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Ugly turnovers, dumb fouls, but hey some drama in pre-season
The Rixos Cup final was exactly what one would expect from a pre-season tournament. The play was sloppy, the rosters weren’t complete, but at least Besiktas and Olympiacos provided some excitement in Istanbul. We don’t expect much when the main focus for teams is to get warmed up and stay healthy but there were enough […]
Olympiacos and Panathinaikos to meet behind closed doors in first round of A1 League
Euroleague champions Olympiacos will meet Greek champions Panathinaikos in the first round of the Greek League. It’s going to be quiet in the SEF when the two biggest rivals in Greece square off in week 1. Greek A1 draw just took place: Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos on Day 1, behind closed doors. — TalkBasket (@TalkBasket) September […]
The Greek League explained
Trying to give more oomph and interesting themes to a league dominated by Panathinaikos and Olympiacos ever since 1992, the Greek Federation opened the doors to a third non-European player per team in a move aimed to achieve a better balance between those teams whose goals are merely to challenge by only attempting toapproach the […]
Olympiacos to take on Cleveland Cavaliers, US creditors tonight
Tonight will see the Cleveland Cavaliers play host to Olympiacos in Ohio and while the game will surely bring in the paying audience – if only to see the monster Shaq-King James tandem – the Greek side could well be leaving America $400,000 lighter. According to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, U.S. District Court judge Christopher A. […]
Whoa, how much is Von Wafer making?
OK, so immediately upon hearing of the Von Wafer signing made official by Olympiacos and Euroleague representatives, you knew the Angelopoulos brothers had overpaid at least slightly for the 24-year-old NBA jumper. But then Wafer went on Houston’s FOX affiliate station KRIV-TV to say a few choice words about the contact that explained the not-so-mysterious […]
It's official: Linas Kleiza to Olympiacos
You heard it here first! After Ball in Europe postulated that it was down to an uninterested Denver Nuggets team and George Karl vs. an Olympiacos willing to blow big bucks on a big-time scorer, Linas Kleiza has signed with Olympiacos. We’d wish best of luck to both parties, but as Billy Hoyle once said, […]
Race for Kleiza down to Denver and Olympiacos?
Still in free-agent limbo is Team Lithuania’s Linas Kleiza, with an apparent (and puzzling) lack of NBA interest in the former Denver Nugget resulting in few reported offers from the United States. In fact, currently winning in the rumored offer department for Kleiza are none other than good old George, Panayiotis, and Piraeus Olympiacos. While […]
Report: Olympiacos to offer Allen Iverson $10 million
Yes! In possible fulfillment of this writer’s dream for the 2009-10 Euroleague season, Lithuania-based Basketworld.lt is today reporting that Olympiacos will be extending a contract offer to Allen Iverson. Reportedly, Olympiacos officials are ready to offer free agent Iverson a two-year, $10 million deal, “exactly the same proposal that was presented to Nate Robinson” earlier […]
Big deal Thursday: Greer signs with Fenerbahçe, Brown reups with Zalgiris
Free agent and one-time Euroleague scoring champion Lynn Greer has landed in Turkey. In a much anticipated signing, Fenerbahçe Ülker won the sweepstakes to sign the former Olympiacos guard, inking Greer to a contract of unspecified length. Meanwhile, Zalgiris managed to woo Marcus Brown, the Euroleague’s all-time leading scorer back from Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv […]
Coming to America: Euroleague American Tour 2009 games set
Euroleague and NBA officials today announced the dates and teams for this year’s Euroleague American Tour and damn if these matchups aren’t fascinating enough to make you wish the games were for real… The four preseason games will see Olympiacos Piraeus facing off against the San Antonio Spurs (October 9) and Cleveland Cavaliers (October 12); […]
Nate Robinson to Olympiacos: The deal that won’t happen (but which will?)
A few sites, including our friends at TalkBasket.net, are reporting the collapse of preliminary discussions between the New York Knicks’ Nate Robinson and Olympiacos Piraeus. Olympiacos offered Robinson a two-year deal worth $9 million or $10 million, depending on which source you believe.
Caught surfing: Checking out Euroleague Group B websites
BallinEurope.com’s public service task, i.e. cataloguing the major team websites in Europe continues today with a rundown of official websites from teams confirmed for Euroleague Group B, listed in order of English-language coverage.* For those who missed it, the BallinEurope take on Euroleague Group A can be found here. To Partizan Belgrade: Wow. All Euroleague-employed […]