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10 U.S.-born NBA players (Karl-Anthony Towns!) who are on non-American FIBA World Cup rosters

Jordan Clarkson will represent the Philippines, who will also host the tournament.

The 2023 FIBA World Cup begins next week and 32 teams will compete in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia for a shot at a gold medal.

Although the United States men’s basketball team has a strong roster and enters the tournament as favorites, there are several other national teams (e.g. Canada!) who have a chance to make some noise.

While many of the top international stars are not able to play for one reason or another, there are some familiar faces you may see who you thought were American but are not playing for Team USA.

FIBA allows teams to have one naturalized player on their roster. Let’s run through some of the notable names you’ll see on other rosters:

Should Carlik Jones get a chance to be the Bulls backup point guard?

As the Chicago Bulls look for point guard help, should they give Carlik Jones a look?

The Chicago Bulls‘ future is murky, to say the least. At the end of this past season, Arturas Karnisovas stated his lack of desire for a rebuild, but a recent rumor from Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports indicated that the Bulls have reached out to opposing teams, assessing the overall interest in a potential Zach LaVine trade.

Regardless of the direction Chicago chooses to move in, their roster needs persist, and the greatest of all is their desperate need for point guard help. Lonzo Ball is set to miss the entirety of next season, and without him, they need to add help at the point guard spot.

Sam Smith of NBA.com recently conducted a mailbag, and one reader wrote in suggesting the idea of Carlik Jones, not as a starter, but at least as a backup. And while Smith made it clear that Chicago needs a better option in the starting spot, he was on board with the idea of giving Jones a chance.

“I’ve previously mentioned Carlik as a possibility because he does play like a true point guard and has a nice shot,” Smith wrote. “The Bulls need a higher level starter at point guard, but I’d like to see Carlik get a fair shot as a backup based on production and not favoritism.”

Jones went undrafted a couple of seasons ago, bouncing around NBA teams before landing with the Bulls this past year. He hasn’t played a ton in the NBA, but what he lacks in experience in the big leagues, he’s made up for with experience in the G League.

Not only has be played a ton of minutes in the G League, but he’s been awesome. This past G League season, Jones averaged 26.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game on 48.0 percent shooting from the field and 35.5 percent shooting from deep on 5.9 three-point attempts per contest. He won G League MVP for the Windy City Bulls.

As noted, Jones isn’t a valid starting option, but with his skillset and Chicago’s lack of a true point guard, the Bulls should absolutely give him more opportunities next season.

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Grizzlies’ Kenneth Lofton Jr. headlines All-NBA G League first team

Lofton headlined the list of players named to the 2023 All-NBA G League first team as voted on by general managers and head coaches.

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Kenneth Lofton Jr. headlined the list of players on Thursday named to the 2023 All-NBA G League first team as voted on by general managers and head coaches.

Lofton was named the G League Rookie of the Year after averaging 22.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals on 54.4% shooting from the field with the Memphis Hustle. He finished eighth in scoring and 10th in rebounding among players with at least 15 appearances.

The Grizzlies rewarded Lofton with a four-year contract last week after he spent the season on a two-way contract. The deal is reportedly worth $7 million and will allow the undrafted standout from Louisiana Tech the opportunity to play with the Grizzlies in the playoffs.

Joining Lofton on the first team were Carlik Jones (Windy City), David Duke Jr. (Long Island), Neemias Queta (Stockton) and Jay Huff (Capital City). Jones and Duke are signed to standard contracts, while Queta and Huff are on two-way contracts.

The league also announced the second and third teams on Thursday.

Bulls guard Carlik Jones named G League MVP

Jones led the G League in scoring in his first season with the Windy City Bulls.

The Bulls have themselves an MVP — sort of.

On Wednesday, the NBA G league announced that Windy City Bulls guard Carlik Jones was named the 2022-23 Kia NBA G League Most Valuable Player.

Jones averaged a league-high 26.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.7 steals in 24 regular season games for Windy City.

On March 3rd, Jones had his two-way contract with the Bulls converted to a standard NBA contract following the waiving of Goran Dragic.

In four appearances with Chicago this season, Jones has scored three points in 28 minutes of action.

In his rookie season, Jones appeared in five total games with the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets.

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Bulls waive Anteotokounmpo, sign Carlik Jones to two-way contract

Chicago cut ties with the Giannis’ younger brother.

The Chicago Bulls made a roster move on Friday, cutting ties with one of their two-way contracts.

Chicago waived fourth-year forward Kostas Antetokounmpo, the younger brother of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

In Antetokounmpo’s place, who hadn’t played any minutes for Chicago this season, the Bulls signed Carlik Jones to a two-way contract.

In 14 games with the Windy City Bulls in the G League, Jones averaged 20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Anteokounmpo had been recently receiving interest from teams overseas, where he played during the 2021-22 season, following his stints with the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers from 2018-21.

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Report: Bulls signs Carlik Jones to non-guaranteed deal

Jones played well for the Bulls during NBA Summer League last month.

As training camp is right around the corner, team’s around the league are finalizing their training camp invite list.

On Tuesday, Keith Smith of Spotrac and Celtics Blog reported that the Bulls have signed guard Carlik Jones to a non-guaranteed training camp contract, which Jones himself later confirmed on Twitter.

Jones played for the Bulls summer league team in July, averaging 12.2 points and 6.2 assists per game while shooting 54.8% from the field.

Last season, Jones spent time with both the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, playing a total of 23 minutes in five games.

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Nuggets sign rookie Carlik Jones to 10-day hardship contract

Jones, who went undrafted out of Louisville, recently completed a 10-day contract with the Mavericks.

On Saturday, the Denver Nuggets announced that they signed rookie Carlik Jones to a 10-day contract via hardship exception by the NBA.

The signing was first reported by Mike Singer of the Denver Post.

Jones, who went undrafted out of Louisville, completed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. He totaled two points, five assists, three rebounds and one steal in 19 minutes across three appearances with the Mavericks.

Prior to joining the Mavericks, Jones averaged 20.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.2 steals with the Texas Legends in the NBA G League this season. He posted three 30-point games and last had a 26-point performance over the Westchester Knicks on Dec. 20.

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The Nuggets are currently without eight players due to injuries and the health and safety protocol. They recently placed three players into the protocol, including Bones Hyland, who was previously sidelined due to contact tracing in early December.

The team is also without Michael Malone due to the protocol.

Denver is facing the possibility of playing with just nine players for the foreseeable future due to the number of guys on the injury report. Jones will help provide some depth until the team can get more players back into the lineup.

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Mavericks to sign Carlik Jones to 10-day hardship contract

Jones is averaging 20.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.2 steals with the Texas Legends in the G League this season.

Carlik Jones of the Texas Legends in the NBA G League will reportedly sign a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Jones, who went undrafted out of Louisville, played with the Mavericks during the Las Vegas Summer League and was with the team during the preseason, averaging 6.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and two assists in four appearances.

The Mavericks worked to sign Jones via hardship exception with four players currently in the health and safety protocols. They are coming off of a 114-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, in which they had 11 players available.

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Jones is averaging 20.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 10 appearances with the Legends this season. He has posted three 30-point games and is coming off of a 26-point performance over the Westchester Knicks on Monday.

Players and coaches entered into the health and safety protocols are required to miss a minimum of 10 days in isolation. However, they can be cleared to play sooner if they return two consecutive negative PCR tests taken at least 24 hours apart.

The NBA is in the midst of its most trying stretch of the season as players and teams alike battle ongoing issues surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. During the month of December alone, over 100 players have been added to the health and safety protocols.

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Live tracker: Here is where the top undrafted free agents have signed

The 2021 NBA draft has come and gone but the draft cycle still continues for a bit longer as the undrafted free agents find their new homes.

The 2021 NBA draft has come and gone but the draft cycle still continues for a bit longer as the undrafted free agents find their new homes.

While the following prospects didn’t get to hear their name called by the commissioner or deputy commissioner on Thursday night, they can find solace in the fact that their path to the pros is far from over. It’s not unheard of for an undrafted free agent to carve out a role for themselves in the NBA.

Some notable names, including Gonzaga’s Joel Ayayi and G League Ignite’s Daishen Nix, will join the fraternity of undrafted basketball players who hope to still make a name for themselves in the NBA.

Here is where the best remaining prospects have landed so far, according to reports:

A roundup of NBA sleepers draft analysts are higher on than others

Who owns the most real estate on Davion Mitchell Island? Who is buying stock in Sharife Cooper?

Everyone loves Cade Cunningham. It’s not a hot take for an analyst to say that Cunningham is their favorite player in the class. That’s not particularly interesting to read, either.

But what is fascinating, however, is when an analyst deviates from the norm and ranks someone significantly higher than where the prospect falls in other rankings. What does that tell us about their individual scouting process and what they value? Further, what does that tell us about the potential draftee?

Some folks call it “buying stock” in a player. Others, like ESPN’s Zach Lowe or The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, call it owning real estate on a player’s island. I like to refer to it as a “draft crush” when I wind up higher than consensus in my evaluation of a player.

My process is ridiculously tedious but the results can be fairly useful. I’ve tracked the evolution of more than sixty unique mock drafts, big boards and draft models from trusted analysts and popular accounts on Twitter.

Each placement is assigned a value based on Kevin Pelton’s draft pick trade value chart. I do this because, as Pelton notes, the difference in relative value between the No. 5 overall pick and the No. 7 overall is much more stark than, say, that of the No. 45 pick and the No. 47 pick.

After composing an aggregate score based on each ranking, I can see where each analyst strays from the pack.

I’ll leave the conclusions drawn from these results up to the reader. But if nothing else, this can eventually be used as a bragging point if one writer was higher than consensus on a draftee who eventually ends up outperforming his draft position.