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Guillem Vives and Valencia part ways

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By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Valencia announced that the team has decided to part ways with Guillem Vives after seven seasons together. The 28-year-old guard won the Spanish league in 2017 and EuroCup in 2019 with the team. This past season, he averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.7 rebounds in 18 minutes over 59 games in EuroLeague and Spain. Per Valencia: Valencia Basket has decided not to extend the union that has maintained for the last seven seasons with Guillem Vives, so the Spanish point-guard is separated from the Club…

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Marco Bellinelli will not play in Olympic Qualifying Tourney

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Photo Credit: FIBA.BASKETBALL Marco Bellinelli will not suit up for the Italian National Team as they prepare to embark on the Olympic Qualifying Tournament that will tip off in Belgrade, Serbia at the end of the month. The NBA veteran of 925 games cited the reason that he was sitting out the qualifier in order to recover from a rigorous season. In a press release from the Italian Basketball Federation Bellinelli had this to say: “Unfortunately, this summer I will not be part of the national team. This season was…

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Luka Doncic now practicing with the Slovenian national team

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Photo: Slovenian Basketball Federation From Antonis Stroggylakis of eurohoops.net / AStroggylakis@eurohoops.net Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic had his first practice with the Slovenian national team Tuesday (15/6) ahead of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament that will be held in Kaunas, Lithuania from June 29 to July 4. Doncic and Slovenia will be facing Croatia this Wednesday and Friday in their first preparation games for the Olympic Qualifiers. The Slovenian squad is already at the Croatian city of Rijeka where the first of these two games will be played and then will return to Ljubljana…

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Could Pau Gasol be close to hanging the sneakers up?

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By Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net /info@eurohoops.net Pau Gasol aims to help FC Barcelona capture its 19th domestic title and third of his own. His return in February receiving an enthusiastic response from the fans has been followed by strong outings all the way up to the best-of-three series determining the Spanish league champion. “This can be my last game,” he admitted in the buildup to Finals Game 2 planned to be held Tuesday evening at Barca’s home court, “I have been thinking for years that my last game could have been a long…

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Jordan Loyd agrees to two-year deal with Zenit

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From the Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net As Eurohoops already reported, Jordan Loyd and Zenit came to an agreement and the club has confirmed it officially with an announcement of a two-year deal with the player. The American guard played 29 games in EuroLeague, averaging 17.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.2 steals. “We are very pleased that Jordan Loyd has joined us. This is a player who has reached maturity and still has a lot of potential to move forward in his game. Glad that Jordan chose Zenit to take…

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Mills Teodosic will play for Serbia in Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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From the Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net The Olympic Qualifying Tournaments are getting closer but the national team coaches are yet to make out their final rosters, and that includes Serbia. Igor Kokoskov’s team features a few NBAers and, while Nemanja Bjelica confirmed that he will play, Nikola Jokic has yet to decide after the Nuggets playoff exit and Bogdan Bogdanovic is questionable too as his Atlanta Hawks are still in the playoffs. Additionally, according to Mozzart Sport, Nikola Milutinov will skip the tournament as well to not risk any injuries since he recently returned from…

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Eurohoops News: Jayson Granger’s season-high helps get ALBA Berlin to German Championship

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From Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net / info@eurohops.net ALBA Berlin held on for the win, 86-79, against FC Bayern Munich on Sunday. The prevailing side won the best-of-five series, 3-1, to retain the easyCredit BBL title. Jayson Granger poured a season-high 29 points wrapping up his first nearly full campaign in three years as a German champion. He made 8/15 field goals, including 5/8 from beyond the arc. Swedish Marcus Eriksson followed with 15 points. After a hot start to Game 4, ALBA peaked at a 16-point distance early in the…

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Usman Garuba powers Real Madrid to Spanish League Finals

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By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid successfully held off Valencia’s comeback effort for an 80-77 win with which the Whites win the Spanish semifinal series 2-1. Despite being down nine points (68-59) early in the fourth quarter, Valencia made it a one-possession game (68-67) thanks to a spark by Nikola Kalinic. However, Real Madrid successfully held them off thanks to big baskets by two youngsters – Carlos Alocen and Usman Garuba – as well as Jaycee Carroll. Garuba’s effort was indeed crucial in holding off Valencia’s comeback run as he scored…

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Pay Gasol leads FC Barcelona to Spanish League Finals

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From Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net FC Barcelona overpowered Lenovo Tenerife, 89-72, to clinch a third consecutive ACB Finals berth on Friday. Pau Gasol scored a team-high 15 points powering his side to win the Spanish League Semifinals best-of-three series, 2-1. Brandon Davies and Cory Higgins registered 14 points each, and Nick Calathes had 13 points. Barca built a double-digit separation in the first half but knocked out Tenerife with strong defense in the third quarter. The 15-time ACB champions will move on to face arch-rival Real Madrid in the Finals best-of-three…

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Euro club passed over “fat” Nikola Jokic

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Check out this interesting read at EuroHoops.net about how a young Nikola Jokic was overlooked by a club in Belgrade for being fat and no one though the future NBA MVP had any game. From the Eurohoops.net team/ info@eurohoops.net Partizan Belgrade’s former legendary coach Dusko Vujosevic talked about how the club ignored Nikola Jokic back when the current NBA MVP was a youngster because he was considered “fat” and because no one believed in his potential at all. Not even Vujosevic, who has an eye for prospects, himself thought that Jokic…

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