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News » Orazio Cauchi2022-03-30 We live in uncertain times, that's for sure. In the last few years, between a global pandemic, conflicts, invasions, and environmental issues have left us with growing insecurities about both the present and future. But the good thing about sports, and in our case about basketball, is that we can still find some guarantees, those things that, in one way or another, are always present in our ...
2022-03-29 After winning against FC Bayern Munich and securing the home-court advantage for the playoffs, coach Ettore Messina talked to the reporters in the post-game press conference. The Italian head coach said this was a very important victory for his team, especially after a very difficult day. "This was an important win at the end of a very difficult day," Messina noted in his post-game conference. "We ...
2022-03-25 While we're getting closer to the EuroLeague playoffs, it's the right time to start looking at what might happen this summer in what could be a really hot transfer season. AX Armani Exchange Milan have already secured a spot in the playoffs and most likely will have the home advantage. 2022-03-24 Italian side Armani Exchange Milan and veteran big man Kyle Hines have started contract extension talks, sources told Basketnews. Both sides want to continue together and there's a certain optimism that an agreement will be reached before the end of this season, a source told Basketnews. Hines, 35, signed a two-year contract with Armani Exchange Milan back in 2020, so his original deal with the ...
2022-03-19 Sometimes, to move forward, you have to go back. This motto ideally suits the type of season that Italian veteran point guard Andrea Cinciarini is having with UnaHotels Reggio Emilia. After spending six seasons with Italian giants AX Armani Exchange Milan last summer, Cinciarini decided to go back where his career skyrocketed. Before moving to Milan, he had already played for Reggio Emilia for ...
2022-03-13 EuroLeague is increasingly becoming a competition where it's difficult to find minutes and a consistent role for rookies. And we are not talking only about really young players, but also players who have been built a solid career in other competitions and play for the first time in EuroLeague. When we look at the top of the standings, very few teams are willing to give minutes and space to rookies ...
2022-03-12 The days leading to March 8th, the transfer deadline for 7DAYS EuroCup teams were intense in Bologna. Once again, the management had decided to support coach Sergio Scariolo's needs and add new players into the rotation. With the war in Ukraine ongoing and multiple players' decisions to leave the Russian teams, Virtus Bologna decided to go all-in in the market to make the final push in ...
2022-03-07 On February 15, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv decided to part ways with coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos after almost four years of partnership, it left a feeling of uncertainty in the air. Sfairopoulos was fired after the team was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Israeli Cup, losing the derby against the rivals of Hapoel Tel Aviv. Fans went crazy and tried to get into the locker room after the game. ...
2022-03-05 Tornike Shengelia is one step away from joining Virtus Bologna, according to BasketNews sources. Shengelia should sign a contract until the end of the season with an option for one more year, in case Virtus will reach the EuroLeague. On Friday, BasketNews reported that Shengelia attracts interest from both Valencia Basket and Virtus, but now it looks like the Italian club won the race for his ...
2022-03-02 American guard J.P. Macura has been one of the most positive stories of this season's Serie A. Signed by Derthona Basket during the offseason, the Xavier alumn has played a really important role in the success of the newly-promoted club. So far, he's averaging 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in Serie A, while shooting 36% from three-point. He was also one of the main ...
2022-03-01 While a deal for CSKA Moscow point guard Daniel Hackett is getting closer, Italian side Virtus Bologna remain active on the market and want to add also another frontcourt player to their roster. As reported by George Zakkas of SDNA and confirmed to Basketnews, Jordan Mickey is among the names that Virtus Bologna are considering. The Zenit big man is on an expiring deal, just like Hackett, so for ...
2022-03-01 Italian side Virtus Bologna are showing strong interest in CSKA Moscow point guard Daniel Hackett, multiple sources told BasketNews. Hackett, 34, is in the final year of his contract with the Russian club. The situation between the two sides is progressing fast, according to sources, and a deal in principle between the player and the Italian club is already in place, a source told Basketnews. ...
2022-02-27 Last week represented a historical moment for the Italian side Derthona Basket, a team based in Tortona, Piedmont. Coach Marco Ramondino's team was promoted to the top division of the Italian basket only last summer, after beating Turin in the playoffs of the second division. They played a very good first half of the season, qualifying for the Final Eight of the Italian Cup with the sixth-best ...
2022-02-22 It's not a secret that in the last few years, the world of professional sports has been swamped by a new wave: money coming from investment and hedge funds to buy into teams. A new reality has now kicked in and become the normality, especially in the football world. Just in Italy, for example, historical football teams like AC Milan, FC Internazionale, and Atalanta are controlled, in their ...
2022-02-13 "Killing the players", "Copying the NBA", "It's too much", are only a few of the statements recently made by some of the top European coaches. The conflict between FIBA and EuroLeague and a hyper-condensed schedule are creating a lot of damages, and the coaches are becoming increasingly unsettled with the current state of things. With the COVID pandemic still lingering over the entire professional ...
2022-02-07 On Thursday, AX Armani Exchange Milan suffered their first EuroLeague loss of the new year against Fenerbahce. The team coached by Ettore Messina was riding a five-win streak and was still undefeated in the competition since the beginning of 2022. This single loss, of course, is not a tragedy by itself, but it also shows the offensive struggles that the Italian side is suffering from as of right ...
2022-02-06 On January 1st, 2022, FIBA officially introduced several changes to the rules that govern the activity of the FIBA agents that represent the players. And we're talking about some major changes that will most likely change the landscape of European basketball in terms of the relationship between players and agents. These substantial changes were already announced in the summer of 2021, but they ...
2022-01-27 With last week's win over Barcelona and revenge for the infamous 'shush' game, UNICS Kazan are now in fifth place in the Euroleague table with a record of 12 wins and 7 losses. They have now beaten all four teams that reached the EuroLeague Final Four last season: CSKA Moscow, Barcelona, Anadolu Efes, and Olimpia Milan. To make it quick: they're for real. During the offseason, one of their main ...
2022-01-23 Now that we have reached mid-season, it is usually a good time to start examining some interesting profiles that EuroLeague teams might look at for next season. We already saw how Zenit St. Petersburg picked up Tyson Carter from Basketball Champions League side Lavrio, but EuroCup can be another great place to look at for the future stars of the EuroLeague. The talent level in this season's ...
2022-01-19 Last week was quite the fun for the Italian point guard Daniel Hackett. CSKA Moscow veteran won two EuroLeague MVP awards in a row for Round 20 and Round 21. It's something unusual for Hackett, who never won an MVP of the week award in his previous 10 years in the competition. It was a dream week because Hackett has now scored more than 2000 points in EuroLeague, an achievement that only two other ...
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