American-Filipino Andray Blatche (211-F/C-86) had a very impressive game in the last round for Xinjiang FT and that's him to receive a Asia-basket.com Player of the Week award for round 25. The 28-year old power forward had a double-double of 39 points and twenty rebounds...
After nine seasons in the NBA, Andray Blatche made his Chinese Basketball Association debut on Sunday. Blatche, a 6-foot-11 forward, scored 31 points and hauled in 14 rebounds to help the Xinjiang Flying Tigers to a 109-101 win over Sichuan.
Brooklyn Nets center Andray Blatche showed off his guard skills against the Memphis Grizzlies with a spin and finger roll that had announcers going crazy, shouting "major highlight and full 'Blatcheness!'" --
Joe Johnson scored 26 points, Brook Lopez added 12 of his 20 in the fourth quarter, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 97-88 on Saturday night.
Andray Blatche scored 21 off the Nets bench, making all three shots from beyond the arc.
"It's for the whole Syracuse. That's where I was born and raised," Blatche told ESPNNewYork.com. "I do the 40-and-over league for the older heads that showed me the way when I was growing up… that were taking care of me and making sure I wasn't in trouble. That's for them." (Read More)
The Nets must do whatever it takes to re-sign Blatche.
Blatche led the Brooklyn bench in scoring last season, averaging 10.6 points and 5.1 rebounds in just 19.6 minutes per game. The 26-year-old was mostly used as a backup center by interim coach P.J. Carlesimo and thrived in that role. (Read More)
With the Brooklyn Nets tied one game a piece with the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Nets will need to find an edge to help them escape Chicago with a victory or two. Reserve forward Andray Blatche could give them that edge.
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We're far enough into the season where we can now start looking at performance trends, such as who are the most improved big men in the league.
To that end, we'll define "most improved" as big men who qualify for the Barometer's season standings in WARP and have most overachieved their projected winning percentages. Also, to keep our focus on players on the upswing, we'll limit the list to players who will be 25 years old or younger by the end of the regular season. (Read More)
Andray Blatche has the greatest of expectations for himself and the Nets. But that's only for this season.
In an interview with the Daily News, the Nets center said he'd like to re-sign as a free agent next summer but understandably couldn't commit to anything so early in the season. (Read More)
The Xinjiang Flying Tigers are your new favorite Chinese Basketball Association team. They've signed free agent big man Andray Blatche, his agency announced on Saturday. This is the same team that signed shooting guard Jordan Crawford. Just think of all the crazy shots they'll take.
MANILA, Philippines – Brooklyn Nets’ Andray Blatche is excited to get his naturalization papers done to start training with the Gilas Pilipinas pool for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. "I can’t wait to visit the Philippines. I’m looking forward to training camp. I can’t believe how many Filipinos have come up to me asking about the national team," the 6'11" center said in Joaquin Henson’s Philstar column, The Dean’s Corner. The NBA player has inched closer to becoming a naturalized Filipino after a subcommittee of the Senate justice panel approved the bill seeking to grant him Filipino citizenship early this month.
Andray Blatche scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 107-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. -- (Read More)
The Brooklyn Nets had just enough left in the tank to hold off the Toronto Raptors...
With injured starters still recovering, the bench had to step up and carry the Nets to victory. Andray Blatche, who I still feel should start in Kevin Garnett’s place, had a fantastic game. (Read More)
Andray Blatche and Reggie Evans are best buds on the Nets and both clients of Andy Miller (as is Kevin Garnett). In the last week the two have also helped the others' charities, Blatche at Evans' annual softball game in Pensacola and Evans at Blatche's favorite charity, the RuJohn Foundation sports camp, in Jamaica.... (Read More)
Blatche’s return was critical, and it was just as important that he agreed to sign for the veteran’s minimum because it leaves the Nets with their mid-level exception to use on Kyle Korver or some other free-agent target. Andray Blatche said money wouldn’t matter in his next contract. He meant it. The center agreed to re-sign with the Nets on a one-year, $1.4 million deal... (Read More)
Andray Blatche led a bevy of Brooklyn bench players with 20 points and 11 rebounds the Nets erased an early 17 point deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 on Monday night.(Read More)
Andray Blatche has played great as a starter for the Nets, averaging 18 points and nine rebounds. If he keeps playing well, his market value may increase to the point where it may be difficult for the Nets to keep him past this season. (Read More)
In the working world, you never hear an applicant say the company will help them improve their skills or be more productive; they want to know what you can do for them and aren't necessarily interested in what the company can do for you. They just want to hear you say it. (Read More)
The Andray Blatche Foundation (“ABF”), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2009, is predicated on the belief that all children are entitled to receive the basic physical, emotional, and educational tools required to succeed as members of their communities, specifically, and as members of our society, generally. (Read More)
