{"id":343890,"date":"2023-08-15T19:06:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=343890"},"modified":"2023-08-15T19:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:06:14","slug":"unics-reportedly-signing-ismael-bako","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/unics-reportedly-signing-ismael-bako\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICS reportedly signing Ismael Bako"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Orazio Cauchi,\u00a0Ismael Bako is about to leave Virtus Bologna to join UNICS.<\/p>\n<p>The russian team will pay a buyout for the 27-year-old Belgian center, who produced 5.4 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15 minutes per game last season with coach Scariolo&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>Once Bako&#8217;s exit is finalized, Virtus is expected to announce the arrival of Bryant Dunston.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russian side UNICS is finalizing a deal with Belgian big man Ismael Bako, per sources. 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