{"id":506740,"date":"2026-07-21T14:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=506740"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:20:48","slug":"olympiacos-reject-dubai-bid-as-thomas-walkup-set-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/olympiacos-reject-dubai-bid-as-thomas-walkup-set-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympiacos reject Dubai bid as Thomas Walkup set to stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"d892c42c-3ab6-448b-9bb6-4cbd8dcf044b\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"d892c42c-3ab6-448b-9bb6-4cbd8dcf044b\" data-turn-id-container=\"d892c42c-3ab6-448b-9bb6-4cbd8dcf044b\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d892c42c-3ab6-448b-9bb6-4cbd8dcf044b\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"2102\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Thomas Walkup is expected to remain with Olympiacos after the Greek club rejected an official approach from Dubai Basketball. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport24.gr\/basket\/euroleague-basketball\/o-olimpiakos-aperripse-episimi-protasi-tis-dubai-bc-gia-gouokap-ta-nea-dedomena-tis-ipothesis\/\">Sport24<\/a>, the Emirati side submitted an offer worth a total of \u20ac600,000, split between this summer and next, in an attempt to secure the experienced guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"2102\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Olympiacos quickly declined the proposal, reaffirming that Walkup is not available for transfer. The Greek international reportedly explored the possibility of the move and even contacted the EuroLeague Players Association to better understand his contractual situation. However, with no buyout clause included in his deal, Olympiacos has complete control over any potential transfer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"2102\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Dubai was prepared to offer Walkup a contract worth around \u20ac3 million, while his current deal with Olympiacos expires in 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EuroLeague champions turned down an official offer, making it clear they have no intention of parting ways with the veteran guard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":312547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[199,249],"tags":[],"rumors":[407],"typology":[183],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-506740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-euroleague","category-greece","rumors-basket-rumors","typology-rumors"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/COS_1742.jpg","digistream_id":0,"digistream":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506740"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=506740"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=506740"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=506740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}