Archive for 2017
NBA coaches under the spotlight
Something unique happened in the NBA last season. No, not the Golden State Warriors easing to the title on the back of among the best rosters in recent memory. For the first time in 46 years, every head coach that started the season was still there at the end. Such a stat really merits reflection.…
Read MoreJohn Shurna signs with Andorra
John Shurna (204 cm, Northwestern University’12) will continue his professional career this 2017-18 with MoraBanc Andorra (Spain-Liga Endesa). He is a 27-year-old Lithuanian-American international player who spent the 2016-17 season playing for KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1). He played 23 games for them in the ABA League, where he recorded averages of 8.2 ppg and 2.9…
Read MoreAxel Toupane joins Zalgiris
B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) has agreed to terms on a deal Axel Toupane (197 cm) and will be adding him to their roster this 2017-18. Axel is a 24-year-old French player who will be getting his first crack at playing for a Lithuanian club. He began 2016-17 on the roster of the Milwaukee Bucks. He…
Read MorePhil Pressey landed by Barcelona
FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) has acquired the services of former NBA guard Phil Pressey (180 cm, Missouri’13) for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Pressey is coming off a 2016-17 season spent on the roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA D-League. He had a productive stint in the D-League, dropping averages of 17.6…
Read MoreCameron Jones signs with Kymis
GS Kymis (Greece-A1) has inked former NBA guard, Cameron Jones (193 cm, Northern Arizona’11) and will add him to their roster for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Jones spent the 2016-17 season playing in the NBA D-League, seeing action for teams in that league. He began the season with the Santa Cruz Warriors, where he played…
Read MoreT.J. Cline goes pro with Galatasaray
T.J. Cline (206 cm, Richmond’17) will begin his professional career this 2017-18 season with a stint in Turkey, landing a deal with Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). The 23-year-old Cline played 35 games for Richmond in his senior year (2016-17). T.J. dropped averages of 18.5 ppg and 7.8 rpg. Expect him to make an instant impact…
Read MoreVitor Faverani back at UCAM Murcia
Brazilian big man, Vitor Faverani (212 cm) will be reuniting with former team, Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017-18. He began 2016-17 on their roster. Faverani played 10 games for Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB in the Eurocup where he posted averages of 11.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg. The big man also appeared in…
Read MoreJarnell Stokes to play in China
Jarnell Stokes (201 cm, Tennessee’14) will be taking his game to China this 2017-18 after landing a deal to play for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China-CBA). Stokes played two games for the Denver Nuggets in 2016-17 but was released by the team in November 2016. In March, Jarnell made his way to the NBA D-League, where…
Read MoreNBA Commissioner: expansion inevitable and Seattle a prime candidate
The idea of the NBA expanding to other U.S. cities is raised every few years. In a new interview with C.J. McCollum, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that an expansion of the league is inevitable and will happen in the near future. Smith added that Seattle remains among the most attractive expansion locations and is…
Read MoreDominique Johnson to Umana Reyer Venezia
Dominique Johnson (192 cm, Azusa Pacific’10) will continue his professional career this 2017-18 season with Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A). He is coming off a stint playing in China for Lhasa Jingtu (China-NBL). Johnson played 13 games there and notched averages of 35.6 ppg and 8.5 rpg. In 2016-17 Dominique split his time playing for…
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