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Eurohoops: Ettore Messina think Nikola Mirotic is out of reach for Olimpia Milano

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Ettore Messina explained why Nikola Mirotic is off the radar for Olimpia Milano. team/ info@eurohoops.net Olimpia Milano coach Ettore Messina said that he doesn’t consider EuroLeague superstar Nikola Mirotic to be a feasible target for his team. “Understanding that Nikola Mirotic is one of the top five players in Europe right now – his distinctions and contract show that – we can’t compete with the clubs that have put themselves on the waiting list for him right now,” Messina said on Italian TV show Basket On-ER. “If Sasha Vezenkov leaves, Olympiacos will have the money…

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Extension talks between Edy Tavares and Real Madrid stall

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Edy Tavares wants to stay in Real Madrid for more years, but on the right price By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net Walter Edy Tavares, arguably the best center outside the NBA, and the anchor of Real Madrid, especially on defense, has a contract for next season. However, one of the main issues for him and the Spanish club is his extension, which will not permit him to be a free agent in the summer of 2024 at 32 years of age. Tavares has been arguably underpaid, getting three million euros gross last season,…

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Nigel Williams-Goss inks two-year deal with Olympiacos

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Nigel Williams-Goss returns to Olympiacos, the team in which he made his European debut By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net After a few days of negotiations, Nigel Williams-Goss officially returns to Olympiacos as the club announced with a two year deal which will pay him around two million euros. Since departing from the Reds in 2019, he went from logging 11 games played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz in the 2019-20 season to eventually returning to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague via Spain’s capital. Success at Madrid was highlighted by winning the EuroLeague championship in Kaunas…

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Panathinaikos adds center Mathias Lessort

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Mathias Lessort becomes the latest signing of Panathinaikos. Βy Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Panathinaikos Athens announced that 2023 All-EuroLeague center Mathias Lessort signed a two-year contract with the club. The French big man becomes the latest major acquisition of the Greens this offseason after guard Luca Vildoza and forward/center Kostas Antetokounmpo. Lessort, 27, spent the previous two years with Partizan Belgrade. He was named to the All-EuroLeague First Team last season after posting 12.0 points, a competition-leading 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists while Partizan made the playoffs and was eliminated in a five-game…

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Field announced for 2023-24 Basketball Champions League

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Basketball Champions League announced the clubs that will participate in the 2023-24 regular season and the qualification rounds. Βy Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Four new arrivals and four more returnees are included in the list of clubs that will participate in the 2023-24 Basketball Champions League. Per Basketball Champions League: There were 63 applications for the Basketball Champions League season 2023-24, with the Regular Season seeing 32 teams once again. The Basketball Champions League Board met on Tuesday, June 27 and confirmed the names of the teams already through to the Regular…

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Former Arkansas and NFL QB Ryan Mallett dies at 35

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Courtesy of Andrew Graham of on3.com: Former Arkansas and NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett reportedly drowned in Floridaand died on Tuesday. He was 35. Mallett, who was most recently coaching high school football at White Hall High School in White Hall, Arkansas. He had last played in the NFL in 2017 after a seven-year career.  Mallett played football at Arkansas from 2008-2010. He began his college career at Michigan, before transferring after one season. One of the top high school quarterback prospects in the nation in the 2007 signing class, Mallett chose the Wolverines out…

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Leonard Fournette escapes fiery vehicle

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Free agent running back Leonard Fournette had some heralding moments on a highway Tuesday, as Fournette’s SUV combusted as he was driving , but he escaped injury. . Fournette revealed the burnt-out husk of his Dodge SUV in an Instagram video, with the caption that read: “Man it was one of those days today, but I would like thank God, my car caught on fire while I was driving, But I’am still blessed,” https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct_8Y47NMk9/?igshid=MjA3NmNkZWY5Yg== At this time the cause of the blaze has yet to be determined. Fournette is looking…

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Eurohoops News: Ten NBA Players that could take their talents to Europe

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Some NBA players (active or not) may be leaving the league and take their game to Europe next season. Here are 10 of them. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net While the 2023 NBA free-agency negotiation period hasn’t even started yet and it’s unclear what kind of unexpected developments and changes the offseason will eventually bring, there are already some players that won’t exactly surprise us if they move to Europe for 2023-24. Some of the free agents on the list may eventually find the NBA contract they are looking for but others…

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Don’t look for this basketball record to be broken in your lifetime

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Lebron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer was an impressive feat that speaks not only to James’ longevity but high-level production sustained over nearly an unprecedented period. The number 38,227 was an astronomical number that had stood since 1984 and was a mark that was felt by many to be unattainable. However as impressive as this feat is, eventually the record James sets will fall. Contributing to this eventuality is the fact the NBA has overwhelmingly swung the pendulum in favor of the offense, meaning at no…

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DeMar DeRozan chooses prime Kobe over prime LeBron

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The LeSychophants will have a new target at which to direct their perverted rancor- DeMar DeRozan.   The Chicago Bulls appeared on Serge Ibaka’s How Hungry Are You podcast and he was asked by the shot-blocking chef and host who would he choose between prime Kobe and prime Lebron. DeRozan’s response will undoubtedly frazzle many in the corps of the LeBron James Society of Apologists. “Imma be biased, I’m still answering your question. I’m biased cuz Kobe is my everything. So imma go with Kobe. I’m answering your question, I’m going with Kobe.…

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