For a moment in time the Memphis Grizzlies sat atop the basketball world, upsetting the no. 1 seed San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2011 NBA playoffs. It was a near historical run for a young Memphis team–only the second eighth seed to take out a first seed since the NBA switched [...]

It’s good to be Jan Vesely. The soon-to-be rookie forward for the Washington Wizards has the girl, arrives in time to don the Wizards spiffy, updated  look, and point guard John Wall to throw the kind of alley-oop passes that Blake Griffin (whom Vesely jokingly refers to as the American Jan Vesely) could only dream [...]

First of all, we need to be reminded on why the Smart Gilas program was established in the first place. Essentially, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was starting to get tired of lending its players to the National Team, and not getting consistent, good results (i.e., medal standing finishes). The Samahang Basketbolista ng Pilipinas or [...]

Before the 2010 NBA finals began, Interbasket asked 54 sportswriters, analysts, and basketball experts from around the country to name the top 5 NBA players of all-time.  Not a completely surprising list, but there are some interesting results. The list of voters include Fran Blinebury, Woody Paige, Stephen A. Smith, Kevin Cowherd, Dave D’Alessandro, among others. Here are [...]

As a fan of the NBA and with the 2010 playoffs around the corner, I already have my picks for those teams that might go all the way. Here are the NBA odds for my favorite teams to win the NBA title this season (Discuss the NBA in our forum): The Cleveland Cavaliers (2 / [...]

It’s been a pretty competitive season so far in the NBA. It’s assumed that Cleveland and Los Angeles will play in the Finals, but there will be some stiff competition from Denver, Orlando, San Antonio, Dallas, and maybe even Atlanta. (Discuss the list in our forum) Leaving out established players like Dirk, Manu, and Nash, [...]

At the beginning of the NBA season last night, the league boasted 83 foreign-born players, from 37 different countries on opening day rosters. The 83 players ties the record for the most international players set in 2006-07. The Milwaukee Bucks’ fifteen player-roster (both active and inactive) features a league-high seven international players. The Bucks’ roster has Aussie [...]