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There’s time to re-shape Bender
The news that the Phoenix Suns won’t pick up the option on Dragan Bender is far from shocking but, with him being just 20 years old, there’s still time to rebuild the game of the young Croatian according to Emmet Ryan The signs really were there the year before Dragan Bender went to the NBA. […]
Enter the Dragan
He was one of the most discussed European draft prospects ever. Now that he’s begun his life in the NBA, what can we expect from Dragan Bender? Emmet Ryan examines the challenge ahead for the young Croatian with experts from both sides of the pond The Phoenix Suns haven’t exactly been much to talk about […]
Europe is a country or why Bender can’t avoid the Porzingis narrative
With the NBA Draft ahead on Thursday, a bunch of Europe’s top young talent will find out who will acquire their rights for the biggest show in the sport. Emmet Ryan writes about how distance makes the continent seem smaller Tel Aviv is farther from Sevilla than Oakland is from Cleveland. This year’s en vogue […]
BallinEurope’s 2016 NBA Mock Draft
Ahead of the 2016 NBA Draft, Sam Chadwick breaks who he sees going where including some interesting landing spots for Europe’s top youngsters For the purposes of this mock draft we go deep on the fit for the lottery rounds. Given how scattered we expect the subsequent breakdown of picks to be, we have essentially […]
Coach Weldon gives his final thoughts from FIBA Europe U18s
James Weldon, who has coached UL Huskies to the last three Irish women’s titles, was in Konya for FECC and the FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s championships. After the conclusion of the tournament on Sunday evening, we asked Coach Weldon for his final thoughts on the competition.
Get to know Dragan Bender
16 year old Dragan Bender has taken social media by storm with his impressive displays for the Croatian national team at the FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s championships. Bender spoke to FIBA earlier this week and it’s worth watching before Croatia take on Turkey in today’s semi-finals. Bender, who has a 7 year contract with […]
Serbia and Croatia make statements at FIBA U18s
It’s nearing the business end of the FIBA Europe U18 men’s championships and two teams stood out above all on Wednesday. Serbia and Turkey were locked in a tight battle for most of their clash in Konya before the Serbs stepped up a gear in the second half to beat the hosts on a convincing […]
Coach James Weldon gives his thoughts on Dragan Bender
Dragan Bender has been the talk of Twitter this week on the back of his impressive displays for Croatia at the FIBA Europe men’s under 18 championships in Konya, Turkey. James Weldon, who has won all there is to win as a coach in the Irish women’s league, is in town for the FECC and […]