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 Portland Trail Blazers sign Jamal CrawfordThe Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to terms with guard Jamal Crawford. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Crawford, 31, holds career averages of 15.4 points (41.0% FG, 35.0% 3-PT, 84.6% FT), 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 11 seasons with Chicago, New York, Golden State and Atlanta.
"We've thought highly of Jamal for a long time and think he's a great fit for our team," said Trail Blazers Acting General Manager... |
 Kaloyan Ivanov claims ACB weekly honourBulgarian forward Kaloyan Ivanov had an amazing evening in the last round for Lucentum Alicante and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 11. The 25-year old forward had a double-double of 19 points and fifteen rebounds, while his team beat Assignia Manresa 76-62. Lucentum maintains the 5th position in Spanish ACB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. L... |
 Raptors sign free agent forward Rasual ButlerThe Toronto Raptors announced Saturday they have signed veteran free-agent forward Rasual Butler. Per team policy, financial details were not disclosed.
Butler is a veteran of nine NBA campaigns where he has averaged 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 23.9 minutes in 604 regular season outings. He has shot at a .361 per cent clip from three-point range (758-2097). Butler has also made 30 appearances in the playoffs, averaging 4.4 points, 1.5... |
 Serge Ibaka is back on the blockAs a cable network taped an interview in a hotel lobby, two Spaniards peered over a railing from a raised lounge to get a glimpse of the interview subject.
“He’s tall, eh?” the man said.
“Who is he?” the woman asked.
He is Serge Ibaka, who led the N.B.A. with 198 blocked shots last season for Oklahoma City, and came to play for Real Madrid during the lockout. Last Monday, a day after his final game in Spain, Ibaka headed ba... |
 Marcelinho Huertas has been named best player of the year in BrazilThe Brazilian Olympic Committee has announced, as it does every year, the list of best players of each Olympic sports in Brazil. In the section on best basketball player the winner has been the guard Marcelinho Huertas, who led this year's national team to a silver medal in the FIBA Tournament of the Americas, also getting a ticket to play the Olympics next year in London. Moreover, in the tournament, the player represented by You ... |
Kaloyan Ivanov, Liga Endesa player of the weekBulgarian forward Kaloyan Ivanov was the Most Valuable Player in the tenth round of games in the Spanish Endesa ACB Basketball league this weekend. Ivanov chalked up the best numbers in the ACB for the second time in just 15 days, thanks to his display for Lucentum Alicante in their narrow 77-75 win at home to CAI Zaragoza.
He netted 15 points in the game as well as giving two assists and pulle down 15 rebounds, eight in attack a... |
 Trabzonspor land Russell RobinsonRussell Robinson has reached an agreement with Trabzonspor in Turkey. The guard spent pre-season with Nanterre (France) and last season he played in Joventut Badalona (Spain). Robinson averaged 9.6 points, 2.8 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game for Joventut. The guard is not new to Turkey as heused to play for Erdemirspor in 2008/09 season. |
 Jordan Williams bolsters Zastal ZG Zastal Zielona Gora strengthened their roster. They agreed on terms of contract with Jordan Williams. The forward will tip off his pro career in Poland. Jordan Williams graduated from the University of Maryland in 2011. He was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the second round of the NBA Draft. Jordan Williams averaged 16.9 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in his senior season. The forward made it into All-ACC 1st Team. He ... |
 Marcelinho Huertas excited with his London 2012 Olympic debut It's been a very long time since Brazil had a team in the men's tournament at the Olympics. Not since 1996, when the great FIBA Hall of Famer Oscar Schmidt, international basketball's scoring machine, have the Carioca men taken part in one of the most glamorous sporting events in the world. That drought is thankfully come to an end for the good people back in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Brazil booked their place in the London Games b... |
Kaloyan Ivanov, Liga Endesa player of the weekThe power forward of Lucentum Alicante Kaloyan Ivanov has been named Player of Week 8 of the Liga Endesa thanks to his great match against Unicaja Malaga where he was 33 rating points. In the match against Malaga, the player represented by You First Sports got 19 points (3 / 5 in 2 shots, 1 / 1 in 3 shots, 10/10 free throws) and 8 rebounds. Despite the strong performance of the Bulgarian, the Alicante lost the match by a convincing... |
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