The recent battles between France and Spain has been referred to as the “El classico” (The Classic) of European basketball. The last match of the day is a meetup of two titans. Yes, it’s Spain vs. France once again (watch […]
Tag: Victor Claver
Victor Claver takes his game to a next level
There was a time last summer when Victor Claver had plenty of reasons to doubt himself. (Talk Euroleague basketball in our Euroleague forum) Spain coach Sergio Scariolo didn’t play the talented 22-year-old at the FIBA World Championship, and Claver looked […]
15 NBA players in today’s Spain-France matchup
Katowice – The first day of the quarterfinals are here and no less than 15 former, current, and future NBA players will be participating in the game. (discuss the France – Spain quarterfinal) Spain features nine players with NBA affiliations, while […]
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 […]
Pau Gasol to play in Eurobasket 2009
Pau Gasol, the Los Angeles Lakers forward and NBA all-star, has decided that he will join the Spanish National Team during this year’s Eurobasket. “The (NBA) season went really well for me and now I want to defend our country,” […]
NBA Draft Photos: International Player Gallery
We collected some Getty Images of the international players that were present at last night’s NBA Draft. Hope you enjoy them. Patrick Mills seems pretty happy despite doubling his position in several mock drafts, dropping to the 55th pick. Sorry, […]
14 International Players chosen in 2009 NBA Draft
From the Congo to Israel to three players from Spain, there were fourteen international-born players selected in the 2009 NBA Draft. The fourteen players ended a sex-year slide in which fewer and fewer international players were chosen, from a record […]
Fewer international players to be drafted in 2009
A report by the AP has many less foreign players ready to be selected in the NBA draft this year. “This year, in Europe, there really weren’t as many players ready,” Pacers president Larry Bird said. “There’s some guys ready […]
Spain’s Victor Claver joins Rubio in 2009 NBA Draft
Another high-profile Spanish player has put his name in the 2009 NBA Draft. Victor Claver, a 6-10 (2.06m) high-flying forward, has joined Ricky Rubio in this year’s NBA Draft. Claver let his club Pamesa Valencia know his intentions to enter […]
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