0 comments by wendell maxey on 12/26/2011
Fans of the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers are in good hands even without Kenyon Martin around to throw down follow-up dunks and grab rebound after rebound. Gani Lawal is coming to get the job done. Lawal will replace Martin with Xinjiang of the Chinese Basketball Association,
0 comments by wendell maxey on 12/23/2011
Believe it or not, but Adam Morrison had a good thing going for Red Star Belgrade in Serbia before deciding to leave the team in late November to test the NBA free agency waters. He should have stayed put. Before Morrison was let out of his contract in a “good faith” gesture by Red Star […]
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Mickael Pietrus is racking up the frequent flier miles. Next stop Beantown. After the Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors called off their trade for Pietrus after concerns surrounding some swelling in his knee after an exam and workout for the Raptors, Pietrus flew from Ottowa, Canada to Phoenix last week for a re-evaluation and meeting […]
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So much for the “D” in D-League standing for “development” these days — it’s more like, “Don’t call it a comeback” instead. According to Scott Schroeder of Ridiculous Upside, league sources confirmed both Ricky Davis and Greg Ostertag have decided to make their comebacks through the NBA Development League. Both players have signed D-League contracts […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 12/21/2011
Before Nicolas Batum returned to Portland to begin training camp with the Blazers this season, his head coach in Nancy, France, Jean-Luc Monschau joked about Batum’s future in Portland. “I hope he has a great future and when I retire, I will come to Portland to watch him…,” said Coach Monschau. “…if they are able […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 12/20/2011
It’s hard to really break news about Andrei Kirilenko’s free-agent signing during a photo shoot, but at least we get a glimpse into Kirilenko’s thought process with this brief interview for Moscow, Russia-based PROSport magazine. “The team will not be chosen by how big the offer is, but by a number of factors – the […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 12/19/2011
Days prior to training camps opened around the NBA in early December, the Sacramento Kings busily refined their roster to start the season fresh. Coming as no shock, the Kings renounced the rights to Samuel Dalembert, Marquis Daniels, Darnell Jackson and Pooh Jeter, and life went on from there in each case. The Houston Rockets […]
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Bismack Biyombo is finally a free man. And it only took Biyombo and the Charlotte Bobcats $1.5 million to buyout his contract from Spain’s Fuenlabrada. The story — initially reported by a number of media outlets in Spain — brings to end an on-going saga that watched the 19-year old Biyombo go from the Congo […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 12/16/2011
The Detroit Pistons might be disappointed, but Kyle Singler made the right move by remaining overseas. The Pistons selected Singler as the 33rd overall pick of the 2011 NBA draft, but the 23-year-old power forward joined Spanish team Alicante Lucentum during the NBA lockout from July through December before choosing to stay in Spain versus […]
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A week after the UCLA Bruins dismissed Reeves Nelson for conduct issues, the all-conference forward has decided to jump overseas and play professional basketball in Lithuania. But when he will arrive and whom Reeves will play for is still in the works. As of now, however, a contact with any team in Lithuania has not been […]
