Every EuroLeague summer is inevitably dominated by the biggest names. Blockbuster contracts, stars moving between contenders and recognizable players coming from the NBA generate the headlines, but the true value of roster building can often be found one or two tiers below. That is where the moves that barely register in August can turn into […]
Every EuroLeague summer is inevitably dominated by the biggest names. Blockbuster contracts, stars moving between contenders and recognizable players coming from the NBA generate the headlines, but the true value of roster building can often be found one or two tiers below. That is where the moves that barely register in August can turn into […]
Jordan Loyd never imagined that one of the most meaningful chapters of his basketball life would begin with a passport he had never expected to hold. For years, the American guard had built his career through a series of unlikely steps: Division II basketball, the G League, a family-funded gamble to pursue the NBA, a […]
The dunks. Sure, the dunks. The tongue hanging out. The way he chewed his gum like it had personally offended him. The unstoppable mid-range fadeaway. The free throws with his eyes closed. The six three-pointers. The fearless drives to the rim… You know what? Let’s stop right there. Listing Michael Jordan’s iconic buckets is like […]
“I’ve got 18 minutes before I get to the airport, so let’s get going,” Nikola Vučević says with a laugh at the start of our transatlantic conversation. Spoken like a 15-year NBA veteran. He’s on his way to the airport in Los Angeles, about to head back to his basketball home in Orlando, but Vučević […]
Olimpia Milano announced the signing of Garrison Mathews, with the 30-year-old sharpshooter heading to Europe ready to deliver… countless three-point bombs. Olimpia Milano has added a player with seven NBA seasons and more than 300 games under his belt, investing in one of the most essential and difference-making skills at the highest level: shooting. At […]
Honestly, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hold a basketball? Yes, okay, to shoot or maybe dribble. Alright, fair enough. But many connoisseurs and romantics of the sport would answer “the trick where you spin the ball on your finger.” Or something like that, because… it doesn’t really have an established […]
There is something special about the FIBA Qualifiers that cannot be captured by the standings or the qualification tables for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. It is the chance to see some of Europe’s biggest stars back on the continent, after spending most of the year thousands of miles away, starring in the NBA. The […]
Rokas Jokubaitis is preparing to step back onto the court, with both Bayern Munich and the Lithuanian national team eagerly awaiting his return. September 1, 2025 is a date Rokas Jokubaitis is unlikely to ever forget. During Lithuania’s EuroBasket clash with Finland, the guard — now 26 — landed awkwardly on the court. He initially […]
Nine years ago, inside Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Dome, Nikola Kalinić, Jan Vesely and Nando De Colo had little reason to think about the end. On May 21, 2017, Kalinić and Vesely played in the EuroLeague final in front of Fenerbahçe’s crowd. De Colo was in the same building with CSKA, the defending European champion, except […]
Every EuroLeague summer is inevitably dominated by the biggest names. Blockbuster contracts, stars moving between contenders and recognizable players coming from the NBA generate the headlines, but the true value of roster building can often be found one or two tiers below. That is where the moves that barely register in August can turn into […]
Within two days, the Denver Nuggets lost one of their most important young players and added a man with 26,711 career NBA points. Peyton Watson left for Cleveland on a four-year, $88 million contract, while DeMar DeRozan accepted a one-year veteran minimum deal worth $3.9 million. At first glance, the Nuggets moved quickly to add […]
“One of my friends says there are no friendly games, only preparation games,” Nikola Jokić said after Serbia’s first game against France in Belgrade. The muffled, but not exactly brief, laugh from Serbia head coach Dušan Alimpijević gave us good reason to suspect he might just be the friend Jokić was talking about. Three days […]
Jordan Loyd never imagined that one of the most meaningful chapters of his basketball life would begin with a passport he had never expected to hold. For years, the American guard had built his career through a series of unlikely steps: Division II basketball, the G League, a family-funded gamble to pursue the NBA, a […]
The dunks. Sure, the dunks. The tongue hanging out. The way he chewed his gum like it had personally offended him. The unstoppable mid-range fadeaway. The free throws with his eyes closed. The six three-pointers. The fearless drives to the rim… You know what? Let’s stop right there. Listing Michael Jordan’s iconic buckets is like […]
“I’ve got 18 minutes before I get to the airport, so let’s get going,” Nikola Vučević says with a laugh at the start of our transatlantic conversation. Spoken like a 15-year NBA veteran. He’s on his way to the airport in Los Angeles, about to head back to his basketball home in Orlando, but Vučević […]
Olimpia Milano announced the signing of Garrison Mathews, with the 30-year-old sharpshooter heading to Europe ready to deliver… countless three-point bombs. Olimpia Milano has added a player with seven NBA seasons and more than 300 games under his belt, investing in one of the most essential and difference-making skills at the highest level: shooting. At […]
Within two days, the Denver Nuggets lost one of their most important young players and added a man with 26,711 career NBA points. Peyton Watson left for Cleveland on a four-year, $88 million contract, while DeMar DeRozan accepted a one-year veteran minimum deal worth $3.9 million. At first glance, the Nuggets moved quickly to add […]
“One of my friends says there are no friendly games, only preparation games,” Nikola Jokić said after Serbia’s first game against France in Belgrade. The muffled, but not exactly brief, laugh from Serbia head coach Dušan Alimpijević gave us good reason to suspect he might just be the friend Jokić was talking about. Three days […]
Jordan Loyd never imagined that one of the most meaningful chapters of his basketball life would begin with a passport he had never expected to hold. For years, the American guard had built his career through a series of unlikely steps: Division II basketball, the G League, a family-funded gamble to pursue the NBA, a […]
The dunks. Sure, the dunks. The tongue hanging out. The way he chewed his gum like it had personally offended him. The unstoppable mid-range fadeaway. The free throws with his eyes closed. The six three-pointers. The fearless drives to the rim… You know what? Let’s stop right there. Listing Michael Jordan’s iconic buckets is like […]
“I’ve got 18 minutes before I get to the airport, so let’s get going,” Nikola Vučević says with a laugh at the start of our transatlantic conversation. Spoken like a 15-year NBA veteran. He’s on his way to the airport in Los Angeles, about to head back to his basketball home in Orlando, but Vučević […]
Olimpia Milano announced the signing of Garrison Mathews, with the 30-year-old sharpshooter heading to Europe ready to deliver… countless three-point bombs. Olimpia Milano has added a player with seven NBA seasons and more than 300 games under his belt, investing in one of the most essential and difference-making skills at the highest level: shooting. At […]
Honestly, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hold a basketball? Yes, okay, to shoot or maybe dribble. Alright, fair enough. But many connoisseurs and romantics of the sport would answer “the trick where you spin the ball on your finger.” Or something like that, because… it doesn’t really have an established […]
Beaming children stretch out their hands. Young men and women lean over the railing, almost falling over it. Older fans applaud from a few rows back. Nikola Jokić applauds back, the expression on his face saying a simple: thank you. A perfect ending to a night when basketball itself was the reason to celebrate. And […]
