Francisco Elson to join Iran`s Mahram

TEHRAN,Jan.14(MNA) - Francisco Elson is set to join Iranian basketball team Mahram, according to the team’s sporting director. The 37-year-old Dutch professional basketball player has played in NBA teams such as Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz from 2003. “He (Elson) will train with Mahram for 10 days and we will decide about signing him,” Hamid-Reza Samadzadeh said. The 2.11m center has served as the captain of the Netherlands basketball team in 2007.