Unicaja Malaga president proposes new league, embraces NBA expansion to Europe

2025-04-01

Unicaja Malaga president Antonio Jesus Lopez Nieto participated in the presentation of the "Guide for Football and Basketball Fans," a project aimed at promoting sports tourism in Malaga. After the presentation, Lopez Nieto spoke publicly for the first time about the possible arrival of the NBA in Europe in collaboration with FIBA.
No one plays like them: How Ibon Navarro is rewriting basketball's formula (1)

2025-03-31

I've analyzed 107 teams across the NBA, EuroLeague, EuroCup, Basketball Champions League, and ACB – and none of them come close to what Ibon Navarro has engineered in Malaga. Before turning 30, Navarro was a chemist, even spending a year working in a lab in Cologne. He's still mixing compounds today – but the lab is a basketball court, and the elements are players.
BCL quarter-final matchups are set

2025-03-28

Season 9 of the Basketball Champions League has reached the Quarter-Finals phase, with the draw on Friday creating the bracket all the way to the Final in May. ERA Nymburk (Czechia) vs. Galatasaray (Türkiye) La Laguna Tenerife (Spain) vs. Bertram Derthona Basket (Italy) AEK Betsson BC (Greece) vs. Nanterre 92 (France)
Jordan Walker breaks BCL scoring record with a 54-point performance

2025-03-19

Promitheas Patras guard Jordan Walker delivered a historic performance, breaking the Basketball Champions League (BCL) scoring record in a thrilling overtime victory against Würzburg 119-115.
FIBA Europe board member rules out EuroLeague from NBA Europe expansion

2025-03-04

Darius Gudelis, a prominent member of the FIBA Europe board, has recently addressed the ongoing talks about the NBA potentially expanding into Europe. Gudelis attended the press conference in Vilnius, where the Rytas Vilnius budget was presented, as he is also the chairman of the Lithuanian club's board.
EuroLeague referee salaries in 2025: how they compare to the NBA

2025-03-04

BasketNews has previously examined the highest-paid EuroLeague stars and the budgets of all 18 EuroLeague teams for the 2024-25 season. Now, we focus on another key group that plays a vital role in shaping the competition—the referees.
Kostas Antetokounmpo officially joins UCAM Murcia

2025-02-12

Kostas Antetokounmpo has officially become a member of the UCAM Murcia, marking the latest chapter in the career of the Greek international center. The announcement was made by the Spanish club in a special video, which begins with a touching message from his older brother, NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The NBL TJ Shorts? Parker Jackson-Cartwright teases European return

2025-01-28

One of the NBL's top scorers in consecutive seasons, Parker Jackson-Cartwright, is exploring options for a return to Europe or other basketball markets to finish the 2024-25 season, sources tell BasketNews. After another strong NBL campaign, Jackson-Cartwright has drawn interest from multiple markets, including Europe, China, and Puerto Rico.
Tyrone Wallace joins Galatasaray

2025-01-17

Galatasaray announced the signing of 30-year-old American guard Tyrone Wallace. The deal is until the end of the 2024-25 season. Wallace was one of the best scorers in the EuroCup the last couple of seasons and started this campaign in the EuroLeague with Zalgiris Kaunas. He played only two games there before agreeing with the club to leave due to personal reasons.
Mouhamed Faye: How a 19-year-old chases a 'possible' NBA dream

2024-12-30

A common issue in European basketball, especially in recent years, is the challenge younger players face in securing meaningful playing time.
Nanterre-Hapoel game in BCL paused due to Palestinian flags, protests on court

2024-12-18

Tensions flared during a Basketball Champions League (BCL) game in Nanterre between the local team and Hapoel Holon. The match was briefly halted after individuals brought Palestinian flags onto the court and into the stands, prompting immediate intervention by French police.
Ex-Spurs coach Darius Songaila takes on new role in Turkiye

2024-11-23

Former San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Darius Songaila brings his NBA coaching and player development expertise to Turkiye. The 46-year-old Lithuanian coach, who sharpened his skills under Gregg Popovich, is expected to join the Manisa Basket coaching staff, sources tell BasketNews.
Ibon Navarro weighs in on Unicaja Malaga's EuroLeague potential, ACB title chances

2024-11-17

Unicaja Malaga are going through one of the club's most glorious times, as they have only lost one game this season, in which they have aleady lifted two titles: the Super Cup in Murcia and the Intercontinental Cup in Singapore.
Youngest NBA scout leaves Lakers to lead Manisa Basket as CEO

2024-11-10

Can Pelister, who was hired by the Los Angeles Lakers as an Istanbul-based international scout in 2017 at just 19 years old, is departing the organization to become the CEO of Manisa Basket in the Turkish League, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.
Jarell Eddie explores challenging Fenerbahce stint, makes striking NBA observation

2024-10-22

Jarell Eddie sees Peristeri as the ideal environment for him to come close to the player he wants to be.  "It was a team that was interested in me because they wanted me to do things that I might haven't done in the previous years of my career," Eddie, 32, explains to BasketNews.
Saben Lee matches BCL scoring record with 43-point performance

2024-10-09

For more than five years, Keifer Sykes held the record for the most points scored in a single Basketball Champions League (BCL) game after dropping 43 points for Sidigas Avellino against Bandirma in January 2019. On Wednesday, Manisa Basket guard Saben Lee joined Sykes at the top.
Juan Toscano-Anderson harshly speaks out against EuroLeague: 'Not our dream'

2024-09-15

G League United was beaten by Unicaja Malaga 75-60 in today's FIBA Intercontinental Cup final, and Juan Toscano-Anderson was fed up with his team's effort. During a time-out in the 3rd quarter, Toscano-Anderson started a rant, insulting both Liga ACB and Euroleague.
Unicaja Malaga wins FIBA Intercontinental Cup

2024-09-15

Unicaja Malaga have easily beaten G League United in FIBA Intercontinental Cup final with a score of 75-60 [22-17, 16-15, 19-12, 18-16]. Dylan Osetkowski was Unicaja's top scorer with 15 points, followed by Yankuba Sima and Tyler Kalinoski who scored 13.
Killian Tillie returns to basketball after 2 years, signs with Unicaja

2024-08-21

Former NBA player Killian Tillie didn't play for any professional basketball club for two years. He is now returning to the court. The 26-year-old French forward has signed a one-year deal with Unicaja Malaga in Spain.
Jontay Porter has agreement with Promitheas in Greece

2024-07-17

Months after Jontay Porter got involved in an NBA betting scandal, a club in Greece, Promitheas Patras, wanted the player to get a second chance. Now-former NBA player, Porter is likely facing 41 to 51 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Mike Vorkunov from The Athletic notes. The player pleaded guilty on July 10th.
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