March 2013 International Wiretap

Donta Smith Named Eurocup MVP For Round 3 With Triple Double

Oct 31, 2013 12:55 PM

Maccabi Haifa Bazan's Donta Smith has been named Eurocup MVP for Regular Season Round 3.

Smith had a triple-double that led his team to a 94-73 road win at VEF Riga.

Smith racked up an index rating of 41 comprised of 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 6 drawn fouls.

It was only the fifth triple-double ever in Eurocup competition.

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Tags: Donta Smith, Maccabi Bazan Haifa, Eurocup, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Khalif Wyatt Signs With Guangdong Southern Tigers

Oct 28, 2013 5:44 PM

Khalif Wyatt has signed a one-year deal with Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Wyatt, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Temple, played with the Philadelphia 76ers in training camp.

Wyatt appeared in four of the Sixers' seven preseason games.

Wyatt, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Temple, appeared in four of the Sixers' seven preseason games.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep-sixer/Wyatt-signs-with-Chinese-basketball-team.html#MLUKvbCrmlBTxvCT.99
Wyatt, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Temple, appeared in four of the Sixers' seven preseason games.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep-sixer/Wyatt-signs-with-Chinese-basketball-team.html#MLUKvbCrmlBTxvCT.99

Keith Pompey/The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tags: Khalif Wyatt, Guangdong Dongguan, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Signing Rumor, International Teams, International Misc Rumor

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Nik Caner-Medley Named Euroleague MVP For Regular Season Week 2

Oct 26, 2013 1:01 PM

Nik Caner-Medley has been named Euroleague MVP for Regular Season Week 2.

Caner-Medley had a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds in Unicaja Malaga's 101-68 win over Stelmet Zielona Gora.

Caner-Medley played fewer than 20 minutes in the blowout win.

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Mouphtaou Monra Yarou Named Week 2 Eurocup MVP

Oct 24, 2013 4:20 PM

Mouphtaoua Yarou of Radnicki Kragujevac has been named Eurocup MVP of Week 2.

Yarou emerged as the player on a winning team with the highest index rating of the week, 41. Yarou had 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and six fouls drawn in Radnicki's 92-89 home win over Bisons Loimaa.

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Tags: Mouphtaou Yarou, Vrsac Swisslion, Eurocup, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Nikola Mirotic Named Euroleague Week 1 MVP

Oct 19, 2013 1:51 PM

Nikola Mirotic of Real Madrid has been named Euroleague MVP for Regular Season Game 1.

Mirotic had 18 points on near-perfect shooting as Real Madrid defeated Zalgiris Kaunas 83-63.

Mirotic downed 3-of-4 three-pointers and also collected five rebounds, two steals and a block as part of his performance index rating of 27, which was the most among all players on winning teams in any of the week’s 12 games.

The Chicago Bulls own the draft rights to Mirotic.

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Tags: Nikola Mirotic, Chicago Bulls, Real Madrid, Euroleague, NBA, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Telfair Signs Deal With Tianjin Of China

Oct 14, 2013 9:51 PM

Sebastian Telfair has reached a deal with Tianjin of China.

Telfair can return to the NBA in February.

Telfair finished last season with the Toronto Raptors.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: Sebastian Telfair, Tianjin Ronggang, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Signing Rumor, International Teams, International Misc Rumor, International Official Signing

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Stephon Marbury Signs Three-Year Deal With Beijing

Oct 11, 2013 11:02 PM

Stephon Marbury has signed a three-year deal with the Beijing Ducks of China.

Marbury has been with the Ducks since 2011 and previously played for two other Chinese teams.

Marbury's contract runs through 2017.

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Tags: Stephon Marbury, Beijing Shougang, Chinese CBA, International, International Teams, International League, International Misc Rumor

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Popovich Believes NBA Ready For Foreign Head Coach

Oct 10, 2013 12:50 PM

Gregg Popovich believes the NBA is ready for a head coach from overseas.

“A lot of guys could be coaching in our league,” he said. “Basketball has become an international sport. The coaches have improved all over the world, just like players have. There are good coaches and good players no matter where one might look.”

Ettore Messina served as a consultant to the Los Angeles Lakers during the 11-12 season and he would love the opportunity for a head coaching job in the NBA.

Dan McCarney/San Antonio Express-News

Tags: San Antonio Spurs, NBA, International, National

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Shelden Williams Signs With Chinese Team

Oct 6, 2013 7:01 PM

Shelden Williams has agreed to a deal with the Tianjin Gold Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to a source.

Williams played six seasons with seven NBA teams but did not play last season.

Williams was the fifth overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft out of Duke University.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: Shelden Williams, Tianjin Ronggang, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Signing Rumor, International Teams, International Misc Rumor

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Source: Delonte West Signs Deal In China

Oct 1, 2013 11:05 PM

Delonte West has signed a one-year contract with Fujian Xunxing of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to a source.

West will have the opportunity to sign a deal with an NBA team once his season in China is over.

West has tried to rejuvenate a career in the NBA but has been unable to over the past year.

West played 44 games for the Dallas Mavericks in 2011-12.

Chris Haynes/Comcast SportsNet

Tags: Delonte West, Fujian, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Signing Rumor, International Teams, International Misc Rumor

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