| Sixers Sign Veteran Center Brezec |
he Sixers on Thursday signed free-agent center Primoz Brezec, a seven-year veteran who has played with Indiana, Charlotte, Detroit and Toronto.
Last season, the 7-foot-1, 255-pound Brezec played in the Italian League for Lottomatica Virtus Roma of the Italian League. He started the 2007-08 season with the Bobcats before being dealt to the Pistons and then the Raptors.
“We feel that Primoz will provide us with additional size and depth in the front court, but just as beneficial is the wealth of experience he brings to the team not only on the NBA level, but internationally as well,” Sixers president Ed Stefankski said in a statement released by the team.
In 321 career NBA games, Brezec has averaged 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 19.0 minutes while shooting 50 percent from the floor and 70.6 percent from the line.
Drafted 27th overall in 2000 by Indiana, Brezec played three seasons for the Pacers before being taken by the Bobcats in the 2004 expansion draft.
A member of the Slovenian National Team, Brezec has competed in the 2003 and 2005 FIBA European Championships and the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
Used courtesy of: USA Today |
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