Basketball
The most experienced Euroleague team in the NBA
The NBA fostered EuroLeague like never before this summer. Both in quality and quantity, the number of players who have made the jump to Europe is unprecedented, whether to try their luck on the Old Continent, look for a second chance or end their playing days. Teams with players participating in the best competition in Europe are full of games in the NBA.
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Zalgiris Kaunas
0 matches
Zalgiris is the team in the NBA whose players have played the fewest games. Lithuanians do not play in the best league in the world, which is not surprising considering that their core players are international players who have always played for the country.
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Baskonia
195 games
Vitorian is second to last in the rankings and only has five players with NBA experience. Precisely, the last person to arrive is the one with the most games. In Crischiozza’s luggage he has 91 games.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
205 games
Despite having a large number of North American players, the Israelis are second from the bottom in the NBA’s game rankings. Most of that was done by Lorenzo Brown, who played in 103 games.
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alba berlin
394 games
Although they are just two players, they have significant history in the NBA. Sterling Brown and his 268 games, Matt Thomas and his 126 games in the NBA.
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olympiakos
418 games
Another case is when the majority of a team’s matches are played by one player. Isaiah Canaan spent much of his career in the NBA, so his 235 games played would place the Greek in 14th place.
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valencia basket
478 games
A similar case to Piraeus. Semi Ojeleye and his 284 games are by far the top internal ranking of a Talonja team that also features Victor Claver (80 games), Brandon Davis (78 games), Damian Inglis (20 games) and Jared Harper (16 games). standing on top.
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red star
500 matches
The case of Serbs is even more obvious. Shabazz Napier has played in 345 games in the NBA, winning 69% of Red Star’s total games played.
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EA7 Armani Milano
511 games
Montenegrin’s Nikola Mirotic has appeared in 319 games in the world’s best league, so the arrival of Nikola Mirotic in Italy has instantly increased the team’s position in the EuroLeague games rankings. Nicolo Melli’s 105 games is not an insignificant number.
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Anadolu Efes
564 games
The Turks’ roster features NBA experience in Shane Larkin (256 games), Rodrigue Beaubois (182 games), Ante Zizic (113 games), Tibor Place (12 games), and Elijah Bryant (1 game). There are 5 players with .
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partisan
705 games
The Serbians have five players with NBA experience, the most of any EuroLeague team, including Frank Kaminski (413 games), P.J. Dozier (121 games) and newcomer Bruno Caboclo. (105 games) has the most experience.
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
809 games
Despite never having played, Raul Neto and his 435 NBA appearances helped Itoudis’ team jump very high in the rankings. Nick Calates has played in 129 games, ranking second on a list of seven all-time names in the world’s best league.
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Panathinaikos
893 games
After many years in the shadows, the Athenian green revolutionized the team in an attempt to regain European glory. The equation chosen for this was very clear. Bring in Juancho Hernangomez (339), a talented player who played in the NBA. Jerian Grant (279), Kendrick Nunn (193), Kyle Guy (53), Kostas Antetokounmpo (22), Luka Vildosa (7). They all arrived last summer and together with Elgin Ataman tried to make PAO great in Europe again.
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna
1009 matches
Only five players from the Italian team have played in the NBA, but with Marco Belinelli and 860 games played in the NBA, it will be much easier to climb the rankings.
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
1210 games
One of the worst teams in the EuroLeague in recent seasons, France is also one of the teams with the most NBA experience in the competition. There are only four players, but all have played over 100 games: Mike Scott (555), Timothée Luwaw-Cabarrot (328), Geoffrey Lauvergne (208) and Nando de Colo. (119 games).
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FC Bayern Munich
1214 games
With 919 games played in the NBA, Serge Ibaka is the most experienced EuroLeague player in the North American league. His addition, which came as a complete surprise, is a qualitative leap for Pablo Laso’s team, which is experiencing its first overseas experience with the presence of one of the best interior players to come through the NBA in recent years.
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AS Monaco
1232 games
Monaco’s case is very similar to Germany’s, where the arrival of a player helped the team jump up the rankings. Kemba Walker became a big star this summer, signing with a team that vastly improved on the previous season’s results each season. Things are not going very well at the moment, but 750 games played in the NBA allowed Monaco to win a silver medal.
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real madrid
1255 games
Arguably, the best players in the world are in the NBA, and it’s no coincidence that the current EuroLeague champions are second in games played by players. In fact, the Whites are the team with the most players with NBA experience, nine in total: Sergio Rodriguez (353), Mario Ezonja (330) and Rudy Fernandez (249). ), Facundo Campazzo (138), Gershon Yabusele (74), Dzanan Moussa (49), Vincent Poirier (32), Gabriel Deck (17), Walter Tavares (13).
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FC Barcelona
1396 games
To the surprise of many, Barça is the EuroLeague team whose members have appeared in the most games in the NBA. Despite only having six players with experience across the pond, Grimau’s team has Tomas Satoransky’s 388 games, Willy Hernangomez’s 344 games, Jabari Parker’s 310 games, Alex They lead the standings thanks to Abrynes’ 174 games, Jan Vesely’s 162 and Nico Laprovitla’s contribution. , for a total of 18.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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PLEKHANOV: “There are also a few points I would like to point out”
Head coach of “Kharkov Falcons” Valery Plekhanov He summarized the team’s 2025 results and talked about the preparations for the continuation of the season:
“Summing up the results of the calendar year, I want to congratulate all our fans on the upcoming New Year and Merry Christmas, wish our favorite team peace and good victories! “Kharkov Falcons” are the first players of this Super League season, so second place at the moment is a good result.
There are a few points we would like to emphasize separately. First of all, seven players from last season’s active squad won the Premier League together, but five of them never played in the Super League. Therefore, the experience they gained in the first half of this season is almost priceless. Secondly, Kharkiv Falcons are one of the two champion teams that did not play a single match at home. It’s very difficult when you’re not playing for your fans, you’re training in one gym, and you’re playing in a different gym every time, even on home tours. In these conditions, 4 defeats in 13 matches is a good result.
One of the most negative moments of this year was not being able to participate in the last four of the Ukrainian Cup. Unfortunately, we were a little unlucky in the draw. After an emotionally difficult and physically exhausting match with Krivbass, we did not have enough strength for the next match against Kiev-Basket in the quarter-finals. Unfortunately, our performances in the cup are over, but now we will be able to focus all our efforts on the championship.
Our main problem now is injuries. We have five injured players, three of whom have serious injuries that require a long recovery period. We’re about to get off to a very tough start to the new calendar season because the Falcons will be playing basketball six weekends in a row, which means six road trips with no rest time. If we could count on all twelve players in the squad at the beginning of the season, there will no longer be such a rotation. Therefore, all the responsibility and burden will fall on the players in the rankings. I hope they get over their injuries in the new year, recover from their injuries as soon as possible, return to work and help their beloved club properly represent Kharkiv in the Super League.
Despite the holidays, we have training scheduled almost seven days a week. “I really hope that by January 10 we will be a combat-ready team that can solve serious problems.”
Source: Sport UA
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Bobrov made a double-double in the Ukrainian derby in the Romanian Cup
On December 23, as part of the 1/8 final of the Romanian Cup, the Ukrainian derby was played between Bucharest and Dinamo. Vyacheslav Bobrova and “Fast” Alexandra Lipovoy.
Dinamo won the match 89:79, and the fate of the ticket to the next round was decided in overtime, as Rapid won the first match – 83:73.
The home players acted more accurately in extra time and won with a total score of 101:85 and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Vyacheslav Bobrov made a double-double in 33 minutes on the field, scoring 10 points (4/7 two-pointers, 0/1 three-pointers, 2/2 free throws), collecting 10 rebounds, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 2 fouls.
Alexander Lipovoy played 38 minutes, scored 16 points (1/2 two-pointers, 4/7 three-pointers, 2/2 free throws), collected 3 rebounds, made 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover and 4 fouls.
Romanian Cup. 1/8 final. 2nd match, 23 December
Dinamo Bucharest – Rapid Bucharest – 101:85 Overtime (17:22, 28:12, 24:19, 20:26, 12:6)
Match record:
Source: Sport UA
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Mikhailyuk repeated his personal best from the NBA regular season in the match against Memphis
Ukrainian basketball player who plays for Utah Jazz Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He repeated his personal best in starts in the NBA regular season.
This happened 128:137 in the game between the Utah Jazz and the Memphis Grizzlies on the night of December 23-24.
In this match, Mikhailyuk stayed on the field for 22 minutes and during this time he recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-point, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
This match was Mikhailyuk’s 27th match as a starter this season. So, at the end of December, Svyatoslav repeated his career record in terms of starts, missing only one game against Dallas.
Previously, Mikhailiuk managed to play as a starter in many matches only in the 2019/20 season as part of the Detroit Pistons.
The Jazz are in 12th place in the NBA Western Conference rankings with 10 wins in 29 games. Utah will play its next game against Detroit on Saturday, December 27 at 04:30 Kyiv time.
Source: Sport UA
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