Vocap wants to terminate the contract, Olympiacos threatens to go to court

Olympiacos basketball club announced today that it has no plans to terminate the contract of Thomas Vocap, despite the player's request.

"Basketball player Thomas Vocap today informed Olympiacos of the unilateral written termination of his contract, demanding, without justifiable reason, the immediate termination of cooperation. Olympiacos categorically states that this player's contract is valid until the summer of 2027. Accordingly, we expect his arrival in Greece on Thursday, August 20, to undergo the scheduled medical and ergometric examinations. Otherwise, Olympiacos reserves the right to use all legal means to protect its rights," reads the statement from Olympiacos, which was published by the Basket News portal.

Vocap has been linked with a move to Dubai for some time.

As reported by the aforementioned portal, the club from the United Arab Emirates was ready in July to offer the 33-year-old American playmaker, who also holds a Greek passport, a two-year contract worth six million dollars, as well as a possible three-year contract worth nine million dollars.

There is no buyout clause in Vokap's contract with Olympiacos, so his future is solely up to the Greek club.

Dubai offered Olympiacos $600.000 for the American playmaker, but the Piraeus club immediately rejected it, reportedly demanding a minimum of $3 million in compensation for Vocap.

Vocap joined Olympiacos from Zalgiris in 2021. In the previous season, in which he won the European Club Championship with the Piraeus club, Vocap averaged 5,3 points, 5,7 assists and 2,6 rebounds in the Euroleague.

The American playmaker was named the EuroLeague's best defensive player in the 2023/24 season, while in the season before that he was the competition's leader in average steals.