Kristaps Porzingis, Nikola Mirotic land historic deals with respective clubs
NBA Free Agency is the hottest news at the moment but beyond the frenzy of signings, contracts, trades and whatnot, two European players in particular have made history by inking crazy-huge deals. Dallas Mavericks restricted free agent Kristaps Porzingis signed a contract extension worth a staggering $158 million over five years. That’s the largest deal…
Read MoreNBA Free Agency Rundown
It was a wild Sunday night in the best basketball league in the World as NBA free agency officially opened. From the get-go it appeared like the Brooklyn Nets were emerging as big winners, cleaning up and signing top-tier talent in the form of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and supporting their stars with a solid…
Read MoreDerrick Brown pens with Crvena Zvezda
Derrick Brown (203 cm, Xavier’09) will continue his professional basketball career with Crvena Zvezda Beograd (Serbia-KLS) in 2019-20. The Xavier product is coming off a three-season run with 2019 Turkish BSL champions, Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). Brown notched 19 games for them under his belt in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague where he averaged 7.2 ppg…
Read MoreJosh Mayo signed by Varese
Josh Mayo (181 cm, UIC’09) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A) for the upcoming 2019-20 season. The 31-year-old veteran spent his 2018-19 campaign on the roster of Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL). Mayo played 13 games in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 12.9 ppg and 2.8 apg.…
Read MoreThomas Heurtel re-ups with Barcelona
FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) has opted to bring back French guard Thomas Heurtel (189 cm) for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Heurtel, who has been a member of the French National Team since 2013, is coming off a successful two-season stint with Barcelona. In the 2018-19 season, he played 35 games for them in the…
Read MoreBuilding Zion: a Look at the New Orleans Pelicans
Magic Johnson recently stated that Zion Williamson lucked out with the Pelicans getting the No. 1 draft pick because ‘Alvin Gentry can coach.’ So the Pelicans are definitely on the up. We are likely to see them climb the odds boards over the next couple of seasons in Las Vegas and at the popular online…
Read MoreNBA free agency storm on the horizon
NBA free agency is set to begin on July 1st, just a few winks away. The league and fans are bubbling with eager anticipation of a perfect storm as multiple big-ticket players are set to become free agents for the 2019-20 season. Many rebuilding NBA teams are chomping at the bit for a shot of…
Read MoreASVEL wins 2019 French Pro A championship
After a gruelling five-game finals series vs. AS Monaco ASVEL has emerged victorious and are the 2019 French Pro A champions. They came away with a convincing 66-55 win over Monaco in a decisive Game 5 on Tuesday. The last time ASVEL stood atop of the winners’ podium was in 2016, so it’s a sweet…
Read MoreInternational players dominate 2019 NBA Awards
The 2019 NBA Awards were announced on Monday in the U.S. and it appears that international players took center .stage on this prestigious night. Most Valuable Player Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, nicknamed the “Greek Freak” for his freaky athleticism and amazing basketball talent took home the Most Valuable Player Award. He beat out Houston’s…
Read MoreBayern Munich celebrates 2019 German League title
FC Bayern Munich completed a three-game sweep of their finals series versus ALBA Berlin on Sunday to repeat as German League champions. They successfully completed a 93-85 victory over their guests at Audi Dome in overtime. ALBA came to play hard in this must-win game and led with double figures for most of the contest.…
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