Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade took place between 26-28 of March and was a third and final qualifier this season. Below you can find a breakdown of 13 players which stand stood out in the event: Djordjije Jovanović (‘03), Partizan Belgrade, 6’7”, F 20.8 pts, 2FG-60.0%, 3FG-46.4%, FT-87.5%, 6.8 rebs, 1.8 ast, 0.5 stl, [...]
Originally scheduled for 22-24 of January in Munich, Adidas Next Generation Tournament second qualifier had to be postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions in Germany at the time. After a few weeks of uncertainty, a highly anticipated event got a go-ahead to take place in Istanbul at Anadolu Efes facilities between 19-21 of March. Tournament [...]
This season, there were exactly 300 European players on NCAA rosters. With March Madness approaching and the regular season coming to an end, it seems like a good time to discuss this season’s best European performers. I will name a Team of the Year consisting of the five best players, discuss the top freshman, [...]
INTRO Relatively late bloomer who had a breakout performance with Russian national team at 2018 Albert Schweitzer tournament in Mannheim. Nikita has been on NBA radar ever since and leads talented group of players from Saratov where his role with pro team grows consistently. He was participant of NBA Global camp in Treviso and [...]
Historically speaking, the Netherlands is considered a small basketball nation with little success in terms of talent development. Since the ABA and NBA merger in 1977, only five Dutch players have appeared in the NBA and none since the 2011-2012 season. Of those five players, Rik Smits did make the All-Star team in 1997-1998. [...]
JEAN MONTERO (2003, 6’2, GUARD, GRAN CANARIA, DOMINICANA) Jean Montero took a major drop comparing to his last year astonishing performance in Valencia. Dominican guard had a really tough month (couldn’t practise because of covid cases in ACB, had just single training session with his u18 teammates this season plus extensive travel to be [...]
The FIBA African U18 Championship was not the tournament to witness the spectacular play after play nor to get a glimpse at a game changing NBA talent. Viewers could also argue the out-of-control play by most teams or the lack of the control by the referees (resulting in over aggressive defending) made some games [...]
It is an exciting era for French basketball prospects, and everyone are on the edge of their seats with anticipation. With the 2020 draft class that was headlined by the talented 2001 born PG duo of Killian Hayes and Theo Maledon, this is only the start of a promising period for “Les Bleu”. The [...]
BACKGROUND: Born in Mostar, Hercegovina, a town where also NBA player Bojan Bogdanović was born. Practiced karate for six years and then started playing basketball when he was 10 years old. He played in Široki till the end of last season and in the beginning of this season signed a four year contract with [...]
BACKGROUND: Both his parents, father Boris and mother Lidija (maiden name Abrlić) played basketball. Started playing basketball when he was 8 years old in Dubrava where his father was his coach. Last season he played most of the seasons in Croatian 2nd League for Bosco and made his debut for Cibona’s first team in [...]
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