FIBA World Cup Articles - Page 9

This has been the greatest NBA offseason in Denver Nuggets history simply because they are two months removed from their first championship in franchise history. Despite losing Bruce Brown and Jeff Green in free agency, Denver still has their championship core together and led by Nikola Jokic, they will be the team to beat entering […]

The FIBA World Cup is back this summer and many stars from the NBA are preparing to represent their country on the world’s stage. There are a handful of top talents who elect not to play in such international events due to concerns of injury, but these thoughts have not stopped Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka […]

At the trade deadline last season, the New York Knicks were looking to add a versatile player on the wing who could do a little bit of everything. Their options were limited at first, but when the Portland Trail Blazers made Josh Hart available, the Knicks looked no further than the former Villanova Wildcat as […]

In Oct. 2022, then rookie Paolo Banchero told former Orlando Magic teammate R.J. Hampton that he was playing for Italy’s men’s national basketball team rather than Team USA on The Young Person Basketball Podcast by Fubo Sports (h/t Joe Vardon of The Athletic). However, if one believes time can be defined as the distance between […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have gotten excellent minutes out of Rudy Gobert since he came over from Utah. Last season, Gobert averaged 13.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 65.9% shooting from the field. Minnesota is counting on Gobert to do the same or better in 2023. Recently, his frontcourt mate Karl-Anthony Towns released a key […]

Fresh off winning an NBA championship, it seemed like Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray wasn’t done competing for trophies just yet in 2023. Earlier this offseason, Team Canada revealed the list of players included in their extended roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, and Murray’s was included, joining the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dillon […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton has been hearing all the noise this offseason and has committed himself to proving all of his doubters wrong. To that end, the 25-year-old has committed to the Bahamian National Team in order to represent his home country at the 2023 FIBA Pre-Qualifying Tournament. Suns teammate Eric Gordon, Indiana Pacers […]

In preparation for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Phoenix Suns forward Yuta Watanabe had his first training session with the Japanese men’s national basketball team this year around on Sunday, per Mainichi Japan. The 28-year-old should have a major role for Team Japan when the tournament begins on Aug. 25. In fact, Watanabe is “expected […]

The FIBA World Cup is set to take place next month and will be held across three countries: Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. While Team USA has a roster full of NBA players set to compete, the rest of the field is full of NBA players suiting up for their home country. One of those […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been named the team captain of Slovenia for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. NBA insider Marc Stein reported that Doncic will lead the Slovenian squad that will travel to Okinawa for the group stages of the international meet from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10. This sure is a well-deserved […]

The FIBA World Cup is set to tip-off next month and for the first time the event will be hosted by three different countries; Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. The tournament has major implications in that it will serve as a qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Plenty of NBA players with foreign nationalities are […]

Very rarely do we see professional athletes play with their siblings on the same team. Over the last four seasons though, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been able to play on the Milwaukee Bucks with his older brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo. It doesn’t seem like the Bucks nor Giannis are tired of the oldest Antetokounmpo brother yet though, […]

The last time Dallas Mavericks fans saw Luka Doncic in action, it was during the team’s embarrassing, if smart, decision to punt a late-season game against the Chicago Bulls to secure better odds to keep their first-round pick. (Their gambit ended up working.) But the Mavs faithful shouldn’t have to wait too long to see […]

Yuta Watanabe, one of the Phoenix Suns’ latest signings, is going all-in in Japan’s hosting of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The 6-foot-9 sweet-shooting Suns forward vowed that he will lead the so-called “Akatsuki Five” to victories in the World Cup that they will co-host with the Philippines and Indonesia. He even said that if […]

Filipino basketball fans will be denied seeing one of the most exciting NBA guys right now in action at the FIBA Basketball World Cup as New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado has been ruled out. ESPN’s Andrew Lopez reported on Thursday night that Alvarado, a part of the Puerto Rico national basketball team, is not […]

Dominican Republic will have some star power on its side when the FIBA World Cup starts in August. This is after the nation revealed that Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, Boston Celtics center Al Horford, and Sacramento Kings guard Chris Duarte are part of their extended roster for the tournament. Sure enough, Towns is […]

Mikal Bridges turned heads across the NBA during a 30-game stint following his trade to the Brooklyn Nets last season. After averaging 27.7 points per game on 47/38/89 shooting splits during that span, Bridges was one of 12 players to commit to Team USA for the 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer. The breakout forward […]

After days and probably weeks of speculations, Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson has reaffirmed his commitment to the Philippine team for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Al Panlilio, the president of the Philippines’ national basketball federation, called Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas locally, announced on Tuesday (Philippine Time) that the six-foot-five shooting guard is committing to […]

The 2023 FIBA World Cup will take place beginning on August 25 and go until September 10, with a total of 32 teams participating. There are plenty of n0table NBA players who have decided to suit up this summer. Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson also announced his decision to suit up, although it won’t be […]

FIBA is investigating a shocking and unprecedented turn of events at the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship in Nis, Serbia on Saturday, The Polish and Turkish junior teams decided to play the final five minutes of their game in non-traditional fashion. They passed the ball behind the 3-point arc and committed several shot clock violations […]

Atlanta Hawks wing Bogdan Bogdanovic received a major honor ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, as the six-year NBA veteran has been revealed as the captain of Serbia’s men’s national basketball team. This news comes on the heels of Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, a two-time MVP that just led the Nuggets to […]

Dennis Schroder has issued an apology to Maxi Kleber after calling him out for not participating in last year’s Eurobasket with the German national team. The Toronto Raptors point guard’s mea culpa came via the German Basketball Federation, which attempted to squash the roiling beef between Schroder and Kleber by publicly calling for “the end […]

Nikola Jokic is fresh off leading the Denver Nuggets to a championship in the 2023 NBA Finals, and from all accounts, has been enjoying a relaxing offseason after enduring the grind of a long season of basketball. However, there is a big question looming over Jokic’s head as to whether or not he will represent […]

Less than a full day into competition, the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championships are at risk due to unsafe playing conditions in Nis, Serbia. Heavy rains and a lack of air conditioning resulted in a slippery floor that caused multiple injuries during Saturday’s Group B opener between Turkey and Poland. After Poland’s Jakub Szumert fell […]

With the FIBA World Cup right around the corner, Team USA Basketball continues their preparations to prove they are still the best in the world. Having a roster highlighted by young stars such as Paolo Banchero, Anthony Edwards, Brandon Ingram and others, Team USA has also put together an impressive list of player that will […]

The Team USA basketball team is preparing for the FIBA World Cup and has a ton of big-name players. However, Team USA is also fielding a Select team, and they will be training with Team USA in August. Some of the players on the Select team include Chet Holmgren and recent addition Payton Pritchard. Now, […]

Boston Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard is staying busy this offseason, as he’ll join the USA Select team that’s set to scrimmage the USA’s FIBA World Cup roster in early August. According to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Pritchard will team up with a few other rising stars on the 12-man select team, including Detroit Pistons […]

The FIBA World Cup will be taking place at the end of August into the beginning of September, and Team USA is gearing up for a run at the gold medal. In terms of Team USA training camp, a bunch of rising NBA stars are joining for the summer session, including guys like Chet Holmgren […]

The 2022-23 NBA season ended up being a disappointment for the Detroit Pistons, especially since 2022 first overall pick Cade Cunningham only played in 12 games due to season-ending shin surgery. Despite not winning more than 23 games in a season over the last four years, the Pistons are a young team with a lot […]

Germany did well in last year’s EuroBasket tournament, finishing third behind France and champions Spain. However, Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder seems to believe that the team would have fared even better had it not been for Dallas Mavericks veteran Maxi Kleber opting to back out of the tournament. In a recent podcast, Schroder revealed […]

Jordan Clarkson is expected to headline the Philippine team as they co-host the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup with Japan and Indonesia. However, the concern right now is when he will return to the Philippines to join the national team, popularly known as “Gilas Pilipinas” domestically, in practice. Al Panlilio, the president of the country’s national […]

Jonas Valanciunas is in, but Domantas Sabonis is not part of the Lithuania squad which looks to take the upcoming FIBA World Cup by storm from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10. Sabonis, the son of Lithuanian basketball legend Arvydas, could have been the national team’s main man for this World Cup as he led the […]

Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero made headlines when he opted to play for Team USA instead of Italy in the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup. Sure enough, the decision wasn’t easy for him. Banchero was initially expected to suit up for Italy in the competition slated to be held in the Philippines from August to […]

It’s been five months since Ben Simmons last appeared in an NBA game. After sitting out the entire 2021-22 season, Simmons was sidelined during this year’s All-Star break and later shut down due to a nerve impingement in his surgically repaired back. Three months removed from the end of the Brooklyn Nets’ season, Simmons, who […]

The Brooklyn Nets are embracing a youth movement this offseason. The team parted ways with Joe Harris, Patty Mills and Seth Curry, its three oldest players, and inserted a pair of young guards with eye-popping athleticism in Dennis Smith Jr. and Lonnie Walker IV. Despite a disappointing 2021-22 campaign, Ben Simmons is part of that […]

Team USA head coach Steve Kerr said the idea to include Austin Reaves on the roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup was “easy” after witnessing the Los Angeles Lakers wing ball out against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Playoffs. “After watching him kick our butt for six straight games in the Western […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been, and continues to be, one of the best basketball players in the world. This summer, the Milwaukee Bucks star was set to lead Team Greece in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, but this appears very unlikely now after he recently underwent right knee surgery. As reported on Wednesday, Giannis had a […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo recently underwent a knee procedure two weeks ago and is uncertain for Greece’s FIBA World Cup play this summer, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. As Charania states, Giannis’ procedure was nothing more than a “cleanup,” as the two-time NBA MVP battled through some knee soreness and pain late in […]

New York Knicks wing Josh Hart committed to Team USA ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, per ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski and as usual, he had the perfect reaction. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 — Josh Hart (@joshhart) July 2, 2023 The 12-man roster will also include Knicks teammate Jalen Brunson, who is a Villanova alum along […]