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Anthony Edwards drops 34 to lead Team USA past Germany
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — In a game that was tremendous theater for a friendly and served as a terrific appetizer for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, Team USA completed a 5-0 exhibition record with a high-intensity 99-91 win over medal contender Germany on Sunday. The U.S. trailed by as many as 16 points […]
Continue readingU.S. stomps Luka Doncic-less Slovenia in World Cup warmup game
Austin Reaves and Tyrese Haliburton both scored 10 for the Americans, who improved to 2-0 on their five-game slate of exhibitions before getting to the Philippines for the World Cup. The U.S. opened exhibition play Monday with a 117-74 win over Puerto Rico in Las Vegas. All-NBA guard Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks was […]
Continue readingFIBA World Cup 2023: Anthony Edwards and more takeaways from Team USA’s exhibition
On Tuesday afternoon, Team USA will take off from Las Vegas and fly about 10 hours — without Wi-Fi access, much to the dismay of the players — to Malaga, Spain, where the team will spend several days as part of its ongoing preparation for the FIBA World Cup, which begins in the Philippines later […]
Continue readingTeam USA flashes potential in rout of Puerto Rico ahead of WC
“It’s a great night for us,” Kerr said after winning his first game as head coach of the senior national team. “I think the guys have really picked up what we’re trying to install at both ends and we’re slowly but surely getting used to the FIBA rules and interpretations — coaches included. “It’s all […]
Continue readingFIBA World Cup 2023: Schedule, news, Team USA roster
As Team USA prepares for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, so should you. Team USA played Puerto Rico in Las Vegas Monday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in the first of five games making up the USA Basketball Showcase ahead of the World Cup. The 12-player squad, which features NBA stars such as […]
Continue readingSteve Kerr looking to ‘natural leader’ Jalen Brunson to head Team USA
LAS VEGAS — Team USA head coach Steve Kerr expected to go through several out-of-bounds plays to end Saturday afternoon’s practice here in Sin City. But on the second one, the senior national team stole the ball from their select team counterparts and Jalen Brunson found himself with no one between him and the basket. […]
Continue readingSteve Kerr figuring out World Cup lineup, focused on simplicity
“It tends to shake out over the first week or two,” Kerr said following the team’s first practice at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV. “As a coaching staff, we’re watching the tape every day, we’re seeing different combinations and then we’re thinking about substitution patterns from there. So it tends to play out. “But it’s […]
Continue readingHow Team USA can draw inspiration from the 2010 World Cup squad’s success
LAS VEGAS — As Anthony Edwards sat on a dais last month to discuss signing a five-year max contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves, he was asked why he agreed to play for Team USA in the FIBA World Cup this summer. “I wanted to play because it was a great opportunity,” said Edwards, who […]
Continue readingWestern Conference: NBA’s biggest what-ifs of the past five years
Tuesday saw us take a trip back in time to an alternate universe — 15 of them, in fact — and examine the biggest what-if surrounding each Eastern Conference team over the past five years and how it could have played out. Now we look at the 15 Western Conference teams and how life might […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings, post-offseason edition – What has changed this summer?
The big trades of the offseason resulted in Chris Paul landing on the Golden State Warriors, Jordan Poole on the Detroit Pistons and Bradley Beal on the Phoenix Suns. Free agency saw some big additions for the Houston Rockets, who signed Fred VanVleet from the Toronto Raptors and Dillon Brooks from the Memphis Grizzlies. Meanwhile, […]
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