Defense Wins. Moneke Wins.
My EuroLeague Defensive Player of the Year ballot — Moneke, Diallo, Walkup. Three defenders, three different ways to make life miserable. One winner.
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The Season's Biggest Disappointments. The Teams That Should Have Been Better.
Nineteenth place for a two-time champion. A coaching change that came too late. Three European giants in the Play-In when they should have been seeded.
The Best Defenders in Europe. My All-Defensive Team.
Five players who made life miserable for opponents across 38 rounds. The steals leader, the blocks leader, and the man who makes Olympiacos's offense possible.
The Season's Biggest Surprises. The Teams Nobody Expected.
Second place with no stars. A budget contender that finished fifth. A debut team that played every home game abroad and still made the quarterfinals.
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