Rumors have French forward Boris Diaw being traded from the Charlotte Bobcats to the Toronto Raptors for Spanish point guard Jose Calderón. (Discuss the trade in our NBA Forum) The move is to help the Bobcats obtain another point guard […]
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NBA: Revitalized Nash, Ginóbili fills in for injured Spurs
The almost 37-year old Steve Nash has been revitalized in the early season. Nash tallied 21 points and 20 assists in a Phoenix win against the the Sixers last night. Without Shaq holding down the offense, Nash is averaging 12.9 […]
NBA: Carmelo Anthony unstoppable, Vujacic not so much
NBA roundup of the NBA’s international player performances during the last few days in the NBA. Discuss the NBA in our forum. The Toronto Raptor’s José Calderón has already missed four free throws this season, that’s more missed free throws in […]
Pic of the Day: Jose Calderon’s Free-Throw Award
Spanish guard guard José Calderón accepts an award for having the best free throw percentage in NBA history for single-season from Bryan Colangelo, the Toronto Raptors General Manager. Calderón was presented with the award prior to the Raptors’ opening game vs. Cleveland Cavaliers […]
NBA’s five most Internationally Diverse Teams (and the correlation with wins/losses)
A few days ago, we looked at five NBA teams with the least amount of international diversity. From a look at the comments, it definitely hit a nerve with many readers. The overall feeling was that international diversity didn’t really […]
Top NBA Jerseys in Europe: Kobe Bryant #1
For the second-year in a row, Kobe Bryant has topped the list of the most popular NBA jerseys in Europe. Bryant also has the most popular jersey in the U.S. Bryant, who was recently named the most-hated basketball player, continues to […]
Despite 84-76 win, battle with Great Britain scars Spain
Warsaw – After a shocking loss to Serbia in Eurobasket’s opening day, most believed that Spain would come out and stomp on their second opponent, Great Britain. It looked that way for awhile as Spain jumped out to a 12-0 lead, […]
Toronto Raptors trade Delfino, Ukić to Bucks
Just when Interbasket was getting all excited the Toronto Raptors and all the international players they had on their roster… Now comes this rumour that the Canadian NBA franchise is trading away Argentinian Carlos Delfino and Croatian backup point guard Roko […]
Dirk Nowitzki, European stars to miss Eurobasket 2009
It was just announced that Dirk Nowitzki will not participate in this year’s Eurobasket tournament. The loss of the 7-0 NBA all-star forward severely hampers Germany’s chances in obtaining a spot in the 2010 World Championships. The owner of Nowitzki’s […]
Toronto Raptors pick up Marco Belinelli
The Toronto Raptors, already the third most-international roster in the NBA last season, just added to their global diversity. The Raptors picked up 6-5 Italian Marco Belinelli to a roster that already included six international players. Toronto traded 31-year old journeyman […]
The 15 Best International Players of the 2008-09 NBA Season
Everyone loves lists. and we’ve been meaning to come up with a list of the top international NBA players for a few years now, but never actually got around to it. With the season coming to the end, we decided […]
News & Notes Manu Ginóbili is Back
Rudy Fernandez scores 23 points for the Blazers, defeating the Suns 129-109, and dimming Phoenix’s playoff hopes. The game marked Rudy’s first 20 point game since November 12th, 2008 – Fernandez’s quick start of the season. Behind Dirk Nowitzki‘s 26 […]
Lazy Sunday Afternoon NBA News (2009-03-15)
* British national Pops Mensah-Bonsu had a solid game in his fourth outing with the Toronto Raptors. Mensah-Bonsu scored 21 points (5-10 shooting) in 21 minutes and grabbed 8 rebounds in a 110-87 drubbing of Indiana this Sunday. The Raptors […]
Free Throw Percentage hasn’t evolved in 50 years
It’s no secret that basketball players are more athletic nowadays, they are quicker, stronger, faster, and can jump higher than their counterparts 10 years ago. However, despite all these changes in the game, there has been one facet of the […]
Interbasket: News & Notes 2009-02-26
With injuries to Tim Duncan (leg) and Manu Ginobili (ankle), Tony Parker has been completely unstoppable without them. The 6-3 point guard from France has averaged 38 points, 10.5 assists, and 5 rebounds the last two games as the San […]
Roko Leni-Ukic scores career-high 22 points in Jose Calderon’s absence
Roko Leni Ukić scored 22 points on 9-13 shooting in 30 minutes off the bench, all career highs, in Toronto’s unlikely 91-89 win over the San Antonio Spurs. And to make Ukic’s career night even sweeter for the Croatian rookie, […]
Interbasket: Daily News & Notes 2009-02-01
Aussie NBA prospect Patrick Mills out 4 weeks after breaking hand in St. Mary’s game vs. Gonzaga. The 6-0 point guard is one the NCAA’s top guards with averages of 18.7 points, 3.9 assists, and 2.2 steals… http://tinyurl.com/patinjured Already leading […]
Interbasket: Daily News & Notes 2009-01-11
Dikembe Mutombo has been active on Houston’s roster the last 7 games, but the 42-year old (?) center hasn’t logged a minute this season… Leandro Barbosa’s has 20 points in 20 minutes, and Shaq’s has 26 in 25, to lead […]
Calderon closing in on NBA Free-Throw Record(s), Calvin Murphy’s Wrath
Jose Calderon, point guard for the Toronto Raptors, is closing in a spectacular feat. He hasn’t missed a free-throw since last season. April 11th, 2008 to be exact when he made his final three free throws of the 2007-08 season. […]
Around the Globe: NBA Season Starts (11/01)
The Toronto Raptors are out to a 2-0 start with Jose Calderon as the starting point guard. After the Raptors traded away TJ Ford this past summer, they all but handed the starting role to Calderon, and so far results […]
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