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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Sergio Llull’s basket gives Real Madrid 11th EuroLeague championship
Courtesy of Aris Barkas of eurhoops.net Kaunas, Lithuania – For Isaiah Canaan who doesn’t have the right to compete in the Greek League due to the limit of non-Greek players and this was his last game for the season. Plus he had his birthday. With just one made shot in the game, he had one kill and decided the outcome of the final, giving Real Madrid the 79-78 win and stunning Olympiacos. Olympiacos with Vezenkov scoring 29 points and tying the record for a final in the modern EuroLeague era, plus Canaan adding 21 and tying the record…
Read MoreEurohoops: Real Madrid drops close one to Valencia
VIa Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net After failing to build on a 13-point advantage, Valencia outlasted Real Madrid to claim the win, 94-93, at WiZink Center Sunday. Jasiel Rivero picked up a knee injury scoring the go-ahead bucket and earning a foul with 1:08 remaining in the exciting contest. The Cuban center exited but ended up sharing a team-high 16 points with Klemen Prepelic. Xabier Lopez-Arostegui registered seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter. Captain Bojan Dubljevic added 11 more points aiding the Oranges up to 12-6. The team led by Pablo Laso dropped to…
Read MoreSergio Llull and Real Madrid to 2021 SuperCup
Sergio Llull and Real outlasted Barcelona to claim the title. By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid came back from down 19 points to beat archrival Barcelona 88 – 83 in the final of the 2021 ACB Supercup and win the first title of the season in Spain. The Blancos registered the biggest comeback in the history of the competition to claim the trophy for fourth straight year and 29th overall. Sergio Llull scored a game-high 24 points in less than 20 minutes and was named tournament MVP. The Real Madrid star had…
Read MoreEurohoops News: Real Madrid and Barcelona advance to Supercopa Endesa Final
The first Clasico of the season will take place at the Supercopa Endesa final By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net FC Barcelona secured a comfortable victory against Valencia Basket 87-68 to advance to the Spanish Supercopa for the third straight year. Brandon Davies and Cory Higgins helped Barca impose its rhythm on their opponents right from the first quarter (27-16) and scored 15 and 13 points respectively. Sarunas Jasikevicius’ squad never lost its lead and managed to expand the deficit to 20+ points in the second half en route to the win. Adding up…
Read MoreOverseas Hoops: Usman Garuba is officially a Houston Rocket
Real Madrid bade farewell to Usman Garuba. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Usman Garuba has officially parted ways with Real Madrid, the club announced. The 2021 EuroLeague Rising Star is on his way to signing with the Houston Rockets, the team that selected him with the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Real Madrid and Garuba reached an agreement regarding the $3 million buyout on his contract, which the player will pay in installments. The Spanish big man is leaving Real eight years after he first joined them as a teenager. Garuba, 19, entered…
Read MoreOverseas Hoops: Usman Garuba reportedly reaches buyout agreement with Real Madrid
Garuba is set to pay for his three million euros buyout in installments By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net Usman Garuba has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to pay the €3M buyout clause on his contract and is ready to join the Houston Rockets, as it was reported by Marca. Per the report, Garuba will pay the contract termination clause in installments. The 19-year-old Spanish big was selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Rockets and is ready to leave Madrid for the first time in his career. A EuroLeague Rising Star for…
Read MoreThe NBA buyout for Real Madrid’s Usman Garuba set at €3 million
Real Madrid will get a record buy out with Garuba making the move to the NBA By Alex Madrid/ info@eurohoops.net Usman Garuba is projected to be picked in the lottery at the upcoming NBA draft and this would also mean a record-breaking buy out for Real Madrid. To be exact, the Spanish power house will get a total of three million euros to release Garuba, as Donatas Urbonas of “basketnews.com” reported first and Eurohoops sources confirm. This is a new record number for a draft prospect after the two million euros buyout set…
Read MoreOverseas Hoops: Adam Hanga signs two-year deal with Real Madrid
Adam Hanga has officially joined Real Madrid By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net As Eurohoops had already reported, Adam Hanga has penned a deal with Real Madrid. The contract is valid until the summer of 2023, the club announced and per Eurohoops sources, there’s an option for a third season. Hanga averaged 4.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 15:53 minutes over 41 games of the 2020-21 EuroLeague as Barcelona made the championship game for the first time since 2010. He had 5.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 15:42 minutes over 42…
Read MoreOverseas Hoops: Nigel Williams-Ross and Real Madrid agree on two-year deal
Nigel Williams-Goss will show off his talents with Real Madrid in the upcoming season By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net As Eurohoops’s Chema de Lucas reported earlier, Real Madrid and Nigel Williams-Goss agreed on a two-year deal and the official confirmation arrived by the club. “Real Madrid CF has reached an agreement with Nigel Williams-Goss, a point guard from Lokomotiv Kuban. The player remains linked to the club for the next two seasons, until the end of 2022-2023,” the club’s statement read. Williams-Goss spent the last season with Lokomotiv Kuban, averaging 17.6 points, 6.2…
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