Frank Gaines moves to Italy, Cantu
Frank Gaines (192 cm, G) is leaving Bnei Hertzeliya, the Winner League, and Israel. Gaines will trade up to play for coach Cesare Pancotto and his Acqua S.Bernardo Cantu. Cantu is currently a disappointing 4-9 in the Italian SerieA and is second to last in 14th position in the standings. Frank Gaines is an experienced…
Read MoreJosh Perkins signs with Partizan
Josh Perkins (190 cm, G) is moving from Poland to Serbia. The American point guard started the season with GTK Gliwice, his first overseas. There Perkins averaged an impressive 13.8 ppg and 6.6 assists in eight wins and eleven losses. Josh Perkins, 25 years old, played professional basketball in the G-League the past two seasons.…
Read MoreE.J. Montgomery to Lithuania
E.J. Montgomery (208 cm, F) played two years of college basketball at Kentucky. Playing less than the allowed four years at Kentucky is nothing new for the SEC powerhouse. Montgomery’s road to signing with Nevezis Kedainiai runs a bit different than we are used to. Kentucky has produced a great number of one-and-done players that…
Read MoreNets’ forward Kevin Durant to miss four games due to exposure to COVID-19
The Brooklyn Nets were expected to be strong contenders in the Eastern Conference this season. This sentiment was largely based on the duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. In the first two games of the 2020-21 NBA season, the Nets lived up to the early hype. They blew the doors off against the Golden…
Read MoreMichael Cobbins added by Maccabi Haifa
Michael Cobbins (203 cm, F) has signed a contract to play in Israel. Maccabi Haifa is last in the Winner League standings with a 1-9 record, and the team needed help inside. Cobbins, 28 years old, brings that inside force. Last season Cobbins played in the G-League for the Capital City Go-Go, where he averaged…
Read MoreNBA ’Superteams’: Tradition, Trend or Future?
The possible trade of James Harden to Brooklyn, where he would join Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, brought the story of NBA ’superteams’ back into the focus of the basketball public. The last time this was talked about was when Durant left Oklahoma for Oakland four years ago. Mostly negative comments accompanied that departure of…
Read MoreStephen Curry scores a career-high 62
Stephen Curry scored a career-best 62 points in the Golden State Warriors’ 137-122 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Curry knocked down 8 of 16 3-point shots and made 18 of 19, career-high totals in both categories, from the free-throw line in high-scoring game. The future Hall of Famer was 18-for-31 from…
Read MoreAnthony Ireland to Egis Kormend
Anthony Ireland (178 cm, G) is on the move to Hungary. There he will join Egis Kormend and coach Ziga Mravljak. Kormend is enjoying an 8-5 start to the A Division 20/21 season and sits in 4th place in the standings. Ireland played last season in Portugal for Lisboa Benfica, where he averaged 15.1 ppg…
Read MoreElias Harris from Germany to Zaragoza
Elias Harris (203 cm, F) has left MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. He has signed in the ACB with Zaragoza. It’s surprising to some people as Ludwigsburg is doing extremely well this season. With a 10-1 record, Ludwigsburg is on top of the standings in the BBL. Harris was no small part of that success. He averaged…
Read MoreHouston Rockets win without James Harden
The Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings with 102-94 last night. Rockets fans, curious about how their franchise’s future will look like if James Harden gets traded, got their first look on Saturday when the disgruntled former MVP sat out against the Kings with an ankle injury. If the rest of the season without Harden (if a…
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