Archive for 2021
Only two Americans in 1st Team All-NBA
NBA basketball has been an international game for a while. Nothing emphasizes that more than the recently announced 1st Team All-NBA, which had a record three international players on it to go along with Stephen Curry and Kawhi Leonard: Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), and Nikola Jokic (Serbia). That makes 2020-21 the first time an All-NBA 1st Team has been made up of mostly…
Read MoreTyler Cavanaugh from Spain to Lithuania
Tyler Cavanaugh (206 cm, F) finished his season in the Spanish ACB and has signed with BC Zalgiris Kaunas. This season Cavanaugh averaged 7.9 ppg and 4.5 rebounds for Iberostar Tenerife BC Canarias. Cavanaugh will play EuroLeague again next season. He played EuroLeague in 19/20 with Alba Berlin. Cavanaugh has played 50 NBA games for…
Read MoreDevin Booker switches EuroLeague teams
Devin Booker (205 cm, F/C) ensured another year in the EuroLeague. The 30-year-old big man switches teams within the EuroLeague, signing with Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul. He played this season for Khimki. Booker embarks on his fourth EuroLeague season. He first was with Bayern Munich back in 18/19. Devin Booker played college basketball at Clemson where…
Read MoreNigel Williams-Goss signs with Madrid
Nigel Williams-Goss (191 cm, G) is back in the EuroLeague. The 26-year-old guard has signed with Real Madrid. This season he played EuroCup with Lokomotiv. Williams-Goss played EuroLeague during the 18/19 season. He averaged 9.2 ppg and 4.2 assists for Olympiakos. Last year he tried his luck in the NBA. There he played 10 games…
Read MoreMyles Stephens to Mechelen
Myles Stephens (196 cm, G) is on the move to Belgium. There he will join Kangoeroes Mechelen. Mechelen will play in the newly formed BNXT League, a merger of the Dutch and Belgian leagues. Stephens played this season in the Finnish Korisliiga. There he played 38 games for Salon Vilpas. Stephens averaged 12.8 ppg and…
Read MoreMonster performance by Kevin Durant gives Brooklyn a 3-2 lead over the Bucks
Kevin Durant wasn’t planning to play all 48 minutes, but the two-time NBA champion did just that en route to a historic performance on Tuesday night to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a Game 5 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center. Durant recorded a game-high 49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals, and two blocked…
Read MoreBarcelona wins 19th Spanish league title
Barcelona won their 19th basketball league title on Tuesday after beating Real Madrid by 92-73 in the second game of the Endesa League final. Sarunas Jasikevicius’ squad lifted the trophy at the Palau Blaugrana in front of 1,000 ecstatic fans. It’s the first time since the 2013/14 season that Barcelona has won the Endesa League title – a seven-year…
Read MorePrometey sweeps Ukrainian finals series and writes history
Prometey Kamianske is the new Ukrainian champion. They beat Zaporizhye yesterday with 88-83 and swept the best of three final series. It is a historical event since It is the first title ever for Prometey. More noteworthy is the fact that the club was founded only three years ago, and this is only the second…
Read MoreChris Paul’s resurgence has contributed to the Suns’ first conference finals appearance in 11 years
The postseason hasn’t always been kind to Chris Paul. In fact, it’s fair to say that injuries have haunted the veteran point guard in postseason play on multiple occasions. He sustained injuries in both the 2015 and 2016 NBA playoffs. Paul was also hampered by a hamstring injury in his first conference finals appearance back…
Read MoreBudućnost wins Montenegrian championship
Budućnost VOLI from Podgorica beat Mornar from Bar yesterday 94-70 in the decisive third game of the final series. It is the first time in seven years that there was no sweep in the finals. It is also the 11th title out of 13 since 2007 that the title went to Budućnost. Mornar Bar went…
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