New Jersey Nets guard Sasha Vujacic has signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes for the upcoming season. Which NBA players have signed with international teams? The Istanbul-based  club announced that the 27-year old Slovenian guard agreed to a one-year deal with the option for second year. The team did not mention whether Vujacic’s contract had an option to [...]

Euroleague rookie Aleksandr Marić was amazing last night as he scored 34 points, pulled down 16 rebounds and amassed an amazing 49 performance index ranking. (Discuss Euroleague Basketball Round 7 in our forum) The 6-11 Aussie’s dominating performance, along with Dusan Kecman’s game-winning jumper with just under 3 seconds remaining, led Partizan Belgrade over Efes Pilsen [...]

Welcome to Turkey: An American’s first taste of European Basketball American Evin Demirel attends the Efes Pilsen-Minnesota Timberwolves game at NBA Europe Live 2007 in Istanbul Growing up in the US, since early adolescence I have followed the NBA with unflagging enthusiasm. While I have seen many live NBA games, my exposure to European basketball [...]

The NBA Europe Live 2007 tour begins this Saturday as four NBA teams and five European teams will play several matches over the next five days.  Starting on October 6th, Efes Pilsen will take on the Kevin Garnett-less Minnesota Timberwolves in Istanbul, Turkey.  While the Toronto Raptors will battle the Boston Celtics in Rome, Italy.  [...]