Memphis Grizzlies center Darko Miličić, the infamous #2 pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, has been traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Quetin Richardson. The Memphis Grizzlies had the #2 overall pick in last night’s draft and selected center Hasheem Thabeet of Tanzania.  Even after unloading Milicic, the Grizzlies still have three international [...]

From the Congo to Israel to three players from Spain, there were fourteen international-born players selected in the 2009 NBA Draft. The fourteen players ended a sex-year slide in which fewer and fewer international players were chosen, from a record high of 21 international players chosen in 2003 to 2008, when there were just thirteen [...]

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With the 2009 NBA draft commencing later tonight, the internet is buzzing with speculation and mock drafts. Interbasket has done its best to gather the articles and quotes concerning the intenational man (er, teenager) of mystery, Ricky Rubio. We’ll be continually updating the quotes throughout the day, so check back every hour or so… “Then [...]

A report by the AP has many less foreign players ready to be selected in the NBA draft this year. “This year, in Europe, there really weren’t as many players ready,” Pacers president Larry Bird said. “There’s some guys ready to come over, but they’re not ready to play in the NBA.” A record 21 [...]

Ricky Rubio had a quick, clandestine one-hour workout in front of the Sacramento Kings today, and the word is that both parties left a little underwhelmed from the whole experience. The Sacramento Bee reports that Rubio  had a less-than-stellar performance in front of Kings General Manager Geoff Petrie and head coach Paul Westphal. Even Rubio, [...]