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BasketNews Eurolygos vasaros turgus (atnaujinta 08.20)

Eurolygos sezonas baigėsi, tačiau 2026 m. žaidėjų rinka tik pradeda intensyvėti ir ruošia dirvą dar vienam aktyviam tarpsezoniui Europos krepšinyje. Tinklalapis  BasketNews pristato visų Eurolygos komandų situaciją – su visomis sudėtimis ir kontraktų statusais. Artėjančiais laisvųjų agentų mėnesiais šias lenteles kasdien atnaujinsime, papildydami naujais kontraktais, komandų susidomėjimu ar potencialiais išsiskyrimais. Pilkai pažymėtose eilutėse esančių krepšininkų kontraktai pasiba...

Chomičius išreiškė palaikymą Kurtinaičiui: „Kritikuoti yra lengviausia“

Valdemaras Chomičius savo sportinės karjeros metais garsėjo geležine valia treniruotėse ir nenuolaidžiu charakteriu aikštėje. Vienas tituluočiausių žaidėjų Lietuvos krepšinio istorijoje išsakė savo požiūrį į pastaruoju metu eskaluojamą šalies krepšinio situaciją. „Lietuvos krepšinio stiprybė visada būdavo bendrystė ir kovingumas – visi kaip vienas kumštis, – teigė 1992 metų Barselonos olimpinėse žaidynėse su Lietuvos vyrų rinktine bronzos medalį pasiekęs Chomičius. – Ni...

Throwback Thursday – Playoff hero Calvin Booth – May 3rd 2001

On April 21st, 2001, the Dallas Mavericks officially broke the seal on the NBA Playoffs after a lengthy hiatus. Dallas had missed the Playoffs for 10-straight seasons, including a near miss in 1999-2000 when they went 40-42. Following that campaign, Dallas improved their win total by 13 games to finish 53-29 in 2000-2001, leaving no […]

Open Thread: The greatness of Tony Parker

I moved to San Antonio (technically back to San Antonio) from New York in the summer 2013. The Spurs had just been upset in the Finals. I immediately plunged into my fandom and embraced the team I grew up adoring. Somewhere over the next couple of years, the Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers. When […]

The Statistical Doppelgänger Machine has the right comps for Kyshawn George

Next stop in The Annual Statistical Doppelgänger Machine Tour: Switzerland. Well, kinda. No skiing or fancy-schmancy watches or neutrality — just a look at which players in NBA history had seasons that looked the most like what Kyshawn George did last season. For those who haven’t memorized the birthplaces and childhood homes of every Wizards […]

2026-27 Atlanta Hawks schedule deep dive

Last week, the NBA finally released its schedule for the 2026-27 NBA season. With its release, it allows everyone to map ahead what the 2026-27 season looks like for the Atlanta Hawks and identify where the good times or more challenging times lie across the 82 game-schedule. Immediately, there’s a key difference in this year’s […]

Mitchell Robinson’s Defense Deserves More Attention

When the Boston Celtics signed former Knick Mitchell Robinson to a three-year, $47.4 million deal this offseason, it didn’t take long for one part of his game to dominate the conversation: offensive rebounding. And for great reason. Robinson has established himself as one of, if not, the best offensive rebounders in the NBA, giving Boston […]

Mat Ishbia’s Suns Might Become Next NBA Team to Hit the Market After Lakers as $2B Financial Gap Emerges: Report

When Mat Ishbia orchestrated his record-setting $4 billion acquisition of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury in 2023, he relied heavily on a sophisticated, heavily leveraged financial playbook. Rather than liquidating his vast equity in his mortgage company, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), and incurring monumental capital gains tax liabilities, Ishbia secured multi-billion-dollar lending facilities with […] The post Mat Ishbia’s Suns Might Become Next NBA Team to Hit the Market After Lake...

Banner Years: 1981, The Legend Arrives

NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years. “Anyone who tells you they knew Bird would be as good as he turned out—including me—is a liar.” Red Auerbach After the Celtics won their […]

Sporticast: The Paradox of Sports Democratization

On the 580th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with notable Wall Street (and sports) investor Roger Ehrenberg about the looming $12.5 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers, and what’s drawing this new class of tech billionaires to sports. Ehrenberg built the first phase of his career in Wall Street derivatives, […]