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10 players to watch at EuroBasket 2025: Luka, Giannis, Jokić headline, France has intriguing non-Wemby trio

EuroBasket 2025 tipped off on Wednesday where 24 nations will compete to be crowned basketball champions of Europe. There will be a heavy dose of NBA players featured across the tournament, as 15 countries boast NBA talent heading into the tournament. The headliners are obvious, as Luka Dončić (Slovenia), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) and Nikola Jokić (Serbia) … Read more

Lakers’ Rob Pelinka, Jeanie Buss visit Luka Dončić ahead of EuroBasket opener

Los Angeles Lakers executives Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss made the trip to Poland to support their star guard, Luka Doncic, in his international play for Slovenia in EuroBasket. Slovenia begins group play in the quadrennial European championship on Thursday, and the Lakers’ general manager and owner stopped by Wednesday’s practice ahead of Dončić’s tournament … Read more

Doc Rivers, Bucks GM support Giannis Antetokounmpo at EuroBasket amid questions about his future in Milwaukee

Getty Images Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Greek national team began their EuroBasket campaign on Thursday against Italy, and the Milwaukee Bucks made sure to have a prominent contingent on hand in Cyprus to support their star.  Bucks GM Jon Horst, coach Doc Rivers and assistant Darvin Ham were all in attendance for Greece’s opener, as … Read more

NBA rumors: Knicks, Cavaliers interested in Malik Beasley; Mavericks trying to create room for Danté Exum

We’re still two months away from the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, and while EuroBasket 2025 is giving us some basketball to watch, we’re still in the dead zone of the NBA calendar. But that doesn’t mean nothing is going on behind the scenes. There’s a few players still awaiting decisions on their restricted … Read more

EuroBasket 2025: Luka Dončić shows he’s healthy, but ex-G Leaguer steals the show as Poland upsets Slovenia

Just as we all expected, Thursday’s EuroBasket 2025 contest between Slovenia and Poland turned into a mano a mano duel between five-time All-NBA First Team honoree Luka Dončić and former G Leaguer and 2019 NBA champion Jordan Loyd.  Dončić went off for 34 points, four rebounds, nine assists, five steals and two blocks on 7 … Read more

With Micah Parsons trade following Luka Dončić blockbuster, Dallas sports fans continue to have miserable year

The Dallas Cowboys just traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in a move that has sent shockwaves around the NFL. It ends a contentious battle between Parsons and the Cowboys after the four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher requested a trade on Aug. 1 after contract negotiations with team owner and general manager Jerry Jones … Read more

How will the NBA change by 2050? Wemby usurps both LeBron James and Michael Jordan, plus more bold predictions

In the 2000-01 season, the average NBA team attempted 13.7 3-pointers per game. In the 2024-25 campaign, that figure jumped to 37.6. No center averaged even four assists 25 years ago. Nikola Jokić just reached double digits. Hand-checking was allowed and zone defense was not. That has since flipped. Only one international player won an … Read more