The European Basketball Championships, or Eurobasket, is set to begin. Twenty-four European nations will battle over the next 19 days (August 31 – September 18, 2011) in this 37th continental championship. Follow each game of Eurobasket 2011 in our Eurobasket forum. Not only are bragging rights at stake, but the top two teams will receive automatic [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking at the possibility of bringing Nikola Peković to the NBA next season. The center of Panathinaikos was drafted 31st overall in 2008 NBA Draft by the Timberwolves. After two years in Greece and one Euroleague title, 24-year-old Montenegrin is considering the option of playing on the other side of the Atlantic. [...]

Panathinaikos outlasted Olympiacos 84-82 in the Euroleague’s second semifinal during Final Four held in Berlin, Germany (Discuss the EL Final Four) A see-saw battle in the fourth period ultimately saw the two Greek clubs go down low to their centers; Ioannis Bourousis of Olympiacos and Nikola Pekovic of Panathinaikos would clash on the inside. Greek [...]

Depending on where you’re located, either we’re really late to the game or you could be hearing about Nikola Peković for the first time. Though the 6-10 center from Montenegro (which used to be Serbia & Montengro, which used to be part of Yugoslavia) is only 23 years old,  Peković is no longer considered an [...]