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AS.com: Victor Claver Extends Valencia Contract To 2014

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Spanish news website AS.com reports that Victor Claver, the 23-year-old Spanish forward selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft, has reached a contract extension that will keep him with ACB club Valencia until June 2014. A translation of the article reveals that the club's general manager is "very happy" and "proud" and that the team's coach sees Claver as "a great player and a great person" who is a role model for Spanish youth. Claver, Valencia's captain, said that he is "very happy and grateful" and called Valencia his "home." Claver played spot minutes for the gold medal-winning Spanish national team during the recent EuroBasket tournament, averaging 2.0 points and 0.6 rebounds in 4.7 minutes per game. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter