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David Blatt


Miestas: Boston
Šalis: United States of America
Gimė: 1959-05-22
David Blatt predicts great NBA future for Jordi Fernandez, honors LeBron James

2024-07-31

David Blatt might have stepped back from active coaching five years ago, but his impact is still strongly felt both in the camp of the World Championship bronze medalists Canada and with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
David Blatt to be inducted into Maccabi Tel Aviv Hall of Fame

2023-05-04

David Blatt won the EuroLeague title in 2014 with Maccabi Tel Aviv. As an assistant, he won one more. Overall, he's spent 7 seasons with the Israeli club. Now he's going to be forever remembered for it. The organization officially announced that the coach will be inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
David Blatt picks Sabonis over Jokic as a player he wanted to coach

2022-11-03

David Blatt is one of the greatest coaches in European basketball history. He is now a consultant to the Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv organization, helping the Israeli team construct the roster. The famous coach sat down with Boston Celtics international scout Benas Matkevicius on The Benas Podcast to talk about his journey and the advice he has for upcoming coaches.
David Blatt remembers hall-of-famer Pete Carril and explains legendary Princeton offense

2022-08-18

The basketball world mourns for the hall-of-fame coach Pete Carril, who invented one of the most ingenious and influential yet, still mysterious offensive schemes of the entire history of the game: the Princeton offense. The renowned coach led the Princeton Tigers to 13 Ivy League titles as well as 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament during his 29 years at the helm.
'He was my idol': David Blatt reflects on Bill Russell's influence in his life

2022-08-01

Less than three weeks after David Blatt was born in a Boston hospital in May 1959, the city's basketball team, the Celtics, won their second NBA championship in three years.
David Blatt's return shines a light on Maccabi Tel Aviv's future

2022-06-26

When Maccabi Tel Aviv announced David Blatt's return to the team as a consultant last week, I immediately recalled the first time I had the chance to meet the coach in person.

David Blatt returns to Maccabi in advisor role

2022-06-15

Maccabi fans select their team's all-time starting five

2022-05-02

On the occasion of Maccabi Tel Aviv's 90th anniversary, followers on the team's official Instagram page have chosen their all-time favorite players to ever wear the yellow-blue jersey. In each position, a bracket was created, from the quarterfinals to the finals. Eight selected players competed head-to-head to climb from stage to stage, until the final where fans decided the winner in every ...
Blatt speaks on multiple sclerosis: 'There's no cure and the key is to be honest with yourself' (1)

2021-12-01

David Blatt was diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis (MS) back in 2019. Since then, one of the most brilliant minds in European basketball has been trying to make this disease more visible. The American coach spoke about it and other topics in an interview made by DAZN Spain. "You wake up every day, and they are not always good. But you assume and face it," Blatt has revealed. "The key is to be ...
David Blatt: 'We all lost a great father of the game'

2021-09-17

The whole basketball world is mourning Dusan Ivkovic, and there are not enough words to describe his everlasting legacy. As many great players and coaches already delivered their feelings and condolences, BasketNews connected with David Blatt for his last thoughts on the legendary colleague. After all, Blatt is one of only three coaches (the other two are Ergin Ataman and Dusan Ivkovic) to win ...
Blatt and Obradovic headline candidates for FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2022

2021-09-09

FIBA revealed 29 coaches and 96 who were nominated for the FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Many legendary coaches and players are among them, including the current head coach of Partizan NIS Belgrade, Zeljko Obradovic, and EuroLeague champion David Blatt. "It is a tremendous honor for me to be included on this list, along with other names that are so wonderful," Blatt told Walla after being ...
David Blatt: 'There will be NBA franchises in Europe soon' (1)

2021-08-15

The Israeli American basketball coach David Blatt has worked in the NBA and with the elite European clubs. BasketNews connected with the famous specialist to discuss how the international game is catching up to the NBA game. And what the future could look like according to these trends. The first part of the interview, where Mr. Blatt talked about the Olympic Games, could be read here. The ...
David Blatt: 'If I were France, I would be worried'

2021-08-06

Two weeks of the Olympic basketball marathon is closing in on perhaps its most fitting finish. The last two teams standing: the USA and France. Quick reminder, France beat the USA on the opening day of the tournament. Will they do the same on the closing day? Or will Team USA get their revenge and a fourth-straight Olympic gold? BasketNews connected with David Blatt, who is no stranger to big ...
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