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Nicolas Batum is a stringy 6-8 small forward from Lisieux, France. The 215lb, 19-year old has impressed many with his long wingspan, his abilities to drive to the hole and consistently hit jumpshots. With his height, Batum is able to play power forward; with his speed and athleticism, he can also slide down [...]

I came across Olek Czyz, an international prospect from Poland while going through one of my old Slam Magazines from this past year.  With the NCAA basketball season coming up, I thought I would profile a couple international college players coming in.
Originally from Gdynia, Czyz is an incoming freshman at Duke this season (2008-09) and [...]

This month’s SLAM Magazine report is featured in the “In your face” section and focuses on the Argentine, Euroleague superstar, and NBA rookie, whom really made a name for himself this season.
Luis Scola may have finished third in the NBA Rookie of the Year ballot, but there was nothing novice in his inaugural season in [...]

It’s been a while since we did a rundown of the happenings in international basketball, so, here goes our periodic international Run-On Sentence:
Roko-Leni Ukic joins the Toronto Raptors
Croatian star guard Roko Leni-Ukic has been busy this last week, not only is he trying to help his national team qualify for the Olympics, but he’s signed [...]

This month’s SLAM Magazine report is featured in the “In your face” section and focuses on the seemingly ubiquitous Sasha Vujacic, whom really made a name for himself this season, and especially in the 2008 Playoffs.

In Your Face: Teacher’s Pest
He always knew. Always felt the gaze.
Or, worse, the disapproval. He knew he was [...]

This month’s SLAM Magazine report is featured in the “In your face” section and focuses on do-it-all Denver Nugget’s reserve power forward from Lithuania - Linas Kleiza.
In Your Face: Security Blanket
The Denver Nuggets made no moves at the trade deadline. As every other elite team more than willing to auction off their future for [...]

Welcome to Interbasket’s first SLAM Report. Every month, your lovely editor receives an issue in the mail and his intention is to always report on articles or mini-articles that feature international players. Your lovely editor has actually been meaning to do this for three years, that’s actually how lazy your lovely editor is.
This month’s [...]