<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Zoran Planinic should be joining Euroleague champions CSKA Moscow for 800K Euros buy-out. Croatian star averaged 10.6 points per game in Euroleague for the Spanish side and helped them reach Final Four where they finished fourth behind CSKA Moscow, Maccabi and Montepaschi. CSKA Moscow are looking for a player to replace departed Theo Papaloukas and Planinic was considered as one of the best options available.</div> http://www.talkbasket.net/news/planinic-he...-to-moscow.html <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>CKSA Moscow inked a two-year contract with Croatian guard Zoran Planinic (198-G-82). The 26-year-old shooting guard is expected to be officially presented as CSKA player at press-conference on Friday. Planinic spent the last two seasons in Tau Ceramica. Last year he averaged 9.8 points, 3.1 boards and 2.8 assists per game in ACB league. His Euroleague stats came up to 10.6 points and 3.1 assists per appearance. Zoran Planinic started his career in Cibona Zagreb junior team.</div> http://www.eurobasket.com/RUS/RUS.asp A tall replacement for Papaloukas. Planinic offensively is obviously better than Theo, but defensively he still has a long way to go 'till he reaches the former CSKA superstar's level.
