Speaking to ERT, the power forward of Olympiacos Piraeus Alec Peters reflected on a number of topics, including the game with his former team Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Sasha Vezenkov.
Olympiacos Piraeus will face Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade without Ignas Brazdeikis and Luke Sikma. Sikma made his return against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan on Tuesday but is ruled out due to tendinitis in his left Achilles. Sikma finished the game against Olimpia Milan with 2 rebounds in 10 minutes of play.
Olympiacos Piraeus will face off against Panathinaikos Athens in the first round of the new EuroLeague season on Friday. They will do it without two of their main players. In addition to Moustapha Fall, who has already been declared out for the game, Ignas Brazdeikis will miss the clash as well.
Speaking to ERT, the power forward of Olympiacos Piraeus Alec Peters reflected on a number of topics, including the game with his former team Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Sasha Vezenkov.
Olympiacos Piraeus will face Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade without Ignas Brazdeikis and Luke Sikma. Sikma made his return against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan on Tuesday but is ruled out due to tendinitis in his left Achilles. Sikma finished the game against Olimpia Milan with 2 rebounds in 10 minutes of play.
Olympiacos Piraeus will face off against Panathinaikos Athens in the first round of the new EuroLeague season on Friday. They will do it without two of their main players. In addition to Moustapha Fall, who has already been declared out for the game, Ignas Brazdeikis will miss the clash as well.
The first week of the new EuroLeague season will feature a matchup between two eternal rivals. However, one of them will likely have to deal without two of their main players.
The EuroLeague action starts this week, and the clubs welcome the 2023-24 season with significant changes. And we don't even need to talk about new players arriving -- many transfers happened within the league.
It's a no-brainer that EuroLeague newcomers are the ones who attract the most interest at the start of the new season, but this article is not just about throwing out the NBA names who are set to return or debut in the strongest European basketball league.
In a recent interview with Vasiliki Karamouza of SPORT24, Olympiacos Piraeus newcomer Ignas Brazdeikis shared his thoughts on joining the Greek powerhouse and his upcoming debut. The Lithuanian wing expressed his excitement and the decision-making process that led him to choose the EuroLeague runners-up.
Olympiacos Piraeus officially announced the acquisition of Lithuanian national team wing Ignas Brazdeikis. Both sides agreed on a three-year contract. The Lithuanian club will receive a €500,000 buyout for the transfer, according to BasketNews sources.
Zalgiris Kaunas won against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in a friendly tournament in Cyprus. The game, however, meant the departure of Ignas Brazdeikis. The Lithuanian wing did not play in the match due to a minor injury. Before the game, news came out about the finalization of his deal with Olympiacos Piraeus. Following the win, the player commented about it.
Zalgiris Kaunas wing Ignas Brazdeikis is finalizing an agreement with EuroLeague runner-up Olympiacos Piraeus, according to BasketNews sources. The Lithuanian club will receive a €500,000 buyout for the transfer, as BasketNews sources indicate. On July 21, Zalgiris activated a contract option in Brazdeikis' 1+1 deal signed last summer.
A couple of months before the World Cup, FIBA ranked them 15th. Even within their own country, there weren't high expectations until the final rosters were confirmed. In a World Cup where four teams hadn't lost any of their four games, not many thought they would be one of them, especially alongside groups like the USA, Slovenia, and Germany.
The 2023-24 EuroLeague campaign is going to have a special flavor to its competitive regular season. With the official introduction of the Play-In Tournament, EuroLeague wants to enhance the opportunity for 18 teams, especially mid-table clubs, to make the leap and playoffs with the last call. Zalgiris Kaunas wing Ignas Brazdeikis relishes this addition, borrowed from the NBA.
Zalgiris Kaunas secured two key players for the upcoming season. According to the official announcement, both Keenan Evans and Ignas Brazdeikis will continue to grace the Zalgirio Arena court for another campaign. Their +1 options in their contracts have been activated, cementing their commitment to the Lithuanian powerhouse. Both players had exit clauses included in their deals this offseason.
Fresh off the championship celebration with Zalgiris Kaunas, Ignas Brazdeikis is heading straight to an NBA workout. According to BasketNews sources, Brazdeikis will attend the Toronto Raptors' mini-camp next week. The four-day mini-camp in Toronto, where players on the Raptors' radar will participate, kicks off on Monday.
Lithuanian Basketball Federation Secretary General, Mindaugas Balciunas, provided some insights regarding the Lithuanian national team roster for the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague rookie Ignas Brazdeikis sits down with Joe Arlauckas to discuss his career to this point, why he joined Zalgiris Kaunas, and his thoughts on being back in Kaunas, Lithuania, the place of his birth, among many other topics.
Ignas Brazdeikis will miss the second EuroLeague game in a row due to non-Covid illness, Zalgiris Kaunas announced. Former NBAer is not ready to play against Real Madrid tonight. Brazdeikis averages 10.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 6.9 PIR in 12 EuroLeague games this season.
If anyone during the second quarter had done a survey on whether Zalgiris Kaunas could win the game, the results for the Lithuanian powerhouse would have been nasty.
Zalgiris Kaunas lost just by a single point against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv last week in the EuroLeague. It was Ignas Brazdeikis' first EuroLeague experience, and it happened in one of the loudest arenas in Europe.