Valencia inks Jared Harper

Valencia Basket has strengthened its backcourt by inking point guard Jared Harper to a one-year deal, the club announced on Wednesday. Harper (178 cm, 24 years old) arrives from Birmingham of the G League, where he averaged 21.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 6.2 assists in 38 games. He started the 2021-22 campaign with New Orleans…

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Slovenia hands Germany first loss at FIBA Eurobasket 2022

Reigning champs Slovenia handed Germany their first loss at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 with a decisive 88-80 victory. In late August, Slovenia lost to that same Germany 90-71 in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers and comes off a loss Sunday against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIBA Eurobasket 2022. In yesterday’s game against Germany,…

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Bosnia and Hercegovina shock reigning champs Slovenia at FIBA Eurobasket 2022

Bosnia and Hercegovina took a major step towards reaching the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Knockout Phase with a surprising 97-93 victory over reigning champs Slovenia. It was Bosnia and Hercegovina’s first-ever win over Slovenia, having lost their other three games against the fellow Balkan nation, with the last game dating back to EuroBasket 2005. Bosnia and Hercegovina are…

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Hosts Germany beats France at FIBA EuroBasket 2022

Hosts Germany withstood the high expectations on the opening night of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 and fended off France with a crucial 76-63 victory in Group B. An emotional evening in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,017 spectators started with the German Basketball Federation retiring the number 14 jersey of Dirk Nowitzki. A trio of players with…

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Blockbuster trade brings Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a trade with the Utah Jazz on Thursday. In exchange for Mitchell, the Cavaliers are sending the Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, rookie wing Ochai Agbaji, guard Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027, and 2029) and two pick swaps (2026 and 2028) to Utah. Sexton has agreed on a four-year, $72 million sign-and-trade…

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The G League makes changes to its overtime rules

The G League will change its overtime rules after announcing that there would be a “target score” ending for its overtime game. The first team to score seven points in the extra period wins, with the overtime being untimed. The move mirrors what the NBA has done at its last three All-Star games. Since Kobe…

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