\n\t\t\tSeptember 20th 2025 at 10:28am CST by Rory Maher \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cInside the NBA\u201d will look a little different this season \u2014 it will air on ESPN instead of TNT and won\u2019t be on as often. However, the show\u2019s format will largely remain unchanged, ESPN president of content Burke Magnus tells Richard Deitsch of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201c(Fans are) going to get the show they love in a way that\u2019s very similar to the way it\u2019s always been,\u201d Magnus said. \u201cIt\u2019s still produced in Atlanta by the very same people that produced it for Turner. It\u2019s in their building. Other than a logo on the set, it\u2019s going to appear the same, and that\u2019s exactly what we want.\u201d<\/p>\n Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:<\/p>\n Former NBA point guard Ricky Rubio<\/a> broke a Spanish league record during the 2005\/06 season when he made his professional debut at age 14. In hindsight, he thinks it was a mistake to start his pro career at such a young age, as Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops<\/a> relays. \u201cIt almost seems like exploitation,\u201d Rubio said in a recent interview with Jijantes FC (Twitch link<\/a>). \u201cIf you have the necessary quality at 13, you\u2019ll probably be able to play at 16 or 17, too, or at 18. \u2026 There should be professionals, who already exist, to see at what stage to start playing. There will always be debate, \u2018This guy is more mature at 16 and another at 18. Yes, but a rule must be set, behind studies with people who understand the whole issue a little better. \u2026 I think debuting in a professional team, where you enter a very dangerous world because you\u2019re open to so many things, should be regulated.\u201d
\nAfter a long basketball career, Serbian big man Miroslav Raduljica<\/a> has decided to switch to football (soccer) for the 2025\/26 season (Instagram link<\/a>). According to Askounis of Eurohoops<\/a>, Raduljica\u2019s full salary with Zeleznicar Pancevo will go to charity. The 7\u20190\u2033 center, who played parts of two seasons in the NBA with the Bucks and Timberwolves, has spent the past two years in Greece with Maroussi B.C.
\nFormer G League forward Vrenz Bleijenbergh<\/a> is now a free agent after mutually agreeing to part ways with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of Australia\u2019s National Basketball League (press release<\/a> via the team). Bleijenbergh, who is from Belgium, had a solid showing in Turkey last season with Merkezefendi, averaging 12.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, 1.1 SPG and 1.0 BPG on .466\/.398\/.791 shooting in 28 contests (30.4 MPG).<\/p>\n