2008 adidas Nations Camp: Top Prospects
Recap of the top prospects from the 4 day, adidas Nations experience in which players from over 30 countries participated.
State of the Cap: Boston Celtics
By Josh Redetzke 8/16/08 2008/09 Boston Celtics Payroll: $78 million 2008/09 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly: $20 million over cap The Good: Kevin Garnett The road to the championship began when the Celtics opened the floodgates and sent half their team to Minnesota for Kevin Garnett. It was tough to lose the young…
Nike Global Challenge: Top Prospects
John Wall topped a talented list of prospects from the U-18 Nike Global Challenge in Portland.
2008 adidas Nations Camp: Day 4
adidas Nations closes with a bang! Brandon Knight and Tony Wroten helped offset Lance Stephenson’s 34 pts as the championship game was a missed free throw from going into overtime.Nike Global Challenge: Day 3
Game 9 (7th Place Game) Puerto Rico 74 – Senegal 65 The toilet bowl game was a fairly exciting contest. PR took the lead in the 2nd quarter, but Senegal was able to come back and even led for a while at the end of the 3rd. Unfortunately, Senegal’s poor shooting and turnovers caught up…
2008 adidas Nations Camp: Day 3
Jayson Granger, Trey Zeigler, Joshua Smith and Gani Lawal impressed in Day Three in Dallas at the adidas Nations CampNike Global Challenge: Day 2
Abdul Gaddy hit the big shots when it counted as he and teammate Avery Bradley continued their winning ways against Serbia in Portland.
2008 adidas Nations Camp: Day 2
Darren Collison impressed in day two at adidas Nations while Tony Wroten, Brandon Knight and Nehad Dedovic stood out among the U18s
Olympic Preview: Part 2
Olympic Draft Prospects For those looking for their NBA Draft fix this coming August, be sure to tune into the Olympics in the coming weeks. Though this year’s tournament will be lacking in sheer quantity of international prospects, there is no shortage of quality. Projected lottery pick Ricky Rubio of Spain will be showcasing his…
2008 adidas Nations Camp: Day 1
Over 40 NBA scouts are on hand to watch two dozen NCAA stars and U18 talent from around the glode at the adidas Nations Camp in Dallas
2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Top 10 Prospects
A look at the top 10 NBA prospects from the Vegas AAU tournaments of late JulyNike Global Challenge: Day 1
John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, DeShaun Thomas and The Serbs…just some of those that impressed on Day 1
Olympic Preview: Part 1
Team Previews and Odds to Win Gold Beijing’s National Stadium The 2008 Olympic Men’s Basketball Tournament starts on Saturday night with Iran and Russia kicking off the schedule. Every year, the quality of basketball around the world improves and 2008 is no different. This year’s tournament in Beijing features a handful of…