NBA teams thrive on confidence and emotion, and there may be no NBA team better than the Denver Nuggets when they get momentum. Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets scored 14 of the first 15 points against the eight-time Serbia league champions, never looked back, and ran past Partizan Belgrade in preseason action 102-70 in [...]

The 2009 Euroleague American Tour and NBA Europe Live are set to begin pittingNBA teams and Euroleague clubs in preseason competition. Two Euroleague teams, Olympiacos Piraeus of Greece and Partizan Belgrade of Serbia, will go against four NBA opponents: the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers from October 03-12, [...]

Georgi Shermadini (also Shermatini) is a 7-1 center from the Republic of Georgia and one of the big name prospects in Europe. (discuss Georgi Shermadini) As normal with younger players that sprout up before they’re bodies are ready, the 20-year old Shermadini is still years away from filling in his skinny, 7-1 frame. But with potential as [...]

Bad news for CSKA Moscow as they found out today that they lost team captain and Euroleague superstar forward Matjaž Smodiš to a back injury that will keep the 6-9 Slovenian out of  much of the Euroleague Regular Season. The 29-year old may require surgery that may keep him out four months, but may return in [...]

In the Eurobasket game of the day, it’s the NBA vs. Euroleague when France takes on Greece today for the top spot in Group E. France boasts six current and prospective NBA players with four of their five starters, participating in the 2009-2010 NBA season. Along with Mickaël Piétrus’ brother Florent, France starts star guard Tony [...]

SLAM reports that NBA point guard Tyronn Lue has an offer on the table from a European club, particularly from Greek team Thessaloniki PAOK, but he has eschewed them to remain a bench player for the Orlando Magic. Lue’s decision is newsworthy because of the increasing trend of legitimate NBA players that have chosen to [...]

Alex Acker has signed on to play with Italian club Armani Jeans Milano for the upcoming 2009-10 season, bringing the swingman back to the Euroleague after an unsuccessful second attempt at the NBA. The 6-2 Acker played sparingly in 25 NBA games last season, averaging just 2.9 points in eight minutes per game  for the [...]