Category Archives: NBA Canada News

Weekly NBA Canada Roundup: Saturday, December 5-Friday, December 11

Weekly NBA Canada Roundup: Saturday, December 5-Friday, December 11 It was an action-packed week of action for your Canadian NBA players with many games loaded with Canadian talent. Not only did the Canadians have many opportunities to display their skills, but many did an outstanding job in doing so. Cory Joseph continued to impress for his hometown Toronto Raptors this

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Weekly NBA Canada Roundup: Saturday, November 14-Friday, November 20

Weekly NBA Canada Roundup: Saturday, November 14-Friday, November 20 Three and a half weeks into the NBA season, teams are starting to settle in and for the Canadian players it is no different. After a couple weeks of ups and downs, the Canadians in the league are beginning to find their roles on their respective teams. For the most part,

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Weekly NBA Canada Roundup: Saturday, November 7 – Friday, November 13

Weekly NBA Canada Roundup: Saturday, November 7-Friday November 13 It was another successful week for the Canadians in the NBA. After a slow start, the kids from up North are starting to come around and make big contributions to their teams, and it is awesome to see. After two surprising weeks to start the season, Dwight Powell has continued to

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Kid Canada: The Story of Andrew Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins, a sophomore player for the Minnesota Timberwolves, was born and raised in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Wiggins caught the attention of Americans and Canadians alike at an early age while playing high school basketball at Vaughan Secondary School, located in Vaughan, Ontario, a municipality directly north of Toronto. He was no stranger to the game, as he is the son

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7 Huge NBA Games For Canadian Hoops Fans

Canada’s progress in basketball is becoming more and more exciting every day. Any Canadian basketball fan is more than happy to sit down and watch a regular Raptor game, see their fellow Canadians perform, or even better yet, watch Canadian players take on the Raptors. However, certain matchups should be extra exciting to watch for Canadian hoops followers. Here’s a

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Utah Jazz Draft Pick Olivier Hanlan Will Play Overseas For 2015-16 Season

The Utah Jazz selected Olivier Hanlan in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft, and without being offered a guaranteed NBA deal, Hanlan will be spending this upcoming season playing professionally overseas. Hanlan has signed with BC Zalgiris in Kaunas, Lithuania on a one year plus one deal (opt-out option after one season). The young Canadian guard spent his

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Jamal Murray’s Draft Stock Explodes Following Pan Am Games

He first broke-out at the Nike Hoop Summit, winning MVP in that contest loaded with high-profile prospects. Next, Jamal Murray, followed it up by winning MVP in the Bio-Steel All Canadian Game which also compiled an impressive group of players. Both of these on-court showings  came in front of many NBA scouts and helped cement Murray’s stock as a potential

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