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Turkish Federation of Basketball is interested in giving a Turkish passport to an American player to allow him to play next Eurobasket with Turkish NT jersey. The first choice, according to president Harun Erdenay, is Andrew Goudelock. Source: E. Trapini of Sportando
The day after his team’s biggest win of the season, Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt had to address several controversies that sprang up in the wake of the buzzer-beating victory over the Chicago Bulls. “As far as the play’s concerned, [the criticism] is just not fair. Sometimes you go with your player’s feeling because you […]
Milwaukee has traded forward Ersan Ilyasova to Detroit for Caron Butler and Shawne Williams, league sources tell Yahoo. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports
CineSport’s Brian Clark asks BasketballInsiders.com’s Alex Kennedy how Mike Malone’s hiring could change the Nuggets, and which trades could follow this summer.
Eric Maynor is signing in Russia with Nizhny Novgorod, source said. He had 13.5 points & 7.4 dimes in Italy. Source: David Pick on Twitter
Clippers still have “high interest” in resigning Glen Davis. Nothing close however. Milwaukee also has interest in Davis, per source. Source: Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times on Twitter
Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose is still undecided about attending Team USA’s minicamp, according to league sources. Rose has indicated in the past that he would like to play for Team USA in the Olympics, but sources told ESPNChicago.com that he is weighing the potential benefits of taking more time off before the start […]
The runner up for NBA MVP this season has set the NBA record for most turnovers in a playoff game after James Harden gave away his 13th and final turnover with just over 30 seconds remaining in a 104-90 Game 5 loss to the Warriors. Source: The Houston Chronicle
Jeff Van Gundy has emerged as a candidate for the New Orleans Pelicans‘ head-coaching position, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com this week that the ESPN analyst has expressed interest in the opening and is under consideration for the job, which opened when the Pelicans dismissed Monty Williams earlier this month. via Marc […]
The Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond and the Houston Rockets’ James Harden were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Nov. 8. Drummond helped the Pistons to a 2-1 week behind averages of 22.0 points (fourth in the East) and a league-leading 24.3 […]