When the Greek national team won the EuroBasket 1987, its accomplishment gave birth to a "basketball renaissance" in the country that also bred a generation of young people who simply couldn't help but feel a special connection with the sport. One of those kids was yours truly, and this relationship went from "devouring" every piece of basketball information provided by magazines and anxiously waiting for NBA coverage on television, to experiencing hoops from a journalist's point of view. Now the action for me happens on all things European basketball, especially EuroLeague. Yes, that's where Luka Doncic was bouncing a ball, apparently behind closed doors, before coming to the NBA.
An NBA hopeful and a player who is making a strong pitch for a return to the league just helped Turkish club Anadolu Efes make some history by advancing to the EuroLeague Final Four. We’re talking about Philadelphia 76ers stashed guard Vasilije Micic and former Brooklyn Net and Boston Celtic Shane Larkin. And, no, I’m…
Rounds 1 and 2 of the EuroLeague playoffs are on the books. The first week of the quarterfinal series held a bunch of stunning, truly historic upsets that leave room for a potential surprise regarding the teams that will advance in the Final Four. Heavy underdog Zalgiris Kaunas stunned mega powerhouse Fenerbahce Beko 82 –…
Philadelphia 76ers fans are currently busy watching their team bouncing back in the playoffs, taking a 2-1 lead over the Brooklyn Nets following a stunning Game 1 loss. Though the Sixers seemed to gain control of the series and show that they are indeed the favorite, this doesn’t mean certain issues regarding the team’s depth…
The 2019 EuroLeague playoffs begin Tuesday, April 16, with the game between CSKA Moscow and Baskonia in Russia. This is just one of the quarterfinal matches where there are players that may potentially attract NBA interest during the offseason or the further future. For fans that are looking to spice up their NBA playoffs meal…
There are two different angles to Jeremy Evans’ maiden EuroLeague campaign with Turkish club Darussafaka Tekfen. On one hand, he was the top performer for his team in two different competitions (EuroLeague and Turkish League) while showing some significant progress. On the other, there was the fact that Darussafaka finished at the bottom of the…
The night of April 4th was one for the EuroLeague history books. With a bit more than six minutes remaining in the Round 30 game between Rick Pitino’s Panathinaikos Athens and Buducnost Podgorica (the team featuring first-round prospect Goga Bitadze), Greens’ guard Keith Langford made the drive and the jump stop from mid-range. He missed,…
Ryan Broekhoff and, most recently, Dairis Bertans are two players that cashed in on phenomenal shooting sprees in Europe by signing the first NBA contracts of their career. Two seasons ago, Darius Miller also saw a fine EuroLeague run pay off when the New Orleans Pelicans called him back to their team. The NBA will…
Let’s take a look at some of the performances by two (plus one) Draft-and-stash EuroLeague players in this round’s action and one lap before the end of the competition’s regular season. While two of them suffered a defeat that could bring their team’s campaign to an end, the other helped prevent his squad from falling…
When the name CSKA Moscow is discussed, usually the first players that came to mind were Nando De Colo or Sergio Rodriguez. Probably three-time EuroLeague champion Kyle Hines, as well. Before the beginning of the 2018-2019 season, few would consider Cory Higgins an equal variable in CSKA’s equation. He has been flying mostly under the…
Atlanta Hawks stashed wing Marcus Eriksson led Gran Canaria to quite possibly the biggest triumph in the team’s maiden EuroLeague campaign. More importantly, his shooting virtues were on full display. It took just 17:24 minutes for Eriksson to score 24 points in what was a blowout win against Olympiacos Piraeus. The Swedish swingman shot six-out-of-ten…
