Asia
Hamed Haddadi back to China
Hamed Haddadi (218 cm, C) has reached an agreement with the Chinese team Sichuan Blue Waves for this season. The 35-year-old Iranian center already played in China before. In fact, in the last six seasons, he has been back and forth between the Iranian Superleague and the Chinese CBA, plus a short sidestep to the…
Read MoreTrae Golden moves from Turkey to China
Trae Golden
Read MoreEloy Vargas agrees with Chemidor Tehran
Eloy Vargas (211 cm, C) has agreed terms with Chemidor Tehran from Iran. The center of the national team of the Dominican Republic is a seasoned veteran who has played in many countries. Last season Eloy Vrags playe in Brazil and before that he had stints in Argentina, Venezuela, France, Uruguay, Greece, and the G…
Read MoreJohn Egbunu on his way to Korea
John Egbunu (211 cm, C) will play for KT Sonicboom in the Korean Basketball League this coming 2020/2021 season. Nigerian born Egbunu never really lived up to the hype. With a 40 inch vertical plus 211 cm and 120 kg, everybody’s expectations where heigh when he moved to the US in 2009. Egbunu played for…
Read MoreGuangdong Southern Tigers repeat as CBA champions
The Guangdong Southern Tigers captured their second consecutive Chinese Basketball Association title on Saturday evening, defeating the Liaoning Flying Leopards 123-115 in Game 3 of the championship series. Former NBA player Sonny Weems, a University of Arkansas product, led Guangdong with 39 points in Qingdao, China. Teammate Zhou Peng had 23 points and grabbed eight…
Read MoreGuangdong Southern Tigers advance to CBA finals
The reigning champion Guangdong Southern Tigers are headed back to the Chinese Basketball Association finals. With an 88-85 win over the Beijing Ducks in Game 3 of their best-of-three semifinal series on Saturday in Qingdao, China, Guangdong secured a showdown with the Liaoning Flying Leopards, who captured the title in 2018. The Flying Leopards went…
Read MoreIndonesia’s World Cup qualification process flawed and lacks creativity
From the International Basketball Opinion Blog. This week FIBA announced Indonesia’s World Cup qualification process for the 2023 FIBA event. It is flawed, lacks creativity, and does nothing to promote basketball in Indonesia nor its national team. It also does not give them much of a chance. Three-game winner-gets-the-last-spot play-in series in Indonesia in a…
Read MoreSleeping giants China and Mexico just can’t get it right
Both China and Mexico are sleeping giants who just can’t their basketball on track. Despite the potential and talent. What’s going on? China China just cannot get it right under CBA president Yao Ming (the best Asian basketball player of all time). I give him a lot of credit for thinking out-side-the-box and trying new…
Read MoreCBA chief Yao Ming outlines options to relaunch season
Yao Ming, the Chinese Basketball Association president, said there are three potential plans for the league to resume its season. Appearing on CCTV last weekend, the CBA boss outlined the 20-team league’s options as follows: complete the full schedule, alter the schedule and cancel some games to shorten the season, or declare the regular season…
Read MoreTaiwan SBL finals heads to Game 6 clincher
Yulon Dinos star Marcus Keene sparked his team with 46 points, including seven 3-pointers, in a sink-or-swim Game 5 of the Taiwan SBL finals on Tuesday in New Taipei City. With a 99-81 victory, the Dinos forced a decisive Game 6 in the Super Basketball League finals. (Taiwan Beer entered the championship series with an…
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