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Walter Herrmann to the Bobcats

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Wow, great news for Herrmann. I didn't know he ws coveted by NBA teams, how was he doing in Europe?

Stuart
 
stuart said:
Wow, great news for Herrmann. I didn't know he ws coveted by NBA teams, how was he doing in Europe?

Stuart
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Acctually, pretty bad, hehe :D Well he just got the ABC championship with Unicaja Malaga, but as far as I know he did not play much there, acctually he said to Argentina press some time ago that he didn't wanted to play anymore for Unicaja as he didn't get along with his coach. But I do know that the Bobcats interest started after the Olympics. I hope everything works fine and he signs with Charlotte, he is 27 years old, has won the ABC league title, the Copa del Rey Title, has been named ABC MVP before, it might be a good moment to give NBA a shot.
 
Jokinen said:
Acctually, pretty bad, hehe :D Well he just got the ABC championship with Unicaja Malaga, but as far as I know he did not play much there, acctually he said to Argentina press some time ago that he didn't wanted to play anymore for Unicaja as he didn't get along with his coach. But I do know that the Bobcats interest started after the Olympics. I hope everything works fine and he signs with Charlotte, he is 27 years old, has won the ABC league title, the Copa del Rey Title, has been named ABC MVP before, it might be a good moment to give NBA a shot.
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ACB mate, not ABC
 
Jokinen said:
I hope everything works fine and he signs with Charlotte, he is 27 years old, has won the ABC league title, the Copa del Rey Title, has been named ABC MVP before, it might be a good moment to give NBA a shot.
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He's got a sad, but great backstory too. I hope it works out for him, also.

Stuart
 
Oh, what a pitty for us. I Had read in www.acb.com at the trade table that real Madrid was interested in signing him. A good forward is needed in Real. Oh, sorry, I am Real Madrid fan.
 
Walter Herrmann's NBA ambitions

Walter Herrmann's NBA ambitions

Walter Herrmann works out for the Orlando Magic this week!
Still he's linked with the Bobcats, but the Magic could be interested as well.
 
CWILL said:
Walter Herrmann works out for the Orlando Magic this week!
Still he's linked with the Bobcats, but the Magic could be interested as well.
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As Charlotte drafted Morrison I'm not very sure if they are that interested in Herrmann other team could give him a better offer.

Anyway Walter is playing for the Bobcats the Orlando summer league, in his debut he posted 7 pts 4 rbs in 18 min, playing as SF Charlotte defeated Miami in that game
 
It sounds like he's simply trying out and that he hasn't been offered a contract yet. Does anyone know for sure what's going on?
 
hagakure said:
It sounds like he's simply trying out and that he hasn't been offered a contract yet. Does anyone know for sure what's going on?
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As far as I know for what he personally said it to the Argentinian media, the history goes like this:

The bobcats wanted him to play the summer league, Herrmann's agents didn't accepted it since they think Walter has proved how good he is and he doesn't need to try out for any team. Herrmann got married about 10 days ago, and he went in his honeymoon to USA, once he was there the Bobcats invited him again, so he decided to go to play just one game and wait for a offer, he got there in time to the last training before the game, he played for 19 min scoring 7 pts with 4 rbs and went back to his honeymoon.

About the game he said that despite he hasn't play or train for the last weeks he felt good and think that he did well.
 
According to newspaper "Ole" the bobcats-Herrmann deal its almost done, Charlotte sent the offer, Herrmann's agents sent a counteroffer with some secondary corrections
 
It does appear a deal might be in the works, Jokinen. The deal might come through next week. Just read this article: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/basketball/nba/charlotte_bobcats/15088143.htm

"Bickerstaff (the Charlotte Bobcat's coach) denied an Internet report that the team made an offer to Argentinian forward Walter Hermann -- a veteran of the Spanish League who played a game with the Bobcats in summer league.

'We're still talking to his people,' Bickerstaff said. 'We'll make a decision next week' whether to offer him a contract."
 
BigDizave said:
It does appear a deal might be in the works, Jokinen. The deal might come through next week. Just read this article: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/basketball/nba/charlotte_bobcats/15088143.htm

"Bickerstaff (the Charlotte Bobcat's coach) denied an Internet report that the team made an offer to Argentinian forward Walter Hermann -- a veteran of the Spanish League who played a game with the Bobcats in summer league.

'We're still talking to his people,' Bickerstaff said. 'We'll make a decision next week' whether to offer him a contract."
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Thanks for the info BigDizave, I dind't saw your post before
 
ESPN.com is now reporting a verbal agreement:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2537221

"BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina forward Walter Herrmann has confirmed that he has a '95 percent chance' to play for the Charlotte Bobcats this season. . . 'They (Bobcats) told me that the oral agreement is total,' he said. 'They only have to send the contract to me to sign it. There is a 95 percent chance. They told me that they count on me, but the signature is left yet.'"

I know Walter's going to fit in wonderfully with this team.
 
Charlotte signs Walter Herrmann

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats signed forward Walter Herrmann of Argentina to a one-year contract on Monday.

Herrmann's agent George Bass said the deal includes a team option for a second season. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The 6-foot-9 Herrmann averaged 9.8 points and shot 47 percent from 3-point range while playing for his native country in last month's world championships. He scored 25 points and 23 points in back-to-back wins over Venezuela and Lebanon. Argentina lost in the bronze medal game to the United States.

Herrmann, who was also a member of Argentina's gold medal-winning 2004 Olympic team, had been playing in the Spanish ACB League. He has played in 379 games in Spain and Argentina with career averages of 13.4 points and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 53 percent from the field and just under 40 percent from 3-point range.

"He has a good track record with his performance in arguably the best league outside of the NBA," Bobcats coach and general manager Bernie Bickerstaff said. "The success his countrymen like Manu Ginobili and Andres Nocioni have had in the NBA translates well for Walter as he brings the toughness and intensity that they exemplify and that has been the Bobcats' trademark."

The Bobcats, who selected Adam Morrison in June's NBA draft, have been looking to bring in shooters since Michael Jordan became part-owner with the final say on all personnel decisions.

"It has always been a dream of mine to be in the NBA, but the moment was never right," said Herrmann, who scored seven points in one game for the Bobcats' summer league team in Orlando in July. "I look forward to learning from Coach Bickerstaff and his staff, moving to Charlotte and hopefully getting some pointers from Mr. Jordan."

The Bobcats had been in contract discussions with the 27-year-old Herrmann for several months and had him undergo a physical while he played at the world championships.

His signing gives the Bobcats 15 players under contract for next season.
 
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