Serge Ibaka could get Spanish passport

Serge Ibaka may join Spain in EuroBasket 2011 if there are no setbacks in his process of nationalization.

Serge Ibaka to play for Spain?

Could the Congolese be blocking shots for Spain?

Sege Ibaka to play for Oklahoma?

This summer we have the exact opposite of last season. More and more players moving to the NBA instead of the other way around. Another played rumored to leave for the best league in the world is Serge Ibaka(2.08-PF) of Manresa. The 20 year old congolese power forward was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder) with the 24th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.

According to solobasket.es, Ibaka will be moving to Oklahoma, that still own his NBA rights, this summer after a great season with Manresa. Ibaka averaged 7.1 points 4.5 rebounds and 1 blocks in 31 games in the ACB.

The Lakers announced DJ MBenga

The LA Lakers have announced the signing of DJ Mbenga(2.16-C) that was involved in rumors regarding Tau Baskonia among other players. Hence the congolese center will be playing with the Lakers next season so it's one more player off the list of possible candidates.

MBenga comes from Congo but he also has a belgian passport. He played for Golden State and LA last season. He is a dominating presence defending the paint and has uncanny flexibility for a player of his size. Last season he averaged 2.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 26 games with the Lakers.

Tau is on the lookout for another center

Tau Baskonia is on the lookout for one last player to complete their front line according to unconfirmed sources. Dusko Ivanovic apparently has 3 players at the top of his list and all of them are highly skilled and qualified.

At the top of the list is ukrainian center Oleksiy Pecherov(2.13-C) of the Washington Wizards. The 23-year old center didn't get much playing time in the NBA and this season he averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 35 games of the regular season. He has also played for Paris and BC Kyiv.

Next candidate is another ukrainian center, Kyrylo Fesenko(2.16-C) of the Utah Jazz. Fesenko spend some time in the NBDL with the Utah Flash and then returned to the Jazz for 9 games.

Last but not least is DJ Mbenga(2.14-C). MBenga comes from Congo but he also has a belgian passport. He played for Golden State and LA last season. He is a dominating presence defending the paint and has uncanny flexibility for a player of his size. Last season he averaged 2.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 26 games with the Lakers.