The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Lillard goes to Milwaukee as part of a 3-team deal with Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, a 2029 unprotected Milwaukee first-round pick, and unprotected Bucks swap rights in 2028 and 2030 to Blazers, per the same report.
Last summer, Bosnia and Herzegovina was struggling to secure the funds necessary to participate in the 2022 EuroBasket. The estimated amount stated in the announcement was around 200,000 Bosnian marks, equaling 102,000 euros.Â
The difficult period for Bosnia and Herzegovina's basketball continues. Previously, the country faced financial issues before FIBA EuroBasket 2022. Now, BiH will not participate in the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024.
The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Lillard goes to Milwaukee as part of a 3-team deal with Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, a 2029 unprotected Milwaukee first-round pick, and unprotected Bucks swap rights in 2028 and 2030 to Blazers, per the same report.
Last summer, Bosnia and Herzegovina was struggling to secure the funds necessary to participate in the 2022 EuroBasket. The estimated amount stated in the announcement was around 200,000 Bosnian marks, equaling 102,000 euros.Â
The difficult period for Bosnia and Herzegovina's basketball continues. Previously, the country faced financial issues before FIBA EuroBasket 2022. Now, BiH will not participate in the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024.
After discovering all 32 teams that will participate in FIBA World Cup 2023, BasketNews invites you to take a look at the biggest stars that will miss the competition. Top teams that will miss World Cup include such countries as Argentina (no. 4 in FIBA ranking), Czech Republic (12), Poland (14), Turkey (16), Nigeria (19), Tunisia (22), and Croatia (23).
Bosnia and Herzegovina held the chance to go to EuroBasket 2022 playoffs in their hands but lost the last two games against France and Lithuania, which meant that the Balkan national team had to go home. Talking about the experience, the biggest star of the roster, Jusuf Nurkic, was nothing but proud of the work the team did throughout the tournament.
When they stayed four in one hotel room and didn't know if they would get money to do a trip to Estonia for the only scheduled preparation games this summer, this win against the reigning European champions looked so far away. But it never really bothered this group that much. They were too united and focused on the main goal that looked improbable to others and brought them so much joy.
One guest at the Bosnia & Herzegovina practice drew a lot of attention on a casual day off afternoon in Cologne. He was sitting close to the national team coaches and was the first who Jusuf Nurkic approached after the practice at Lanxess arena. That was the Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, who came to Germany to visit his center and watch him in three EuroBasket 2022 games.
When a simple question had so many feelings behind it. 'So how was your flight, Jusuf?' we asked the Bosnia and Herzegovina star Jusuf Nurkic on the eve of the EuroBasket 2022 opener vs. Hungary. The Portland Trail Blazers big man just smiled with relief, but there was so much to tell about it. "Flight was long," a 28-year-old center responded.
The promised funds from the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the needs of the national team have not yet been paid to the account of the country's Basketball Federation. The estimated amount stated in the announcement is around 200,000 Bosnian marks, equaling 102,000 euros.Â
FIBA EuroBasket returns with full power during September 1–18. The upcoming tournament marks a five-year break since the latest EuroBasket in 2017. Indeed, a long wait for all basketball stars to prove their worth on the continental FIBA court.
Estonia overcame Jusuf Nurkic and Bosnia and Herzegovina's challenge in a friendly preparation game in Tartu with the final score of 102-89 (16-22, 30-25, 33-12, 23-30). The third quarter was crucial in this game, as Estonia won it by 21 points and built a 20-point lead (79-59) before the final quarter of the game.
The biggest star of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, Jusuf Nurkic, has been training with his teammates for almost a week now. However, practices are not the only thing the players think about at the moment. As previously reported, the country's federation has severe issues with funding which place the participation of all Bosnian national teams in international tournaments at risk.Â
Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball federation announced the extended list of 18 players, who will prepare for the upcoming EuroBasket 2022. Bosnians will have one NBA player in their ranks - the Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic. In the last NBA season, the 27-year-old 212 cm tall Nurkic averaged 15 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 27 minutes of play.
Free agent center Jusuf Nurkic has agreed on a new four-year, $70 million deal to stay with the Portland Trail Blazers, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Portland Trail Blazers officially reported that Jusuf Nurkic, Anfernee Simons, and Eric Bledsoe are out for the rest of the season. Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic has had improvement in the condition of his left foot plantar fasciitis. Nurkic's rehabilitation program has decreased his symptoms and increased the overall function of his left foot and ankle. He will continue his treatment and ...
The Indiana Pacers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 129-98 on Sunday night. After the loss, Jusuf Nurkic got into an altercation with a Pacers fan, which ended in the Blazers center throwing the fan’s phone towards the stands. Nurkic got fined $40,000 for his postgame actions and the NBA announced the decision Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after the fine was publicized, news broke that ...
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic has been fined $40,000 for confronting a fan courtside, Byron Spruell, the President of League Operations announced. Nurkic grabbed the fan's cell phone and threw it into the spectator stands. The incident occurred following the Trail Blazers' 129-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers on March 20 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Nurkic is sidelined because of plantar ...
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will miss at least a month due to injury, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Nurkic was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis in his left foot, the team says. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves inflammation of the tissue that runs across the bottom of each foot and connects the heel bone to the toes. The 27-year-old ...
Long-time Portland Trail Blazers star guard CJ McCollum was traded to New Orleans Pelicans earlier this week, but his heart is still with Rip City. He was drafted with the 10th overall pick in 2013 and stayed in Portland till February 8, 2022. The NBA's Most Improved Player in 2015-16, owns career averages of 19.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists over 564 duels (467 starts). He ranks second ...
Every week is a new beginning, and last week was celebrated as the introduction of a new country to the NBA scoring charter. Neemias Queta, a former Benfica player and Utah State Aggies alumni, became the first player from Portugal to score in an NBA game with 11 points against the Cavaliers to become a part of his country's basketball history. Will we see more of that high-arch, moonball floaters ...
