The veteran forward continues to turn heads with his on-court performance playing for Georgia overseas.

Avdija made his first All-Star Game appearance last season, was a finalist for Most Improved Player honors and received 26 points in the All-NBA voting. He averaged 24.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 66 games and established himself as the cornerstone of an improving Blazers franchise.

Caitlin Clark, a kid from Des Moines, Iowa, did not want to wear the stars and stripes just for attention on the global stage. Instead, when she felt she had really earned it.

The blue-and-white ended the August window with two losses, having fallen to Poland 106-86 last week in the first game, and have been officially eliminated from World Cup qualifying.

Gilas Pilipinas took another huge step in the right direction with back-to-back victories in the fourth window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, adding a 68-56 triumph over Iran on Sunday evening at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Wembanyama had 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting with three blocks.