Better know a Euro – Ioannis Papapetrou
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday we’re giving you a quick refresher on each of the Europeans hoping to hear their names called. Next up, Ioannis Papapetrou. Ioannis Papapetrou Position:SF Draft Express Rank: 56 Draft Express Projection: 57 to Indiana Pacers. Nationality: Greece Club: Olympiacos Piraues Season: Runners up in Greek league […]
Better know a Euro – Nemanja Dangubic
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, we’re providing quick refreshers on each of the European players hoping to hear their names called. Next up Nemanja Dangubic. Nemanja Dangubic Position: SG Draft Express Rank: 75 Draft Express Projection: 53 to Minnesota Timberwolves. Nationality: Serbia Club: Mega Vizura (their third prospect for those keeping […]
Better know a Euro – Nikola Jokic
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday we’re providing you with quick refreshers on all of the Europeans hoping to hear their names called on draft day. Next up, Nikola Jokic. Nikola Jokic Position: C Draft Express Rank: 43 Draft Express Projection: 43 to Atlanta Hawks. Nationality: Serbia Club: Mega Vizura Season: Finished […]
Better know a Euro – Thanasis Antetokounmpo
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, we’re giving you a refresher on every European hoping to hear their name called. Next up, Thanasis Antetokounmpo. Thanasis Antetokounmpo Position: SG/SF Draft Express Rank: 57 Draft Express Projection: 41st to Denver Nuggets. Nationality: Greece Club: Delaware 87ers (D-League) Season: Finished last in the East Division […]
Better know a Euro – Vasilije Micic
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, we’re providing refreshers on all the European playerss hoping to hear their names called. Next up, Vasilije Micic. Vasilije Micic Position: PG Draft Express Rank: 36 Draft Express Projection: 39 to the Philadelphia 76ers. Nationality: Serbia Club: Mega Vizura Season: Finished 8th in ABA Liga with […]
Better know a Euro – Artem Klimenko
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, we’re providing you with refreshers on all of the European prospects hoping to hear their names called. Next up, Artem Klimenko. Artem Klimenko Position: C Draft Express Rank: 38 Draft Express Projection: 37 to Toronto Raptors. Nationality: Russia Club: Avtodor Saratov Season: Won the Russian Superleague […]
Better know a Euro – Bogdan Bogdanovic
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, we’re giving you a refresher on all of the Europeans hoping to hear their names called. Next up, it’s Bogdan Bogdanovic. Bogdan Bogdanovic Position: SG Draft Express Rank: 30 Draft Express Projection: 35 to the Utah Jazz. Nationality: Serbia Club: Partizan Season: Won the Serbian league […]
Better know a Euro – Jusuf Nurkic
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, BallinEurope has a refresher on each of the European prospects hoping to be drafted. Next up it’s Croatian league winner and a man destined to be compared to Dario Saric for at least the next three days, Jusuf Nurkic. Jusuf Nurkic Position: C Draft Express Rank: […]
Better know a Euro – Dario Saric
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, BallinEurope has a refresher on each of the European prospects hoping to be drafted. First up it’s ABA Liga winner and new Anadolu Efes signing Dario Saric. Dario Saric Position: PF Draft Express Rank: 8 Draft Express Projection: 17 to Boston Celtics. EDIT: Prior to last […]
Blatt’s Cavs to take on Maccabi in pre-season
Euroleague champions Maccabi Tel-Aviv are heading to the US and they’re going to run into an old friend. The Euroleague champions will play the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on 5 October in the Euroleague US Tour. Last week the Cavaliers hired David Blatt, the man who led Maccabi to Euroleague glory this past […]
The All-Seeing eyes
SportVU has changed the way we measure basketball performance. BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan spoke with the man leading the technology’s charge, Brian Kopp, to find out how its all-seeing eyes are changing basketball. Statistics and performance analysis are nothing new to team sports. The long-standing problem for analysts has been breaking down individual performances with relatively […]
David Blatt smashes the glass ceiling
The Cleveland Cavaliers and David Blatt have come to terms, giving the Boston born coach with over 30 years in the European game his first taste of a NBA head coaching gig. Emmet Ryan says this could be a defining moment for European coaches. You don’t have to go back all that far in history […]