The Toronto Raptors finished 34-48 last season which was good for 10th in the East. This offseason, they’ve hired Masai Ujiri as the GM and he subsequently jettisoned Toronto’s two biggest headaches. He amnestied Linas Kleiza (thank God, he’s looked horrible in Eurobasket) and he off-loaded Bargnani onto the the Knicks for scrap pieces and… Read more »
The Lithuanians (3-1) looked to secure a spot in the round-robins as they took on the Bosnians (and Herzegovinians; 1-3). The Bosnians boasted the Brooklyn Nets’ Mirza Teletovic who you’ve never heard of because he’s not very good (in this game, however…).
Lithuania was looking to improve to 3-1 on the tournament as they faced Montenegro (1-2). This game featured a matchup of two promising big men; (our beloved) Jonas Valanciunas and Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic.
Jonas Valanciunas gets the start at centre following his stellar performance against Macedonia. He was brought off the bench against Macedonia, but he clearly played his way back into the starting lineup.
Coming off a rough game against the Serbians, Jonas Valanciunas and the Lithuanian men’s national basketball team looked for redemption in their match-up against the Macedonians.
The first round concludes with a clash of styles – Fierce (2) takes on JT I (7) and Old Renewed (3) goes up against Boost (6) – are there upsets in the air?
