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Euroleague early season review

Euroleague early season review

Posted 14 November 2009 | By J. | Categories: Barcelona, Caja Laboral, Efes, Euroleague, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Montepaschi, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, Roma, Rytas, notes | View Comments

EUROLEAGUE’S RISING STAR
Martynas Gecevicius is a quite common name for those who regularly follow the international youth basketball tournaments. The 1988 born Lithuanian made the U18 Eurobasket all tournament first team in 2006, alongside tournament MVP Nicolas Batum, Miroslav Raduljica – a member of the Eurobasket 2009 Serbian senior squad – ,…

The NBA Draft from a European perspective

The NBA Draft from a European perspective

Posted 22 May 2009 | By J. | Categories: Barcelona, Fenerbahce Ulker, Maccabi Tel Aviv, NBA, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, Roma, notes | View Comments

The lottery was yesterday, draft night is next. On 25th of June, the NBA will assign franchise rights on the next sixty prospects, and among them will be a number of players that have already left an impression in European basketball. The European contribution has certainly been stronger in several drafts before 2009,…

Lega A Gameday 6: Lottomatica Roma vs. Montepaschi Siena

Posted 22 November 2008 | By J. | Categories: Italian League, Montepaschi, Roma, game reports | View Comments
Fans of Italian basketball have not much to laugh about these days. The national team, olympic silver medalist back in 2004, will most likely not qualify for Eurobasket 2009, and on club level, Lega A has lost its status as one of Europe’s best leagues due to hugely disappointing results in both Euroleague

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