It is an easy assumption to make that most basketball players only have a short career at the top of the NBA, and this is part of the justification for the high wages that are involved in the game. Players are looking to maximise their income when they can because they know that injuries, loss... Continue Reading »
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Nazr Mohammed Set For 17th Year In The NBA
FIBA World Cup Impacts On Basketball Rankings
At a major international tournament, the only thing that really matters is who takes the medals away from the event. In this regard, Team USA were the big winners at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, with the hot favourites for the tournament romping home in the manner that people believed they would. It is therefore... Continue Reading »
NBA Ins And Outs
With the 2014 FIBA World Cup fully behind us, and NBA clubs starting to firm up their pre-season schedule to allow them to hit their stride for the new campaign, it is no surprise that there is a great deal of transfer activity in and out of the NBA. Yes, the biggest deals of the... Continue Reading »
London Lions Looking Forward To New BBL Campaign
The close season is a time of great excitement for fans of all sports, and this is definitely the case with basketball. NBA fans still have a bit of time to wait until their heroes return to action, although it won’t be too long until friendly matches start to take place. However, in the UK,... Continue Reading »
Jordan Crawford Leaves The NBA And Heads To China
There is no getting away from the fact that the basketball world outside of America and the NBA is thriving. The NBA is still the market leader and this is where the majority of players want to play, but it is easy to see why there are some NBA level players that are having their... Continue Reading »
2015 NBA Draft Picks Are Already In The News
We are still a good while away from the start of the 2014/15 NBA Season but sports fans and the media cannot help but look off into the distance. There is no doubt that teams have to prepare in advance and this means that while a lot of hard work is being carried out to... Continue Reading »
Chris Bosh Becomes the Main Man In Miami
With LeBron James now firmly back in Cleveland, there will be a great deal of focus on the Heat and seeing how they cope without the King. There are big concerns for the team and there are not too many people expecting the Heat to feature in the Championships, a berth they have taken up... Continue Reading »
Are The Aussies Heading To The NBA?
While most NBA teams would probably have preferred for their players not to have been involved with the 2014 FIBA World Cup, now that the tournament is over, clubs can have a different slant on the tournament. The USA ran away with the tournament as expected, but there were a number of teams and players... Continue Reading »
An NBA Training Camp With A Difference
There is no doubt that training camps are essential for many players in the NBA, but there is obviously a great deal that rookie players can learn from these camps. No matter how much talent a player shows before they make the step up to the NBA, there is a lot of pressure involved with... Continue Reading »
Philippines Fans Were A Smash Hit At 2014 FIBA World Cup
With the Gold Medals heading their way across the Atlantic to America, it is clear that the US side were the big winners at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, but it is not as if they are the only winners at the event in Spain. Given that many bookmakers were offering odds on teams going... Continue Reading »