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Rockets center Alperen Sengun continued his impressive EuroBasket performance on Wednesday, outplaying Nikola Jokic in Turkey’s thrilling 95-90 win over Serbia, writes Semih Tuna of Eurohoops. Both teams came into the game undefeated, so the victory gave Turkey the No. 1 seed in Group A heading into the knockout round. It also made a statement for Sengun, who was facing Jokic … [Read more...] about EuroBasket Notes: Sengun, Vukcevic, Yabusele, Queta

The group-play stage of EuroBasket wrapped up for the teams in Group A and Group B on Wednesday. Those clubs concluded their initial five-game schedules as the two round-of-16 spots still up for grabs in Groups A and B were claimed by Portgual and Sweden, respectively. Portugal eked out a 68-65 victory over Estonia in a win-or-go-home matchup in Group A, eliminating the … [Read more...] about Portugal, Sweden Qualify For EuroBasket Knockout Round

The Nets still have roughly $16MM in cap space left, according to New York Post’s Brian Lewis, and could still explore ways to add more draft assets from a team looking to dump salary. The Nets have already absorbed the contracts of Michael Porter Jr., Terance Mann and Haywood Highsmith while picking up a 2025 first-round pick (Drake Powell was taken in that spot), the Nuggets’ … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Nets, Celtics, Bulls, Jovic

Training camp is still 28 days away from beginning for all teams, which usually determines multiple positional battles for teams ahead of the coming season. Still, rosters are mostly built, and preliminary pecking orders are in place, meaning we can take a stab at identifying true breakout players for 2024/25. With this piece, we’ll be focusing on players who seem to be poised … [Read more...] about Five Under-The-Radar Players To Watch In 2025

The Celtics are still “very much willing” to discuss Anfernee Simons trade scenarios, one general manager tells Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com. However, another veteran personnel executive suggested that Boston might be better off hanging onto Simons through the start of the regular season. “Other than Jaylen Brown, there’s not a better scorer than Simons on that roster,” the exec … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Simons, Queta, Nets, Sixers

Cyprus, which will be competing in EuroBasket for the first time ever this year, announced its 12-man roster for the event on Monday, as FIBA relays. Cyprus’ national team doesn’t feature any current or former NBA players, but the group includes former Wichita State big man Darral Willis, up-and-coming point guard Filippos Tigkas, and sharpshooter Konstantinos Simitzis, who was … [Read more...] about EuroBasket Notes: Cyprus, Players To Watch, Celtics, Heat, Top Matchups

After the Celtics announced their new ownership structure on Tuesday, majority owner and team governor William Chisholm and alternate governor Wyc Grousbeck talked to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe about their plans for the future. Chisholm, who headed up the group that purchased the franchise from the Grousbeck family at a valuation of $6.1 billion, said he understands … [Read more...] about Chisholm, Grousbeck Plan To Keep Celtics In Title Contention

The Hawks‘ two-year, $4.4MM offer sheet for center N’Faly Dante, which went unmatched by Houston, only carries a partial guarantee of $85,300 in year one, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks for Sports Business Classroom. That’s the same amount that Dante would have had guaranteed if he had accepted his two-way qualifying offer from the Rockets. Matching the offer sheet would have … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Dante, Houstan, Coffey, Williams