“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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Often, living up to all the expectations and hype surrounding your name is a difficult mission. And this was most evident in the case of TJ Shorts. The miraculous ‘shorty’, who came to Panathinaikos with high credentials in the summer of 2025, after an epic rookie season in the EuroLeague with Paris. However, from his […]
LeBron James appears to be at a significant turning point in his career, as according to a revelation by Shams Charania, he has informed the Los Angeles Lakers that they will be parting ways. The same reports indicate that his next destination is expected to be the Golden State Warriors, where he will play alongside […]
Simone Fontecchio is expected to remain with the Miami Heat for another season, delaying any potential return to the EuroLeague. The Italian forward attracted significant interest from several European clubs over the past few weeks. After all, there is hardly a EuroLeague contender that wouldn’t welcome a player with Fontecchio’s experience, physicality and perimeter shooting. […]
“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 […]
One of the aspects that has evolved the most in sports in general —and basketball in particular— over recent years is longevity. Careers are being stretched to lengths that seemed unimaginable not so long ago, and what once felt like an exception, even with an evident physical decline, as in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s case, is now […]
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 […]
There was talk of Panathinaikos. Partizan fans dreamed of a homecoming. Instead, Bogdan Bogdanović made the only logical choice: staying in the NBA. He may no longer be the player he was five years ago. He doesn’t have to be. At 33, Bogdanović remains one of Europe’s smartest basketball players. His shooting, feel for the […]
Among the many consequences the pandemic brought to the sports world was the risk of seeing an entire generation of talented young athletes fall short of reaching its full potential. Across the sporting landscape, professional competition came to a screeching halt. If the NBA had to finish its season inside the Orlando bubble, if Spain’s […]
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 […]
One of the aspects that has evolved the most in sports in general —and basketball in particular— over recent years is longevity. Careers are being stretched to lengths that seemed unimaginable not so long ago, and what once felt like an exception, even with an evident physical decline, as in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s case, is now […]
There was talk of Panathinaikos. Partizan fans dreamed of a homecoming. Instead, Bogdan Bogdanović made the only logical choice: staying in the NBA. He may no longer be the player he was five years ago. He doesn’t have to be. At 33, Bogdanović remains one of Europe’s smartest basketball players. His shooting, feel for the […]
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 […]
Often, living up to all the expectations and hype surrounding your name is a difficult mission. And this was most evident in the case of TJ Shorts. The miraculous ‘shorty’, who came to Panathinaikos with high credentials in the summer of 2025, after an epic rookie season in the EuroLeague with Paris. However, from his […]
Some basketball stories fade with time. Others only grow bigger. More than three decades later, Carlos Lisboa—the greatest Portuguese basketball player of all time—joins SKWEEK to revisit one of those nights: when Benfica stunned Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins and Panathinaikos. On January 31st, 1996, Benfica found itself facing not only the legendary Dominique Wilkins, […]
Simone Fontecchio is expected to remain with the Miami Heat for another season, delaying any potential return to the EuroLeague. The Italian forward attracted significant interest from several European clubs over the past few weeks. After all, there is hardly a EuroLeague contender that wouldn’t welcome a player with Fontecchio’s experience, physicality and perimeter shooting. […]
Bogdan Bogdanović is now a free agent, as the Los Angeles Clippers have decided not to exercise the option in his contract, according to American journalist Jake Fischer. Following this development, the Serbian guard is leaving the Los Angeles team and enters the market as an unrestricted free agent, able to negotiate his next contract. […]
