Is David Andersen ready to swap his Barca uniform for the NBA?I'm just going to add my own little flare to the Ben Pepper story. Following him getting drafted in 1997 by the Boston Celtics in the second round, Pepper made his Australian Boomers debut on a United States tour.Remember those days, when we played in winter and the national team toured in the summer.Back to the tour where I was lucky

Only a face the Boston Celtics could love - Ben PepperThanks to Dime Mag, former Boston Celtics second round pick Ben Pepper is getting some love.Here is what they said."Only a few second-rounders from the 2009 NBA Draft justify the “slept-on” label. DeJuan Blair slipped to the Spurs at pick No. 37 (of course), and Outback trailblazer Patty Mills plummeted all the way to No. 55 before getting

No more fighting from these two. Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu will be teammates in Toronto. - Let's start with Ron Artest heading to the Los Angles Lakers.It is amazing how championship teams can get better overnight because players or agents lose perspective and try and bite off more than they can chew.Trevor Ariza has not been the first or nor will he be the last player to give up something

Last time Rolan Roberts dunked in Australia, it did not end well. *If you're wondering what former Townsville Croc turned European superstar Brad Newley is up to, click here.I like Newley's thought process of trying to get to the next level in Europe before cracking the Houston Rockets roster.Newley has been progressing nicely in Europe but he does need to take the next step over there if the NBA

This morning I was fortunate enough to hang out and kick some goals with the current world's best rugby league player Johnathan Thurston. The North Queensland Cowboy gave up his early morning to kick goals blindfolded for charity. It was great to see Thurston give up his time as the NRL are constantly getting buried with negative stories about it's sport. Too bad a promotion such as this will not