April 2015 Basketball Wiretap

Al Harrington Signs With Sydney Kings

Oct 29, 2015 5:25 PM

Al Harrington has signed with the Sydney Kings as an injury replacement for Josh Childress.

Harrington's deal is for four weeks.

Harrington played 34 games for the Washington Wizards last season and retired from the NBA in March.

Roy Ward/Sydney Morning Herald

Tags: Al Harrington, Sydney, Australian NBL, NBA, International, International Teams, International League

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Greg Oden Out Three Weeks With Hand Injury

Oct 26, 2015 11:03 AM

Greg Oden has suffered a hand injury that will keep him out of action in China at least three weeks.

Oden had 23 points and 14 rebounds in his first preseason game with the Jiangsu Dragons.

The Dallas Mavericks and Charlotte Hornets were among the teams that auditioned Oden this past summer in hopes of giving him one more NBA shot.

Oden signed with the Dragons for a reported one-year deal worth $1.2 million.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Greg Oden, Jiangsu Kendia, Chinese CBA, International, International Teams, International League

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Patric Young Named Euroleague MVP Regular Season Round 1

Oct 17, 2015 4:28 PM

Patric Young led Olympiacos Piraeus to a 76-61 victory over visiting Cedevita Zagreb.

Young also had the highest performance index rating of any player on a winning team in in Regular Season Round 1 to become the first weekly MVP for the 2015-16 season.

Young finished the game with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks in an impressive all-around performance.

He made 6 of 9 two-point shots and 4 of 7 from the free throw line after drawing 7 fouls. 

RealGM Staff Report

Tags: Patric Young, Olympiacos, Euroleague, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Nikoloz Tskitishvili Signs In China With Fujian

Oct 11, 2015 12:34 PM

Nikoloz Tskitishvili was released from his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers and signed a make-good deal in China with Fujian.

Tskitishvili scored 13 points in his audition.

Tskitishvili was with the Clippers in preseason, his first NBA appearance since 2006.

David A. Pick/Sportando

Tags: Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Fujian, Chinese CBA, NBA, International, International Teams, International League

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Rockets Hope To Bring Alessandro Gentile To NBA In 2016

Oct 6, 2015 2:48 PM

The Houston Rockets hope to bring Alessandro Gentile to the NBA for the 16-17 season.

The Rockets own the draft rights to Gentile, who was the 53rd overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft.

Gentile has played for Milano since 2011 and was Serie A Finals MVP in 2014.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Alessandro Gentile, Houston Rockets, AX Armani Exchange Milan, Italian Lega Basket Serie A, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Teams, International League

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