Basketball Articles

Euroleague Rookie Ladder

by Erildas Budraitis

Blake Schlib, Paul Davis, Ricky Hickman, Shelden Williams, Marcus Williams, Drew Gordon, Leo Westermann, Dashaun Wood, Nemanja Nedovic and Kelvin Rivers are amongst the top newcomers to Euroleague this season. Read more »
Euroleague's Most Improved Players Of The 2012-13 Season

by Erildas Budraitis

Aron Baynes, Shawn James, Nemanja Bjelica, Curtis Jerrells, Vladimir Lucic, Pietro Aradori, Jaka Blazic, Ante Tomic, Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Kostas Papanikolaou have had breakout seasons in Euroleague. Read more »
Euroleague Power Rankings: Small Forwards

by Erildas Budraitis

Sonny Weems, Pete Mickeal, Andres Nocioni, Bostjan Nachbar, Emir Preldzic, Malik Hairston, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mickael Gelable, Krunoslav Simon and Jonas Maciulis are the top small forwards in Euroleage this season. Read more »
24 Questions For The Start Of Euroleague

by Erildas Budraitis

As the 12-13 Euroleague season begins, RealGM presents 24 questions for the Euroleague fans. Read more »
2012 Summer Olympics Preview: Group B

by Erildas Budraitis

While Spain should control Group B, Russia and Brazil each have an opportunity to medal. Read more »
2012 Summer Olympics Preview: Group A

by Erildas Budraitis

Team USA will be the favorite throughout the tournament, but Lithuania, Argentina and France figure to make noise in Group A, while Nigeria and Tunisia look to play the role of spoilers. Read more »
RealGM Interview: Jabari Parker Of Simeon

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM recently spoke with Jabari Parker, who shared his thoughts about 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship, international experience and his young career. Read more »
Reevaluating Ty Lawson's Time In Europe

by Erildas Budraitis

Ty Lawson had a role player existence during his time for Zalgiris before emerging as one of the best young point guards in the NBA. We dig into the reasons why. Read more »
Euroleague Quarterfinals Preview

by Erildas Budraitis

The top-8 teams from Spain, Greece, Israel, Italy and Russia are ready to begin the last stage to reach the 2012 Euroleague Final Four. 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 »
Euroleague MVP Race

by Erildas Budraitis

We are in the middle of the Top-16 phase of Euroleague competition, which makes it an opportune time to check in on the favorites to win MVP. Read more »
Euroleague Power Rankings For Mid-December

by Erildas Budraitis

With its regular season winding down, we evaluated and ranked all 24 Euroleague teams' performance over their first eight games and their perspective in future battles. Read more »
Europe Interview: Ty Lawson Of Zalgiris Kaunas

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM caught up with Ty Lawson in Lithuania for a one-on-one interview to discuss his life overseas, new experiences, Zalgiris, the NBA and more. Read more »
Europe Interview: Bostjan Nachbar

by Erildas Budraitis

After spending the past few seasons in Europe, Bostjan Nachbar is willing to wait for the end of the lockout to make an NBA return. Read more »
Rewriting The History Of European Basketball

by Erildas Budraitis

A few decades ago it was unthinkable to imagine players from the United States representing countries of the former Soviet Union, but several Americans are doing so proudly in the 2011 EuroBasket. Read more »
Previewing EuroBasket 2011

by Erildas Budraitis

We kick off our start to finish coverage of EuroBasket 2011, with key storylines, predictions and names of players you should keep an eye on over the next few weeks. Read more »
Euroleague Free Agent Tracker, Version 1.0

by Erildas Budraitis

While we're not sure when we will see an NBA free agency period, the Euroleague's version has already begun. Read more »
Interview With Jonas Valanciunas

by Erildas Budraitis

Jonas Valanciunas recently sat down with RealGM for an extended interview, his one and only in the US before the NBA Draft. Read more »
D-League Versus Europe, Part II

by Erildas Budraitis

While more money can be made in Europe, some current and former D-League players were pleased to receive the opporturnity to be seen by NBA scouts on a consistent basis and play in their home country. Read more »
Examining Europe's Top Draft Prospects (Valanciunas, Motiejunas And Vesely)

by Erildas Budraitis

Only one European was selected in the 2010 NBA Draft, but at least four will be picked in 2011 if they are eligible. Read more »