Day: July 28, 2022

Paolo Banchero to sign with Jordan Brand

Brandon King

At Duke, he balled in Nikes, in some post college workouts, he was rocking Adidas, but when he takes an NBA According to for the first time in regular season action, Paolo Banchero will do so with Air Jordans on his feet. According to reporting from The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, the former Blue Devil and no.1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft is finalizing a deal with Jordan Brand. Banchero is the latest edition to the young stable of Jordan Brand athletes that includes Jayson Tatum, Bam…

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Purple and Black Jordan 1 Mid on the way

Staff

This upcoming women’s Air Jordan 1 Mid sports a black leather foundational layer overlaid with purple at the toe, and wrapping the heel and ankle. Purple shows up on the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides, laces and tongue branding. Black at the inner as well as the Wings logo finishes the upper. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole and purple rubber outsole. This latest version of the silhouette you love to hate is imminently expected at nike.com and select retail venues. Air Jordan 1 Mid…

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International Hoops: Spurs rook Jeremy Sochan named to Poland EuroBasket roster

Brandon King

Thursday the Polish Basketball Association announced their roster the 2022 EuroBasket. Among the call-ups on the 16-man squad is San Antonio Spurs and 9th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Jeremy Sochan. Here are the Polish team selections: Aleksander Balcerowski (Gran Canaria)Aaron Cel (Twarde Pierniki Torun)Jakub Coulibaly (Trefl Sopot)Aleksander Dziewa (Slask Wroclaw)Jakub Garbacz (Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski)Lukasz Kolenda (Slask Wroclaw)Michal Kolenda (Trefl Sopot)Filip Matczak (King Wilki Morskie Szczecin)Michal Michalak (Metropolitans 92)Dominik Olejniczak (BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque)Mateusz PonitkaJakub Schenk (Tours Metropole Basket)A.J. Slaughter (Gran Canaria)Jeremy Sochan (San Antonio Spurs)Michal Sokolowski…

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International Hoops: Spain announces EuroBasket preliminary roster

Brandon King

FEB, the Spanish Basketball Federation announced the 22 players for their EuroBasket preliminary roster, which includes several participants from the recent gold medal winning squad from the 2022 FIBA U20 European Championships. The team will also includes Maccabi point guard Tel Aviv, whose addition to the team caused quite the stir. Spain’s selections: Alberto Abalde (Real Madrid)Hector Alderete (Movistar Estudiantes)Jonathan Barreiro (Unicaja)Dario Brizuela (Unicaja)Lorenzo Brown (Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv)Quino Colom (Girona)Alberto Diaz (Unicaja)Jaime Fernandez (Lenovo Tenerife)Rudy Fernandez (Real Madrid)Usman Garuba (Houston Rockets)Fran Guerra (Lenovo Tenerife)Juan Hernangomez (Toronto Raptors)Willy Hernangomez (New Orleans…

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Kristaps Porzingis will return to Latvian national team

Brandon King

For the first time in five years, Kristaps Porzingis will represent Latvia in international competition. The Latvian Basketball Association made the announcement, confirming months of speculation. The 26-year-old said this per LBS and translated via Google: Five years have passed since I last wore the jersey of the national team. I can’t wait to wear the jersey again and enjoy basketball with my teammates and sing the national anthem with our sixth players.” The Washington Wizards big man is eligible to begin practicing with the national team August 4, per…

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