Superstar Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is expected to confirm that he’ll play for the Serbian national team at this summer’s EuroBasket tournament, according to Dorde Matic of Meridian Sport. In fact, the same group that led Serbia to a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris is expected to be available when EuroBasket 2025 tips off in late August, Matic writes. Jokic also … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Jokic, DiVincenzo, 2027 Draft, Sheehey
International Notes: Brissett, Valanciunas, Bamba, Micic, Cordinier
Former NBA forward Oshae Brissett has signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Israeli team announced on Tuesday in a press release. Brissett, who went undrafted out of Syracuse in 2019, has since appeared in 233 NBA regular season games for Toronto, Indiana, Boston, and Philadelphia. His best years came with the Pacers, with whom he averaged 8.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20.7 … [Read more...] about International Notes: Brissett, Valanciunas, Bamba, Micic, Cordinier
Ryan Saunders To Become Lead Assistant For Grizzlies
The Grizzlies are hiring Ryan Saunders as their lead assistant under Tuomas Iisalo, Drew Hill of The Daily Memphian tweets. The former head coach of the Timberwolves, Saunders had been an assistant with the Nuggets under Michael Malone since 2022. Saunders was one of several Denver assistants whose contract was not renewed after the season. He also previously worked for the … [Read more...] about Ryan Saunders To Become Lead Assistant For Grizzlies
Northwest Notes: Beringer, Henderson, Hansen, Bates
The workout that sealed Joan Beringer‘s selection by the Timberwolves with the 17th overall pick last month took place in Chicago less than a week before the draft, writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. The Wolves’ front office had been keeping an eye on the young big man, who only started playing basketball at 14 when he grew too big for soccer cleats throughout his season … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Beringer, Henderson, Hansen, Bates
Knicks Notes: Yabusele, Brown, Triano, Kolek
In an interview with Arthur Puybertier of BeBasket, a French basketball outlet, Guerschon Yabusele reveals that he strongly considered the Nuggets in free agency before deciding the allure of playing in New York was too strong to pass up. After returning to the NBA with an impressive season in Philadelphia, Yabusele accepted a two-year contract with the Knicks. It was super … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Yabusele, Brown, Triano, Kolek