Spanish ACB Analysis

How Nikola Mirotic Rose From Soccer Destiny, To European Phenom, To The NBA

by Shams Charania

Oct 13, 2014 11:23 AM

Nikola Mirotic’s grandfather pushed him away from a soccer path and onto basketball courts in grade school, pushed him to Real Madrid and he's now in the NBA. He discusses his basketball journey with RealGM. Read more »

Tags: Nikola Mirotic, Chicago Bulls, Real Madrid, Euroleague, Spanish ACB, NBA, International, International Teams, International League

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Real Madrid Makes Case For Being Euroleague's Best Team Of The Century

by Erildas Budraitis

Feb 24, 2014 6:40 PM

Real Madrid has a remarkable 41-1 record this season and could become the best team of the 21st century if that continue this path all the way to the Final Four in Milan in May. Read more »

Tags: Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv, Real Madrid, Euroleague, Spanish ACB, International, International Teams, International League

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Americans Winning Titles Abroad, 2013 Edition

by Erildas Budraitis

May 2, 2022 12:58 PM

In 45 European national leagues, there were 107 players from the United States on their rosters. Read more »

Tags: Adriatic League Liga ABA, Austrian A Bundesliga, Balkan BIBL, Belarusian BPL, Belgium-Scooore League, Bosnian BiH Liga, British BBL, Canadian NBL, Croatian A-1 Liga, Czech NBL, Danish Basketligaen, Finnish Korisliiga, French Jeep Elite, German BBL, Greek HEBA A1, Hungarian NBIA, Irish Superleague, Israeli BSL, Italian Lega Basket Serie A, Latvian LBL, Lithuanian LKL, Luxembourg Total League, Montenegrin Prva A Liga, Netherlands DBL, Norwegian BLNO, Polish OBL, Portuguese LPB, Romanian Divizia A, Russian PBL, Serbian KLS, Slovakian Extraliga, Slovenian SKL, Spanish ACB, Swedish Basketligan, Swiss LNA, International, International League

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RealGM's 2012-13 Euroleague Awards

by Erildas Budraitis

Victor Khryapa wins Euroleague MVP, while Paul Davis is Rookie of the Year, Aron Baynes wins Most Improved and Georgios Bartzokas is Coach of the Year. Read more »
Europe Interview: Dontaye Draper Of Real Madrid

by Erildas Budraitis

Over the past couple of season Dontaye Draper has established himself in Europe as a pass-first type Euroleague point guard with excellent scoring skills. Read more »
Preseason Euroleague Power Rankings

by Erildas Budraitis

The 2012-13 Euroleague regular season will begin on October 19th and here are RealGM's preseason power rankings with CSKA, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce Ulker and Olympiacos comprising the top-five. Read more »
Americans Winning Titles In Europe

by Erildas Budraitis

There were 107 American-born players who were on teams that won their league in Europe during the 11-12 season, most notably Montepasch Siena. Read more »
Europe Interview: Jaycee Carroll Of Real Madrid

by Erildas Budraitis

Jaycee Carroll has always been known as a talented scorer, but only this season has Utah State’s all-time leading scorer had a chance to demonstrate his skills on the biggest European scene. Read more »
Europe Interview: Earl Rowland Of Unicaja Malaga

by Erildas Budraitis

Earl Rowland has been rising the ranks in Europe and recently moved from the Latvian league to Unicaja Malaga in the ACB and Euroleague. Read more »
European Domestic League Power Rankings For February

by RealGM Staff Report

We are past the halfway point in all of the European National Domestic Leagues and with January fully in the books, it is an opportune time to check in on team rankings for Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia, France, Turkey, Lithuania, Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Israel & more. Read more »
Catching Up With Barcelona, Real Madrid

by Rob White

Here is an in-depth look at how a couple of Spanish teams are faring early on in Euroleague, including one that is about to feel the effects of the NBA lockout resolution. Read more »
Season Preview: Spanish ACB

by Erildas Budraitis

The Spanish league is the strongest domestic league in the world not named the NBA, and also has had great parity with four teams winning its title over the past seven years. Read more »
Americans Winning Titles In Europe

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM has counted that 107 players from the U.S. became champions in 45 European national leagues this season. Read more »
RealGM Interview: Jose Calderon Of The Toronto Raptors

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM sat down with Calderon to talk about the Raptors, his Spanish national team and EuroBasket 2011. Read more »
Europe Interview: Joel Freeland Of Unicaja Malaga

by Erildas Budraitis

Joel Freeland recently sat down with RealGM to share his views on his development, NBA plans with the Blazers and international hoops. Read more »
Europe Interview: Ricky Rubio Of Regal Barcelona

by Erildas Budraitis

Despite a rollercoaster season, Ricky Rubio appeared self-confident as he spoke with RealGM about his Europe career. Read more »
European Review: Batiste, Kanter, CSKA's Letter & More

by Erildas Budraitis

This week RealGM.com reviews wins, losses and transactions of Euroleague, Berni Rodriguez's excellent week, Iverson’s postponed debut and more. Read more »