Priority * Sports & Entertainment

Priority Sports Basketball – International Basketball
     
 
Priority Sports & Entertainment is the industry leader in international basketball. Our experience, reach, and relationships with teams and partners allow us to place players with high-level teams in Europe, Asia, Australia, and everywhere basketball is played professionally throughout the world.

The high level of talent, character, and work-ethic of players represented by Priority Sports has helped us to build the strongest list of players in international basketball, and in turn has helped us develop tremendous relationships with international teams based on our credibility.

Playing basketball internationally can be a challenge for any player. Differences in language, culture, and style of play make it extremely important to be fully educated on the exact situation a player is considering overseas. Priority Sports markets our players to high-level teams in every country, and works with each player to determine a great fit both on and off the court. We stay in constant contact with our players throughout the year to handle issues that may arise.

Priority Sports has had unparalleled success helping players continue to develop their games and earn money internationally while working hard on their behalf in their pursuit of making it or returning to the NBA.

Basketball has increasingly become a global game, and playing professionally overseas can be an important step towards a goal of playing in the NBA. Priority Sports utilizes our unparalleled network of influential contacts in the NBA to ensure our players are followed closely throughout the year, leading to guaranteed NBA contracts, summer league, and training camp opportunities.

...Europe to the NBA
Player Current Team Former Team Country
Charlie Bell Golden State Warriors Leche Rio Breogan Spain
Bobby Brown New Orleans Hornets ALBA Berlin Germany
Will Bynum Detroit Pistons Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel
Brian Cardinal Minnesota Timberwolves Pamesa Valencia Spain
Brad Miller Houston Rockets Livorno Italy
Jannero Pargo Chicago Bulls Olympiakos Greece
Darius Songaila New Orleans Hornets CSKA Moscow Russia

In addition to facilitating international contracts for American players, Priority Sports’ stature as one of the most respected and elite NBA agencies helps to guide international players through the NBA Draft Process, and to gain exposure to NBA teams through mini-camps, workouts, and summer leagues.

...International Clients
Player Team Country Nationality
Robert Archibald Unicaja Malaga Spain Scottish
Matt Freije Al Riyadi Lebanon Lebanese/USA
Joe Ingles FC Barcelona Spain UK/Australian
Jamaal Levy Lanus Argentina Panamanian
Daniel Santiago Efes Pilsen Turkey Puerto Rico
Luke Schenscher Townsville Australia Australian
Casey Shaw Teramo Italy Italian/USA
Kim Tillie Asvel Villeurbanne France French
Ronny Turiaf New York Knicks NBA French

Over the past three years, Priority Sports has negotiated over $50 MILLION in contracts for our international players. Our players are consistently found in the most respected domestic leagues in Europe, including Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Israel, Turkey, and many more. Just as important, our players have a strong presence in pan-European competitions such as Euroleague, Euro Cup, EuroChallenge Cup, Adriatic League, and VTB League.

...Some of our 2010/2011 International Placements
Player Team Country Competition
Blake Ahearn Teramo Italy Serie A
Chris Alexander LG Korea KBL
Derrick Alston Formosa Argentina Liga A
James Augustine Valencia Spain Euroleague
Lonny Baxter Krasnoyarsk Russia Eurochallenge
Kevin Braswell New Zealand Australia NBL
Justin Cage Mons Belgium Eurochallenge
Jaycee Carroll Gran Canaria Spain Eurocup
Drake Diener Teramo Italy Serie A
Mike Gansey La Laguna Spain LEB
Eric Hayes Breogan Spain LEB
Ryan Humphrey Caceres Spain LEB
Linton Johnson Avellino Italy Serie A
Rob Kurz Granada Spain ACB
Leo Lyons Galil Gilboa Israel Euroleague
Jeremy Pargo Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Euroleague
Nik Raivio Liege Belgium Eurocup
Jared Reiner Bayreuth Germany BBL
Tyrese Rice Artland Germany Eurochallenge
Antywayne Robinson Cholet France Euroleague
Frank Robinson Maccabi Haifa Israel Eurochallenge
Bryce Taylor ALBA Berlin Germany Euroleague
Ben Woodside Gravelines France Eurochallenge

In order to better serve our players internationally, Priority Sports has formed exclusive partnerships with top representatives in their respective countries. Our partners are on the “ground floor” in each country and are there to help players with language, cultural, and adjustment issues. They also assist us with research, placement, and negotiations.

Priority Sports remains extremely involved in the day-to-day issues of our international clients. Our philosophy of providing the highest level of personal attention to our players, allowing them to focus only on basketball, is as strong with our clients playing internationally as it is with our NBA clients.