Coach Vincent Collet has confirmed that Joakim Noah will not play in the FIBA World Championship for Les Bleus. (Follow the World Championships in our World Championships of Basketball Forum) France had been waiting to learn the outcome of contract negotiations between Noah and the Chicago Bulls but now Collet has closed the door on [...]

Kevin Seraphin, the first international player selected in the 2010 NBA draft, has signed with the Washington Wizards. (Discuss Kevin Seraphin in our French Basketball Forum) The Wizards acquired him in a draft-day trade with the Chicago Bulls that involved also bringing in Kirk Hinrich in exchange for the  rights to Vladimir Veremeenko of Belarus, [...]

Ömer Aşık, a 7-0 center from Turkey, was drafted in the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trailblazers and has since been traded to the Chicago Bulls. (Discuss Turkish Basketball in our forum) A native of Bursa, Turkey, the 24-year old center (he just turned 24 on July 4th) has been playing in Europe, most [...]

Bogdan Tanjevic doesn’t mince his words when the subject of Ömer Asik comes up. The veteran coach works with Asik at Fenerbahce, and with Turkey‘s national team. “Asik is somebody that is the biggest improvement in Turkish basketball in probably the last 20 years,” Tanjevic said to FIBA.com. “He learns so quickly and shows a [...]

This week’s quick international roundup of the player performances during the last few days. This post includes discussion about Yi Jianlian‘s return to the New Jersey Nets, Pau Gasol‘s extension, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah’s contributions to the Chicago Bulls, J.J. Barea’s career year, and Žalgiris Kaunas fills their head coach position. Yi Jianlian returned [...]

This week’s quick roundup of the player performances around the world during the last few days. This week includes discussion about Aleksandr Marić’s monster month, Dirk Nowitzki to the 2010 World Championships of basketball, Tyreke Evans and the Sacramento Kings’ amazing comeback over the Chicago Bulls and more… The Sacramento Kings found themselves down 33 points, [...]

It’s been a rough couple of games for Joakim Noah. First Noah was involved in a shouting match with the NBA’s biggest star, LeBron James. The 6-10 son of French great Yannick Noah, believed James was over celebrating when Cleveland held a comfortable lead over the Chicago Bulls. The third-year player called out James from [...]