google.com - 6/26/2009
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3 days ago JERUSALEM (AP) The news of Israeli basketball player Omri Casspi's selection in the NBA draft set off a major celebration in his home country. Casspi, a 2.06-meter (6-foot-9), 20-year-old forward with Maccabi Tel Aviv, was taken by the Sacramento Kings with the 23rd pick in draft on ...
sbnation.com - 6/26/2009
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interbasket.net - 6/29/2009
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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.
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Omri Casspi could be Israel's first NBA player
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Mazel Tov, Omri Casspi [NBA Draft]
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... Casspi was selected with the 23rd pick in the Draft last night, which, in David Stern's mind, completely validates the NBA's entire push for globalization. Shalom, chaver. If Casspi — a 6-foot-9 small forward who had some success in the Euroleague — makes the NBA, he will be the first Israeli and second active Jew in the league, which means Jordan Farmar no longer has to sing the four questions at the NBA's annual seder. ...
Omri Casspi, NBA’s first player from Israel
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... one spot before Casspi.
Barring injuries, Casspi should be wearing a Kings jersey when the NBA regular season begins, thus living out one of his childhood dreams, but Casspi won’t be satisfied simply with wearing the purple and black.
“Anytime you fulfill a dream a new one arises,” he said. “I’m in a great place now and the goal is to become a legitimate NBA player.”
Links and Resources: Casspi 1st Israeli taken in 1st round of NBA draft (AP), 2009 Draft: 14 ...
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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.
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, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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