Barcelona have officially signed Finland international Petteri Kopponen on a three-year deal, the club announced.

The Helsinki native comes to the Catalan giants from Khimki and joins back up with team-mate from last season Tyrese Rice.

Last season with the Russian giants, Koponen averaged 8.5 points on 38.1 percent three-point shooting and 2.3 assists in 24 EuroLeague games plus 11.4 points on 45.2 percent shooting from downtown and 3.6 assists in 35 VTB League games.

The club have also announced that Samardo Samuels has been released as Joey Dorsey has re-signed in a two-year deal.