Kings Sign Omri Casspi
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/11/2009 — 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.

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Omri Casspi Ain't No Punk, Austin Daye Quickly Learns
nba.fanhouse.com 6/16/2009 — by Tom Ziller New Jersey hosted a massive workout over three days, inviting a whole slate of first round prospects and just about every NBA front office. Who stole the show? Austin Daye 's fat lip. Or bloody lip, actually. Israeli prospect Omri ...

Omri Casspi Making NBA History
nba.fanhouse.com 7/14/2009 — by Elie Seckbach Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, bringing lots of excitement to the American people as ...

Some More Casspi News
netsarescorching.com 6/10/2009 — I got an e-mail yesterday from Yaniv Orgad of Haaretz Sports wondering about Omri Casspi’s situation and if I knew whether or not the Nets were going to draft him. Now even with my big ESPN title (ok fine, not so big), I still have no clue. However, Yaniv included a link to an article ...

Casspi? It can’t be! (International vs. America debate – Introduction)
notqualifiedtocomment.com 6/22/2009 — Should be an interesting look at the Thabeet v. Rubio debate facing Memphis, and the benefits/drawbacks of drafting a player like Omri Casspi.

12 International Players in the 2009 NBA Draft
interbasket.net 6/23/2009 — You know all about Ricky Rubio and Hasheem Thabeet, but do you know about Nando de Colo? Jonas Jerebko? Rodrigue Beaubois or Milenko Tepic? Interbasket lets you know where these players stand in the 2009 NBA Draft.

From Israel to the N.B.A., but Missing the Hummus
nytimes.com 7/18/2009 — 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.

Timberwolves waiting on Rubio — NBA.com: News 6/29/2009
While NBA executives across the league try to pry Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio away from the Timberwolves, team president David Kahn is in no hurry to deal.

T'wolves say they are content to wait for Rubio — SI.com - NBA 6/29/2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- While NBA executives across the league try to pry Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio away from the Timberwolves, team president David Kahn is in no hurry to deal.

Wolves will to wait for solution on Rubio — FOXSports.com News for NBA 6/29/2009
While NBA executives across the league try to pry Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio away from the Timberwolves, team president David Kahn is in no hurry to deal. One of the biggest reasons many believe Rubio is available is also the biggest reason why ...

Timberwolves waiting on Rubio — The Seattle Times: Sports 6/29/2009
While NBA executives across the league try to pry Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio away from the Timberwolves, team president David Kahn is in no hurry to deal.

Ricky Rubio Just Doesn't Fit in Minnesota — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/29/2009
  Ricky Rubio has made a name for himself in the past few weeks. Not only through his play, which has been compared to stars like Pete Maravich and Jason Kidd, but also through his off-court problems. One more was added after the NBA ...