By Stavros Barbarousis/ info@eurohoops.net
Olympiacos Piraeus completed the signing of former NBA center Moses Wright to a contract for the rest of the season, confirming the report of Eurohoops. Wright will play in the EuroLeague for the first time in his career with the Greek powerhouse.
The deal included a team option for the next season and was officially confirmed by the Reds on Friday.
Wright arrives at Olympiacos after spending six games in the Turkish BSL League with Merkezefendi in his first experience in Europe. His contract with the Turkish club included a EuroLeague opt-out clause.
The 25-year-old player averaged 26.4 points and 8.4 rebounds over five games in Turkey, attracting the attention of the Reds who were looking to quickly sign a big man after Nikola Milutinov’s injury.
Moustapha Fall is also expected to be out of action for the next two weeks, so practically Olympiacos is left without his two main players in the center position. Wright is expected to perform immediately in the upcoming EuroLeague double-action week.
His addition marks the 10th non-Greek player on the roster, with only seven of them being able to register in the Greek League and six available for each game. There’s no such restriction, however, in the EuroLeague.
Before Merkezefendi, Wright played in China for the Shanxi Loongs and the Zhejiang Golden Bulls. In his debut season as a pro in 2021-22, he appeared in four games in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers.