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Calathesness

Calathesness

Posted 08 July 2009 | By J. | Categories: Greece, Greek League, Humor, Panathinaikos | View Comments

Florida standout and 2009 NBA Draft 45th pick Nick Calathes is one of the newest Panathinaikos acquisitions. Just like many of his American colleagues, he doesn’t really know what to expect coming to Europe, even if he had been to Athens before to play with the Greek under-20 cadet team. While his arrival…

Contract talks

Contract talks

Posted 24 June 2009 | By J. | Categories: Euroleague, Greek League, Humor, Olympiacos | View Comments

Madrid, Miami, Mars – Ioannis Bouroussis has contract offers flying in from everywhere. Now it is just about saying the right words in order to convince the club to re-sign him for a lot of money. Not an easy task when you bargaining with the Giannakis’ and Angelopoulos’ of this world. But just…

Who gets the wildcard?

Who gets the wildcard?

Posted 20 June 2009 | By J. | Categories: ALBA, ASVEL, Aris, Euroleague, Euroleague System, French League, Humor, Le Mans | View Comments

With all domestic leagues finally coming to an end next week, a serious question arises: Who will receive the Euroleague wildcard? Is it everybody’s darling ALBA Berlin, 2nd in Euroleague attendance last season, is it a club from Greece, where budgets are rather going down than up, is it a team from ACB,…