forward Linas Kleiza of the Denver Nuggets is taking his game to Europe.
Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien says Kleiza has chosen to play for Olympiakos, agreeing to a two-year deal worth more than $12 million.
Warkentien said Kleiza's agent, Bill Duffy...
Kleiza headed to Greece
August 10, 2009 by
Scores Report
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Olympiakos has plucked another young NBA player in his prime. Denver’s Linas Kleiza is headed to Greece.
Per Yahoo Sports…
Denver Nuggets restricted free-agent forward Linas Kleiza(notes) has agreed to a two-year, $12.2 million contract with Greek team Olympiakos, his...
Pickup of the Night: March 21
March 22, 2008 by
Fantasy Basketball Pros
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LINAS KLEIZA (Den, SF)
He's been having an up-and-down season to this point, but recently he has begun to pick it up again. And what's not to like about a team that has scored over 100 points a game in every game since February 25th and over 115 points a game the past 5 games...
Another Luxury Tax Hit, Linas Kleiza Leaves Denver for Greece
by Tim PovtakFiled under: Nuggets, EuroleagueIt's not that the Denver Nuggets didn't like Linas Kleiza -- George Karl liked him a lot -- but not enough to pay him twice. Not for a backup forward, no matter how intriguing his skills.It's basic economics. The luxury tax struck...
Nuggets' Kleiza inks 2-year Olympiakos contract
DENVER (AP) -- Denver Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien says forward Linas Kleiza has chosen to play for Olympiakos, agreeing to a two-year deal worth more than $12 million.
The Nuggets offseason: Linas Kleiza...
June 03, 2009 by
Denver Stiffs
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As we did last summer, Denver Stiffs will look at each of the Nuggets offseason decisions in detail beginning with free agents first. In no particular order, I've decided to start with small forward Linas Kleiza who's essentially a restricted free agent. I say essentially because...
Linas Kleiza heads to Greece
August 10, 2009 by
Ball Don't Lie
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It shouldn't be easy, Nuggets fans. But this is the price
you pay for the sins of the front office, coaching staff and players.
Linas Kleiza can play. He can play both forward positions,
one of them well. One of
his best friends gets to count the owner of the Denver Nuggets as...
Linas Kleiza head to Greece
August 10, 2009 by
Ball Don't Lie
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It shouldn't be easy, Nuggets fans. But this is the price
you pay for the sins of the front office, coaching staff, and players.
Linas Kleiza can play. He can play both forward positions,
one of them well. One of
his best friends gets to count the owner of the Denver Nuggets as...
Kleiza’s Days as a Nugget Just About Over
May 03, 2009 by
No Blood No Foul
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Linas Kleiza should be relishing this time - it’s exciting to be competing in the playoffs, especially when your team looks like it can make it all the way to the Conference Finals. Playing with Chauncey and K-Mart in their primes, with a surging Nene, a strong Melo, and a surprisingly...
Kleiza leaves Nuggets for $12M Olympiakos deal
August 10, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
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DENVER (AP) -- Denver Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien says forward Linas Kleiza has chosen to play for Olympiakos, agreeing to a two-year deal worth more than $12 million.
Linas Kleiza May Be Bolting for Europe
August 05, 2009 by
SLAM Online
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Olympiakos (yes, them again) are reportedly about to scoop up the Nuggets forward: “Linas Kleiza is very close to signing a contract with Olympiacos despite his dream is to continue in NBA. The player confirmed the proposal made by the Greek team. ‘Olympiacos showed interest...
Kleiza in line for qualifying offer
June 27, 2009 by
All Things Nuggets
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Some of the final pieces of preparation for free agency for the Nuggets will fall into place in the next couple of days, before teams can start negotiating with free agents on July 1.
The Nuggets are expected to extend a qualifying contract offer to forward Linas Kleiza, which would mean [...]
Nuggets' Kleiza agrees to deal with Greek club
Restricted free-agent forward Linas Kleiza of the Denver Nuggets is taking his game to Europe. Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien says Kleiza has chosen to play for Olympiakos, agreeing to a two-year deal worth more than $12 million.
Breaking News: Linas Kleiza Signs With Olympiakos
After we mentioned in Smack this morning that Linas Kleiza was getting closer and closer to signing with Greece’s Olympiakos, Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports just announced on his Twitter that the Denver free agent has agreed to a 2-year, $12.2 million deal with an opt-out next...
Sportsfrog 2009 NBA Preview – Northwest Diviison
16 days ago by
Sports Frog
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DENVER NUGGETS
ADDITIONS: G Arron Afflalo, F Malik Allen, G Ty Lawson
SUBTRACTIONS: G/F Dahntay Jones, F Linas Kleiza
STARTERS: PG – Chauncey Billups, SG – JR Smith, SF – Carmelo Anthony, PF – Kenyon Martin, C – Nene
ROTATION: G Arron Afflalo, F Malik Allen, F/C Chris...
NBA free agents: Denver Nuggets forward Linas Kleiza takes Olympiakos' offer
Denver Nuggets forward Linas Kleiza is on his way to Greece after signing a two-year contract worth $12.2 million with Olympiakos on Monday.
Linas Kleiza to move from Nuggets to Olympiakos
DENVER (AP) -Denver Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien says forward Linas Kleiza has chosen to play for Olympiakos, agreeing to a two-year deal worth more than $12 million.
Delfino Vs. Kleiza: Who Is The Deadliest Warrior? Part Deux
July 29, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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It's Part Deux of the Delfino Vs. Kleiza Deadliest Warrior saga. This time around we're covering Linas Kleiza and it's going to be in french...
Just kidding, let's get started shall we.
It's a battle of the combo guard-forward vs. combo...
The Denver Nuggets Need To Make This Move
Last year the Nuggets finished 54-28, won the Northwest Division and pushed the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. What did they do this offseason? Lose Linas Kleiza to Europe, lose Dahntay Jones to Indiana and lose J.R. Smith to a seven-game suspension. So while the other elite...
Daily Babble: The Latest Indictment of Zach Randolph's (Lack Of) Value
February 16, 2008 by
CelticsBlog.com
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This is what Zach Randolph is worth in this league now, and if the trade is offered as reported, the Knicks would be utter fools (not for the first time) if they didn't accept it in a heartbeat.
What the Cavaliers Really Need in Free Agency
July 18, 2009 by
Waiting For Next Year
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With all this recent chatter about the possible acquisition of Matt Barnes or Linas Kleiza, I wanted to focus on what the Cavs truly need to address in this free agency period: the back-up point guard position. Looking at the current roster, and you will see that there is already a...
What the Cavaliers Really Need in Free Agency
July 18, 2009 by
Waiting For Next Year
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With all this recent chatter about the possible acquisition of Matt Barnes or Linas Kleiza, I wanted to focus on what the Cavs truly need to address in this free agency period: the back-up point guard position. Looking at the current roster, and you will see that there is already a...
Kleiza, Carter suitors coming into focus
July 03, 2009 by
All Things Nuggets
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As the biggest-name free agent quickly get snapped up, the market for the next tier – players such as the Nuggets Linas Kleiza and Anthony Carter – has started to become clearer.
Kleiza, a forward, and Carter, a guard, have teams interested in their services, according to reports...
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