Archive for 2021
CJ McCollum Elected As President of National Basketball Players Association
CJ McCollum, the star guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, has been elected president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). McCollum succeeds 16-year veteran Chris Paul, who was the president of the NBPA for the previous two terms, beginning in 2013. Before being elected, McCollum was already an integral member of the NBPA, serving…
Read MoreMark Ogden moves to Hapoel Holon
Mark Ogden (208 cm, F/C) has signed with Winner League side Hapoel Holon. Holon finished with a 19-10 record in the “winner stage” this past season. Ogden played the past season in Poland. He played both the Energa Basket Liga and the Europe Cup. In 22 league games, he averaged 8.8 ppg and 6.2 rebounds…
Read MoreDallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic agree to supermax rookie extension, per report
The Dallas Mavericks have been to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. And a big reason for the team’s recent success is Luka Doncic. Taking that into consideration, it is of little surprise that Doncic and the Mavericks reached an agreement on a supermax rookie extension as reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.…
Read MoreOndrej Sehnal leaves the Czech Republic
Ondrej Sehnal (196 cm, G) has played his entire professional career for USK Praha. However, he is now on his way to Braunschweig where he signed for the BBL club Basketball Loewen Braunschweig. Ondrej Sehnal steadily improved his games each of the six seasons he played at Praha. So much so that the 23-year-old was…
Read MoreWizards vs. Pacers NBA summer league game postponed by health and safety protocols
The NBA announced Sunday afternoon that the summer league game between the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers has been postponed because of health and safety protocols. Because the Wizards had several players in contact tracing, they didn’t have enough players available to play Sunday night against Indiana — the first of five games Washington is scheduled to play this…
Read More2021 NBA Summer League kicks off
The summer of basketball continues. Less than 48 hours after the Olympic gold-medal match between France and the United States, NBA basketball is back—NBA Summer League basketball, that is. After the 2020 NBA Summer League was canceled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the first showcase of this year’s top picks and players hopeful of…
Read MoreEvan Bruinsma to Buyukcekmece
Evan Bruinsma (203 cm, F) is on the move to Turkey. There he will join Buyukcekmece Basket Basketball Kulubu and coach Ozhan Civgin. Buyukcekmece ended last season 13th in the standings with a 10-20 record. Bruinsma enjoyed a good 20/21 season in Hungary, where he both played the local league and the ChampionsLeague. He averaged…
Read MoreRyan Taylor tabbed by Iraklis
Ryan Taylor (198 cm, G/F) has signed his first pro contract overseas. He signed in the Greek A1 league with GS Iraklis Thessaloniki. Taylor played GLeague basketball for Santa Cruz the past two seasons. He averaged 9.2 ppg and 2.4 rebounds in 15 contests last season. Ryan Taylor played his last year of college basketball…
Read MoreUSA wins Olympic gold over France
The United States withstood a spirited fight from France to secure an 82-87 victory and claim its fourth straight Olympic gold medal. NBA superstar Kevin Durant was too much as he led the USA with 29 points, and Jayson Tatum added 19 points at the Saitama Super Arena. France, which had beaten the Americans in…
Read MoreLate run gives Australia Olympic bronze over Slovenia
Australia made history in the bronze medal game as it defeated Slovenia 93-107 to finally claim its first-ever medal. Patty Mills was unstoppable with 42 points and 9 assists, and Joe Ingles added 16 points for Australia, which finished fourth four times in the history of the Olympic Games (1988, 1996, 2000, and 2016). Australia…
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