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How Australia Became an NBA Point Guard Pipeline
Last July, a group of tall and excited teenagers gathered in a conference room in Canberra, Australia, to watch the N.B.A. draft on television. As the technical director of the N.B.A. Global Academy, Marty Clarke was responsible for getting them out of class on a school day so they could watch as a former teammate, […]
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Amir Johnson Is More Than an Answer in N.B.A. Trivia
Amir Johnson felt warm, either from the temperature in the room or the gravity of the moment. He removed his shirt. Johnson stayed nervous throughout N.B.A. draft night in 2005 as hour after hour, pick by pick, slipped past. Instead of planning for prom or making a final decision on his college destination, Johnson, at […]
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A Mexico City Basketball Team with N.B.A. Dreams Makes a Home in Texas
In May, the Capitanes poached Nick Lagios from the Lakers organization to make him their general manager, and by September, a compromise of sorts had been reached: The Capitanes would hit the road for 14 games as part of the G League’s Showcase Cup, then play a pair of exhibitions in January against the G […]
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