April 2014 Basketball Wiretap

Scotty Hopson Signs With Cavaliers

Mar 31, 2014 11:54 AM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Scotty Hopson using their prorated $2.5 million room exception with a non-guaranteed second season at $2.5 million.

Hopson has played in Greece, Israel and Turkey since going undrafted out of Tennessee in 2011.

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Morris, Marbury Lead Beijing To 2nd CBA Title In Three Seasons

Mar 30, 2014 6:58 PM

The Beijing Ducks won their second CBA title in three seasons with their 98-88 win over the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.

Randolph Morris was named MVP by averaging 23 points and 12 rebounds in the series, and he had 30 points and 11 rebounds in the deciding game.

Stephon Marbury had 28 points, six rebounds and five assists.

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Derrick Brown Named Euroleague MVP For Top 16, Round 12

Mar 29, 2014 2:29 PM

Derrick Brown has been named Euroleague MVP for Top 16, Round 12 for his performance in Lokomotiv’s 84-73 win over Partizan NIS Belgrade.  

Brown had 18 points, making 6 of 6 two-point shots, and 6 of 8 from the foul line. Brown also had a career-high seven assists, along with five rebounds, three steals, one block and drew six fouls, adding up to a performance index rating of 34, which was the best of any player this week. 

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Jamario Moon Signs In Venezuela

Mar 26, 2014 12:12 PM

Jamario Moon has signed with Guaros de Lara of Venezuela.

Moon was most recently with Olympiacos in Greece, but he was released earlier in the month.

Moon has spent parts of the 12-13 and 13-14 season in the D-League.

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NBL To Add Second Team In Melbourne

Mar 25, 2014 11:52 PM

The NBL in Australia has begun the process of adding a second team in Melbourne for the 15-16 season.

The NBL are looking for a second Melbourne team in the South East Melbourne area and are open to possibly reviving the old South East Melbourne Magic name.

Chris Anstey, Sam Mackinnon, Rob Rose, Adonis Jordan and Bruce Bolden played for the Magic.

Beyond the second Melbourne team, the NBL also have plans for Canberra, Brisbane and Hobart to re-enter the league.

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Rudy Fernandez Named Euroleague MVP For Top 16, Round 11

Mar 22, 2014 9:40 PM

Rudy Fernandez led Real Madrid to a crucial 93-79 victory over CSKA Moscow and was named Euroleague MVP for Round 11 of the Top 16.

Having already taken the honor in Top 16 Round 3, it is the second weekly MVP award of the season for Fernandez, and the sixth of his Euroleague career.  

Fernandez finished with 28 points by shooting 5-of-9 on two-pointers, 4-of-7 on three-pointers and converted all 6 of his attempts from the free throw line. Fernandez added four rebounds, three assists and four steals to compile a performance index rating of 33, the highest of any player on a winning team this week.

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Tony Parker To Become Majority Owner, President Of ASVEL

Mar 21, 2014 1:09 PM

Tony Parker has become the majority shareholder of ASVEL of the French league.

Parker had served as the team's Vice President of Basketball Operations.

“I decided to buy the whole club. Now I’m the majority shareholder and from the end of May I will be president of the Asvel," said Parker.

“I started to have a real history with this club, I am involved in the City of Lyon, with my foundation, my basketball camps. I told myself that if I wanted to apply my vision, my philosophy, inspire me that I know the Spurs to only one benefits Asvel up there I had to be president to impose it all.”

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Pierre Jackson Likely To Play For Pelicans' Summer League Team

Mar 17, 2014 11:04 AM

Pierre Jackson is expected to play for the Summer League team of the New Orleans Pelicans this July.

Jackson's draft rights are owned by the Pelicans, but he left the D-League to play in Turkey after the trade deadline.

Jackson had been one of the D-League's most productive players, but the Pelicans didn't have a roster spot available for him.

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Tags: Pierre Jackson, New Orleans Pelicans, Fenerbahce Beko, Turkish BSL, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, D-League, International, International Teams, International League, NBA Summer League

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Malcolm Delaney Wins Euroleague Player Of The Week Honors

Mar 15, 2014 3:08 PM

Malcolm Delaney led FC Bayern Munich over Real Madrid on Thursday and has been named MVP for Round 10 of the Top 16.

Delaney scored 20 points, making 4 of 6 two point shots and 2 of 5 from three-point range, plus 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. He had assists, three rebounds, and also drew 9 fouls. It all added up to a performance index rating of 24 – the highest of any player on a winning team this week.

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Lamar Odom Out For Remainder Of Spanish Season With Back Injury

Mar 15, 2014 1:50 PM

Lamar Odom suffered a back injury after just two games in Spain with Baskonia.

Odom's personal doctors have ruled him unfit to play for two months, ending his season.

After a long layoff, Odom signed a two-month deal with Baskonia on Feb. 18.

"Lamar Odom as an athlete, he is a little embarrassed," Odom said. "But, at the same time, I am proud to be able to say that I am hurt and that I have a team that understands that I am injured and they are still supportive. That means a lot."

Baskonia said it would "leave the door open" to re-signing Odom when he recovers.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Lamar Odom, Vitoria Alves Guimaraes, Spanish ACB, International, International Teams, International League

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Saric: Best To Stay In Europe For Development

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Clippers Interested In Bobby Brown

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Zoran Dragic Named Euroleague Player Of The Week

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Kevin Jones Leaves D-League To Sign In Phillippines

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Ante Tomic Named Euroleague MVP For February

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Ante Tomic Named Euroleague MVP For Top 16, Round 8

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