https://www.scmp.com/rss/524004/feed Nikola Jokic is a Serbian professional basketball player, currently a centre for the Denver Nuggets. He has earned three NBA Most Valuable Player awards (2021, 2022, 2024) and led the Nuggets to their first NBA title in 2023, where he was also named Finals MVP. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bloomberg Bloomberg The National Basketball Association has prepared a pitch to investors on a new European league, targeting team valuations of up to US$1 billion, as it readied a pair of regular season games in London and Berlin. NBA commissioner Adam Silver will attend a pair of regular season games in London and Berlin starting on Thursday between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic. Both cities are likely to host a team in a league that could debut as early as next year, according to sources. The NBA... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3339638/nba-targets-us1-billion-team-valuations-it-courts-investors-europe-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3339638/nba-targets-us1-billion-team-valuations-it-courts-investors-europe-league?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:30:10 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service What a difference a year makes. On Tuesday, in preparation for its busy slate of Christmas Day games, the NBA released a top-10 list of the most viewed players across all of its social media platforms this season. The league did this last year, too. At the time, Dallas Mavericks star player Luka Doncic did not appear in the top 10. Fast forward to this season, and now he is on top of it. Doncic is not only the most-viewed player in the NBA after his stunning midseason trade from the Mavs to the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3337649/who-are-nbas-most-viewed-players-and-where-does-rookie-cooper-flagg-rank?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3337649/who-are-nbas-most-viewed-players-and-where-does-rookie-cooper-flagg-rank?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:00:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Superstar players on new teams and All-Stars sidelined by severe injuries have jumbled expectations, but Oklahoma City remain favourites to win it all when the NBA’s 80th season begins on Tuesday. The Thunder will raise a championship banner when Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets visit while the Los Angeles Lakers entertain the Golden State Warriors in the other opening-night clash. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said the “new goal” was to repeat as winners not doing so “would... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3329576/nba-bosses-overwhelmingly-back-oklahoma-city-thunder-repeat-league-champions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3329576/nba-bosses-overwhelmingly-back-oklahoma-city-thunder-repeat-league-champions?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:12:50 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Chinese rookie Yang Hansen impressed on his NBA Summer League debut for the Portland Trail Blazers in Las Vegas on Friday, drawing excitement from fans on social media. The 20-year-old displayed several impressive facets to his game during the 106-73 win over the Golden State Warriors, underlining why he was the No 16 overall draft pick. Yang bagged 10 points, four rebounds, five assists, three blocks, three turnovers, six fouls and one steal in just 24 minutes. A leading Blazers fan account... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3317968/nba-fans-react-yang-hansens-trail-blazers-debut-new-face-portland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3317968/nba-fans-react-yang-hansens-trail-blazers-debut-new-face-portland?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 06:49:43 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer China’s new basketball golden boy, Yang Hansen, has been handed the No 16 jersey for the Portland Trail Blazers, a nod to the draft pick that stunned fans across the world. Yang was selected 16th overall in the NBA draft in New York last week, a move that was called “unconventional” and what one league executive said was the “wildest pick I’ve ever seen”. The 20-yer-old could feature for the Portland Trail Blazers as soon as July 11, when his side take on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316237/yang-hansen-just-good-he-could-start-game-right-now-trail-blazers-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316237/yang-hansen-just-good-he-could-start-game-right-now-trail-blazers-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Jun 2025 03:00:14 +0000