Willy Hernangómez’s move to Unicaja Málaga came as something of a surprise. At 32, the Spanish international and MVP of EuroBasket 2022 is stepping away from the EuroLeague after three hugely disappointing seasons with Barcelona to join an Andalusian club entering a new era. Following the departure of Ibon Navarro —by far the most successful […]
NBA and EuroLeague cards from Topps and Panini are driving basketball fans wild. Young and old alike are entering the hobby, which has long been hugely popular in the United States, prices are soaring, and collectors are breathing new life into an entire market. A SKWEEK feature packed with astronomical figures, Wembanyama and Flagg, and […]
Predrag Savović’s basketball journey took him across three continents. It began in Belgrade, continued through college basketball in Hawaii, reached the NBA, found a home in Bilbao and eventually led him into sports management. Basketball has a way of opening doors. For Predrag Savović, it opened more than most. As a teenager, he trained with […]
Barcelona has filled another spot in its frontcourt with a two-year contract and continued strengthening the team under Aleksander Sekulić. Tosan Evbuomwan arrives as an NBA G League champion and Finals MVP, with 50 NBA appearances to his name, and will take his place at power forward. Behind what looks like a fairly standard signing […]
Willy Hernangómez has agreed to join Unicaja Malaga, where he will look to rediscover his best form in a stable, basketball-first environment that could provide the perfect setting for a career revival. The Spanish center has already built an impressive résumé. His journey includes spells with Spain’s two biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, as […]
In basketball, they say you have to put your body on the line. Some players took this a bit too literally and added their teeth to the toll. Elbows, awkward falls, and collisions with teammates have created stories that sent the protagonists straight from the hardwood to the dentist — sometimes with a brief detour […]
Panathinaikos’ roster is looking for its final backcourt piece. SKWEEK opens the NBA files and scans the options, at a time when the European talent pool seems to have dried up. Panathinaikos has undeniably built one of the deepest, most athletic, and high-quality rosters in its modern European history. Yet, even in such a well-oiled […]
Shooting sleeves have been an integral part of basketball style for years. Some wear them for comfort, others for protection, and others because, let’s be honest, they add a little NBA flair to their look. But can they actually affect performance? The most relevant scientific study was published in 2020 and examined 20 male basketball […]
At 26, Filip Petrušev has already experienced more than many players do in an entire career. He has been an NBA player, won trophies in Europe, played under some of the continent’s most demanding coaches, represented Serbia on the biggest international stage and, last summer, became one of the most talked-about names on the transfer […]
Basketball. Two teams. Ten players on the court. Everyone knows which jersey they are wearing and which basket they need to score in. Simple things. Unless you are in the NBA in 1978, where a game took four months to complete. On November 8, the Philadelphia 76ers faced the New Jersey Nets. During the third […]
Willy Hernangómez’s move to Unicaja Málaga came as something of a surprise. At 32, the Spanish international and MVP of EuroBasket 2022 is stepping away from the EuroLeague after three hugely disappointing seasons with Barcelona to join an Andalusian club entering a new era. Following the departure of Ibon Navarro —by far the most successful […]
NBA and EuroLeague cards from Topps and Panini are driving basketball fans wild. Young and old alike are entering the hobby, which has long been hugely popular in the United States, prices are soaring, and collectors are breathing new life into an entire market. A SKWEEK feature packed with astronomical figures, Wembanyama and Flagg, and […]
Predrag Savović’s basketball journey took him across three continents. It began in Belgrade, continued through college basketball in Hawaii, reached the NBA, found a home in Bilbao and eventually led him into sports management. Basketball has a way of opening doors. For Predrag Savović, it opened more than most. As a teenager, he trained with […]
Barcelona has filled another spot in its frontcourt with a two-year contract and continued strengthening the team under Aleksander Sekulić. Tosan Evbuomwan arrives as an NBA G League champion and Finals MVP, with 50 NBA appearances to his name, and will take his place at power forward. Behind what looks like a fairly standard signing […]
Willy Hernangómez has agreed to join Unicaja Malaga, where he will look to rediscover his best form in a stable, basketball-first environment that could provide the perfect setting for a career revival. The Spanish center has already built an impressive résumé. His journey includes spells with Spain’s two biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, as […]
In basketball, they say you have to put your body on the line. Some players took this a bit too literally and added their teeth to the toll. Elbows, awkward falls, and collisions with teammates have created stories that sent the protagonists straight from the hardwood to the dentist — sometimes with a brief detour […]
After weeks of waiting and uncertainty, LeBron James decided to return for a record-setting 24th NBA season. He had already acknowledged that the series against Houston was probably his last in a Lakers uniform, but he did not rush into what came next. After taking his time and weighing the available options, he chose Philadelphia […]
NBA and EuroLeague cards from Topps and Panini are driving basketball fans wild. Young and old alike are entering the hobby, which has long been hugely popular in the United States, prices are soaring, and collectors are breathing new life into an entire market. A SKWEEK feature packed with astronomical figures, Wembanyama and Flagg, and […]
Willy Hernangómez’s move to Unicaja Málaga came as something of a surprise. At 32, the Spanish international and MVP of EuroBasket 2022 is stepping away from the EuroLeague after three hugely disappointing seasons with Barcelona to join an Andalusian club entering a new era. Following the departure of Ibon Navarro —by far the most successful […]
Barcelona has filled another spot in its frontcourt with a two-year contract and continued strengthening the team under Aleksander Sekulić. Tosan Evbuomwan arrives as an NBA G League champion and Finals MVP, with 50 NBA appearances to his name, and will take his place at power forward. Behind what looks like a fairly standard signing […]
In basketball, they say you have to put your body on the line. Some players took this a bit too literally and added their teeth to the toll. Elbows, awkward falls, and collisions with teammates have created stories that sent the protagonists straight from the hardwood to the dentist — sometimes with a brief detour […]
After weeks of waiting and uncertainty, LeBron James decided to return for a record-setting 24th NBA season. He had already acknowledged that the series against Houston was probably his last in a Lakers uniform, but he did not rush into what came next. After taking his time and weighing the available options, he chose Philadelphia […]
LeBron James left tens of millions of dollars on the table to wear the Philadelphia 76ers jersey. The smallest contract of his career is not a financial decision, but the clearest statement yet that, at 41 years old, he is chasing only one thing: another championship. If someone looked only at the numbers on the […]
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot has been announced by Real Madrid on a two-year contract, giving Pedro Martinez another “go-to guy” for the upcoming season. Here is everything you need to know about “TLC” through the lens of SKWEEK. The 31-year-old small forward arrives after an outstanding season with Baskonia (18.2 points per game on 54.8% two-point shooting […]
Always during the off-season—as well as the days leading up to the end of a competitive season—there is often a beautiful, little, and… chaotic frenzy. Rumors, approaches from teams to players, player proposals from agents to teams, a merry-go-round of departures, total rebuilds… And then there is Barcelona! What happened this summer with the Catalans […]
