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 […]
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 […]
In a summer of major changes on the bench and on the court, Crvena Zvezda also chose to invest in two figures closely identified with the club, giving Milos Teodosic and Nikola Kalinic the opportunity to take their first steps in life after playing. There has been no shortage of change in Belgrade this summer. […]
LeBron James has spent more than two decades watching almost every move he makes become a story. Now, as the conversation about how much longer he has left in the NBA grows louder, he has started creating a space where he gets to decide what the audience sees and hears. His first move might seem […]
EuroLeague teams are about to begin their preparations for the new season, and SKWEEK revisits one of basketball’s unwritten rules: preseason games are not really meant for the public. The time basketball fans have been waiting for is almost here. Most rosters are close to being finalized, players are gradually returning to their clubs and, […]
Kendrick Nunn suffered a torn medial meniscus and is set to spend six to eight weeks on the sidelines, meaning he will miss the opening games of the new-look Panathinaikos. However, the timing of his absence and the depth of Zeljko Obradovic’s roster should provide some reassurance for the Greens. The seven-time European champions’ superstar […]
Russell Westbrook left the NBA with surprisingly few words of his own. In the video announcing his retirement, he walks through an imagined “Museum of Unspoken Answers,” with Michael B. Jordan narrating the story. There are trophies, photographs, records, criticism and all the questions that followed him for nearly two decades. The concept fits a […]
Panathinaikos put together a spectacular roster in this summer’s market, and SKWEEK compares the current version of the seven-time European champions with arguably the greatest team EuroLeague has ever seen: the Greens of the 2008-2009 season. On paper, at least, Panathinaikos have built one of the strongest rosters of the modern EuroLeague era. With a […]
The Thomas Walkup – Olympiacos saga has now reached another level, with the two sides at an impasse and the player unilaterally seeking to terminate his contract. But beyond the question of “who is right?”, there is a bigger truth that is difficult to ignore in today’s game. Olympiacos has every right to feel that […]
The EuroLeague tips off on September 24. From that moment on, we’re in for eight months of non-stop basketball, with barely enough time to process one night before the next one arrives. Still, there are some dates worth circling on the calendar. Here are five games you won’t want to miss. Željko Obradović’s First Night […]
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 […]
Cedi Osman’s move to PAOK is not simply the biggest financial transaction in the club’s history. Based on the figures that have been reported, it immediately enters the conversation about the largest contracts ever handed out in Europe by a club that, at the time of the agreement, was not competing in the EuroLeague. The […]
Among Real Madrid’s summer moves, which have seen the club lose major names such as Mario Hezonja and Trey Lyles ahead of next season, one addition stands out in particular because of how little known he is to European basketball fans. Enter Maksym Shulga, the 1.94-meter, 24-year-old Ukrainian combo guard who is one of six […]
In a summer of major changes on the bench and on the court, Crvena Zvezda also chose to invest in two figures closely identified with the club, giving Milos Teodosic and Nikola Kalinic the opportunity to take their first steps in life after playing. There has been no shortage of change in Belgrade this summer. […]
LeBron James has spent more than two decades watching almost every move he makes become a story. Now, as the conversation about how much longer he has left in the NBA grows louder, he has started creating a space where he gets to decide what the audience sees and hears. His first move might seem […]
EuroLeague teams are about to begin their preparations for the new season, and SKWEEK revisits one of basketball’s unwritten rules: preseason games are not really meant for the public. The time basketball fans have been waiting for is almost here. Most rosters are close to being finalized, players are gradually returning to their clubs and, […]
“We declared him Serbian almost immediately because he immediately started learning the language. Before long, he was even speaking in slang. I told him: ‘You sound like you were born in Dorćol (one of Belgrade’s oldest neighborhoods), not somewhere in the Czech Republic.’” That is how Partizan legend Dušan Kecman remembers Jan Veselý’s first days […]
Cedi Osman’s move to PAOK is not simply the biggest financial transaction in the club’s history. Based on the figures that have been reported, it immediately enters the conversation about the largest contracts ever handed out in Europe by a club that, at the time of the agreement, was not competing in the EuroLeague. The […]
In a summer of major changes on the bench and on the court, Crvena Zvezda also chose to invest in two figures closely identified with the club, giving Milos Teodosic and Nikola Kalinic the opportunity to take their first steps in life after playing. There has been no shortage of change in Belgrade this summer. […]
LeBron James has spent more than two decades watching almost every move he makes become a story. Now, as the conversation about how much longer he has left in the NBA grows louder, he has started creating a space where he gets to decide what the audience sees and hears. His first move might seem […]
EuroLeague teams are about to begin their preparations for the new season, and SKWEEK revisits one of basketball’s unwritten rules: preseason games are not really meant for the public. The time basketball fans have been waiting for is almost here. Most rosters are close to being finalized, players are gradually returning to their clubs and, […]
“We declared him Serbian almost immediately because he immediately started learning the language. Before long, he was even speaking in slang. I told him: ‘You sound like you were born in Dorćol (one of Belgrade’s oldest neighborhoods), not somewhere in the Czech Republic.’” That is how Partizan legend Dušan Kecman remembers Jan Veselý’s first days […]
Kendrick Nunn suffered a torn medial meniscus and is set to spend six to eight weeks on the sidelines, meaning he will miss the opening games of the new-look Panathinaikos. However, the timing of his absence and the depth of Zeljko Obradovic’s roster should provide some reassurance for the Greens. The seven-time European champions’ superstar […]
Russell Westbrook left the NBA with surprisingly few words of his own. In the video announcing his retirement, he walks through an imagined “Museum of Unspoken Answers,” with Michael B. Jordan narrating the story. There are trophies, photographs, records, criticism and all the questions that followed him for nearly two decades. The concept fits a […]
After 17 years of professional basketball, Nikola Kalinić (34) has called it a career. The kid from Subotica will be remembered as a Crvena zvezda legend, a Serbian national team legend and a EuroLeague legend. A winning mentality, endless energy and basketball IQ are just some of the qualities that made Kalinić the player he […]
