By Nikos Varlas/ info@eurohoops.net
According to Eurohoops sources, the Brooklyn Nets have included Canadian center Khem Birch in their transfer list for quite some time and are now seriously considering the possibility of offering a two-year contract to acquire him as a complementary addition to their frontcourt ahead of the upcoming season.
Birch has a buyout option near $300.000 in the two-year contract he signed with Olympiacos last summer. The Reds also have the option to keep him in the upcoming season or release him after paying him a small compensation.
The 24-year-old player was signed by the Greek club after an impressive season with Usak Sportif in Turkey. He averaged 7.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 block per game in 18:06 minutes per game in his debut EuroLeague season with Olympiacos, reaching the competition’s Final. In the title game against Fenerbahce, he scored 14 points (4/4 2-pointers, 6/8 from the line) in 17 minutes.