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NBA Draft Profile: Anzejs Pasecniks
Vital Stats: Position: Centre / Power Forward Height: 2.18m Date of birth: 20/Dec/1995 Country: Latvia Current club: Gran Canaria Strengths Another 7ft 2″ Power Forward born in 1995 to come out of Latvia after Kristaps Porzingis was taken 4th in 2015. Anzejs won’t go quite so high, but he will be a legitimate lottery prospect in next weeks NBA draft. A mobile […]
The players demand a voice
Behind the glory, the players are revolting With the players not being quiet anymore, FIBA and Euroleague both need to work together to fix the calendar issue. Emmet Ryan on why player power, with our without a union, is greater than ever and why those who play the game are important voices in shaping its […]
Draft Profile: Frank Ntilikina
In the first of his deep dives into European prospects ahead of the upcoming 2017 NBA Draft, Sam Chadwick profiles French point guard Frank Ntilikina Vital Stats: Position: Point Guard Height: 1.96m Date of birth: 28/July/1998 Country: France Current club: Strasbourg Strengths A 6ft 5′ point guard with tremendous wing-span, speed, athleticism and the ability to run the point […]
Milos Teodosic, the NBA, and everything else
Today’s report by Mozzartsport that Milos Teodosic is considering a move to the NBA didn’t come as a shock. Him openly saying it however was a surprise, writes Emmet Ryan It’s not been a secret that Milos Teodosic has the NBA on his radar and teams within the NBA are certainly plenty familiar with him. […]
Enter the Dragan
He was one of the most discussed European draft prospects ever. Now that he’s begun his life in the NBA, what can we expect from Dragan Bender? Emmet Ryan examines the challenge ahead for the young Croatian with experts from both sides of the pond The Phoenix Suns haven’t exactly been much to talk about […]
Podcast: Jordan Blount on life as a prospect
It’s episode 4 of the Creatively Titled Basketball show and we’ve got a really special one for you this edition. Jordan Blount is the most discussed Irish basketball prospect in roughly forever and he caught up with BiE’s Emmet Ryan to chat about his time playing with the Irish national program, his development at CBA […]
Audio: Talking Dario and Chacho on The BroadCast
With the Philadelphia 76ers looking an awful lot more European heading into next season, BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan joined Brian Seltzer and Charlie Widdoes on the Sixers’ BroadCast podcast. The trio talk Dario Saric, Sergio Rodriguez, Timothy Luwawu, and Furkan Korkmaz. Listen below and subscribe to keep up to speed with one of the most Euro-heavy […]
It’s time for a divorce
If only everyone could love a World Cup medal the way Kenneth Faried does Not all marriages are built to last but that doesn’t mean we forget the good times. Emmet Ryan on why basketball and and the Olympics need to change their relationship status Rio 2016 gets under way today and for all the […]
LIVE: Ireland vs UNC Tar Heels
BallinEurope brings you live and free coverage of the Irish senior women’s team against the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. The Irish women head into this game on the back of a second place finish at the European Small Countries Championship, their first participation in international hoops this decade. The Heels come to Dublin […]
Get ready for #Bargskonia
He was the first European player to go first overall in the NBA draft, now Andrea Bargnani is coming back after a decade in the NBA to play for Baskonia. Emmet Ryan says it’s going to be fascinating The timing of Andrea Bargnani’s arrival in basketball, or at least the public consciousness of it, put […]
Sasha Kaun retires an underappreciated champion
Sasha Kaun finally won the big one this season before riding off into the sunset. With his retirement comes the end of a career of a man whose value was rarely sufficiently recognised by those who really mattered, writes Emmet Ryan There’s a fair debate as to whether we should call this Sasha Kaun’s first […]
Alright NBA fans, here’s what you are getting
Monday was almost as rough for fans of European basketball as it was for fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Sergio ‘Chacho’ Rodriguez making the jump to the NBA, following Malcolm Delaney and Tomas Satoransky, three of the most electrifying talents in Europe’s back courts are heading to the bigger show. Emmet Ryan looks […]