Ben Bentil is Returning to Turkey to play for Mersin MSK

Following a season split between Napoli Basket in Italy and ASVEL Basket in France, Ben Bentil is making his return to Turkey and the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) with Mersin MSK. Bentil previously played in the BSL, the top division of the Turkish basketball league system in 2021 with Bahcesehir Koleji. Last year with Napoli, Bentil …

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Ben Bentil signs a one-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv

Former Friar Ben Bentil has had an illustrious and far-reaching professional basketball career since declaring early for the 2016 NBA Draft back in and being drafted by the Boston Celtics in the second round with the 51st pick. Throughout the 2016-2017 NBA season, Bentil found his way on the roster of the Celtics, Pacers, and …

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Josh Oduro Working Out with Multiple NBA Teams Before the 2024 NBA Draft

Josh Oduro has been quietly making the rounds in the NBA Pre-Draft workout circuit, having been confirmed to have worked out with a number of NBA teams. https://twitter.com/JPadmore92/status/1795971084975501761 Lakers...Hornets...Jazz...Raptors. I feel like we need to take a quick look at their respective frontcourts based on their potential interest in Oduro. Lakers: Anthony Davis ($40.60M), LeBron …

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God Shammgod to Release His Own Shoes with Puma

Don't look now, but Puma is back. Providence Friars legend and ball-handling maestro God Shammgod will be releasing his own signature shoe with Puma.  The Dallas Mavericks assistant coach is one of many new recent Puma ambassadors, along with Jalen Rose, Jay-Z, Clint Frazier, and NBA trainer Chris Brickley. Puma has also recently went on …

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Dallas Mavericks Extend God Shammgod’s Contract for 4 More Years

Per DallasBasketball.com via Scout, Dallas has extended the contract of PC legend God Shammgod for four more years.  Shammgod, known for his incredible handle from his playing days, served as they player development coach for the Mavericks last season and is credited with vastly improving the ball handling skills of Harrison Barnes last year. With new …

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Ben Bentil becomes the first Ghanian player to ever play in the NBA.

Bentil signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks that just happened to fall in the window of Dirk Nowitzki scoring his 30,000th point to become just the 6th player in NBA history to achieve that feat.