Sundsvall Dragons was a professional Swedish basketball club from Sundsvall . The Dragons made it to the Basketligan Finals four times: in 2005, 2008 and in 2009 and 2011 as winners.
4-578: The team was one of the oldest in Sweden, as it was founded on May 9, 1939. In 1993 the team promoted to the Basketligan and was named the Sundsvall Dragons . In 2008, 6-time NBA champion and 7-time All-Star Scottie Pippen played for the team. Pippen, at age 42, played one game for Sundsvall in which he recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Pippen was paid $ 66,000 to play in
8-476: A 15-year agreement with Swiss company Obol Investment . Part of the deal was that Basketligan would be renamed Obol Basketball League . Other parts of the deal include that the winning team would receive prize money if the team were to play in the EuroLeague during the following season. The agreement lasted for 15 years, but after five years Obol would make an evaluation and have the rights to then cancel
12-566: The game against Akropal. On 6 May 2016 the club was declared bankrupt. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. To appear in this section a player must have either: Basketligan Svenska Basketligan , or the Swedish Basketball League ( SBL ), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden . The league
16-626: Was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but when the Swedish company Obol Investment signed an agreement with the Swedish Basketball Federation in early October 2006, the league was renamed Obol Basketball League ( OBL ). In January 2007 the name was changed to Ligan , meaning simply the League . On October 6, 2006, the Swedish Basketball Federation signed
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