With the NBA season a week away, NBA clubs are optimizing their rosters and many international players have been cut or signed this past month. The Utah Jazz cut three players, including their second round pick Goran Suton. The Houston Rockets let go of swingman Romel Beck of Mexico. Aussie Nathan Jawai was traded from [...]

The New York Knicks have signed Sun Yue, a 6-9 guard/forward from China, to a partly guaranteed contract. The 23-year old Sun was brought on after being waived by the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year. Sun will participate in the Knicks training camp which begins Sept. 29 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. After averaging 6.8 [...]

Iran successfully defended their Asia Champions crown last night, dropping favored-China in a laughable 70-52 win. Led by Memphis Grizzly center Hamed Haddadi‘s 19 points and 17 rebounds, Iran dominated the Chinese in the first two quarters; outscoring their opponents by 11 in the first quarter and by six in the second. The Iranians took [...]

Title: Asia Championships of Basketball Location: Tianjin, China Official Website: http://china2009.fiba.com/ Description: The 2009 FIBA Asia Championships of basketball (discuss) will be held in Tianjin, China from August 6-16, 2009 with 16 teams divided into four groups. The sixteen teams competing for the gold and a spot in the 2010 World Championships are hosts China, [...]

The Lakers announced that they would not be picking up the option on Sun Yue, the 6-8 Chinese guard who won an NBA championship ring during his one and only season with the Los Angeles Lakers. With the move, the Lakers essentially waive Sun, allowing the 23-year old guard from Shanghai to pursue other opportunities. [...]

Sun Yue, the Chinese rookie for the Los Angeles Lakers was activated last night, and actually saw some playing time in a 105-92 win over the Milwukee Bucks.  Yue was activated after Luke Walton was scratched from the active roster with flu-like symptoms. And Sun Yue tallied 4 points (2-3FG), 4 personal fouls and 2 [...]

Even if you aren’t an expert in international basketball, one can recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a huge role in their team’s success and most likely will be leaders in several statistical categories. If you are [...]