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Vassilis Spanoulis agrees to 3-year deal with Rockets

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ron413, Jul 19, 2006.

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  1. ron413

    ron413 Contributing Member

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    UPDATE: July 19, 2006, 11:39AM

    Rockets, Spanoulis agree to 3-year deal

    By JONATHAN FEIGEN
    Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
    The Rockets reached agreement with guard Vassillis Spanoulis on a three-year contract worth more than $5 million, the largest initial contract they had ever offered a second-round pick.

    Spanoulis told Athens newspaper Eleftheros Typos that he would officially accept the contract offer sometime today or tomorrow Houston time.

    The Rockets acquired the rights to Spanoulis in an exchange of second-round picks during the 2004 Draft. He played well enough for Maroussi Honda to move to Greek league power Panathanaikos last season and helped lead that team to the Greek league championship.

    A member of the Greek Olympic team in 2004 Spanoulis, a 6-3 1/2-inch combination guard, is training with the Greek team for the World Championships and will not be in Houston until September.


    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4057635.html
     
    #1 ron413, Jul 19, 2006
  2. Man

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    Sweet! Okay I'll read the article now. :p
     
    #2 Man, Jul 19, 2006
  3. durvasa

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    Cool.

    Now, is he any good?

    Roster so far:

    Guards: Alston, Head, Snyder, Spanoulis
    Forwards: McGrady, Battier, Howard, Hayes, Novak, Bowen
    Centers: Yao, Mutombo

    If McGrady and Battier aren't going to play 2-guard, we still have a smallish backcourt outside of Snyder.
     
    #3 durvasa, Jul 19, 2006
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  4. JaWindex

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    Interesting indeed!
     
    #4 JaWindex, Jul 19, 2006
  5. ktbballplaya

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    yes sir.. this is real good.. not we need a PF and john
     
    #5 ktbballplaya, Jul 19, 2006
  6. thesaint

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    Very good news. Since Banks agreed with Suns there are not many free agents left and Spanoulis is the best option available for Rox. I really think he will make a great impact for the Rox.
     
    #6 thesaint, Jul 19, 2006
  7. Amel

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    OOOOOOOOOOO

    Yeah!
     
    #7 Amel, Jul 19, 2006
  8. SamFisher

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    Props to ron413 for first posting this AND the snyder move.

    Early bird gets the sticky.
     
    #8 SamFisher, Jul 19, 2006
  9. Jacquescas

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    the youth movement continues
     
    #9 Jacquescas, Jul 19, 2006
  10. Chilly_Pete

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    KillBill is a Rocket.
     
    #10 Chilly_Pete, Jul 19, 2006
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    Yes this is great news I was getting worried no PG'S WOULD BE AVAILABLE IF HE TURNED DOWN OUR OFFER.
     
    #11 TMACFORMVP, Jul 19, 2006
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    CD and the Rox must have seen something special in him that they offered him a 3-year deal worth more than 5 mil.
     
    #12 thesaint, Jul 19, 2006
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    I got to live up to my name of paperboy, just good timing I guess with being the first to check the Chronicle Rockets section after my 2 boring meetings this morning... :cool:
     
    #13 ron413, Jul 19, 2006
  14. Man

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    Yeah he always does that
     
    #14 Man, Jul 19, 2006
  15. geeimsobored

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    They also saw something special in Matt Maloney and gave him 7 years, same with Mo Taylor, and Moochie Norris...

    Hopefully, Spanoulis can break the trend.
     
    #15 geeimsobored, Jul 19, 2006
  16. playlife

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    yea! just what i was waiting for the whole day
     
    #16 playlife, Jul 19, 2006
  17. Amel

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    #17 Amel, Jul 19, 2006
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    that is half our mle, correct?
     
    #18 ktvoss, Jul 19, 2006
  19. Drift Monkey

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    Hmmm...so this takes care of our MLE?

    "The Rockets reached agreement with guard Vassillis Spanoulis on a three-year contract worth more than $5 million, the largest initial contract they had ever offered a second-round pick."

    I have been, and I am excited about him...I'm just hoping he doesn't bust.
     
    #19 Drift Monkey, Jul 19, 2006
  20. Man

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    Probably not Sura right?

    I'm wondering if he's good too. I hope so
     
    #20 Man, Jul 19, 2006
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