NBA: Sixers blowout Long-Lions in preseason action

The NBA 2019-20 preseason is in full swing and the best basketball league in the world has had a rich selection of international games for everyone to enjoy. On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers, sporting their retro-styled jerseys played against CBA team Guangzhou Long-Lions. The Sixers, as expected, drubbed their Chinese competition and came away…

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CBA cancels G-League game after Daryl Morey tweet

The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) has canceled a planned exhibition game between two G-League teams. This comes as a response to a tweet sent out by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressing support for the Hong Kong protesters. The tweet which read “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” has been since deleted by…

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Jalen Reynolds now with Zhejiang

Jalen Reynolds (209 cm, Xavier’16) is Asia-bound in 2019-20 after agreeing to a deal with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (China-CBA). The former Xavier University standout spent the 2018-19 season lending his talents to Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia-VTB). Reynolds played 16 games for them in the 7Days EuroCup and posted averages of 13.8 ppg and 8.1…

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Chasson Randle deals with Tianjin

Ex-NBA guard Chasson Randle (188 cm, Stanford’15) is taking his game to China in 2019-20 after landing a deal with the Tianjin Gold Lions (China-CBA). In his last season in the NBA, Randle suited up for the Washington Wizards and logged 49 games. During that span, he managed to produce averages of 5.5 ppg and…

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NBA: Joseph Tsai to gain full ownership of Brooklyn Nets

Joseph Tsai, a co-founder of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, is set to take full ownership of NBA team the Brooklyn Nets. He already currently owns a 49 percent stake in the team but will be purchasing the remaining 51 percent from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov with the franchise valued at a whopping $2.35 billion, according…

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Angel Delgado signed by Beijing Royal Fighters

Angel Delgado (206 cm, Seton Hall’18) has agreed to terms on a deal with the Beijing Royal Fighters (China-CBA) and will be suiting up for the Chinese club in the 2019-20 season. Delgado is a 24-year-old Dominican player who has been a member of the Dominican Republic National Team since 2015. He played two games…

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Ekpe Udoh deals with Beijing Ducks

Veteran NBA big man Ekpe Udoh (208 cm, Baylor’10) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Shougang Beijing Ducks (China-CBA). He is a Nigerian-American player who played for the Nigerian National Team in 2016. Udoh spent the last two seasons playing in the NBA for the Utah Jazz. In 2018-19 the…

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Brandon Brown joins Chongqing

Brandon Brown (201 cm, CS San Bernardino’09) has agreed to terms with Chinese NBL team, the Chongqing Huaxi International and will be bolstering their roster in 2019. Brown is a 34-year-old veteran and spent his 2018-19 season suiting up for KCC Egis (South Korea – KBL). He logged a total of 62 games for his…

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O.J. Mayo signs with Hunan

O.J. Mayo (193 cm, USC’08) will continue his professional basketball career in 2019 with the Hunan Jinjian Miye (China-NBL). This will be the first time Mayo will be playing for a Chinese basketball team. The 31-year-old Mayo joins the Chinese club after spending his 2018-19 season on the roster of the Dacin Tigers (Taiwan-SBL). He…

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Andray Blatche signed by Tianjin Lions

Andray Blatche (211 cm, South Kent’05) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Tianjin Golden Lions (China-CBA) for the 2018-19 season. Blatche is a 32-year-old American international player who also holds a Philippine passport and has been a member of the Philippine National Team since 2014. The former NBA big man…

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