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Ricky Rubio could not get out of his insane $8.1 million buyout with his long-time club DKV Joventut of Spain and consequently will not be joining the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA.
Rubio will reportedly sign with Regal Barcelona who has offered to pay Joventut $5.2 million for the rights to Rubio. NBA teams, under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, are limited to paying $500,000 towards a players buyout clause.
Rubio's old contract… Continue reading
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Spain beat Israel 102-79 in a Eurobasket tune-up match, up next for the Spanish team is the impressive Poland group led by twin towers across the front line, NBA player Marcin Gortat from the Orlando Magic and Maciej Lampe who has been with several NBA clubs. Should be a great match-up.
Real Madrid continues to build what looks to be a Euroleague Final Four (in Paris) team, this time adding youth… Continue reading
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Poland beat Israel 82-67 in a tournament in Saragossa behind a couple current or former NBA players. Maciej Lampe (6'11 PF) led Poland with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Lampe was a NY Knicks draft pick who was later traded to the Phoenix Suns and also spent time with the New Orleans Hornets. He's only 24 so there is still a chance he could one day return to the… Continue reading
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Turkey - Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) guard Tarence Kinsey (South Carolina) has opted to sign with Euroleague and Turkish League contender Fenerbahce Ulker. The 6'7 190 pound guard, Kinsey, played for Fenerbahce two years ago and enjoyed success with the team and brings NBA playoff experience back to Europe.
Oyak Renault Bursa signed Gonzaga Bulldogs Center Josh Heytvelt. The 6'11 Zags big man is a very good European prospect as he shoots… Continue reading
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BC Donetsk announced the re-signing of 6'7 245 Power Forward Chris Owens from Texas. Owens is the great nephew of track and field star Jesse Owens who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Chris has also played for Alba Berlin in Germany.
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TRADE IN ACB & EUROLEAGUE
Euroleague and Spanish League powers Real Madrid and Caja Laboral Baskonia have completed a big swap of players… Continue reading
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With all of the Free Agency talk going around I thought we'd address a couple rumors we're hearing and reading about and also touch bases on a couple of the legal matters that come into play for NBA teams with regards to their Free Agents and Trades.
This is an excerpt from a previous blog post here on NetScoutsBasketball.com describing Options and Trades and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Three Type of Options
Players… Continue reading
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It's always an exciting night for hoop fans. Even if you are a follower of college & not professional basketball, this is a night for you to check up on your favorite players and follow guys from your alma mater. In fact, if you follow it like I do, the whole week was great. Draft preview shows on NBA-TV and ESPN, and great coverage from Chad Ford, John Hollinger, and… Continue reading
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You've probably heard all the talk about how the 2010 Free Agency pool is deep. It's a virtual who's who of the All-NBA teams that will be seeking raises and potentially new digs next summer. You may also have read where Kobe has suggested he'd like to stay in L.A. but still may opt out of his contract, basically that means he will demand more money and what allows him Continue reading
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As the 2009 NBA Draft approaches several teams will be looking at possible trades either up, down, or trades involving picks, players, and future draft picks. A few things are important to fully understand how trades occur and how difficult it really is in a legal sense to make these deals happen. What makes it so challenging and yet at the same time fair is the NBA's Salary Cap which Continue reading
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Who should your team pick?
Who will be available?
Should we take the best player on the board or the position we need?
All great questions and every team in the NBA is different in terms of how they go about tackling this issue and then actually executing come draft night. Chad Ford of ESPN does a great job and has written about this topic in the past so I've included his information Continue reading
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