Nikola Kalinic was one of the key players in FC Barcelona's victory against Valencia Basket on Thursday. After the game, the player wanted to address something else. Kalinic scored 13 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists for 19 PIR en route to an 88-78 victory in Valencia. As such, the 32-year-old was part of the post-game interviews for EuroLeague TV.
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade's president, Nebojsa Covic, recently made an appearance at the Luka i Kuzma podcast where he made some stunning statements. First, the executive revealed the salaries of all the club's head coaches from the past decade. Additionally, he announced a transfer move the organization is working toward.
An offseason addition to the squad of FC Barcelona in the summer of 2022, Nikola Kalinic suddenly became one of the most important players on the squad, then coached by Sarunas Jasikevicius. More than a year later, he perhaps holds a more important position in the roster after the departures of seasoned veterans like Cory Higgins and Nikola Mirotic.
Valencia Basket had five days to respond to the offer presented by FC Barcelona to the ACB League to sign Nikola Kalinic, as the Catalan club announced last Saturday.
While Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade's head coaching position is still uncertain, Nikola Kalinic has reportedly exercised his player option in the contract.
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade has closed the year with a Serbian Basketball League (KSL) title by winning the final series over FMP Meridian Beograd and have claimed the triple crown this year, winning the Adriatic league and Serbian Cup in addition to the KSL title.
After the ABA League's finals Game 5, where Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade defeated Partizan NIS Belgrade 80-77 (18-20, 15-17, 26-21, 21-19), Nikola Kalinic apologized for his actions at the end of the game.
As reported by Gazzetta.gr, the head coach of the Serbia men's national team Svetislav Pesic was asked to clarify an earlier statement, namely that Nikola Kalinic is the most important player of the Serbian national team, putting in NBA MVP Nikola Jokic to the equation.
The head coach of the Serbian national team, Svetislav Pesic, opened up in an interview for H1 television that Nikola Kalinic is the most important player on the NT, something like Milan Gurovic was in previous times. When it comes to players, all the questions are mostly related to reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, but Pesic says that one player does not make a complete team. "Wherever I go, they ...
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade finished the ABA League season in first place with 24 wins out of 26 matches. Their leader Nikola Kalinic has been recognized for it. Kalinic became the regular season MVP of the league. The forward finished the voting with a total of 39.7% combined votes, ahead of Jaka Blazic of Cedevita Olimpija, who had 16.6%, and Justin Cobbs of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, who finished ...
Head coaches of ABA League teams, journalists and the fans have selected the league's 2021-22 Ideal Starting Five, composed by Kevin Punter, Jaka Blazic, Nikola Kalinic, Zach LeDay and Kenan Kamenjas. Crvena Zvezda forward Nikola Kalinic is the player that received the highest percentage of combined votes of the head coaches, journalists and fans in the voting for the Ideal Starting Five of the ...
Nikola Kalinic had his own reasons to go home after successful years with Fenerbahce and the Serbian national team. His former coach Zeljko Obradovic tried to attract him with a promising Partizan project. But a 30-year-old forward showed rare loyalty. Now he can't complain about his decision. Kalinic remembers with a smile how his first professional contract was negotiated. A four-year ...
Agreed, basketball is a game of runs. But that would be an understatement. It is also full of surprises, emotional rollercoasters, drama, and luck. Lots of luck. Anadolu Efes came over Crvena Zvezda with Vasilje Micic's free throws to reach 9-8 and last playoff spot. A few hours later, another drama ended up with free throws between Barcelona and UNICS. Game of the season so far? "Basketball is an ...
After suffering a defeat against Bitxi Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade is dealing with a possible absence of their two leaders. Nikola Kalinic and Nate Wolters are questionable to play against Real Madrid on Thursday, Mozzart Sport reports. Wolters started to feel pain in his groin after the rivalry match against Partizan. Furthermore, the Serbian team lost Luka Mitrovic due ...
Coach Dejan Radonjic was very happy with Crvena Zvezda’s mts Belgrade rendition in their win against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (63-75). "I would like to congratulate my players on this win. We played a good game, a great game, even," Radonjic said after the victory. "It was a very particular situation given the number of the injured players, but we have found the energy and played smart ...
After victory in Magenta Cup with the wins against Panathinaikos and Bayern, we had a chat with Crvena Zvezda's player Nikola Kalinic. In two games, Serbian forward has been the most valuable player on his team by averaging 13.5 points and 19.5 PIR. Kalinic has been a EuroLeague player since 2014. Following his debut in Crvena Zvezda, he played with Fenerbahce for five seasons and last in ...
Nikola Kalinic signed with Red Star Belgrade on a two-year deal. The 29-year-old Serbian power forward returns to the club with which he made his first significant steps in European basketball after six years. Kalinic played for his home team in 2014-15, while making his EuroLeague debut. His performances drew the attention of Fenerbahce, which eventually kept him for five years, until 2020. The ...
With several teams already set for the next season, some of the best free agents have already found a home but there are still some prominent names out there who could help any team. I tried to make a list of the best/most intriguing free agents available on the market. Of course, it's only my take on the subject, so no offense intended to the ones who didn't make this list. Kevin Pangos The ...