A few pages in a book explained everything. It was one of those instances where you read, then drop the book to your lap, pick your eyes up, stare off into space completely zoned out, and have an epiphany. It all makes sense now.Starbury is a person and an entity. It’s a brand and it’s a mindset, all of that tied into one. Starbury withstood. The word didn’t officially come to represent one of our favorite best worst players until a few years ago when he was at the onset of a journey that would take him halfway across the globe. It started a long time ago back in Coney Island. It’s not a fad. It’s seemingly grown into his way of life. Read More »
This is what powerhouse teams do: they go for the big names. Remember back in intramurals when there’d be one or two teams – many of the best and most popular players – and they would befriend and do pretty much whatever they could to get any free agent players or younger newcomers who didn’t have a team? They wanted to stay on top, or had to stay on top, so they did what they had to. With the chance that Barcelona could find itself rolling with both Gasol bros, Real Madrid is going all out. They already have Serge Ibaka, Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Rodriguez. Now they want LaMarcus Aldridge… and Dwight Howard. Read More »
The dominoes are starting to fall pretty quickly. Barely 24 hours since the NBA season was put in jeopardy, it was reported that a team in China is going hard after Jamal Crawford to bring him over to play for them. Now, an even bigger story: Kevin Durant may agree to a deal with the Beko BBL club as soon as tomorrow. According to a SPOX.com article, Durant’s agent has called the German club out of the blue and both sides have been in serious contract negotiations since. Read More »
We all laughed at guys like Wilson Chandler, Kenyon Martin and J.R. Smith when they signed in China and it was ruled they might not be able to get back into the NBA this year. But after yesterday’s proceedings, they actually came out of this thing looking good. They have jobs – and in Smith’s case, an extra suite to store all of his luggage – and are playing basketball. Most of the rest of the NBA is playing in boring lockout games or attempting to redefine men’s fashion (I’m looking at you, Baron Davis.) But one NBA player is still being courted to play. Read More »
If the NBA season was going ahead as planned, Sonny Weems and the Raptors would have played a home game against the Clippers on Wednesday. Instead, Weems suited up for Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania on Thursday, and led all scorers with 22 points on 4-of-7 shooting from three-point range. That includes this gem at the buzzer right before halftime.
Reggie Williams was the first Warriors player to sign a deal overseas during the lockout, and he looks like he’s making the most of his opportunity. With that, watch the swingman from Caja Laboral Vitoria dunk all over CAI Zaragoza.
It’s both predictable and weirdly unexplainable. How come NBA players can’t play overseas? We assume they’re the best players on the court, have the most talent, but they always end up sinking into the background. Look at Deron Williams. He has one big game – 24 points and 10 dimes – and we’re all nodding as if that proves something. Shouldn’t he be doing that every game? That’s what we’ve come to expect from players that talented. But if this lockout has proven anything about NBA player-overseas league relations, it’s that the transition is hard. For Ty Lawson, it’s been extra tough. Read More »
Looking for the next European point guard sensation? We’ve found him. Devon van Oostrum is currently ranked as the top PG in Europe born in 1993, and is the youngest player to ever represent Great Britain at a senior level. A walking highlight reel, the kid they simply call DVO is legit, and hopefully we’ll see him suiting up in the NBA in the next few years. The following video is is the best stuff our friends at Hoopsfix got of him on tape this summer.
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