As always, lots of interesting stuff over on Swish Appeal. Euroleague: Week 4 (November 18-19) Games and Upcoming Schedule - Fadeoutin UConn's Solid Start With Two Guard Front: What's the Verdict After Three Games? - Scotter The Sacramento Screwjob - Petrel First Thoughts on a WNBA Relocation to Oakland from a Bay Area Native (A headline I intially read as "First thoughts on a WNBA relocatoin...
More photos » by Chris Pizzello - AP Mike Taylor is dribbling his way over to Serbia. Browse more photos » Most of this week's big transactions are already known (D-League cuts, the Chris Hunter call-up), but I thought I'd do a little clean up and post some lengthier comments about a few things. November 19 : Rio Grande Valley Vipers - waived Cliff Clinkscales, Antoine Hood, Rashad Woods,...
GENEVA (FIBA World Basketball) - FIBA TV – This week on FIBA World Basketball (watch it here): we look into Argentina’s deadly duo of Luis Scola and Pablo Prigioni discover another eclectic round-up of basketball news great highlights from another week of NBA our Euroleague week 4 wrap Le Mans and Nancy battle it out ...
The only exclusive group leader in the Euroleague after four games has made a pair of roster moves during the one-week break before regular season Game 5. On Friday, Unicaja announced the signing of veteran forward Larry Lewis to a one-month contract. If he sees action in a Euroleague game, Lewis , who turned 40 this week, will become the Euroleague's oldest active player, one year older than Damir...
In Red Star they are going to replacing the starting point guard, Maurice Bailey . With its Eurocup opener just days away - and less than 24 hours after he hit a game-winning three-pointer against archrival Partizan in Adriatic Leagu e play - Crvena Zvezda released playmaker Maurice Bailey in favor of Mike Taylor , who will make his European debut. Taylor (23, 188) signed a deal for the rest of the...
Hapoel Jerusalem signed Pooh Jeter (1.79-PG) until the end of the season and they announced it via their official website. Jeter started the season with Malaga but they released him and so he found the new step in his career in Hapoel Jerusalem . He has already passed with medical examinations so he is ready to play in the next game of Hapoel. He graduated from the University of Portland in 2006 and...
The good folks at NBA Entertainment happened to be in the Bradley Center Saturday night when Brandon Jennings dropped 55 points on the Golden State Warriors. The following video features highlights from that game, along with some footage from practice, summer league, and Jennings’ stint in the Euroleague:
Courtesy of the Connecticut Sun media relations department, here's a quick look at how some of their players are doing in their part-time jobs as EuroLeague stars. UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated Galatasaray 69-54. Sandrine Gruda had two assists in 15 minutes...
Tarence Kinsey punched by fan during game. Despite playing well in limited minutes for the Cavs, Gamecock and NIT hero Tarence Kinsey was caught in a training camp numbers game and found himself without an NBA home. He returned to Fenerbachce , one of the top teams in Turkey and a Euroleague club where he played between stints in Memphis and Cleveland. During their latest game with Galatasary, Kinsey...
Asvel Basket signed small forward Rawle Marshall to address the club's need for more scoring punch and athleticism. The contract is through the end of the calendar year with a team option to extend it for the remainder of the season. Marshall (201, 27) arrives from Valencia Basket , where he averaged 7 points on 50% three-point shooting in 19 minutes over four games in the Spanish League this season....
Tiago took on the ACB Big Dog Barcelona this week. He didn't disappoint. Tiago Splitter Caja Laboral ACB (Spanish League): 5-2 EuroLeague : 3-1 Age: 24 Height: 7' 0" Weight: 240 1st round, 28th pick, 2007 In EuroLeague play, Caja scored buckets against Maroussi BC 103-86 . However, Tiago didn't do much in this one as he was in foul trouble which limited him to 11:30. He managed just 7 points and...
By Henry Abbott Turkey is home to some of the world's best professional basketball. Two days ago, for instance, rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce squared off, and the court was littered with past and future NBA players. The Bulls have high hopes for Ömer Asik, as the Cavaliers presumably do for Emir Preldzic and the Celtics for big man Semih Erden. Former NBA players like Tarence Kinsey, Lynn...
LOS ANGELES (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Australia’s David Andersen left Barcelona for the glitz and glamour of the NBA in the summer and on Sunday the 29-year-old rookie proved he belongs in the talented squad of the Houston Rockets. Andersen, a standout performer in the Euroleague over the years with CSKA and Barcelona, came off the ...
GENEVA [FIBA World Basketball] - FIBA TV – This week on FIBA World Basketball (watch it here): An in-depth profile of Puerto Rico favourite Larry Ayuso a round-up of what has been going on in the world of basketball Euroleague week 3 highlights highlights from France’s Pro A league game between Orléans and Asvel ...