Tag: EuroHoops

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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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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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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Eurohoops News: Former Bull Nikola Mirotic flirting with Olympiacos deal

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Nikola Mirotic and Olympiacos are in constant communication as the Montenegrin star may replace Sasha Vezenkov if he goes to Sacramento Βy Michalis Stefanou/ info@eurohoops.net Keeping Sasha Vezenkov remains at the top of Olympiakos’ priorities, but it’s also wide open, Nikola Mirotic’s name puts the summer market on fire. The Reds desperately want the Euroleague MVP to stay, but at the same time, they are also obliged to prepare for any eventuality. If the 28-year-old forward remains in their ranks, everything will become easier for coach Giorgos Bartzokas, but if Sacramento…

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EuroBasket 2022 News: Spain trims Guerra and Nu˜ez in final roster cuts

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This national team journey has , unfortunately come to an end for Fran Guerra and Juan N¨˜ez, who were the last players cut from the Spanish national team by head coach Sergio Scaiolo. Guerra, a 29-year-old center who played for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanisch ACB league, averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 9 minutes per game in the two World Cup Qualifying matchups. N¨˜ez, an 18-yea-old 6’3″ point guard who has drawn some attention from NBA scouts with his playmaking and ability to run a team, averaged 1.0…

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EuroBasket News: Czech Republic lays smackdown on Bulgaria. 93-60

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Though the pre-EuroBasket tune-up games are termed ”friendly, what the Czech Republic did to Bulgaria was anything but that, as they laid waste to a somewhat short-handed Bulgarian team, 93-60.Patrik Auda came off the Czech Republic pine to lead the team with 16 points , Ondrej Balvin and Vit Kreji chipping in 10 points each, with Jan Vesely adding 7 points and 2 boards and Tomas Satoransky 4 points and 7 assists. Bulgaria was without Dee Bost, Yordan Minchev, Konstantin Kostadinov, Alexander Vezenkov and Pavlin Ivanov and they certainly could…

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Greek national team cuts five players

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Ahead of their friendly matchup against Spain on Tuesday, the Hellenic Basketball Federation announced the opening round of cuts from their training camp. Coach Dmitirs Itoudis let go Lefteris Mantzoukas, Omiros Netzipoglou, Girogos Tanoulis, Giogos Tsalmpouris. The Brothers Antetokounmpo was broken up as Alex Antetokounmpo was also one the initial cuts. The roster is now down to 19 players and here is the list of who reamins: Dimitris AgravanisGiannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)Kostas Antetokounmpo (LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne)Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)Lefteris Bochoridis (Panathinaikos OPAP)Nick Calathes (FC Barcelona)Nikos Chougkaz (Panathinaikos OPAP)Tyler Dorsey (Dallas Mavericks)Kostis GontikasPanagiotis…

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FIBA News: Evan Fournier disagrees with French Federation player ban

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French basketball star has a difference of opinion with the French Federation’s decision to bar all players and coaches who play for, or work for Russian and Belarusian teams as the war in Ukraine rages on. Apparently the Federation compelled players and coaches sign a document saying they would not work with such teams. Fournier, intamated that he begrudgingly signed the document , saying this too BeBasket: “I’m not a fan of this type of thing, to be honest. I signed it for the good of the team. There are…

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