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adidas EUROCAMP Hosts Top International Talent adidas’ NBA Pre- Camp to Take Place June 10-12 in Treviso, , Marks Tenth Anniversary

PORTLAND , Ore. / HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (June 4, 2012) – adidas today announced the final player roster for adidas EUROCAMP, where the top international basketball players train in the only officially sanctioned pre-NBA Draft camp outside of the .

Taking place in Treviso, Italy June 10-12, the camp brings together the best up-and-coming international basketball talent and offers a platform for them to connect with former and current NBA coaches and players.

“As I look back at my road to the NBA, I really appreciate the opportunity I had at Eurocamp to showcase my talent to NBA executives and the basketball community,” said , Thunder forward- and 2008 EUROCAMP participant. “As basketball’s popularity continues to grow worldwide, the talent at adidas EUROCAMP gets better every year and it’s a great place for teams as they prepare for the NBA draft.”

More than 45 early entries and draft-eligible participants will play in adidas EUROCAMP 2012 including projected 2012 NBA Draft picks (France) and Tomas Satoransky (). Former adidas EUROCAMP participants include 56 NBA Draft picks and more than 75 NBA players including (), () and (). Nearly 20 former EUROCAMP participants currently hold NBA contracts and more than 60 currently play .

“adidas EUROCAMP is celebrating its tenth anniversary this June with the top international basketball talent in the world,” said Lawrence Norman, adidas vice president of Global Basketball. “International players continue to impact the NBA as the game of basketball grows every year and we are proud to work with the next wave of international prospects.”

Special guests at this year’s camp will include three-time NBA and Hall of Famer Kevin McHale, Danilo Gallinari, Nic Batum and former college standout and long-time European professional Trajan Langdon. The Under-20 Men’s Basketball National Teams from Russia, France and will also participate.

In 2011, adidas EUROCAMP participants included three top 2011 NBA Draft picks including Jonas Valanciunas of (5th overall/Toronto Raptors), Jan Vesely of the Czech Republic (6th overall/) and of the Republic of Congo (7th overall/ - traded to Charlotte Bobcats). adidas EUROCAMP welcomes director of scouting Artūras Karnišovas as the new camp director and assistant coach Bill Bayno as the new coaching director. adidas EUROCAMP will be held at La Ghirada Sports Complex - “SportCity” in Treviso, Italy.

For more information please visit www.adidaseurocamp.com or http://news.adidas.com/global/basketball .

About adidas Basketball adidas has been providing innovative products for the world’s best athletes for more than 60 years, from past legends to today’s superstars, such as , , , and . On April 11, 2006 adidas and the National Basketball Association signed an 11-year global merchandising partnership making the adidas brand the uniform and apparel provider for the NBA, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA Development League (D-League) beginning with the 2006-07 NBA season.

Paul Jackiewicz adidas Basketball PR 503-593-5316 (m) [email protected]

2012 adidas EUROCAMP Early Entry and Draft Eligible Participants

NAME HEIGHT POSITION HOME COUNTRY TEAM 5’10” Guard France GRAVELINES Boris Barac 6’9” Forward SIROKI TT Jonas Bergstedt 6’11” Center Denmark TORRELODONES Nemanja Besovic 7’3” Center PARTIZAN Jaka Blazic 6’4” Guard UNION OLIMPIJA LUBLIJANA Bogdan Bogdanovic 6’6” Serbia PARTIZAN Dusan Cantekin 7’2” Center MEGA VIZURA Olek Czyz 6’7” Forward Poland NEVADA Daniel Diez 6’8” Power Forward REAL MADRID II Nihad Djedovic 6’6” Shooting Guard/Small Bosnia GALATASARAY Forward Bojan Dubljevic 6’9” Power Forward BUDUCNOST Jaime Fernandez 6’2” Spain ASEFA ESTUDIANTES Evan Fournier 6’7” Shooting Guard France POITIERS Josep Franch 6’3” Point Guard Spain MURCIA 6’11” Power Forward/ Center France CHOLET Nikola Ivanovic 6’2” Point Guard Montenegro BUDUCNOST Nemanja Jaramaz 6’5” Forward Serbia MEGA VIZURA David Jelinek 6’5” Shooting Guard Czech Republic JUVENTUT BADALONA Ilkan Karaman 6’9” Turkey KARSIYAKA Maxi Kleber 6’5” Forward Germany S. OLIVER BASKETS Artem Klimenko 7’0” Center Russia AVTODOR 6’10” Power Forward/Center France HYERES-TOULON

Christophe Leonard 6’7” Small Forward France LE HAVRE Oleksandr Lypovyy 6’7” Small Forward Ukraine BC DONETSK Michal Michalak 6’5” Guard Poland LKS LODZ Nenad Miljenovic 6’11” Center Serbia MEGA VIZURA 6’5” Shooting Guard Italy VIRTUS Kyryl Natyazhko 6’11” Center Ukraine ARIZONA Devon Van Oostrum 6’2” Point Guard England CAJA LABORAL Kostantinos 6’9” Small Forward OLYMPIACOS Papanikolaou Mateusz Ponitka 6’5” Shooting Guard Poland PROKOM SOPOT Artem Pustovy 7’1” Center Ukraine KHIMIK Klemen Prepelic 6’3” Point Guard Slovenia HELIOS Bogdon Radosavljevic 6’11” Center Serbia – BAYERN MUNCHEN Germany Dovydas Redikas 6’4” Point Guard Lithuania LIETUVOS RYTAS Sasu Salin 6’3” Point/Shooting Guard Finland UNION OLIMPIJA LUBLIJANA Sertac Sanli 7’0” Power Forward/Center Turkey GALATASARAY Zisis Sarikopoulos 7’0” Center Greece PANIONIOS Tomas Satoransky 6’7” Point/Shooting Guard Czech Republic CAJASOL 6’9” Power Forward CHARLEROI Axel Toupane 6’7” Small Forward France Izzet Turkyilmaz 7’0” Center Turkey BANVIT Edgaras Ulanovas 6’6” Small Forward Lithuania BALTAI Maik Zirbes 6’10” Center Germany TRIER Tomislav Zubcic 6’10” Power Forward Croatia CIBONA

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