If wins from the FIBA World Championships counted toward players’ respective NBA squads, the Phoenix Suns would be sitting atop the league standings right about now.
Goran Dragic and Hedo Turkoglu led Slovenia (4-1) and host country Turkey (5-0) to a combined 9-1 record through the preliminary round, but now those wins go by the wayside [...]

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Besides Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire, only one member of the Phoenix Suns had been along for the ride from the start of this era with Shawn Marion and Joe Johnson to the end of it with Jason Richardson and a 10-man rotation.
But while Amare Stoudemire’s departure was a franchise-changing event, the end of Leandro [...]

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After a day that saw him play second fiddle in a win over Brazil, Goran Dragic took it upon himself to lead the charge as Slovenia finished pool play with a 65-60 win over lowly Iran.
Dragic did his damage primarily in the first half of the game, finishing the half with 11 points, two rebounds [...]

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The Phoenix Suns in the FIBA World Championship just keep on rolling, as Goran Dragic and Slovenia and Hedo Turkoglu and Turkey each won a nail-biter in Wednesday’s action.
Turkey’s 79-77 victory over Puerto Rico clinched the hosts the top seed in Group C. Slovenia is guaranteed the No. 2 slot out of Group B after [...]

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