Perrin Buford, newcomer to Humacao
Perrin Buford (198 cm, Middle Tennessee State’16) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 playing in Puerto Rico for Humacao Caciques (Puerto Rico-BSN). The 24-year-old American initially spent his 2017-18 season with the Brisbane Bullets (Australia-NBL), where he played 22 games and recorded averages of 16.2 ppg and 8.1 rpg. In February 2018 Buford…
Read MoreWarriors To Defend Crown vs. Cavs in NBA Finals
The Golden State Warriors defeated a feisty Houston Rockets squad 101-92 in Game 7 to move on to the NBA Finals where they will defend their title against the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the Rockets missing All-Star point guard Chris Paul due to a hamstring injury, James Harden, Eric Gordon and Clint Capela did their best…
Read MoreThis is why Luka Doncic should be drafted No. 1
The identity of Luka Doncic has always consisted of two inseparable things: his face and an omnipresent basketball. The future NBA draft pick started holding a ball at the tender age of 7 months old. The sport was his father Sasa’s meal ticket. The elder Doncic, a forward, contributed to Union Olimpija’s Slovenian League championship…
Read MoreJimmy Hall now with Obregon
Jimmy Hall (203 cm, Kent State’17) is a recent addition to the roster of the Halcones Ciudad de Obregon (Mexico-CIBACOPA) this May 2018. He already made his debut for Obregon and had an impressive performance with 19 points and eight rebounds. The 24-year-old Hall spent his rookie campaign as a pro in 2017-18 playing in…
Read MoreRok Stipcevic parts ways with Sassari
Rok Stipcevic (185 cm) has left the Italian ball club Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) this May 2018. Stipcevic is a 32-year-old Croatian international basketball player who played for the Croatian National Team from 2010 to 2016. The experienced veteran played six games for Sassari in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 7.3 ppg…
Read MoreCleveland Cavaliers Advance to the NBA Finals
Despite the absence of their All-Star power forward Kevin Love (concussion), the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 87-79 in Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals. What has been touted as a duel between Superstar LeBron James and Celtics coach Brad Stevens, who managed to squeeze the most value out of a squad…
Read MoreRabotnicki Wins 2018 Macedonia Prva Liga Title
Rabotnicki returned to the top of the podium after edging out MZT Skopje in Game 3 of the finals to capture the 2018 FYR Macedonia Prva Liga Championship. This is a well-deserved win for an organization that last captured domestic league gold in 2009. They only dropped two games in the regular season to finish…
Read MoreCrisis Averted, Israel Winner League to Resume
The 2017-18 Israel Winner League is set to resume on Sunday after an agreement has been reached between the league and the Players Association. The season was in jeopardy of ending abruptly due to a strike by its players. Israeli hoops fans can rejoice as the strike has been canceled. The crux of the problem was the…
Read MoreLamar Patterson agrees with Lhasa
Lamar Patterson (196 cm, Pittsburgh’14) is China-bound this 2018 after agreeing to terms on a deal to play for Lhasa Jingtu (China-NBL). The former NBA forward spent the 2017-18 season lending his talents to FIAT Torino (Italy-Serie A). Patterson played 16 games for them in the 7Days EuroCup and posted averages of 16.3 ppg and…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk Defends Czech NBL Title
CEZ Nymburk reasserted their dominance over the Czech NBL. On May 24th they steamrolled over BK Opava 114-73 in the finals to repeat as Czech NBL Champions. This is the organization’s 16th-straight title and is one of the longest domestic championship streaks in Europe. CEZ Nymburk cruised to this easy victory. They led from the…
Read More