Barcelona has shown interest in former NBA guard Brandon Goodwin, who starred in China this past season, Sportando relays.
According to Mundo Deportivo, citing Encestando, the European club has been in contact with Goodwin, who led the Shanghai Sharks to a Chinese league title. Goodwin, 30, averaged 17.6 points and 7.0 assists during the season and was named CBA Finals MVP after posting 29 points and 9 assists per game in the series. Goodwin appeared in 133 NBA games, most recently with Cleveland in 2021/22 when he played 36 games.
Here’s more from around the international basketball world:
- If it were up to Serge Ibaka, Montreal would have an NBA team. With NBA expansion a hot topic, the former big man declared that Montreal “deserves” a franchise, according to Eurohoops.net. “The way things are here, it’s a beautiful city. I feel people love sport in general here,” he said during a promotional event.
- Another former NBA big man, Zaza Pachulia, is investing in a different sport. He and his wife, Tika, recently joined the ownership group of Major League Volleyball’s newest team that will be based out of Northern California, according to Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. The team will begin play in 2027.
- The Pistons re-sign Jalen Duren for $200MM over five years, starting at $34.5 million. The Hawks re-sign CJ McCollum at $40MM over two years with a team option, starting at $20MM. And how about this? The Warriors sign LeBron James at $30.8MM over two years with a player option, starting at the $15MM non-taxpayer mid-level exception. Those are just some of the predictions made by Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus regarding prominent free agents entering this summer’s market.
See? I told you Lebron is going to play for GSW for $15M next season! It’s definitely happening. Steph is meeting with him? It’s over. Then, if Lebron is still good after next year, then that $15M second year is plenty tradeable (to the Cavs, where he can retire).
Don’t bet on it. lots of people make predictions all over the internet and most are wrong. I don’t see Duren signing for that amount he is a good player but not max player just like Reeves. More in the $35 to $40 million a year range.
Think about it: Lebron has no other team who he can join for 1 year to ring chase, then go home to Cleveland to retire. It makes sense. Lebron is healthy at least! Gui can learn from him. Dray and Bron are besties. The league has always dreamed of this day tbh, it would make GSW must-see tv again.
Why would you want KP over Lebron? Just get someone cheaper than KP who stays on the court, thats more valuable than having no big men available for 25 games a year.
i don’t want KP over Lebron. I just see some other team that has a much better chance at the playoffs going after LeBron. Lakers would keep Lebron if he is only going for $15 million a year.
I could see it if they retain all their free agents at a low number or move on from all of them. Like Porzingid taking around 8 million instead of his previous 30 million and giving a minimum to Melton again
I’m alr knowing this is not a crowd that is hip to women’s basketball, 3×3 or international bball but any true fans of the game should be able to appreciate the games of Mikaylah Williams (LSU), Joyce Edwards (SoCar), Sahara Williams (OU) & MiLaysia Fulwiley (SoCar). All 4 of these women will be 1st rd picks in the WNBA next season & they’ve been fairly dominant/undefeated so far at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup in Warsaw. Their QF game vs France is about to tip off & France is alr at a big disadvantage, playing w/ only 3 players (no subs) vs an extremely talented but young American team. Mikaylah Williams is my fav/the best player on this team. She’s extremely saucy… link to youtube.com
France hanging tight so far but Mikaylah Williams is just unguardable out here. JuJu Watkins & Sarah Strong have the size on her but Mikaylah is right there w/ anybody in the country as far as overall skill. 11-7 USA, under 4mins left (gm is to 21)