Interbasket

Yesterday, we mentioned a little about the Peja on a Stick phenomenon as we chatted about Peja Stojakovic’ss resurgence and his two great playoff performances against the Spurs.
Interbasket has decided to create a post dedicated to the Peja on a Stick spectacle because we love the wacky, out-of-the-box idea and we see that this “Stojakovic [...]

It wasn’t that long ago when Peja Stojakovic was the king of international NBA players - it only seems like it’s been a long time.
After a couple subpar playoff series in Sacramento, where he spent seven seasons, Peja was traded away midseason for Ron Artest in 2005-06.
Stojakovic ended up playing out that season in Indiana [...]

With only one first-round series going to the distance (Atlanta-Boston), I believe it’s a good time to call out some international player performances of note.  And with only Zaza Pachulia the only real impact international player remaining in the first round, it’s safe to continue on with this post.
Did I say Manu ginobili was the [...]

In my previous post, I wrote about the important roles international players will have on this year’s NBA Playoffs — particularly the western conference. Each series has now played at least 2 games, and we’re going to assess the most valuable international players that have stepped-up and made crucial plays for their respective team.
We’ll [...]

With the NBA playoffs about to begin this weekend, Ibn would be remiss not to talk about the unprecedented competitive Western Conference this year and the roles that international players are having on every playoff-bound team. It’s just crazy to think that Dallas is the seventh seed, San Antonio or Phoenix will be sitting out [...]

Around the World: International NBA Player Report
With a week or so into the NBA season behind us, interbasket is here to report on the international players making news in the NBA.
Luis Scola hasn’t shown much with the Houston Rockets thus far (3.4ppg, 4.6rebs, 1ast in 18 min) and all the xenophobes are out.  I’ve already [...]

In a farewell ceremony held this past weekend in Belgrade, Vlade Divac closed-out his basketball career as only Divac could, with a huge three-day party.
But it wasn’t only a farewell party, it was three days full of activity around the Serbian capital; an auction, a basketball tournament, a fundraiser, a carnival, a concert, an museum-inauguration, [...]

Sasha Pavlovic, the guard-forward who had a breakout year last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, will head back to Europe if he and the Cavs do not come to an agreement.
If Pavlovic leaves the NBA, he would join Greek star Vasillis Spanoulis back in Europe. Spanoulis was released by the San Antonio Spurs and [...]