International Basketball – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Mon, 21 Aug 2023 02:09:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 3 Players who will benefit most from playing for Team USA https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/15/3-players-benefit-playing-team-usa/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/15/3-players-benefit-playing-team-usa/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:00:21 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=458047 Compared to the Olympics, Team USA usually struggles at the FIBA World Cup because they rarely send their A-Team to compete in the World Cup. In recent memory, the only notable successes have been gold medals in 2010 and 2014 and third place in 2006. In 2019, Team USA finished seventh, which was the worst […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/15/3-players-benefit-playing-team-usa/feed/ 0 5 sleepers to watch at the 2023 FIBA World Cup https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/14/5-sleepers-2023-fiba-world-cup/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/14/5-sleepers-2023-fiba-world-cup/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=458003 The 2023 FIBA World Cup is a little bit more than a week away. It’s one of the best international tournaments in basketball, an opportunity for some of the world’s best players to show national pride by suiting up for their countries. Team USA is an obvious favorite to take home the crown this summer […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/14/5-sleepers-2023-fiba-world-cup/feed/ 0 Ranking the 10 biggest threats to Team USA at 2023 FIBA World Cup https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/11/ranking-10-threats-team-usa-fiba-world-cup/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/11/ranking-10-threats-team-usa-fiba-world-cup/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:00:46 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457862 The 2023 FIBA World Cup is weeks away and once again, the United States will be one of the heavy favorites in the event. Team USA is always viewed with the utmost respect as the dominant force in world basketball for decades. Team USA isn’t actually atop the world rankings entering the tournament, though. Even […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/11/ranking-10-threats-team-usa-fiba-world-cup/feed/ 0 20 NBA players to watch at the 2023 FIBA World Cup https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/05/20-nba-players-fiba-world-cup/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/05/20-nba-players-fiba-world-cup/#respond Sat, 05 Aug 2023 16:00:48 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457843 The 2023 FIBA World Cup kicks off on the 25th of August. With 22 rosters locked and loaded and some 70 NBA players joining the action, here’s a look at the 20 most exciting, dominant players you should spend some time watching throughout August and September. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo is a two-time NBA […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/05/20-nba-players-fiba-world-cup/feed/ 0 Grant Hill believes the FIBA World Cup won’t be easy for Team USA https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/25/grant-hill-on-team-usas-quest-for-gold-at-fiba-mens-world-cup/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/25/grant-hill-on-team-usas-quest-for-gold-at-fiba-mens-world-cup/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457641 With the 2023 FIBA basketball World Cup less than 34 days away, Grant Hill is thinking about how he’s going to pack. He’s got time to figure that out, but come Aug. 7, Team USA will have their first exhibition match against Puerto Rico in Las Vegas. From there, the roster will be on the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/25/grant-hill-on-team-usas-quest-for-gold-at-fiba-mens-world-cup/feed/ 0 Does playing in Europe mean the end for Kemba Walker? https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/21/playing-europe-mean-end-kemba-walker/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/21/playing-europe-mean-end-kemba-walker/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 23:05:14 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457623 Kemba Walker was one of the players to watch in the 2011 NBA Draft. In a class that included the likes of Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, and Tobias Harris, Walker had the momentum of winning the NCAA Championship with the University of Connecticut behind him. On draft night, the then-Charlotte Bobcats […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/21/playing-europe-mean-end-kemba-walker/feed/ 0 Team USA’s 2023 World Cup Roster: strengths, weaknesses, depth, more https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/05/2023-fiba-world-cup-team-usa/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/05/2023-fiba-world-cup-team-usa/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 17:00:18 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457161 The USA FIBA World Cup rosters are always interesting to see which players from the NBA accept an invitation to play. In 2019, it was a notably disappointing result as the USA fell to France 89-79 in the quarter-finals and placed 7th, which was the worst placement ever in Team USA history. Losing to the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/05/2023-fiba-world-cup-team-usa/feed/ 0 Does Jokic’s historical triple-double give him a boost in the MVP race? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/19/451834/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/19/451834/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2022 21:13:26 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=451834 Do not get me wrong; I am not suggesting that people should or have written off Nikola Jokic from the MVP race. But after his performance on Sunday against Charlotte, the Joker reminded us why he is the back-to-back regular season MVP and that he is not going anywhere. If 40 points are not already […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/19/451834/feed/ 0 Instant Grades: Scoot Henderson prevails in first matchup vs. Victor Wembanyama https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/05/grades-scoot-henderson-wembanyama/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/05/grades-scoot-henderson-wembanyama/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 04:35:33 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=449512 It was the Scoot Henderson show in the first half exhibition No. 1 between Metropolitans 92 and the G League Ignite, but a late push led by Victor Wembanyama made this an absolute nail-biter. Although the visiting team tied this game up early in the fourth quarter, the Ignite emerged victorious (122-115) on an unselfish performance […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/05/grades-scoot-henderson-wembanyama/feed/ 0 Suns meltdown versus 36ers highlights a red flag that dooms their title hopes https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/03/suns-meltdown-36ers-red-flag/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/03/suns-meltdown-36ers-red-flag/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 22:30:41 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=449462 Primarily serving as a chance to expand the game’s global reach, the NBA Preseason often includes exhibitions against teams from outside of the league. And while it’s a fun sentiment, the bench players and up-and-comers from most NBA teams blow the doors off their overseas competitors almost every time. That wasn’t the case for the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/03/suns-meltdown-36ers-red-flag/feed/ 0 Ranking the top 5 NBA players from the EuroBasket Semifinals https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/19/ranking-nba-players-eurobasket-semis/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/19/ranking-nba-players-eurobasket-semis/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2022 21:30:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=448788 This year’s EuroBasket tournament featured some of the NBA’s brightest stars. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and Luka Doncic all suited up for their home countries, but by the time the Semifinals rolled around, all of them had been eliminated from the competition. Germany, Spain, France, and Poland were left to fight for the title. Poland […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/19/ranking-nba-players-eurobasket-semis/feed/ 0 Lakers: Dennis Schröder leveraged EuroBasket explosion into an L.A. return https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/16/lakers-eurobasket-dennis-schroder/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/16/lakers-eurobasket-dennis-schroder/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:30:09 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=448674 Playing on the world stage can either elevate a player’s stature or sink them in regards to an NBA contract. For scoring guard Dennis Schröder, his dazzling showcase playing for Germany in the FIBA EuroBasket circuit was just what he needed to earn a new deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Shortly following a 30-point […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/16/lakers-eurobasket-dennis-schroder/feed/ 0 5 questions with Miami Heat G-League player Martin Krampelj https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/04/questions-miami-heat-martin-krampelj/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/04/questions-miami-heat-martin-krampelj/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:00:10 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443740 This past weekend, I had the opportunity to talk to Sioux Falls Skyforce forward Martin Krampelj and ask him a few questions. Krampelj grew up in Slovenia but attended High School and College in the United States. He played at Creighton University where he started his entire redshirt sophomore and junior season. In his redshirt […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/04/questions-miami-heat-martin-krampelj/feed/ 0 San Antonio Spurs: What does Jock Landale bring to SAS? https://hoopshabit.com/2021/08/05/san-antonio-spurs-jock-landale/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/08/05/san-antonio-spurs-jock-landale/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2021 16:00:49 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=433987 According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Australia center Jock Landale has signed a two-year deal in NBA free agency with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs have a rich history of signing Australians, most notably Patty Mills, the recently-departed 10-year Spurs veteran and 2014 Champion. That title team also included Aron Baynes, while Andrew Gaze and […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/08/05/san-antonio-spurs-jock-landale/feed/ 0 Commitment from Zach LaVine completes Team USA squad for 2021 Olympics https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/23/zach-lavine-completes-team-usa/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/23/zach-lavine-completes-team-usa/#respond Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:53:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=431296 On Wednesday, Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine announced his commitment to Team USA for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. This now completes the 12-man roster. The team heading overseas is incredibly talented and headlined by the Brooklyn Nets duo of Kevin Durant and James Harden, along with the sharpshooting phenom from Portland in Damian Lillard and Wizards superstar […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/23/zach-lavine-completes-team-usa/feed/ 0 Why Lloyd Pierce was right about Trae Young’s USA Basketball snub https://hoopshabit.com/2020/02/13/lloyd-pierce-right-trae-young-snub/ https://hoopshabit.com/2020/02/13/lloyd-pierce-right-trae-young-snub/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:00:15 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=384553 Atlanta Hawks young phenom Trae Young was snubbed from USA Basketball and his head coach, Lloyd Pierce, is spot-on with his explanation as why. Trae Young is one of the game’s emerging stars and while accomplishing a lot through his first year-and-a-half, he doesn’t belong with USA Basketball’s Olympic squad, yet. Young sent out a […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2020/02/13/lloyd-pierce-right-trae-young-snub/feed/ 0 Does the NBA have a bias against European coaches? https://hoopshabit.com/2020/02/06/nba-bias-european-coaches/ https://hoopshabit.com/2020/02/06/nba-bias-european-coaches/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2020 14:00:55 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=380463 Since the NBA’s inception in 1946, there has only been one European-born head coach in league history. Let’s explore if the NBA has a deeply-ingrained bias on hiring European coaches. Throughout the NBA’s seventy-four year history, there has been an intense disparity of European-born players and head coaches in the NBA. As history has shown, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2020/02/06/nba-bias-european-coaches/feed/ 0 Phoenix Suns: Ricky Rubio’s FIBA World Cup MVP performance impact on Suns https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/21/phoenix-suns-ricky-rubio-fiba-world-cup-mvp-impact-suns/ https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/21/phoenix-suns-ricky-rubio-fiba-world-cup-mvp-impact-suns/#respond Sat, 21 Sep 2019 11:30:42 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=370943 The 2019 FIBA World Cup championship recently concluded, and Phoenix Suns’ Ricky Rubio was named MVP of the tournament. How will this impact his season? Phoenix Suns guard Ricky Rubio may have just came off his most impressive performance of his professional career at the FIBA World Cup tournament. According to Basketball Reference, Ricky Rubio […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/21/phoenix-suns-ricky-rubio-fiba-world-cup-mvp-impact-suns/feed/ 0 Where does Marc Gasol rank all-time internationally? https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/17/marc-gasol-place-among-international-history/ https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/17/marc-gasol-place-among-international-history/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:30:26 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=370405 Following two legacy-altering championships, placing Marc Gasol among his international contemporaries is no easy task. The summer of 2019 has certainly been one to remember for Marc Gasol. Months after helping the Toronto Raptors to their first-ever NBA championship, the Spanish big man helped his native country of Spain bring home a gold medal at […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/17/marc-gasol-place-among-international-history/feed/ 0 FIBA World Cup: Spain routs Argentina for 2nd World Cup title https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/15/fiba-world-cup-spain-routs-argentina-2nd-world-cup-title/ https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/15/fiba-world-cup-spain-routs-argentina-2nd-world-cup-title/#respond Sun, 15 Sep 2019 15:24:13 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=370293 Coming into the FIBA World Cup, Spain wasn’t one of the picks to click should Team USA falter, but with a 95-75 win Sunday, the world’s No. 2 team took gold. Watchers of the FIBA World Cup should have seen it coming. With a USA Basketball entry that was short most of the country’s top […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/15/fiba-world-cup-spain-routs-argentina-2nd-world-cup-title/feed/ 0 FIBA World Cup: Team USA wins final (game in China, finishes 7th) https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/14/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-wins-final-game-china-finishes-7th/ https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/14/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-wins-final-game-china-finishes-7th/#respond Sat, 14 Sep 2019 14:43:34 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=370229 Team USA concluded a disappointing FIBA World Cup with a victory, beating stubborn Poland 87-74 in the 7th-place game on Saturday, while Serbia placed 5th. Team USA ended its FIBA World Cup run with a victory. The problem for many observers was that that ending happened well before the gold-medal game on Sunday. Instead, the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/14/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-wins-final-game-china-finishes-7th/feed/ 0 FIBA World Cup: Spain tops Boomers in 2OT, Argentina beats France https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/13/fiba-world-cup-spain-tops-boomers-2ot-argentina-beats-france/ https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/13/fiba-world-cup-spain-tops-boomers-2ot-argentina-beats-france/#respond Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:57:39 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=370143 Spain came from behind to beat Australia in 2 overtimes and Argentina blasted France to reach Sunday’s FIBA World Cup final, both led by their old guys. Spain once again found a way to beat Australia in an important international game, while Argentina rolled past giant-killer France to set up a FIBA World Cup final […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/13/fiba-world-cup-spain-tops-boomers-2ot-argentina-beats-france/feed/ 0 FIBA World Cup: Team USA can’t overcome lethargic start, loses to Serbia https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/12/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-cant-overcome-lethargic-start-loses-serbia/ https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/12/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-cant-overcome-lethargic-start-loses-serbia/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:16:04 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=369989 Team USA has ensured its worst-ever finish at a FIBA World Cup event, losing to Serbia 94-89 in Thursday’s classification round game. It was the matchup the world was waiting for at the FIBA World Cup. It just happened at the wrong place and time. Thursday’s classification round for fifth through eighth places at the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/12/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-cant-overcome-lethargic-start-loses-serbia/feed/ 0 FIBA World Cup: Team USA bounced by France in quarterfinals https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/11/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-bounced-france-quarterfinals/ https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/11/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-bounced-france-quarterfinals/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:07:01 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=369802 Team USA will not win a 3rd straight FIBA World Cup after being eliminated by France 89-79 on Wednesday, while Australia is also headed to the semifinals. For the first time since 2006, someone other than Team USA will win the FIBA World Cup. The U.S. was knocked out of championship contention with an 89-79 […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/11/fiba-world-cup-team-usa-bounced-france-quarterfinals/feed/ 0 FIBA World Cup: Czech Republic wins in loss to Greece https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/09/fiba-world-cup-czech-republic-wins-loss-greece/ https://hoopshabit.com/2019/09/09/fiba-world-cup-czech-republic-wins-loss-greece/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:50:30 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=369518 In a twist because of tiebreakers, Greece lost by winning and the Czech Republic won with a loss, as the Czechs advance to the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals. Tiebreakers make players do crazy things as the Czech Republic advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament despite an 84-77 loss to Greece on Monday. The closing […]

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