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By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net The Raffles Hotel in London was a posh setting, selected from the NBA for their private event, which was probably the biggest ever investors’ gathering about European basketball. However, the history of the building, the old war offices, where iconic personalities like Winston Churchill and James Bond creator Ian Fleming resided, might be much more fitting for the occasion, on what is about to become a new division in European basketball with many unknown variables yet. FIBA secretary general Andreas Zagklis, together with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, was present, and a huge number of investment funds were also in attendance, eager to learn about the new project. Still, funds can’t play basketball. So the presence of sports organisations might be more important, since they will form the league in which the investments will be made. Per Eurohoops sources, in most cases, the clubs were present to conduct their due diligence, and while many of them were directly and informally approached by investors, the fact that there’s no info yet about the potential revenues of the project, but talk only about the obligations of the clubs, which would want to become permanent “franchises” including the rumored 500M euros entry fee, makes things complicated. Obviously, nobody wants to close the door to the NBA, and that’s why EuroLeague shareholders like Panathinaikos, FC Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan were there. According to The Athletic, the NBA also had a special meeting with Fenerbahce last week, while according to Eurohoops sources, the NBA has also made contact with Olympiacos, but the club was not invited to London. Those clubs are established in the markets that the NBA wants to be the anchors for their European project, but right now, none of them has any kind of deal. Αs it’s already been reported, the NBA wants to have 12 permanent franchises, two in the UK, two in France, two in Spain, two in Germany, two in Italy, one in Greece and one in Turkey. Only one team secured in the UK and France In theory, the UK is the easiest target for the NBA since the whole professional basketball landscape in the country is changing, with a special FIBA task force overseeing it. The NBA has decided on the markets and the arenas, O2 in London and Co-op Live in Manchester, and now needs to find the teams, which may be part of the still elusive domestic GBBL league. According to the BBC, both Manchester United and Manchester City are not interested in creating basketball sections, but according to The Athletic, representatives of Manchester City were present in London for the event. No word yet for London. In France, things are clear. Tony Parker made one of the presentations of the NBA to the investors on Monday, as well as Pau Gasol and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, on behalf of the RedBird Capital Partners. So LDLC ASVEL, whose contract with the EuroLeague expires in June, is expected to be part of the NBA Europe, probably with the club being sold, at least partially, to a new investor. The other big bet is Paris. Per Eurohoops sources, Paris Basketball at the moment is excluded from any talks with the NBA for a variety of reasons, so the obvious target is to lure PSG into the fold, as Adam Silver openly said. There’s no reaction yet from Paris Saint-Germain, other than that in the past they have admitted that there are talks. The EuroLeague shareholders Despite their presence in the event, Panathinaikos, FC Bayern Munich, and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan have already signed their new 10-year licenses with the EuroLeague. Of course, there’s an opt-out clause of 10M euros, which can be used, plus maybe extra fees for damages, but at this point, they can’t outright commit to the NBA, even if they wanted to. The fact that AC Milan, which is also owned by RedBird Capital, was there, maybe shows a path of how this transformation might become with a merger, or a new a bussiness vehicle.…

Του Δημήτρη Μιναρετζή/ info@eurohoops.net Ο 30χρονος Λουαού-Καμπαρό κάνει μία breakout σεζόν και το αποδεικνύει σε κάθε ένα από τα 21 του παιχνίδια φέτος… Ο διεθνής Γάλλος φόργουορντ της Μπασκόνια μετράει 19.5 πόντους κατά μέσο όρο και ακολουθεί τον συμπατριώτη του, Ναντίρ Χιφί (20.3) στον πίνακα των κορυφαίων σκόρερ – με τρίτο τον απόντα απόψε, Κέντρικ Ναν (19.4) – μπαίνοντας στο ΟΑΚΑ με ένα τρομερό σερί: μετράει 21 συνεχόμενα παιχνίδια με 13+ πόντους! Δηλαδή, σε όλες τις φετινές του συμμετοχές… Έχει season high τους 26 πόντους κατά της Μπαρτσελόνα και συνολικά δέκα ματς με παραπάνω από 20 στο ενεργητικό του. Να επίσης το εξής σπουδαίο στατιστικό: είναι πρώτος σε εύστοχα τρίποντα με μέσο όρο 3.1 ανά αγώνα και ευστοχεί σε τουλάχιστον δύο σουτ έξω από τα 6.75 μέτρα σε όλα πλην δύο παιχνίδια του!!! Μόνο με την Έφες έβαλε ένα την ακριβώς περασμένη αγωνιστική και το ίδιο κατά της Βαλένθια πριν δύο εβδομάδες. Κόντρα στον Παναθηναϊκό στον πρώτο γύρο, σημείωσε 16 πόντους με 2/3 τρίποντα. O Λουαού-Καμπαρό επιλέχθηκε στο Draft του 2016 από τους Σίξερς στο #24 και έπαιξε στο NBA από το 2016 ως το 2022. Είχε 328 συμμετοχές μεν, αλλά χωρίς σπουδαίες επιδόσεις δε. Έφυγε από την Αμερική με μέσο όρο 5.9 πόντους σε 16 λεπτά συμμετοχής ανά αγώνα και έπαιξε πρώτα στην Ολίμπια Μιλάνο, στη συνέχεια στη Βιλερμπάν και από πέρυσι στην Μπασκόνια. Στον πρόλογο μιλήσουμε για μία breakout σεζόν και είναι απολύτως ακριβές αφού ως τώρα είχε 12.0 πόντους μέσο όρο στην Ευρωλίγκα με 38% από το τρίποντο σε 78 παιχνίδια, πριν απογειωθεί φέτος κοντά στους 20 πόντους και στο 43.6%! Διαβάστε ακόμα Παναθηναϊκός: Με Μπασκόνια στο ΟΑΚΑ για να επιστρέψει στα θετικά αποτελέσματα Χωρίς τρεις η Μπασκόνια στο ΟΑΚΑ: “Να μη μας … πνίξει ο Παναθηναϊκός – Πρόκληση η νίκη σε τέτοια ατμόσφαιρα” Δείτε τα τελευταία νέα The post Λουαού-Καμπαρό: Απειλεί τον Παναθηναϊκό, προερχόμενος από σερί 21 αγώνων με 13+ πόντους appeared first on Eurohoops.

by Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net Eurohoops Türkiye’yi YouTube’da takip etmek için tıklayın! Eurohoops Türkiye’nin Instagram hesabını takip etmek için tıklayın! Philadelphia 76ers soyunma odasında Toronto’da alınan 115-102’lik galibiyetin ardından sakin ve keyifli bir hava hâkimdi. Oyuncular birer birer takım otobüsüne yönelirken içeride kalan tek isim Joel Embiid oldu. Onu yakından tanıyanların iyi bildiği üzere Embiid, maç sonrası rutinde acele etmeyen bir isim. Hatta yakın çevresine göre, bir Orlando maçının 21.30’da bitmesine rağmen gece yarısına kadar soyunma odasında kaldığı günler bile olmuştu. Diz sakatlığının ardından yeniden ritim bulmaya başlamasından ve galibiyetten memnun olan 2023 MVP’si, basın mensuplarının sorularını gülümseyerek yanıtladı. Sohbetin tonu ise, kendisine Kamerunlu idolü Samuel Eto’o sorulduğunda değişti. Bu vesileyle Embiid, futboldaki aidiyetini de açıkça dile getirdi. Eto’o’nun Barcelona dönemindeki unutulmaz performansları hatırlatıldığında, Embiid sözü hızla ezeli rekabete getirdi. “Eto’o harikaydı. Ama benim bildiğim tek şey Real Madrid’in çok Şampiyonlar Ligi kupası olduğu, Barcelona’nın ise o kadar olmadığı. Bizim çok var. O yüzden Barça her zaman Real Madrid’den küçük kalacak,” ifadelerini kullandı. Basketbola 16 yaşında başlayan ve çocukluğunda futbolla iç içe büyüyen Embiid’in Real Madrid’e olan ilgisi yeni değil. Sixers yıldızı, kulübün 2014’te kazandığı Şampiyonlar Ligi sezonunda final öncesi Borussia Dortmund maçında CBS Sports yayınında özel konuk olarak yer almıştı. O yayında bulunan Thierry Henry, Embiid’in sahip olduğu ilk futbol formasıyla da ayrı bir yere sahip. Kayıt cihazları kapandıktan sonra da futbol sohbeti devam etti. Embiid, Real Madrid’in güncel durumu ve son yaşanan hayal kırıklıkları üzerine görüşlerini paylaştı. NBA yıldızlarının yoğun basketbol gündemi arasında farklı sporlar hakkında konuşmayı çoğu zaman rahatlatıcı bulduğu bilinirken, Embiid için Samuel Eto’o üzerinden gelen bu soru Real Madrid taraftarlığını gururla vurgulamak için biçilmiş kaftandı. Öte yandan, tüm spor dalları hesaba katıldığında Avrupa kupalarında toplam başarı sayısında Barcelona’nın Real Madrid’e karşı 48’e 26’lık üstünlüğü dikkat çekiyor. Basketbol gündemindeki en son gelişmeleri kaçırmamak için tıklayın! EuroLeague gündemindeki son gelişmeleri kaçırmamak için tıklayın! NBA gündemindeki son gelişmeleri kaçırmamak için tıklayın! The post Joel Embiid: “Barcelona, Her Zaman Real Madrid’den Daha Ufak Bir Kulüp Olacak” appeared first on Eurohoops.

By Dimitris Minarentzis/ info@eurohoops.net If you haven’t yet changed him, then this time around, you can use one of his Panathinaikos teammates to compensate for the missing contribution of Kendrick Nunn to your EuroLeague fantasy team. Cedi Osman might be the answer you are looking for with a 12.3 credits cost and a 13.4 PIR per game. Since his return from injury, in seven games played, he only once had less than 10 PIR – in the home defeat to Milan – and his average for this span is even better at 14.2 PIR per contest. Against Bayern, he registered a 16 PIR. Considering that the game against Baskonia is expected to be a high-scoring affair, he is a safe choice. Getting the right center However, Osman is not the only option that you have. There are currently three big men who are very cheap for what they can offer. David McCormack with 7.5 credits. Since coach Svetislav Pesic took over, he has a 13.2 PIR in the last five games, while his overall average is 5.6 PIR. Kevarius Hayes with 8.6 credits: The Monaco center has taken off in the last six games with a 14.8 PIR, while his overall average is just 8.1. Eugene Omoruyi with 9.7 credits: The Canadian center from Baskonia arrived a few weeks ago and has already made his presence felt, with 15.4 PIR in his last five games. The post Euroleague Fantasy: Three centers on a hard to resist price and replacing Nunn appeared first on Eurohoops.