Posts by Ed Odeven
Krunoslav Simon drops 42 on Fethiye
Krunoslav Simon was a powerful offensive force on Sunday in Andalou Efes Istanbul’s 90-84 victory. The Croatian standout dropped 42 points on Fethiye, producing a Turkish Basketball Super League master class in shooting. Simon made 11 of 12 shots from 2-point range and knocked down 4 of 7 3-pointers. He also went 8-for-8 at the…
Read MoreReal Madrid improves to 8-0 in league play
Real Madrid used impressive 3-point shooting and balanced scoring to defeat Spanish Liga Endesa rival Valencia 86-78 on Sunday. With the away victory, coach Pablo Laso’s team improved to 8-0 in league play this season. Real Madrid got off to a brilliant start on offense and led 28-6 after the opening quarter. The halftime advantage:…
Read MoreBogdan Radosavljevic joins Crailsheim
Veteran big man Bogdan Radosavljevic has joined German Basketball Bundesliga club HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim. Previously, the 213-cm center suited up for Hamburg Towers in 2020 and ALBA Berlin in 2019-20. Over a full season, he had his best statistical campaign in 2015-16, averaging 9.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in 34 games for Tigers Tubingen. Bogdan…
Read More11 BC Lietkabelis members test positive for COVID-19
BC Lietkabelis’ EuroCup contest against Virtus Bologna will be played at a later date after 11 players and staff from the Lithuanian Basketball League team tested positive for COVID-19. The match was scheduled for Wednesday. Initially, two Lietkabelis players had positive tests for the virus on Friday, according to published reports. Since then, three staff…
Read MoreUtah Jazz to be sold for $1.66 billion
The Utah Jazz, who have had the same ownership group since 1986, will be sold for $1.66 billion to Ryan Smith, a local businessman. Numerous published reports this week announced the deal. The NBA Board of Governors must approve the transaction. Smith is a co-founder of Qualtrics, a survey software company. SAP bought the firm…
Read MoreNBA salary cap to be reduced by $3 million to $12 million next season
NBA team executives are preparing to have a lower salary cap in place for the 2020-21 season. A report in the San Francisco Chronicle over the weekend stated the salary cap will be reduced by between $3 million and $12 million. The salary cap last season was $109.14 million. In addition, teams were required to…
Read MoreKevin Seraphin announces retirement
Veteran big man Kevin Seraphin, who played for FC Barcelona from 2017-19, is retiring due to a knee injury. The 30-year-old made the annoucement on Saturday. Seraphin helped FC Barcelona capture the Copa del Rey trophy in February 2019 in a 94-93 triumph over rival Real Madrid. He did not play during the 2019-20 campaign…
Read MoreCameron Rundles delivers shooting clinic with 40-point gem
Cameron Rundles had an incredible game on offense on Saturday. The BK Ventspils’ player sank 15 of 18 shots from the floor, knocking down 7 of 8 3-pointers, en route to 40 points in a Latvian-Estonian Basketball League match. Rundles also sank 3 of 3 from the free-throw line in a 113-90 victory over Valmiera.…
Read MoreJoe Salerno appointed Syria national team coach
The Syrian Basketball Federation has hired American coach Joe Salerno to lead its men’s national team. The 39–year-old Salerno will begin his tenure in charge for Syria’s FIBA Asia Cup qualifying games next month, according to published reports. Syria faces Qatar and Iran on November 27 and 30 in Qatar, as FIBA Asia stages games…
Read MoreZhejiang routs Guangdong in Chinese Basketball Association opener
The Chinese Basketball Association opened its 2020-21 season on Saturday, and the Zhejiang Golden Bulls routed the reigning champion Guangdong Southern Tigers 138-113. Wu Qian paced the Golden Bulls with 39 points and 14 assists. Teammates Liu Zeyi and Cheng Shuaipeng scored 25 points apiece. Liu had a game-high 13 rebounds to complete the double-double…
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