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Bahamian Jevone Barrett joins NBA’s Future Basketball Operations Stars Programme
Bahamian Jevone Barrett has been selected to join the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Future Basketball Operations Stars (FBOS) Programme for the next six months.
New head coach could help Ayton shine at the Suns
Phoenix Suns centre and Bahamian National Basketball Association (NBA) player Deandre Ayton could see his talents maximised once again this upcoming NBA season. There is a newfound optimism surrounding the Bahamian centre after the team hired Frank Vogel as their new head coach following the firing of previous coach Monty Williams after the playoffs. The team was ousted from the 2023 NBA playoff semifinals after the Denver Nuggets defeated them in a 25-point blowout win to end their season.
Ayton traded to the Trail Blazers
Centre Deandre Ayton, who was embroiled in contract talks with the Phoenix Suns and a heated clash with former head coach Monty Williams, has been traded to Portland, becoming the second Bahamian to play for the Trail Blazers.
76ers are planning to work out with NBA free agent Kai Jones
GRAND Bahama native Chavano “Buddy” Hield and NBA free agent Kai Jones could potentially join forces in the future as the Philadelphia 76ers want to meet and work out with the 2021 first rounder, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Bowleg: ‘I am still trying to understand the trade by the Suns’
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg was “shocked” when he learned about the trade but indicated that there could be more to the reason why the Phoenix Suns sent their former Bahamian first round draft pick Deandre Ayton to the Portland Trail Blazers.
AJ Storr declares for the NBA Draft
Less than a week removed from an early National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) D1 basketball tournament exit, Wisconsin Badgers guard AJ Storr now has his sights set on the 2024 NBA Draft.
Kai Jones finds new home with LA Clippers
BAHAMIAN big man Kai Jones will now take his talents from the East Coast to the West Coast after being signed to a multi-year deal by the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday ahead of their upcoming postseason run.
Buddy on the move?
Grand Bahama native Chavano “Buddy” Hield could find himself on a new team roster before the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) trade deadline in early February. The current Indiana Pacers shooting guard has bounced between the starting lineup and bench unit since the start of the 2023-24 NBA season and is now actively involved in trade rumors once again as the February 8 deadline looms.
Deandre Ayton ‘thinking about’ playing for the national team
BAHAMIAN professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player Deandre Ayton remains undecided on his decision to play with Team Bahamas at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying tournament in Argentina.
‘Buddy‘ weighs in on basketball landscape
GRAND Bahama native Chavano “Buddy” Hield will be back on the court tonight in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but before starting the second half of the NBA season, he spoke with reporters last week about the current landscape of basketball in The Bahamas.
SG ‘Buddy’ Hield traded to 76ers
Grand Bahama native Chavano “Buddy” Hield is set to join his fourth National Basketball Association (NBA) team after being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers by the Indiana Pacers yesterday.
‘Buddy’ focused on training camp amid contract talks
INDIANA Pacers shooting guard Chavano “Buddy” Hield is focused on training camp despite ongoing conversations surrounding his contract extension with the team.
‘Buddy’ Hield thriving in starting role for Pacers
SINCE being added to the Indiana Pacers’ starting unit in late November, Bahamian guard Chavano “Buddy” Hield has thrived in his starting role.
Durant and Booker visit the Elite Skills Basketball camp
Phoenix Suns All-Stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker paid a visit to the 10th edition of the Elite Skills Summer Basketball camp yesterday at the Kendal G L Isaacs gymnasium.
STATESIDE: CBS adds Championship League Soccer to lineup; although interrupted by Trump news
TUESDAY afternoon this week was generally a fine spring day on the American east coast, with the last remnants of a much-needed morning rainstorm having largely cleared out to create a pleasant day for work in the yard or other entertainments.
‘Buddy’ Hield and Pacers fall to Lakers
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield, who was linked to trade rumours with the Los Angeles Lakers, watched as LeBron James and Anthony Davis put on a show to dismantle his Indiana Pacers to claim the first National Basketball Association’s In-Season Tournament title.
Charlotte Hornets waive Kai Jones
The Charlotte Hornets yesterday waived Bahamian big man and former first-round draft pick Kai Jones.
Kai Jones to play for Bahamas in first window of AmeriCup qualifiers
THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team will have a familiar face join the fold for the first window of their FIBA (International Basketball Federation) AmeriCup 2025 quest.
‘With this team being one of the best assembled, we expect to advance’ in the FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifier
EUGENE Horton, president of the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF), along with many Bahamians, have high expectations for the stacked 15-man national team.
‘Buddy’ Hield appointed ambassador-at-large
Chavano “Buddy” Hield continues to make great strides in Bahamian sports on and off the basketball court. Hield has been appointed as the Ambassador-at- Large by Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis at the Office of the Prime Minister.
