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NBB Brazil All-Star Game review
This year proved to be an historic one for the Brazilian All-Star game that is played each year between a team comprised of home-grown Brazilian National Brazil Basketball players and a team with foreign imports. For the first time in the history of the annual celebration the game was decided in overtime after the game…
Read MoreJordan Crawford joins the Boston Celtics
Jordan Crawford (193 cm, Xavier’10) is on his way to join the injury-decimated Boston Celtics. The Celtics are sending Jason Collins (213 cm, Stanford’01) and Brazilian guard Leandro Barbosa (190 cm) to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Crawford. Crawford who has been averaging 13.2 ppg and 3.7 apg for the Wizards this season, will…
Read MoreOscar Schmidt inducted to Hall of Fame
Brazilian Basketball legend Oscar Schmidt has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame at the start of the
Read MoreLeonardo Barbosa latest Celtics player out for the season
Leonardo Barbosa, the Boston Celtics Brazilian Guard will sit out the remainder of the season after an ACL tear in his left knee. The Celtics announced the injury on Tuesday night. The injury sustained by Barbosa was picked up late in the 3rd quarter during the Celtics’ game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday. Not…
Read MorePaulo Prestes signs with UniCEUB
Paulo Prestes (210 cm) has signed with UniCEUB/BRB/Brasillia (Brazil-NBB) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. He started the year with Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 (Spain-ACB), where he saw the court in seven games and contributed 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Last season he was with Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys (Lithuania-LKL) and played in…
Read MoreJason Detrick signs on with Paschoalotto/Bauru in Brazil
Jason Detrick (195 cm, Oklahoma’03) has signed on to play with Paschoalotto/Bauru (Brazil-Paulista) for the remainder of the season. Detrick most recently played for Apollon (Cyprus-Division A), where he put in two games in the EuroChallenge (5.0ppg, 1.5apg) and four in the Cyprus Division A league (15.8ppg, 1.5apg). Last season he suited up for Forca…
Read MoreRafa Hettsheimeir moves to Real Madrid
CAI Zaragoza announced that they have agreed with Real Madrid to shop Brazilian big man Rafael Hettsheimer(208 cm, 26 years old). The Brazilian big man moves to the Spanish capital and will make his debut as soon as he fully recovers from his injury.
Read MoreBenzor Simmons pens contract with Vila Velha
Benzor Simmons (1.96m, college: Tenn-Martin) agreed to terms with Vila Velha (Brazil-NBB) for the 2012-13 season. Last year Simmons played for Porvoon Tarmo (Finland-1st Division) and averaged 24.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game over 12 games.
Read MoreJames Parker pens contract with Vila Velha
James Parker (1.88m, college: Robert Morris) inked a new deal with Vila Velha/Garoto/MBG (Brazil-NBB) for the 2012-13 campaign. Parker was last with Gaiteros (Venezuela-LPB), where he averaged 11.0 points per game over seven games. He also played for ACBD Rio Claro (Brazil-Paulista) in the summer league.
Read MoreJefferson Sobral another Brazilian in the NBA?
Jefferson Sobral, another Brazilian, might be making his mark in the NBA. Forward Jefferson Sobral (203 cm, 1980), who plays with Mackenzie, a team from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has traveled to the United States to try out for the Washington Wizards. He is a wing and has made up part of the Harlem Globetrotters and…
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