NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed center Mirza Begiu0107 (Meer-ZAH Beg-ICH). Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Begiu0107, 7-1, 265, most recently played for Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of the Spanish ACB League. Undrafted in 2007, Begiu0107 has played professionally since 2003 in Slovenia, Italy, Lithuania, Greece and Spain. A native of Yugoslavia, Begiu0107 is a two-time Slovenian League All-Star (2007, 2009), a Lithuanian League All-Star (2010), and led the Euroleague in blocked shots in 2011 with 2.3 blocks per game.
New Orleans’ roster now stands at 20.