Mike Batiste is preparing to return to Panathinaikos AKTOR, opening a new chapter in his relationship with the greens. This time, he is not returning as a player, but as a member of Zeljko Obradovic’s coaching staff, during the Serbian coach’s second tenure on the green bench, for the next three years. “Zoc” wants to […]
Mike Batiste is preparing to return to Panathinaikos AKTOR, opening a new chapter in his relationship with the greens. This time, he is not returning as a player, but as a member of Zeljko Obradovic’s coaching staff, during the Serbian coach’s second tenure on the green bench, for the next three years. “Zoc” wants to […]
As European basketball continues to evolve at a rapid pace, CSKA Moscow finds itself in an unusual position—outside the EuroLeague spotlight for the past four years, yet still carrying the weight and expectations of one of the continent’s most historic and demanding clubs. In this SKWEEK interview, Andreas Pistiolis opens up about what it means […]
“I will catch you.” The past accumulates. The future shrinks. The present? Malleable. And highly questionable. They say that after 40, a creeping fear settles in- the fear that whatever you look at might be for the very last time. And honestly, they are right. Who knows how much longer this 41-year-old guy will keep […]
The Greek National Team continued its 2027 World Cup qualifying campaign with a loss, suffering a comeback defeat to Romania with a final score of 73-66, a result that will carry over to the second phase and complicates the effort to qualify for Qatar. Vassilis Spanoulis’ team was in control for about 35 minutes, even […]
“Don’t ask me anything about Crvena zvezda. Please, don’t. I’ve lost all my nerves over them this season.” That was Novak Djokovic’s immediate reaction when Crvena zvezda came up during Roland Garros. Just a few weeks earlier, Zvezda had been eliminated by Barcelona in the EuroLeague Play-In. The frustration had been building for months. Back […]
From the Baltic Sea to the deserts of Jordan. From Argentine barbecues to endless flights across the Russian Far East. Nikola Jeftić never became a EuroLeague star, but basketball gave him something many famous players never experience – a chance to see the world from the inside. Over a career that took him through Serbia, […]
Paris was built around a vision that extended far beyond a simple EuroLeague basketball project. The goal was much bigger: to become the center of European basketball itself. Popular brands, fashion, music and the necessary touch of gastronomy combined into what looks increasingly like the perfect recipe. On the court, Paris Basketball emerged as the […]
A number of EuroLeague “targets” disappeared within a matter of hours, as several of Europe’s biggest names opted to remain in the NBA. The EuroLeague has grown significantly in recent years. The competition’s on-court product has reached new heights, while club budgets continue to rise and player contracts have reached record-breaking figures that would have […]
FIBA qualification windows are far from a perfect solution for basketball. Few fans would argue otherwise. Still, those same windows have produced heroes who might never have had the opportunity to shine without them. Some players define their national-team careers through medals and highlights. Others do it by always showing up. Dušan Ristić belongs firmly […]
Mike Batiste is preparing to return to Panathinaikos AKTOR, opening a new chapter in his relationship with the greens. This time, he is not returning as a player, but as a member of Zeljko Obradovic’s coaching staff, during the Serbian coach’s second tenure on the green bench, for the next three years. “Zoc” wants to […]
Four seconds remained. Dejan Tomašević made the second free throw. Manu Ginóbili caught the ball, threw up an off-balance shot from an impossible angle and watched it drop through the net. Argentina 83. Serbia and Montenegro 82. “When I caught the ball, I didn’t even want to hold it because I knew there wasn’t enough […]
The events now known as “windows,” which are simply the qualifiers for tournaments—in this case, the Mundobasket 2027—include surprise players or simply… unique cases, whom we might never have seen if the “good” players weren’t resting during the summer break. One of them is Hamad Abouelrish, the center for the Egyptian national team, who appeared […]
As European basketball continues to evolve at a rapid pace, CSKA Moscow finds itself in an unusual position—outside the EuroLeague spotlight for the past four years, yet still carrying the weight and expectations of one of the continent’s most historic and demanding clubs. In this SKWEEK interview, Andreas Pistiolis opens up about what it means […]
Spain’s historic 2026 NBA Draft class —only the second time in history that three Spanish players have been selected, the previous occasion coming in 2009 with Ricky Rubio, Víctor Claver and Sergio Llull hearing their names called— is rounded out, alongside the already familiar profiles of Aday Mara (No. 12, Oklahoma City Thunder) and Sergio […]
By the time Gonzalo Corbalan finally arrived in the ACB as a full-time player, many observers saw him as an overnight success. Inside Burgos, they knew better. Nothing about his rise had been quick. He had spent three full seasons in LEB Oro, experienced promotion disappointments, changed coaches, adapted to different roles and watched more […]
“I will catch you.” The past accumulates. The future shrinks. The present? Malleable. And highly questionable. They say that after 40, a creeping fear settles in- the fear that whatever you look at might be for the very last time. And honestly, they are right. Who knows how much longer this 41-year-old guy will keep […]
Four seconds remained. Dejan Tomašević made the second free throw. Manu Ginóbili caught the ball, threw up an off-balance shot from an impossible angle and watched it drop through the net. Argentina 83. Serbia and Montenegro 82. “When I caught the ball, I didn’t even want to hold it because I knew there wasn’t enough […]
As European basketball continues to evolve at a rapid pace, CSKA Moscow finds itself in an unusual position—outside the EuroLeague spotlight for the past four years, yet still carrying the weight and expectations of one of the continent’s most historic and demanding clubs. In this SKWEEK interview, Andreas Pistiolis opens up about what it means […]
The events now known as “windows,” which are simply the qualifiers for tournaments—in this case, the Mundobasket 2027—include surprise players or simply… unique cases, whom we might never have seen if the “good” players weren’t resting during the summer break. One of them is Hamad Abouelrish, the center for the Egyptian national team, who appeared […]
By the time Gonzalo Corbalan finally arrived in the ACB as a full-time player, many observers saw him as an overnight success. Inside Burgos, they knew better. Nothing about his rise had been quick. He had spent three full seasons in LEB Oro, experienced promotion disappointments, changed coaches, adapted to different roles and watched more […]
“I will catch you.” The past accumulates. The future shrinks. The present? Malleable. And highly questionable. They say that after 40, a creeping fear settles in- the fear that whatever you look at might be for the very last time. And honestly, they are right. Who knows how much longer this 41-year-old guy will keep […]
From the Baltic Sea to the deserts of Jordan. From Argentine barbecues to endless flights across the Russian Far East. Nikola Jeftić never became a EuroLeague star, but basketball gave him something many famous players never experience – a chance to see the world from the inside. Over a career that took him through Serbia, […]
“Don’t ask me anything about Crvena zvezda. Please, don’t. I’ve lost all my nerves over them this season.” That was Novak Djokovic’s immediate reaction when Crvena zvezda came up during Roland Garros. Just a few weeks earlier, Zvezda had been eliminated by Barcelona in the EuroLeague Play-In. The frustration had been building for months. Back […]
When Adam Silver called his name, Yaxel Lendeborg did not head straight for the stage. He turned to his mother, Yissel Raposo, pulled on a Golden State Warriors cap and held her. Then the tears came. She had spent his final college season undergoing cancer treatment. He was playing the best basketball of his life […]
