GS Iraklis BC Thessaloniki (Elite League) agreed terms with experienced 36-year old ex-international center Gaios Skordilis (207cm-1987, agency: Diamond Sports) for new 2024-25 season. It is actually his comeback to Thessaloniki as he has played here before. Skordilis played last season at Milonas in the Elite League. In 19 games he had 11.6ppg, 7.5rpg, 1.3apg…
Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul (BSL) added to their roster 29-year old American (has also Croatian passport) guard Jaleen Smith (190cm-93kg-1994, college: UNH) for season 2024-25. Smith played last season at Partizan in Serbian KLS league. He managed to play in four leagues in two countries last year (!!!). The team played in three different competitions that…
AONS Milonas Athens (Elite League) signed experienced 41-year old point guard Apollonas Tsochlas (189cm-1983) for upcoming 2024-25 season. Tsochlas played last season at Megaridas. In 34 Elite League games he had 5.7ppg, 1.4rpg and 2.8apg. The previous (2022-23) season he played at Psychikou where in 21 Elite League games he recorded 3.4ppg and 1.4apg in…
AONS Milonas Athens (Elite League) inked 27-year old 203cm power forward Pantelis Skordas for upcoming season. Skordas played most recently at Nea Kifissia in the National League 1. The previous (2022-23) season he played at Proteas (B).He represented Greece at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Volos (Greece) nine years ago. His team won…
Kevin Durant went viral last month when a video surfaced of him practicing his shooting form in the club. During an appearance on “Up & Adams” this week, Durant told the story behind the video for the first time. “I was lifting that whole week so my shoulder was a little tight,” Durant said. “…And…
The Miami Heat attempted to acquire DeMar DeRozan through a sign-and-trade this offseason, but ESPN insider Bobby Marks has explained why the deal fell through. “They would have loved to get DeMar DeRozan,” Marks said Thursday on NBA Today. “They tried as heck to get DeMar DeRozan, nobody wanted Duncan Robinson, no offense. They had…
Team USA played its first exhibition game of the summer on Wednesday, defeating Canada 86-72 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. They now have four warmup games remaining in the leadup to the Olympics. Here’s when they will be playing and how you can tune in. EXHIBITION GAMES July 15: USA Basketball Showcase in Abu…
Steph Curry has addressed Kawhi Leonard’s sudden removal from Team USA, which came just two weeks out from the Olympics. Leonard did not appear to be entirely healthy when he reported for national duty, and this week Team USA made the decision to send him home in favour of Derrick White. “I know he wanted…
Charles Barkley has further explained his decision to retire from TV at the end of the 2024-25 season, explaining that he wants to stay loyal to TNT and Warner Bros. Discovery. “I wouldn’t feel comfortable going to work for another network,” Barkley said on CNBC. “It’ll be 25 years that I’ve been working with Turner,…
The last time a European basketball team won the Olympic tournament was in Seoul in 1988. And this is a stretched claim because the Soviet Union was a Euro-Asian country. But if we know that Lithuanian players were the backbone of that team, we can get away with the statement above. Since Barcelona 1992 and…
