August thirty first 2024 at 11:53am CST by Dana Gauruder
Boban Marjanovic turned 36 this month. The affable large man advised Marc Stein in his newest Substack put up that he’d prefer to nonetheless be taking part in at 40 years previous, as LeBron James is doing.
“I need to keep in [the] NBA; that is the primary purpose,” he stated. “I would like my youngsters to be there and I would like myself to be there.”
Marjanovic stays on the free agent market and continues to look for a brand new alternative. He was on the Rockets’ roster final season.
We’ve got extra from across the worldwide basketball world:
- Bulls middle Nikola Vucevic hasn’t dominated out the thought of ending his profession in Europe, however doesn’t plan to play abroad anytime quickly, BasketNews.com relays. “I might like to play within the NBA for so long as attainable. It’s one of the best league, with one of the best gamers and circumstances,” Vucevic advised Iva Jevtic of B92. “At this second, I’m not fascinated about a return to Europe. If it ever occurs, Crvena Zvezda can be the primary favourite, however many issues must fall into place.” Crvena Zvezda is predicated in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Various NBA groups are in rebuilding mode and Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report ranks how every of them are faring. He sees the Spurs being forward of the pack and never simply because they’ve generational expertise Victor Wembanyama. The Pistons are available in on the No. 2 spot as a result of quantity of younger expertise on their roster, headed by Cade Cunningham.
- In a complete characteristic story, Kyle Tucker of The Athletic particulars the difficulties that Willie Cauley-Stein has endured in recent times. Cauley-Stein, who hasn’t appeared in an NBA sport because the 2021/22, stays hopeful of getting one other NBA contract.