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Panathinaikos is the 2011 Euroleague Champion, defeats Maccabi 78-70

Discuss the Euroleague Finals in our forum If there was any doubt that Dimitris Diamantidis was the Euroleague MVP, the 31-year old Greek point guard led Panathinaikos with 16 points and 9 assists to lead his team to a 78-70 win over Maccabi Electra and was named Final Four MVP. “Every trophy you win is [...]

Who’s the Euroleague Player of the Decade?

No doubt, there has been some great Euroleague players that have emerged as the cream of the crop in the last decade, but if you were forced to pick the best of the best, who would it be? Forum: Euroleague Best of the Decade? Would your choice be legendary Dejan Bodiroga? What about American player [...]

Zouros takes the helm of Žalgiris

A month after dismissing Aco Petrović, Žalgiris Kaunas decided to hand the helm of the team to Elias Zouros. (Discuss Žalgiris 2010-2011 in our Lithuanian Basketball Forum (LKL)) The 44-year-old Greek is the third head coach of the team this season (after Petrović and interim Rimantas Grigas) and was signed just in time for Euroleague’s [...]

Victor Claver takes his game to a next level

There was a time last summer when Victor Claver had plenty of reasons to doubt himself. (Talk Euroleague basketball in our Euroleague forum) Spain coach Sergio Scariolo didn’t play the talented 22-year-old at the FIBA World Championship, and Claver looked as if he had a hangover from that tough experience at the beginning of the [...]

Maccabi Tel Aviv finally gets Mačvan

Following months of speculation in media, one of the most promising European players finally found himself a new team. (Discuss Euroleague/Club Competition Signings & Rumours in our Euroleague & Club Competition Forum) Serbian power forward Milan Mačvan will move to Israel and Euroleague giants Maccabi Tel Aviv for the next four seasons. The deal was [...]

Žalgiris axes coach Aco Petrović

Once again heads roll in Lithuanian giants Žalgiris Kaunas. The board of the club decided to dismiss coach Aco Petrović four months after the 51-year-old Serbian arrived in the team. (Discuss Žalgiris 2010-2011 in our Lithuanian Basketball Forum (LKL)) Despite the good campaign of Žalgiris in the national league and European competitions, the directors were [...]

F.C. Barcelona wins Euroleague Championship over Olympiakos

Regal FC Barcelona downed Olympiacos 86-68 in the final before a packed house at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in the French capital to win its second Euroleague crown. (Discuss Euroleague basketball in our Euroleague forum) Juan Carlos Navarro, the only remaining player from Barcelona’s 2003 Euroleague-winning squad, was named Final Four MVP after leading [...]

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