The Best of Europe. My All-EuroLeague Teams. Fifteen players, three teams, one season. My full All-EuroLeague selections — including the story of the year and the most underappreciated guard in the competition.
The MVP Race Is Over. Vezenkov Wins. Vezenkov leads the league in PIR, Nunn concedes the award publicly, Francisco makes the case nobody expected. My top three — and why the race ended before it started.
Three Games. Two Survivors. My Picks. My predictions first. Then the reasoning. Game 1 (Tonight, Athens): Panathinaikos beats Monaco Game 2 (Tonight, Barcelona): Barcelona beats Crvena Zvezda Game 3 (Friday): Barcelona beats Monaco — 8th seed secured PANATHINAIKOS — The Defending Champion That Lost Its Way Panathinaikos won the EuroLeague title in 2024. Two years later, they are
The Last Two Tickets Six playoff spots taken. Two remain. Tonight in Athens and Barcelona, four teams play for survival — and the right to avoid Olympiacos.
Exit Report Charlotte Hornets: The LaMelo Ceiling Charlotte is young, entertaining, and improving. They are also building around a point guard who cannot take them where they need to go.
Exit Report LA Clippers: The Pattern Doesn't Lie A cap investigation, a $1 billion arena, and a 42-win season. Steve Ballmer has built everything except a coherent basketball organization.
Exit Report Miami Heat: The Culture Needs a Star Four straight play-in appearances. No franchise player. The Heat know what they need — the question is whether Pat Riley has the conviction to pay the price.