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Monday, was officially launched in Sao Paulo the NBB (New Basketball Brazil), championship organized by the newly created LNB (Liga Nacional de Basketball).

Supposedly independent of both the Brazilian Confederation of Basketball, the championship would be managed and organized by them clubs, while the CBB be only the tasks of taking care of the technical part, pointing the arbitrators and organize the records of players and transfers.

Translated link:
http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... wordpress/

The 15 franchises:

Lupo / Araraquara;
Conti / AMEA / Assis;
GRSA / Bauru;
CETAF / Garoto / UVV / PMVV;
Vivo / Franca;
Flamengo / Petrobras;
Universo / BRB;
Ciser / Araldite / Univille / Joinville;
Winner / Limeira;
Pitágoras / Minas Tênis;
Paulistano / Amil;
EC Pinheiros;
Saldanha da Gama;
São José / Unimed / Vinac;
Univates / Bira.

Some remarkable players who should play the next season:

Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo) - Former Zalgiris player
Rafael "Baby" Araújo (Flamengo) - Former Raptors player
Alex Garcia (Universo/BRB) - Former Spurs/Hornets/Maccabi Tel Aviv player
Marcus Vinícius (Pinheiros) - Former Hornets player
Murilo (Minas) - Former Maccabi Tel Aviv player
Valtinho (Minas) - Brazilian NT
Facundo Sucatzky (Minas) - Former Argentine NT
Joe Shipp III (Minas) - Former California/NBDL player
Amiel Vega Morejon (Flamengo) - Former Cuban NT
Duda (Flamengo) - Brazilian NT
Ricardo Probst - Brazilian NT

Brazilian basketball has a cancer, and this cancer has a name: Gerasime "Greek" Bosikis, the president of the brazilian confederation. Every attempt to take a step away is valid IMO

http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=q1zBhJRi01U

The highlights of the first game of your so loved Rafael "Baby" Araújo in Flamengo/Brazil.

The competition is the "Latin American League" and the game was against Universo (brazilian runner up team...Flamengo is the current national champion).

Flamengo 96 x 92 Universo

Araujo has scored 28 points today
Marcelo Machado had 18 points, 14 rebs and 5 asts
Facundo Sukatzky had 12 points, 10 rebs and 9 asts

Well, Flamengo was the champion a week ago, after beat Universo/BRB in finals (3x2).

Looks this nice video from game 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR8oxohdx4s

The crowd was simply fantastic!