nytimes.com - 7/18/2009
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Omri Casspi, the 23rd player taken in the draft, is expected to be the first Israeli to play in the N.B.A. when Sacramento begins its new season.
digitalsportsdaily.com - 7/11/2009
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digitalsportsdaily.com —
The Sacramento Kings have signed Omri Casspi to
a contract. Casspi was selected by the Kings in...
the first round (23rd overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft. He is the first player from Israel to be drafted by an NBA team in the first round.
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Kings Sign Omri Casspi
nba.fanhouse.com - 7/14/2009
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by Elie Seckbach Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent,
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Omri Casspi Making NBA History
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Howard Beck of The New York Times: “Basketball is the No. 2 sport in Israel, trailing only soccer. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Omri Casspi’s team, is considered a national treasure, with 47 championships and 5 European Cups. ‘Iconic,’ Shamir, who now coaches Bnei Hasharon, said of Maccabi. ‘Players there are like rock stars in Israel.’ In the days before satellite television and 500 channels, the country would practically shut down on Thursday nights, when Maccabi was on TV. ‘The streets were empty,’ Shamir said. Next fall, thousands of Israeli alarm clocks may ...
Monday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... If you know of a good joint for hummus and falafel in the (916), forward the Yelp review to Kings rookie Omri Casspi, who's destined to run up a huge bill with DHL next season if he can't feed his fix. ...
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Omri Casspi could be Israel's first NBA player
interbasket.net 6/29/2009 — After Israel-born Oded Katash, Doron Scheffer, Lior Eliyahu, and Yotam Halperin all trying to crack an NBA roster, it is Omri Casspi that will likely be the first Israeli NBA player after being chosen #23 in the 2009 NBA Draft.
CASSPI EXCITED TO FACE KNICKS
nypost.com 7/17/2009 — > One way or another, Omri Casspi was facing the Knicks at the Garden this season. But he's happier to do it in Sacramento Kings' purple, not Maccabi Tel Aviv's yellow, when he becomes the first Israeli to play in the NBA. Tonight at 6, ...
Video: "We all just want to have fun..." (TV spot)
youtube.com 7/24/2009 — (posted by Cellcom Israel) "We all just want to have fun," says the narrator in this new 1-minute TV commercial airing in Israel. --- Here, Israeli soldiers leave their patrol to kick a soccer ball back and forth over the controversial West Bank wall with unseen Palestinians on the other side...
Israel's Casspi is King, NBA pioneer
usatoday.com 7/13/2009 — Omri Casspi single-handedly might be changing the goals of young basketball players in Israel. Just about everything is a first ...
Video: Sacramento Welcomes Tyreke Evans, Omri Casspi, and Jon Brockman
davissportsdeli.com 6/28/2009 — Video footage from the Kings celebration this weekend, cheekily called ‘New Kings on the Bloc’ Party. Some of the things that stood out to me,
A) Had the Kings picked Ricky Rubio at #4, this party would have played out a lot differently. Instead of a big crowd cheering a player in ...
May headed to Sacramento
novafantasysports.com 7/18/2009 — Update: Sean May is expected to sign with the Sacramento Kings, according to the Sacramento Bee. The deal is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks. Fantasy Impact: May is expected to take his 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in 2008-09, and become Jason Thompson's backup. May's ...
Talk About the Passion: An Interview with Omri Casspi
48minutesofhell.com 5/29/2009 — “I love the game of basketball. I’m one of those guys that would play basketball no matter what.” And so began my conversation with Omri Casspi. He was enthusiastic.
Omri Casspi plays with passion. And he loves to win. ...
