Team Bahamas Ready To Make Olympic History

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VALENCIA, SPAIN – Things are looking great for Team Bahamas in Spain; it can’t be said any better than Buddy Hield said Wednesday in the locker room after the game – “When you’re around a bunch of Bahamians, it’s always fun.”

We’re all together, we’re all ready to make history, that’s pretty much the whole deal.

RENALDO: Give us a sense of how big of a breakout star VJ Edgecombe is becoming because all across social media, in every basketball conversation it’s really been about him.

JOHN-MARC: VJ is the X-factor. You have Buddy Hield, Eric Gordon, and Deandre Ayton on the court at the same time, and in the fourth quarter who’s bringing the ball up the court? An 18-year-old kid headed to Baylor.

The crowd knows he makes blockbuster plays. The first game in Finland he had a poster and he’s tried to do it every game.

I was on the elevator with the Finland PR guy and he said, this VJ Edgecombe, we did not expect that from him.

RENALDO: Is there a contribution from a team member that the general public doesn’t know about, or doesn’t show up on the stat sheet?

JOHN-MARC: One of the biggest keys to this team is Travis Munnings. He wasn’t there for the exhibitions, but he’s always been a vocal leader and we know Travis is the one who’s going to take this team to the next level defensively and his attitude is always on the plus side.

Tennis

It was an impressive showing for Team Bahamas at the ITF/COTECC under 12 team tournament in the Dominican Republic.

The girls team of marina Bostwick, Danielle Saunders, and Ellie Nash won the silver medal.

Coached by Paula Whitfield, they finished the tournament 3-1 overall and concluded play on a winning note against Puerto Rico.

In singles, Bostwick won 7-6, 6-0, and Saunders won her match 6-2, 6-0. 

In doubles nash and saunders lost 6-7 5-7 to conclude the tie.

The host nation Dominican Republic took first place.

The Bahamas also fielded a boys team at the event. Coached by Marvin Rolle, the team included Harrison van Onselen, Oliver van Onselen and Kingston Rees.

NBA

Buddy Hield is headed back to the West Coast after the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors agreed to a sign and trade deal this afternoon.

Hield’s 4-year contract includes $18m guaranteed over the first two seasons, a partial $3m guarantee in year three and and non-guaranteed player option in year four.

The 31-year-old Hield joins his fifth franchise of his career after being drafted sixth overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2016. He also had stints with the Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, and 76ers.

Last season, hield averaged 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in 25.7 minutes per game for the Pacers and Sixers,

He also shot 39 percent from 3-point range.