Spurs announce signing of 7-foot-3 Serbian center Boban Marjanovic

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The San Antonio Spurs have signed a veritable giant - 7-foot-3, 290-pound Serbian center Boban Marjanovic.

Marjanovic will reportedly earn $1.2 million on a one-year deal, further solidifying the team's frontcourt behind Tim Duncan, LaMarcus Aldridge, Boris Diaw, and David West.

Short on financial flexibility after a busy offseason, it's not surprising to see the Spurs dip back into the international player pool, an arena in which they've enjoyed enormous success.

While he's hardly a household name, Marjanovic could be quite the find. The 26-year-old is enormous - he possesses a 7-foot-8 wingpsan and 9-foot-7 standing reach - was named All-Euroleague first team, Serbian Super League MVP for a third time, and European Center of the Year in 2014-15.

It's not easy to translate international statistics to the NBA, but Marjanovic's numbers were terrific. He posted 27 double-doubles in 76 games, averaging 13.1 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting 60.4 percent to help lead Crvena Zvezda to a league championship. At the very least, his size should discourage enterprising ball-handlers from venturing to the rim too aggressively.

And it's difficult not to trust the Spurs when it comes to international draft picks and signings. Considering they can ease him into a reserve role and the modest salary, Marjanovic looking like a steal by season's end is firmly within the realm of possibility.