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Euroleague Final Four: Nike International Junior Tournament
by Luis Fernández, Jonathan Givony |
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 | | Jonathan Givony/DraftExpress.com |
A recap of the top prospects seen at the Nike International Junior Tournament played parallel to the Euroleague Final Four in Madrid last week. FMP Zeleznik, led by Bojan Subotic, Dejan Musli and Andrija Milutinovic continues to crush any competition they face at the junior level in Europe. Cibona Zagreb's Tomislav Zubcic and Zalgiris' Donatas Motiejunas were standouts.
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| Blogging through the Euroleague Final Four (Part Two)
by Jonathan Givony |
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 | | ACB.com |
This year’s Euroleague season is officially in the books, after CSKA Moscow knocked off Maccabi Tel Aviv 91-77. Trajan Langdon was the game's MVP. The Euroleague might not have been more than a blip on the city of Madrid’s radar, judging by the sights and scenes found outside the arena (except one Maccabi Tel Aviv pep rally in Puerta del Sol last night) , aided greatly by the fact that legendary soccer team Real Madrid was able to clinch the Spanish league championship tonight, which will make for a very rowdy celebration. It will be interesting to see how things look next year in Berlin, the sight of the 2009 Euroleague Final Four as was announced this weekend. Regardless, the Euroleague did an excellent job putting together a very well organized event, and everything went fairly smoothly this weekend as far as we could tell.
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| | Blog: Blogging through the Euroleague Final Four (Part One)
by Jonathan Givony |
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DraftExpress is on hand in Madrid to take in the most important event on the European basketball calendar, the Euroleague Final Four. Maccabi Tel Aviv erased a 15-point deficit to knock of Montepaschi Siena in shocking fashion in the first game, while CSKA Moscow outmuscled Tau Vitoria in a brutally physical game to claim the second spot in the finals. There is some buzz coming from the many NBA scouts in attendance, while the junior tournament is also occupying our time nicely as well.
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| Euroleague Final Four Preview
by Jonathan Givony |
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The most important in-season event on the European basketball calendar will be conducted this weekend in Madrid, Spain, and for the third straight year, DraftExpress will be represented. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Montepaschi Siena, Tau Vitoria and CSKA Moscow will battle it out for the prestigious title of being considered the best team in Europe. Alongside them, eight of the top junior teams will compete in the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament, featuring teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, FMP Zeleznik, and Zalgiris Kaunas. Considering the location, and the fact that there are plenty of intriguing NBA prospects to take in both at the senior and junior level, we’d expect a large contingency of NBA scouts and executives present in Madrid. In this preview, we take a look at some of the most interesting players that NBA teams will be watching.
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| Blog: Roundup: Pekovic Reigns in the Adriatic League
by Luis Fernández |
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In a controversial decision, the Euroleague chose Danilo Gallinari over Nikola Pekovic as the winner of the Rising Star award that honors the best young player in the competition. Still, the Serbian center won’t likely be sulking about it for too long after leading his team Partizan to win the Adriatic League, earning in the process MVP honors and our Player of the Week nomination. Meanwhile, we keep receiving updates on international youngsters declaring for the draft; standing out among them, the late-hour addition of Henk Norel, as well as Nando De Colo and Jonas Jerebko.
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| | Nike Hoop Summit Recap: International Team
by Mike Schmidt |
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A breakdown of what we learned at the Nike Hoop Summit game and practices all throughout last week, continuing with the World team, where Alexis Ajinca and Serge Ibaka were the most intriguing prospects in attendance.
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| Nike Hoop Summit Report (Day Three)
by Mike Schmidt |
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Mike Schmidt continues to report from Portland, home of the Nike Hoop Summit game, where the American and International teams are preparing for their matchup tomorrow at 4 PM EST on Fox Sports Net. We take a closer look at Serge Ibaka, Tim Ohlbrecht, Emmanuel Negedu and Angel Garcia from the Internationals, and Greg Monroe, Drew Gordon
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| Nike Hoop Summit Report (Day Two)
by Mike Schmidt |
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Our second day at the Nike Hoop Summit was just as interesting as the first, with many NBA scouts still in attendance. Some of the NBA decision-makers left for Portsmouth after yesterday, and many from Portsmouth will be arriving here in Portland tomorrow. The focus from many teams in attendance seems to revolve around the big men on the international squad this year. Samardo Samuels, Serge Ibaka, Alexis Ajinca, Boban Marjanovic and Tim Olbrecht have all drawn attention in some way or another this week. We also take an in-depth look at the US team, particularly Jrue Holiday, Demar Derozan and Tyreke Evans.
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| Nike Hoop Summit Report (Day One)
by Mike Schmidt |
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Mike Schmidt is in Portland representing us at the Nike Hoop Summit, and he files his first report from the international practices where he is watching alongside approximately 20 NBA scouts. Samardo Samuels, Alexis Ajinca and Serge Ibaka all get a first look...
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