Barcelona keeps Lakovic for two more years
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 Regal FC Barcelona and Jaka Lakovic have agreed to terms to keep the guard at the club for two more years. Lakovic (186, 30) has spent the past three seasons with Barcelona and joined the Euroleague's exclusive 2,000-point club this past season. He averaged 9.9 points and 2.9 assists in 18 Euroleague games last year, despite missing time midseason due to nasal surgery. Lakovic shined brightest in the Quarterfinal Playoffs, recording 14.8 points and 2.6 assists per game to lead Barcelona to the Final Four. The Lakovic signing comes days after the club added forward Pete Mickeal as Barcelona looks to strengthen the squad that reached the Final Four and won the Spanish League title.
Lakovic, a member of the 2004-05 All-Euroleague second team, is among the competition's career leaders in points scored (fourth place, 2,130 points), three-pointers made (third, 307), assists (fifth, 476) and steals (ninth, 181). He began his career at KD Slovan Ljubljana in his native Slovenia and moved on to KK KrKa Novo Mesto in 2001, where he recorded one of the greatest games in Euroleague history – 38 points, 7 assists, 4 steals and 15 fouls drawn for a 55 index in an 87-93 road win at Real Madrid. In 2002 Lakovic moved to Panathinaikos where he played four seasons before coming to Barcelona. Among his career highlights are winning one Spanish and four Greek championships, three Greek Cups and one Spanish King’s cup. Lakovic is also a regular for the Slovenian national team, which he represented at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 European Championships and the 2006 World Championship.
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Euroleague.net
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